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Georgia Insurance Commissioner Steps Down

May 17, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Georgia Insurance Commissioner Jim Beck announced yesterday that he is suspending himself from office. This means he will be absent from making decisions with regard to the daily operations of the Department of Insurance. In his absence, Chief Deputy Insurance Commissioner Drew Lane will perform the duties of the Insurance Commissioner as provided for by […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Fraud, Georgia, Indictment, Insurance Commissioner, Lawsuits

Georgia Insurance Commissioner Indicted for $2 Million Fraud Scheme

May 15, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Georgia Insurance Commissioner Jim C. Beck was indicted by a federal grand jury yesterday on charges of wire fraud, mail fraud and money laundering.  The 38-count indictment alleges that Beck stole more than $2,000,000 from his former employer, the Georgia Underwriting Association, during the five years just prior to Beck’s election to statewide office in […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Fraud, Georgia, Indictment, Insurance Commissioner, Lawsuits

Montana Insurance Commissioner Issues Cease and Desist Order Against Fake Auto Insurance Company

April 12, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Montana Insurance Commissioner Matt Rosendale yesterday issued a cease and desist order against a Tennessee man for selling auto insurance policies to Montanans through an unlicensed and unauthorized company the man created. The State Auditor’s office knows of approximately 20 Montanans, mostly in the Flathead Valley area, who have purchased policies from Mervin Graber through […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Insurance Commissioner, Montana

Access Insurance Company in Liquidation

March 26, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

According to a bulletin from the Pennsylvania Insurance Department, a Texas court has issued an order of liquidation for Access Insurance Company, an auto insurer which has 42,785 policies in Pennsylvania. The liquidation order was signed on March 13 after the Texas Insurance Department determined Access Insurance to be insolvent. An FAQ document is also […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Access Insurance Company, Insurance Commissioner, Pennsylvania

North Carolina Insurance Department Adds 15 Agents to Fight Fraud

March 20, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey is expanding the department’s criminal investigations division as part of his vision to eliminate insurance fraud in North Carolina. On March 16, 15 new special agents were sworn – in by State Supreme Court Justice Barbara Jackson as officers to the NCDOI Fraud Control Group – nearly doubling the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Insurance Commissioner, Insurance Fraud, North Carolina

Iowa Insurance Commissioner to Speak at Midwest Auto Body Trade Show

February 1, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Iowa Insurance Commissioner, Doug Ommen, has accepted the invitation to speak Saturday, February 17 at the General Session at the Midwest Auto Body Trade Show. This will be the first time, Commissioner Ommen will have the opportunity to meet many Iowans from the automotive aftermarket industry.  Scott Weiser, Iowa Collision Repair Association Lobbyist, facilitated Commissioner […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Insurance Commissioner, Iowa, Iowa Collision Repair Association, Midwest Auto Body Trade Show

California Looks to Pass on Insurance Company Savings from Federal Tax Legislation to Policyholders

January 24, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Consumer Federation asking all states to do so California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones directed his department to commence a regulatory review of insurers’ rates and other lines of business where insurers would benefit from the federal tax cuts. The purpose of that review is to identify specific legal authority and necessary amendments to rate formulas […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: California, Insurance Commissioner, Regulations, Tax

Mississippi Collision Repair Association Partners with Insurance Department to Protect Buyers from Flooded Vehicles

January 11, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Collision repair association members will provide free inspections of used vehicles. The Mississippi Insurance Department and the Mississippi Collision Repair Association have teamed up to protect residents from buying cars damaged by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. Following the two storms, officials say thousands of flood-damaged vehicles have made their way from Texas, Louisiana and Florida […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Flood Damage, Insurance Commissioner, Mississippi, National Insurance Crime Bureau

Gary Anderson Named Massachusetts Insurance Commissioner

November 9, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker has appointed Gary D. Anderson to Commissioner of the Division of Insurance, a regulatory agency under the Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation. Anderson joined the Division in 2014 as First Deputy Commissioner and has served as the Acting Commissioner since February 2017, where he is responsible for overseeing and […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Insurance Commissioner, Massachusetts, People

Kent Sullivan Appointed Texas Insurance Commissioner

September 26, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Texas Governor Greg Abbott appointed Kent Sullivan as Commissioner of Insurance for a term set to expire February 1, 2019. Sullivan is a partner at the Jackson Walker law firm. He previously served as a justice on the Fourteenth Court of Appeals, first assistant attorney general for the Texas Office of the Attorney General and […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Insurance Commissioner, Texas

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