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 […]
Montana Insurance Commissioner Issues Cease and Desist Order Against Fake Auto Insurance Company
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 […]
Access Insurance Company in Liquidation
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 […]
North Carolina Insurance Department Adds 15 Agents to Fight Fraud
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 […]
Iowa Insurance Commissioner to Speak at Midwest Auto Body Trade Show
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 […]
California Looks to Pass on Insurance Company Savings from Federal Tax Legislation to Policyholders
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 […]
Mississippi Collision Repair Association Partners with Insurance Department to Protect Buyers from Flooded Vehicles
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 […]
Gary Anderson Named Massachusetts Insurance Commissioner
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 […]
Kent Sullivan Appointed Texas Insurance Commissioner
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 […]
Doug Ommen Named Iowa Insurance Commissioner
Iowa Governor Terry Branstad announced yesterday that he is appointing Doug Ommen of Ankeny as Iowa Insurance Commissioner. Ommen had been serving as Interim Insurance Commissioner since Dec. 26, 2016. Branstad said, “I’m pleased that Doug Ommen has accepted this responsibility as Iowa Insurance Commissioner. Doug is a seasoned attorney and insurance regulator who has […]
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