Wisconsin Insurance Commissioner Reports August Enforcement Actions

The Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance released August's administrative actions on Tuesday.

The actions are issued by OCI when licensing applicants, or licensed individuals or companies have violated Wisconsin insurance statutes or regulations, the office said in a news release. In some cases, the individual or company denied the stated allegations but consented to the action taken.

Any forfeitures paid are deposited in Wisconsin’s Common School Fund administered by the Board of Commissioners of Public Lands. Earnings from the Fund are distributed to all public K-12 schools in the state and are used by school libraries to purchase materials such as books, newspapers, and computers.

The following actions were taken in the month:

Jonathan Anderson, 914 S. 111th St., West Allis, WI 53214, had his application for an insurance license denied. This action was taken based on allegations of having criminal convictions that may be substantially related to insurance marketing type conduct, owing delinquent child support, failing to respond to OCI inquiries, and failing to apply for and obtain a federal crime waiver.

Mark Jeffrey Blair, 1516 E. Winder Ln., Salt Lake City, UT 84124, had his application for an insurance license denied. This action was taken based on allegations of having a criminal conviction that may be substantially related to insurance marketing type conduct and having an administrative action taken against his real estate license.

Jonah M. Bunch, 2226 Hampton Dr., Franklin, IN 46131, was ordered to pay a forfeiture of $500.00, ordered to provide specific information to OCI, and ordered to timely and fully respond to all communications from OCI. These actions were taken based on allegations of failing to timely provide information related to a consumer complaint.

Danielle Coleman, 2427 1st St. E, Tuscaloosa, AL 35404, had her application for an insurance license denied for 31 days. This action was taken based on allegations of having criminal convictions that may be substantially related to insurance marketing type conduct and failing to disclose a criminal conviction on a licensing application.

Nicholas A. Coplien, 808 Moorland Rd., Madison, WI 53713, had his application for an insurance license denied. This action was taken based on allegations of having criminal convictions that may be substantially related to insurance marketing conduct and having an administrative action taken by the State of California.

Nathan Cosby, 600 NW 29th St., Apt. 3, Oklahoma City, OK 73103, had his application for an insurance license denied. This action was taken based on allegations of having an administrative action taken by the State of Oklahoma.

Cal Hoffa, 8751 S Oak Park Dr., Apt. 8, Oak Creek, WI 53154, had his application for an insurance license denied for 60 days. This action was taken based on allegations of having criminal convictions that may be substantially related to insurance marketing type conduct and providing incorrect information on a licensing application.

Thomas E. LaChance, 200 N 165th St., Brookfield, WI 53005, agreed to the issuance of a five-year probationary insurance license having employment restrictions and special supervision and reporting requirements. This action was taken based on allegations of having administrative actions taken by the states of Wisconsin and Tennessee, having an employment termination for cause, and failing to timely provide information required by a licensing application.

Paul J. Minnich, 1630 N 52nd St., Milwaukee, WI 53208, had his application for an insurance license denied. This action was taken based on allegations of having administrative actions taken by the Minnesota and Wisconsin Boards of Bar Examiners and committing unemployment insurance fraud.

Nicole M. Nolin, 1924 Sunset Ln., Fullerton, CA 92833, had her application for an insurance license denied. This action was taken based on allegations of having criminal convictions that may be substantially related to insurance marketing type conduct, failing to disclose an administrative action taken by the State of California on a licensing application, and having a restricted insurance license in her resident state.

Paula L. Norton, 7309 N Huntley Ave., Tampa, FL 33604, was ordered to pay a forfeiture of $500.00 and to provide all information requested by OCI, previously or in the future, and to timely respond to all communications from OCI.

Nitesh S. Patel, 702 Catalpa Pl., Brandon, FL 33510, had his application for an insurance license denied. This action was taken based on allegations of having criminal convictions that may be substantially related to insurance marketing type conduct, and failing to disclose criminal convictions and administrative actions on a licensing application.

Orlin Rice, 11816 Gulf Shores Ct., Jacksonville, FL 32219, had his reinstatement application for an insurance license denied. This action was taken based on allegations of having an administrative action taken by the State of Florida.

This report compiled by InsuranceNewsNet staff.