Kreidler Fines Kaiser of Oregon for Illegally Charging Consumers for Preventive Screenings
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Insurance companies
A consumer filed a complaint with the insurance commissioner when Kaiser, his health insurer, sent him a surprise bill for a lung cancer screening. The Affordable Care Act requires insurers to pay for lung cancer screenings as a preventive measure. The insurance commissioner asked the company to review its claims for the past two years and found 31 additional consumers in
A consumer filed a complaint with the insurance commissioner when
The insurance commissioner asked the company for records in similar cases and found the company changed the coverage of nearly 400 policies midway through the policy term without giving 45 days' notice, a violation of state insurance law.
Other violations
The insurance commissioner fined the following companies for filing their rates late or using the wrong rates:
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The insurance commissioner fined the following companies for accepting flood insurance applications from producers who did not complete the required training from the National Flood Insurance Program:
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The insurance commissioner fined the following company for letting its insurance producers' appointments lapse:
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The insurance commissioner fined the following companies for violating other state insurance laws:
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Agents and brokers
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Martinez, an insurance producer, her agency, and one of its insurance producers,
The agency failed to return premium refunds to consumers in a timely manner, despite being told to by the insurance commissioner's financial examiners several times. Monteith held onto one refund totaling
A consumer filed a complaint with the insurance commissioner after Taylor sold a life insurance policy and misrepresented the terms of the policy. The consumer reported that Taylor said if he canceled the policy within two years of obtaining it, Farmers would refund all of the premium payments plus 10 percent interest. The consumer asked to cancel the policy and was told he would only get back his last two premium payments, a total of
The licensed insurance producer collected a yearly premium payment from a consumer but didn't remit it to the insurer due to an accounting error. The insurer issued a cancelation notice to the consumer, but Hub overnighted the payment to the insurer and the policy remained in place.
Other violations
The insurance commissioner fined the following insurance producers for failing to notify the agency of administrative actions against them:
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The insurance commissioner fined the following insurance producers for obtaining insurance on behalf of clients without their knowledge or consent:
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The insurance commissioner fined the following insurance producers for violating state licensing laws:
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The insurance commissioner revoked the licenses of the following insurance producers:
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The insurance commissioner rescinded the revocations of the following insurance producers' licenses:
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Others
The insurance commissioner ordered the following people and organizations to cease and desist from selling insurance in
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The insurance commissioner fined title companies and an appraisal company for violating state laws:
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