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| American Family Life Assurance Company of Columbus |
| Columbus, Georgia |
| Violation: Terminated agents without sufficient notice. |
| Penalty: $1,400 fine |
| Date of Order: 03/08/2005 |
Final
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| American General Assurance Company |
| Schaumburg, Illinois |
| Violation: Terminated agents without sufficient notice. |
| Penalty: $1,800 fine |
| Date of Order: 08/09/2005 |
Final
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| Farmers Insurance Company of Oregon |
| Tigard, Oregon |
| Violation: A follow-up market conduct examination found that Farmers in 29 instances failed to comply with Oregon law governing uninsured motorist coverage limits for automobile insurance policies. |
| Penalty: Farmers was fined $10,000. However, the fine is suspended until the Insurance Division conducts another follow-up market conduct examination. The fine will be withdrawn if the exam finds that Farmers complied with ORS 742.502(2) during the period examined, or reinstated if the exam shows the company didn't comply with the statute. |
| Date of Order: 07/05/2005 |
Final
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| Farmers Insurance Company of Oregon |
| Tigard, Oregon |
| Violation: Failed to timely reply to claim communications. |
| Penalty: $11,000 fine |
| Date of Order: 08/10/2005 |
Final
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| Market Conduct Examination
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| Global Healings Society (The) |
| Puyallup, Washington |
| Violation: Transacted insurance in Oregon as an insurer without a license. |
| Penalty: Ordered to cease and desist from transacting insurance in Oregon without a license |
| Date of Order: 05/05/2005 |
Cease & Desist
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| Great American Insurance Company of New York |
| Cincinnati, Ohi |
| Violation: Compensated an unlicensed person for transacting insurance in Oregon. |
| Penalty: $5,000 fine |
| Date of Order: 07/20/2005 |
Final
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| Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company |
| Greenwood Village, Colorado |
| Violation: Failed to provide an explanation of portability rights to employees losing group health insurance coverage. |
| Penalty: $20,000 fine |
| Date of Order: 04/12/2005 |
Final
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| Health Net Health Plan of Oregon, Inc. |
| Tigard, Oregon |
| Violation: Denied applications for individual health insurance without informing applicants of the existence of the Oregon Medical Insurance Pool (OMIP). |
| Penalty: $10,000 fine |
| Date of Order: 05/23/2005 |
Final
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| Heritage Foundation (The) |
| Washington, D.C. |
| Violation: Issued charitable gift annuities in Oregon without a license. |
| Penalty: $115 fine |
| Date of Order: 08/30/2005 |
Final
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| Interstate Indemnity Company |
| Chicago, Illinois |
| Violation: Terminated an agent without sufficient notice. |
| Penalty: $1,000 fine |
| Date of Order: 03/01/2005 |
Final
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| Mid-Century Insurance Company |
| Los Angeles, California |
| Violation: A follow-up market conduct examination found that Mid-Century in 51 instances failed to comply with Oregon law governing uninsured motorist coverage limits for automobile insurance policies. |
| Penalty: Mid-Century was fined $10,000. However, the fine is suspended until the Insurance Division conducts another follow-up market conduct examination. The fine will be withdrawn if the exam finds that Mid-Century complied with ORS 742.502(2) during the period examined, or reinstated if the exam shows the company didn't comply with the statute. |
| Date of Order: 07/05/2005 |
Final
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| Market Conduct Examination
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| National Jewish Medical and Research Center |
| Denver, Colorado |
| Violation: Issued charitable gift annuities in Oregon without a license. |
| Penalty: $1,000 fine |
| Date of Order: 03/08/2005 |
Final
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| Oberlin College |
| Oberlin, Ohio |
| Violation: Issued charitable gift annuities in Oregon without a license. |
| Penalty: $1,000 fine |
| Date of Order: 07/19/2005 |
Final
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| Pacific Hospital Association dba PacificSource Health Plans |
| Eugene, Oregon |
| Violation: A follow-up market conduct examination found that PacificSource refused to pay 16 claims without conducting a reasonable investigation. |
| Penalty: PacificSource was fined $10,000. However, the fine is suspended until the Insurance Division conducts another follow-up market conduct examination. The fine will be withdrawn if the exam finds that PacificSource complied with ORS 746.230(1)(d) during the period examined, or reinstated if the exam shows the company didn't comply with the statute. |
| Date of Order: 05/23/2005 |
Final
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| PacifiCare Life Assurance Company |
| Santa Ana, California |
| Violation: Failed to provide an explanation of portability rights to employees losing group health insurance coverage. |
| Penalty: $40,000 fine |
| Date of Order: 04/12/2005 |
Final
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| Progressive Classic Insurance Company |
| Mayfield Village, Ohio |
| Violation: Failed to acknowledge and act promptly on claim communications. Failed to timely respond to an inquiry from the DCBS director. |
| Penalty: $8,000 fine |
| Date of Order: 10/12/2005 |
Final
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| Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield of Oregon |
| Portland, Oregon |
| Violation: Failed to timely respond to an inquiry from the DCBS director. |
| Penalty: $2,000 fine |
| Date of Order: 08/29/2005 |
Final
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| Timber Products Manufacturers Trust |
| Spokane, Washington |
| Violation: Transacted insurance as an insurer in Oregon without a license. |
| Penalty: $12,400 fine |
| Date of Order: 01/20/2005 |
Final
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| United of Omaha Life Insurance Company |
| Omaha, Nebraska |
| Violation: Failed to provide an explanation of portability rights to employees losing group health insurance coverage. |
| Penalty: $25,000 fine |
| Date of Order: 06/27/2005 |
Final
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