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| American Family Mutual Insurance Company |
| Madison, Wisconsin |
| Violation: Failed to acknowledge and act promptly on communications about claims. Failed to adequately document claim file |
| Penalty: $6,500 |
| Date of Order: 01/02/2009 |
Final
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| AMEX Assurance Company |
| Green Bay, Wisconsin |
| Violation: Issued policies using unapproved forms and rates |
| Penalty: $25,000 |
| Date of Order: 04/14/2009 |
Final
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| Austin Mutual Insurance Company |
| Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Violation: Terminated agents without sufficient notice |
| Penalty: $1,600 fine |
| Date of Order: 01/02/2009 |
Final
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| Bankers Life and Casualty Company |
| Carmel, Indiana |
| Violation: Terminated agents without sufficient notice. |
| Penalty: $2,000 |
| Date of Order: 09/17/2009 |
Final
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| Farmers Insurance Company of Oregon |
| Hillsboro, Oregon |
| Violation: Used consumer's insurance score to rerate at renewal of personal auto and homeowners insurance policies in 8,385 instances from Jan. 1, 2006 through Feb. 13, 2009. |
| Penalty: $10,000 |
| Date of Order: 11/30/2009 |
Final
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| Fidelity National Property and Casualty Insurance Company |
| Jacksonville, Florida |
| Violation: Company declined to issue homeowner's insurance policies in 22 instances based solely on the applicants' credit history. |
| Penalty: $10,000 |
| Date of Order: 11/02/2009 |
Final
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| First American Title Insurance Company |
| Santa Ana, California |
| Violation: Issued title insurance policies in Grant County that were not based on a title plant that met legal requirements. Issued title insurance policies in Grant County using a policy form that was not filed with and approved by the DCBS director. Issued title insurance policies in Grant County using premium rates that were not filled with and approved by the director. Failed to respond promptly to inquiries from the director. |
| Penalty: $61,000 |
| Date of Order: 05/21/2009 |
Final
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| Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Northwest dba Kaiser Permanente |
| Portland, Oregon |
| Violation: Failed to promptly provide proper explanation for claim denials |
| Penalty: $9,000 |
| Date of Order: 01/26/2009 |
Final
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| Liberty Northwest Insurance Corporation |
| Boston, Massachusetts |
| Violation: Failed to promptly and truthfully respond to a DCBS director's inquiry. |
| Penalty: $5,000 |
| Date of Order: 12/15/2009 |
Final
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| National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, PA |
| New York, New York |
| Violation: Issued group health insurance policies to unapproved associations |
| Penalty: $65,000 |
| Date of Order: 01/26/2009 |
Final
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| Progressive Classic Insurance Company |
| Cleveland, Ohio |
| Violation: Refused to pay claim without conducting a reasonable investigation. The company initially denied a claim for personal injury benefits under an automobile policy without checking to see that the claimant was, in fact, covered under the policy. |
| Penalty: $3,000 |
| Date of Order: 10/05/2009 |
Final
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| Providence Health Plan |
| Portland, Oregon |
| Violation: Failed to pay more than 6,800 claims without conducting a reasonable investigation. |
| Penalty: $30,000 |
| Date of Order: 10/29/2009 |
Final
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| Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon |
| Portland, Oregon |
| Violation: Failed to promptly respond to an inquiry from the Department of Consumer and Business Services director. |
| Penalty: $5,000 |
| Date of Order: 06/17/2009 |
Final
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| Signal Service Solutions, LLC |
| Wayne, Pennsylvania |
| Violation: Sold service contracts in Oregon as an obligor without being registered. |
| Penalty: $78,000 |
| Date of Order: 04/27/2009 |
Final
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| Stewart Title Guaranty Company |
| Houston, Texas |
| Violation: Failed to use a title plant as required by Oregon law in transaction involving real estate title. Failed to promptly and truthfully respond to an inquiry from the DCBS director. |
| Penalty: $30,000 |
| Date of Order: 04/30/2009 |
Final
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| Title Insurance Company of Oregon dba First American Title Insurance Company of Oregon |
| Portland, Oregon |
| Violation: Gave a thing of value to an intermediary. |
| Penalty: $6,000 fine |
| Date of Order: 01/02/2009 |
Final
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| Title Insurance Company of Oregon dba First American Title Insurance Company of Oregon |
| Portland, Oregon |
| Violation: Failed to promptly respond to DCBS director's inquiries about a claim. |
| Penalty: $18,000 |
| Date of Order: 11/12/2009 |
Final
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| Transamerica Life Insurance Company |
| Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
| Violation: Issued group life and group health insurance policies to unapproved groups. |
| Penalty: $25,000 |
| Date of Order: 03/31/2009 |
Final
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| Virginia Surety Company, Inc |
| Glenville, Illinois |
| Violation: Issued group health insurance policy to unapproved group |
| Penalty: $10,000 |
| Date of Order: 01/30/2009 |
Final
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