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Administrative Orders - 2012
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| Appalachian Underwriters, Inc. |
| Oak Ridge, Tennessee |
Violation: Received impermissible compensation |
Penalty: $40,000 |
| Date of Order: 01/18/2012 |
| Final |
| Banuelos Jr., Jose Luis |
| Woodburn, Oregon |
Violation: Producer subject to order suspending license pursuant to ORS 25.780 (1) |
Penalty: Resident individual producer license suspended |
| Date of Order: 07/23/2012 |
| Final |
| Bell, Allan B |
| West Linn, Oregon |
Violation: Sent multiple fictitious insurance applications with forged signatures to insurance company, receiving more than $8,000 in commissions in return. |
Penalty: Expired resident individual insurance producer license revoked; Bell agrees never to work in industry again |
| Date of Order: 10/01/2012 |
| Final |
| Bell, Shelby 'Saku' H dba Hobo Prince Economic Project, Be'Rio Investments, Be'Rio Transports LLC |
| Vancouver, Washington |
Violation: Transacted insurance in Oregon as an intermediary without a license |
Penalty: Ordered to cease and desist from transacting insurance in Oregon without a license |
| Cease & Desist |
| Bieker, Pepie D, dba B&W Company |
| Bend, Oregon |
Violation: Charged impermissible premium financing fee |
Penalty: $5,000; must make refunds |
| Date of Order: 05/07/2012 |
| Final |
| Black, Alvin and Columbia Evergreen Marketing, Inc. |
| Penn Valley, California |
Violation: California insurance regulator revoked insurance producer licenses; Black and Columbia Evergreen failed to report the California revocations to Oregon regulators; Columbia Evergreen knew about insurance law violations by Black but failed to report them to the DCBS director |
Penalty: Black's nonresident individual insurance producer license revoked; Columbia Evergreen's nonresident business entity insurance producer license revoked |
| Date of Order: 03/16/2012 |
| Final |
| Brumand-Far, Lisa L |
| Salem, Oregon |
Violation: Failed to respond to a DCBS director's inquiry |
Penalty: Oregon resident individual insurance producer license revoked |
| Date of Order: 01/18/2012 |
| Final |
| Butler, James E |
| Springfield, Oregon |
Violation: Failed to report change of address for business and for residence; failed to report criminal prosecution involving cocaine charges; failed to report conviction for possession of cocaine; failed to respond to a DCBS director's inquiry. |
Penalty: Oregon resident individual insurance producer license revoked |
| Date of Order: 10/30/2012 |
| Final |
| Castparts Employees Federal Credit Union |
| Portland, Oregon |
Violation: Compensated unlicensed person for transacting insurance |
Penalty: $13,000 |
| Date of Order: 07/24/2012 |
| Final |
| Cook, Frank D |
| Portland, Oregon |
Violation: Producer subject to an order suspending Oregon insurance producer license pursuant to ORS 25.780 (1) |
Penalty: Oregon resident individual insurance producer license suspended |
| Date of Order: 10/23/2012 |
| Final |
| Cooley, Logan B |
| Lynchburg, Virginia |
Violation: Represented that Pennsylvania client had certain auto insurance coverages, including roadside assistance, when the client did not; charged the credit card of a Pennsylvania resident a membership fee without the person's knowledge; insurance regulators in Kentucky revoked agent's nonresident individual insurance producer license; Cooley failed to report the Kentucky action to Oregon regulators. |
Penalty: Oregon nonresident individual insurance producer license revoked |
| Date of Order: 11/16/2012 |
| Final |
| Geye, Christopher S. and Pamela M |
| Grants Pass, Oregon |
Violation: Both used insurance certification or designation without authorization while transacting insurance |
Penalty: Christopher Geye assessed civil penalty of $1,000; Pamela Geye assessed civil penalty of $2,000 |
| Date of Order: 05/24/2012 |
| Final |
| Gordon, Yoram |
| Portland, Oregon |
Violation: Provided incorrect, misleading, or incomplete information in a 2009 license application |
Penalty: Oregon resident individual insurance producer license revoked |
| Date of Order: 01/18/2012 |
| Final |
| Proposed |
| Goss, Julie A |
| Vancouver, Washington |
Violation: Filled out fictitious applications for insurance, receiving more than $17,000 in commissions; Washington resident insurance producer license revoked by regulators in that state |
Penalty: Expired Oregon nonresident individual insurance producer license revoked |
| Date of Order: 10/22/2012 |
| Final |
| Griffin, Donetta E |
| Orlando, Florida |
Violation: Failed to report two theft convictions in Florida; falsely reported that she had not been convicted of a crime on a 2009 producer license application when both theft convictism occurred prior to that time; failed to report that Florida revoked her resident individual producer license; and failed to respond to a DCBS director's request for information. |
Penalty: Oregon nonresident individual insurance producer license revoked |
| Date of Order: 05/07/2012 |
| Final |
| Hansen, Erik S and Erik Hansen Insurance Agency, Inc. |
| Portland, Oregon |
Violation: Gave false information on a life insurance application for his child; Hansen was authorized to act on behalf of the agency but failed to report the violation to the state or take correction action |
Penalty: Hansen's surrendered Oregon resident individual insurance producer license revoked; Hansen agency's expired Oregon resident business insurance producer license revoked |
| Date of Order: 10/09/2012 |
| Final |
| Hess, Aimee M |
| Klamath Falls, Oregon |
Violation: Misappropriated money by using one person's premium to pay another person's premium; was dishonest in accounting for premium that had been paid but removed from office records; failed to account for multiple insurance premiums received; and failed to notify DCBS director of address change |
Penalty: Expired Oregon resident individual insurance producer license revoked |
| Date of Order: 09/21/2012 |
| Final |
| Horne, Marcus W |
| Tigard, Oregon |
Violation: Producer subject to an order suspending Oregon insurance producer licenses pursuant to ORS 25.780 (1) |
Penalty: Oregon resident individual insurance producer license suspended from June 14, 2012, to July 23, 2012. |
| Date of Order: 06/14/2012 |
| Final |
| License reinstatement order |
| Horst, J. Timothy |
| Portland, Oregon |
Violation: Failed to pay $3,400 civil penalty for prior misconduct |
Penalty: Oregon resident individual insurance producer license revoked |
| Date of Order: 01/18/2012 |
| Final |
| Javier Insurance Agency, Inc |
| Beaverton, Oregon |
Violation: Failed to respond to a DCBS director's inquiry |
Penalty: Oregon resident business entity insurance producer license revoked |
| Date of Order: 05/30/2012 |
| Final |
| Javier-Aroche, Francisco |
| Milwaukie, Oregon |
Violation: Provided the wrong Social Security number on a license application; convicted of forgery and identity theft; failed to report the prosecution and convictions to the DCBS director |
Penalty: Resident individual insurance producer license revoked |
| Date of Order: 02/15/2012 |
| Final |
| Proposed |
| Kansier, Jason A |
| Portland, Oregon |
Violation: Provided false producer exam certificate to employer |
Penalty: Oregon resident individual insurance producer license revoked |
| Date of Order: 04/05/2012 |
| Final |
| Proposed |
| Mehta, Rupa H |
| Valrico, Florida |
Violation: Florida, South Carolina and Maine insurance regulators suspended agent's licenses and Kansas regulators revoked agent's license; Mehta failed to other states' administrative actions to Oregon insurance regulators |
Penalty: Surrenders Oregon nonresident individual producer license; agrees not to apply for any insurance license in the future |
| Date of Order: 05/30/2012 |
| Final |
| Mullican, Rhonda L |
| Portland, Oregon |
Violation: Transacted insurance without a license |
Penalty: $2,500 |
| Date of Order: 07/24/2012 |
| Final |
| Savoia, Carl M |
| San Diego, California |
Violation: Failed to report a California regulator's order to pay restitution to a client for charging an undisclosed broker fee on a policy and to pay another fee to cover part of the cost of the investigation; Savoia provided incomplete and misleading information in response to a DCBS director's inquiry into the matter. |
Penalty: $2,000 |
| Date of Order: 11/08/2012 |
| Final |
| Siefarth, David B and Siefarth Insurance Services, Inc. |
| Salem, Oregon |
Violation: Misappropriated insurance premium money; comingled premium with other money in trust account; failed to notify the DCBS director of a change in business address; failed to respond timely to an inquiry from the DCBS director; failed to report a criminal prosecution for theft; was convicted of felony theft; and failed to report these violations of insurance law or take corrective action as president of Siefarth Insurance Services. |
Penalty: Oregon resident business entity insurance producer license revoked |
| Date of Order: 11/08/2012 |
| Final |
| Taliaferro, Craig K |
| Eugene, Oregon |
Violation: Transacted business while license was suspended; failed to notify the Insurance Division of a contempt conviction; and failed to notify Insurance Division of change of business address |
Penalty: Oregon resident individual insurance producer license revoked |
| Date of Order: 01/18/2012 |
| Final |
| Proposed |
| Williams, David E |
| Portland, Oregon |
Violation: Adjuster subject to an order suspending Oregon insurance license pursuant to ORS 25.780 (1) |
Penalty: Oregon resident individual insurance adjuster license suspended from Dec. 6, 2012, to Feb. 6, 2013. |
| Date of Order: 12/06/2012 |
| Final |
| License reinstatement order |
