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><channel><title>IFAwebnews &#187; fines</title> <atom:link href="http://ifawebnews.com/tag/fines/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://ifawebnews.com</link> <description>The nation’s homepage for insurance industry news</description> <lastBuildDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 14:29:10 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2</generator> <item><title>New York fines 15 insurers $2.7 million for violating Timothy&#8217;s Law</title><link>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/05/08/new-york-fines-15-insurers-2-7-million-for-violating-timothys-law/</link> <comments>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/05/08/new-york-fines-15-insurers-2-7-million-for-violating-timothys-law/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 21:11:07 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Bob Graham</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Health Insurance News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[National]]></category> <category><![CDATA[New York]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Northeast]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Benjamin M. Lawsky]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Empire HealthChoice Assurance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Empire HealthChoice HMO]]></category> <category><![CDATA[fines]]></category> <category><![CDATA[HealthNet Insurance Company of NY]]></category> <category><![CDATA[HealthNet of NY]]></category> <category><![CDATA[HealthNow New York]]></category> <category><![CDATA[HIP Insurance Co.]]></category> <category><![CDATA[HIP of Greater New York]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Independent Health Association]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Independent Health Benefits Corp.]]></category> <category><![CDATA[insurers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MVP Health Insurance Co.]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MVP Health Plan]]></category> <category><![CDATA[New York Department of Financial Services]]></category> <category><![CDATA[notifications]]></category> <category><![CDATA[NY]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Oxford Health Insurance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Oxford Health Plan Preferred Care (RAHMO) and United HealthCare Insurance Company of NY]]></category> <category><![CDATA[regulation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Shelly Nortz]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Timothy's Law]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Timothy's Law Campaign]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://ifawebnews.com/?p=29336</guid> <description><![CDATA[New York insurance regulators fined 15 insurers a total of $2.7 million for failing to notify small businesses of their eligibility to buy special coverage.<p><a
href="http://ifawebnews.com/2012/05/08/new-york-fines-15-insurers-2-7-million-for-violating-timothys-law/">New York fines 15 insurers $2.7 million for violating Timothy&#8217;s Law</a> via <a
href="http://ifawebnews.com">IFAwebnews</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/05/08/new-york-fines-15-insurers-2-7-million-for-violating-timothys-law/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>N.Y. insurer, N.J. processing agent probed over Calif. fire claims</title><link>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/03/07/n-y-insurer-n-j-processing-agent-probed-over-calif-fire-claims/</link> <comments>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/03/07/n-y-insurer-n-j-processing-agent-probed-over-calif-fire-claims/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 13:54:33 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Bob Graham</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Mid-Atlantic]]></category> <category><![CDATA[National]]></category> <category><![CDATA[New Jersey]]></category> <category><![CDATA[New York]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Northeast]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Property-Casualty Insurance News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Adam M. Cole]]></category> <category><![CDATA[AIG]]></category> <category><![CDATA[CA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[California Insurance Department]]></category> <category><![CDATA[fines]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mobile homeowners coverage]]></category> <category><![CDATA[New Hampshire Insurance Co.]]></category> <category><![CDATA[NJ]]></category> <category><![CDATA[NY]]></category> <category><![CDATA[regulation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sylmar Fire]]></category> <category><![CDATA[York Risk Services Group]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://ifawebnews.com/?p=28649</guid> <description><![CDATA[California insurance regulators initiated administrative action against New Hampshire Insurance Co. and its claims processing agent over their handling of claims after a 2008 fire in Sylmar, Calif.<p><a
href="http://ifawebnews.com/2012/03/07/n-y-insurer-n-j-processing-agent-probed-over-calif-fire-claims/">N.Y. insurer, N.J. processing agent probed over Calif. fire claims</a> via <a
href="http://ifawebnews.com">IFAwebnews</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/03/07/n-y-insurer-n-j-processing-agent-probed-over-calif-fire-claims/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Former N.H. insurance agent accused of exploiting elderly client</title><link>http://ifawebnews.com/2011/10/31/former-n-h-insurance-agent-accused-of-exploiting-elderly-client/</link> <comments>http://ifawebnews.com/2011/10/31/former-n-h-insurance-agent-accused-of-exploiting-elderly-client/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 11:17:16 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>IFAwebnews Staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Northeast]]></category> <category><![CDATA[On the Record]]></category> <category><![CDATA[exploiting elderly]]></category> <category><![CDATA[fines]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MetLife]]></category> <category><![CDATA[New Hampshire Insurance Department]]></category> <category><![CDATA[NH]]></category> <category><![CDATA[regulation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Roland Matatics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[securities broker]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://ifawebnews.com/?p=27326</guid> <description><![CDATA[A former MetLife insurance agent in New Hampshire is facing administrative actions in the state after two state agencies say he exploited an elderly client.<p><a
href="http://ifawebnews.com/2011/10/31/former-n-h-insurance-agent-accused-of-exploiting-elderly-client/">Former N.H. insurance agent accused of exploiting elderly client</a> via <a
href="http://ifawebnews.com">IFAwebnews</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ifawebnews.com/2011/10/31/former-n-h-insurance-agent-accused-of-exploiting-elderly-client/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Insurer banned from R.I. for three years, pays $2.3M restitution</title><link>http://ifawebnews.com/2011/10/28/insurer-banned-from-r-i-for-three-years-pays-2-3m-restitution/</link> <comments>http://ifawebnews.com/2011/10/28/insurer-banned-from-r-i-for-three-years-pays-2-3m-restitution/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 08:16:15 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jaime L. Brockway</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Health Insurance News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Maryland]]></category> <category><![CDATA[National]]></category> <category><![CDATA[New Jersey]]></category> <category><![CDATA[North Carolina]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Northeast]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pennsylvania]]></category> <category><![CDATA[South]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Virginia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Blackstone Group]]></category> <category><![CDATA[CA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Christopher Koller]]></category> <category><![CDATA[fines]]></category> <category><![CDATA[HealthMarkets]]></category> <category><![CDATA[M&A]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MEGA Life]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mid-West National Life]]></category> <category><![CDATA[regulation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[RI]]></category> <category><![CDATA[TN]]></category> <category><![CDATA[TX]]></category> <category><![CDATA[underwriting practices]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://ifawebnews.com/?p=27305</guid> <description><![CDATA[A health insurer was banned from operating in Rhode Island for three years and ordered to pay more than $2.3 million in restitution after allegedly engaging in illegal underwriting practices.<p><a
href="http://ifawebnews.com/2011/10/28/insurer-banned-from-r-i-for-three-years-pays-2-3m-restitution/">Insurer banned from R.I. for three years, pays $2.3M restitution</a> via <a
href="http://ifawebnews.com">IFAwebnews</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ifawebnews.com/2011/10/28/insurer-banned-from-r-i-for-three-years-pays-2-3m-restitution/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Delaware fines Allstate, Encompass over handling of auto policies</title><link>http://ifawebnews.com/2011/09/29/delaware-fines-allstate-encompass-over-handling-of-auto-policies/</link> <comments>http://ifawebnews.com/2011/09/29/delaware-fines-allstate-encompass-over-handling-of-auto-policies/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 20:25:09 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>IFAwebnews Staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Mid-Atlantic]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Midwest]]></category> <category><![CDATA[National]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pennsylvania]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Property-Casualty Insurance News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[accident surcharge]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Allstate Insurance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[auto insurance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[computer problems]]></category> <category><![CDATA[DE]]></category> <category><![CDATA[discounts]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Encompass]]></category> <category><![CDATA[fines]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Karen Weldin Stewart]]></category> <category><![CDATA[regulation]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://ifawebnews.com/?p=26999</guid> <description><![CDATA[Delaware Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart fined Allstate Insurance Co. and Encompass Insurance Co. a total of $50,000 for violating state insurance laws, which the insurers blamed on computer problems.<p><a
href="http://ifawebnews.com/2011/09/29/delaware-fines-allstate-encompass-over-handling-of-auto-policies/">Delaware fines Allstate, Encompass over handling of auto policies</a> via <a
href="http://ifawebnews.com">IFAwebnews</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ifawebnews.com/2011/09/29/delaware-fines-allstate-encompass-over-handling-of-auto-policies/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Florida fines Humana $3.4 million for failing to disclose fraud</title><link>http://ifawebnews.com/2011/08/21/florida-fines-humana-3-4-million-for-failing-to-disclose-fraud/</link> <comments>http://ifawebnews.com/2011/08/21/florida-fines-humana-3-4-million-for-failing-to-disclose-fraud/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 21 Aug 2011 23:11:51 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>IFAwebnews Staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Health Insurance News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Midwest]]></category> <category><![CDATA[National]]></category> <category><![CDATA[South]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West]]></category> <category><![CDATA[fines]]></category> <category><![CDATA[FL]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Florida Agency for Health Care Administration]]></category> <category><![CDATA[fraud]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Humana]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Medicaid]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mike Blackburn]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://ifawebnews.com/?p=26485</guid> <description><![CDATA[Florida regulators have fined Humana $3.4 million for violating the state law requiring the national health insurer to promptly report Medicaid fraud or abuse.<p><a
href="http://ifawebnews.com/2011/08/21/florida-fines-humana-3-4-million-for-failing-to-disclose-fraud/">Florida fines Humana $3.4 million for failing to disclose fraud</a> via <a
href="http://ifawebnews.com">IFAwebnews</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ifawebnews.com/2011/08/21/florida-fines-humana-3-4-million-for-failing-to-disclose-fraud/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Former Va. insurance head Gross&#8217; work stood out far more than he did</title><link>http://ifawebnews.com/2011/08/05/former-va-insurance-head-gross-work-stood-out-far-more-than-he-did/</link> <comments>http://ifawebnews.com/2011/08/05/former-va-insurance-head-gross-work-stood-out-far-more-than-he-did/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2011 22:16:09 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Bob Graham</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Trade Talk]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Al Gross]]></category> <category><![CDATA[fines]]></category> <category><![CDATA[insurance commissioner]]></category> <category><![CDATA[NAIC]]></category> <category><![CDATA[regulation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[VA]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://ifawebnews.com/?p=26257</guid> <description><![CDATA[Alfred W. Gross, the long-serving Virginia insurance commissioner who died just seven months after retiring, was an editor's dream, even though many of those agents and brokers he served wouldn't have known if they bumped into him.<p><a
href="http://ifawebnews.com/2011/08/05/former-va-insurance-head-gross-work-stood-out-far-more-than-he-did/">Former Va. insurance head Gross&#8217; work stood out far more than he did</a> via <a
href="http://ifawebnews.com">IFAwebnews</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ifawebnews.com/2011/08/05/former-va-insurance-head-gross-work-stood-out-far-more-than-he-did/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Virginia insurance regulators act against six agents, one insurer</title><link>http://ifawebnews.com/2011/04/11/virginia-insurance-regulators-act-against-six-agents-one-insurer/</link> <comments>http://ifawebnews.com/2011/04/11/virginia-insurance-regulators-act-against-six-agents-one-insurer/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 12:02:03 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Bob Graham</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Mid-Atlantic]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Virginia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[fines]]></category> <category><![CDATA[regulation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[VA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[VA SCC]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://ifawebnews.com/?p=24599</guid> <description><![CDATA[The following summaries of actions taken against agents and carriers are based on information obtained from the Virginia State Corporation Commission Bureau of Insurance.<p><a
href="http://ifawebnews.com/2011/04/11/virginia-insurance-regulators-act-against-six-agents-one-insurer/">Virginia insurance regulators act against six agents, one insurer</a> via <a
href="http://ifawebnews.com">IFAwebnews</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ifawebnews.com/2011/04/11/virginia-insurance-regulators-act-against-six-agents-one-insurer/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Cigna to pay $1.2 million in fines, refunds for violations in N.C.</title><link>http://ifawebnews.com/2011/03/25/cigna-to-pay-1-2-million-in-fines-refunds-for-violations-in-n-c/</link> <comments>http://ifawebnews.com/2011/03/25/cigna-to-pay-1-2-million-in-fines-refunds-for-violations-in-n-c/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 16:36:56 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Bob Graham</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Health Insurance News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[National]]></category> <category><![CDATA[North Carolina]]></category> <category><![CDATA[South]]></category> <category><![CDATA[CIGNA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[employer groups]]></category> <category><![CDATA[fines]]></category> <category><![CDATA[health insurers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[market conduct examinations]]></category> <category><![CDATA[NC]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Wayne Goodwin]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://ifawebnews.com/?p=24300</guid> <description><![CDATA[Cigna Healthcare of North Carolina agreed to pay more than $1.2 million in fines, refunds and credits to settle allegations of numerous violations state insurance regulators uncovered during a routine market conduct examination more than five years ago.<p><a
href="http://ifawebnews.com/2011/03/25/cigna-to-pay-1-2-million-in-fines-refunds-for-violations-in-n-c/">Cigna to pay $1.2 million in fines, refunds for violations in N.C.</a> via <a
href="http://ifawebnews.com">IFAwebnews</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ifawebnews.com/2011/03/25/cigna-to-pay-1-2-million-in-fines-refunds-for-violations-in-n-c/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>N.J. regulators act against Pa., N.Y. insurance adjusters</title><link>http://ifawebnews.com/2011/03/15/n-j-regulators-act-against-pa-n-y-insurance-adjusters/</link> <comments>http://ifawebnews.com/2011/03/15/n-j-regulators-act-against-pa-n-y-insurance-adjusters/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 09:30:21 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Bob Graham</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Mid-Atlantic]]></category> <category><![CDATA[New Jersey]]></category> <category><![CDATA[New York]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Northeast]]></category> <category><![CDATA[On the Record]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pennsylvania]]></category> <category><![CDATA[administrative actions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Darrell A. Jones]]></category> <category><![CDATA[fines]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Harry Peters]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Harry Peters Associates]]></category> <category><![CDATA[NJ]]></category> <category><![CDATA[NJDOBI]]></category> <category><![CDATA[NY]]></category> <category><![CDATA[PA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[regulation]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://ifawebnews.com/?p=24022</guid> <description><![CDATA[The New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance recently reported the following administrative actions against two public insurance adjusters and one company.<p><a
href="http://ifawebnews.com/2011/03/15/n-j-regulators-act-against-pa-n-y-insurance-adjusters/">N.J. regulators act against Pa., N.Y. insurance adjusters</a> via <a
href="http://ifawebnews.com">IFAwebnews</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ifawebnews.com/2011/03/15/n-j-regulators-act-against-pa-n-y-insurance-adjusters/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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