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The Texas Department of Insurance has issued the following disciplinary orders. Only final orders are listed. A Commissioner of Insurance order imposing disciplinary measures becomes final 20 days after the agent or insurance company has received notice of the order unless a motion for rehearing is filed within that period. A motion for rehearing stays the finality of an order until the Commissioner of Insurance acts upon the motion or upon the operation of law. Commissioner of Insurance orders are subject to appeal to state district court. A Commissioner of Workers' Compensation consent order imposing disciplinary measures becomes final upon signature of the Commissioner of Workers' Compensation. If a Commissioner of Workers' Compensation disciplinary measure is appealed to the State Office of Administrative Hearings (SOAH), an Administrative Law Judge may issue a final decision and order. Final SOAH orders are subject to appeal within 30 days to state district court. If an appeal has not been made within 30 days, the SOAH order becomes final. Copies of Commissioner of Insurance orders may be obtained by calling the Chief Clerk's Office at 512-463-6326 or sending an e-mail request to . Copies of Commissioner of Workers' Compensation orders may be obtained by calling Maria Jimenez at 512-804-4703 or via e-mail to Maria.Jimenez@tdi.state.tx.us. Please indicate Disciplinary Orders in the subject line of the request. |
American General Life Ins. Co of Houston
Order Number: 090630
Date of Order: 8/6/2009
Order Final In: August
Action Taken: $100,000 fine
Violation: Amended agreement with affiliate prior to notifying Commissioner; Failed to timely report change to registration statement
Bell, Reginald D. of Plano
Order Number: 090678
Date of Order: 8/14/2009
Order Final In: August
Action Taken: Insurance Adjuster License revoked
Violation: Engaged in fraudulent or dishonest acts or practices; Misappropriated or converted money belonging to an insurer or insured
Boyd, Tina Victoria of Houston
Order Number: 090701
Date of Order: 8/25/2009
Order Final In: August
Action Taken: Escrow Officer's License revoked
Violation: Improper certification of incomplete HUD-1 Settlement Statements in violation of escrow officer license minimum standards.
Brewster, Delinda Lynn of Grand Prairie
Order Number: 090633
Date of Order: 8/6/2009
Order Final In: August
Action Taken: $20,000 fine; Escrow Officer License revoked
Violation: Acted as an escrow officer without a proper license; Engaged in dishonest practices
Calport Title Company, LP d/b/a Texas Title of Port Lavaca
Order Number: 090673
Date of Order: 8/14/2009
Order Final In: August
Action Taken: $5,100 fine
Violation: Failed to timely file annual statistical report with the Department
Cambridge Integrated Services Group, Inc. of Chicago, IL
Order Number: 090620
Date of Order: 8/5/2009
Order Final In: August
Action Taken: $5,000 fine
Violation: Failed to timely file Annual Complaint and Appeal Summary Report; Failed to timely respond to Department request for information
Card, Randall James of Victoria
Order Number: 090698
Date of Order: 8/21/2009
Order Final In: August
Action Taken: General Life, Accident and Health License and General Property and Casualty License revoked
Violation: Failed to comply with Commissioner’s Order
Central Mutual Insurance Company of Van Wert, OH
Order Number: 090652
Date of Order: 8/12/2009
Order Final In: August
Action Taken: Must pay restitution of overcharges
Violation: Improperly assigned a rate consequence to a charge or conviction relating to violations of Texas Motor Vehicle Code
Chairez, Elizabeth of Garland
Order Number: 090621
Date of Order: 8/5/2009
Order Final In: August
Action Taken: $1,500 fine waived unless license applied for within ten years; General Property and Casualty License cancelled
Violation: Failed to comply with continuing education requirements
Continental Casualty Company of Chicago, IL
Order Number: 090653
Date of Order: 8/12/2009
Order Final In: August
Action Taken: $3,000 fine
Violation: Failed to timely pay assigned IRO fees
Cosmas, Stephanie Nicole of Austin
Order Number: 090681
Date of Order: 8/14/2009
Order Final In: August
Action Taken: $3,000 fine; General Property and Casualty License suspended for one year; Must complete 30 hours of continuing education
Violation: Failed to comply with continuing education requirements
Cunningham, Sheila of Houston
Order Number: 090677
Date of Order: 8/14/2009
Order Final In: August
Action Taken: General Property and Casualty License revoked
Violation: Engaged in fraudulent or dishonest acts or practices; Misappropriated or converted money belonging to an insurer or insured
Danawala, Rauf Abdur of Richardson
Order Number: 090671
Date of Order: 8/14/2009
Order Final In: August
Action Taken: $5,000 fine
Violation: Made a material misrepresentation on a license application; Acted as an escrow officer without a proper license
Faithauer, Anthony Brent of Brenham
Order Number: 090702
Date of Order: 8/25/2009
Order Final In: August
Action Taken: General Life, Accident and Health License revoked
Violation: Engaged in fraudulent or dishonest acts or practices; Misappropriated or converted money belonging to an insurer or insured
Flores, Sandra Lopez of Houston
Order Number: 090657
Date of Order: 8/13/2009
Order Final In: August
Action Taken: Escrow Officer License revoked; Pay restitution of $850,318
Violation: Engaged in fraudulent or dishonest acts or practices; Misappropriated or converted money belonging to another person
Haywood, Barbara Jones of Corpus Christi
Order Number: 090679
Date of Order: 8/14/2009
Order Final In: August
Action Taken: Escrow officer License revoked
Violation: Engaged in fraudulent or dishonest acts or practices; Misappropriated or converted money belonging to a title insurance agent, direct operation or another person
Inboden, Dennis Ocie of Arlington
Order Number: 090638
Date of Order: 8/6/2009
Order Final In: August
Action Taken: Insurance Adjuster License denied
Violation: Criminal offense involving fraud and dishonesty
IUI Premium Financing, Inc of Bonita Springs, FL
Order Number: 090693
Date of Order: 8/21/2009
Order Final In: August
Action Taken: $1,000 fine
Violation: Failed to maintain minimum required net assets to operate a premium finance business
Jenkins, Gary Michael of El Cajon, CA
Order Number: 090696
Date of Order: 8/21/2009
Order Final In: August
Action Taken: General Life, Accident and Health License revoked
Violation: Criminal offense involving fraud and dishonesty; Misappropriated or converted money belonging to an insurer or insured
Jimenez, Oralia of Corpus Christi
Order Number: 090622
Date of Order: 8/5/2009
Order Final In: August
Action Taken: $1,500 fine; General Life, Accident and Health License suspended; Must complete 30 hours continuing education
Violation: Failed to comply with continuing education requirements
Levy, Albert of Dallas
Order Number: 090672
Date of Order: 8/14/2009
Order Final In: August
Action Taken: $5,000 fine
Violation: Acted as a fee attorney and failed to use bona fide employees as escrow officers; Made a material misrepresentation on a license application
Lopez, Maria Deguadalupe of Fort Worth
Order Number: 090656
Date of Order: 8/13/2009
Order Final In: August
Action Taken: Insurance Adjuster License revoked
Violation: Failed to comply with Commissioner's order
McCord, Debbie Wester of Midland
Order Number: 090697
Date of Order: 8/21/2009
Order Final In: August
Action Taken: Insurance Adjuster License revoked
Violation: Failed to comply with Commissioner's order
Murchison, Arzonda Kariba of Dallas
Order Number: 090654
Date of Order: 8/12/2009
Order Final In: August
Action Taken: Escrow Officer License revoked
Violation: Acted as an escrow officer without a proper license; Engaged in fraudulent or dishonest acts or practices; Misappropriated or converted money belonging to an insurer or insured
National Western Life Insurance Company of Austin
Order Number: 090700
Date of Order: 8/25/2009
Order Final In: August
Action Taken: $75,000 fine
Violation: Failed to provide annuity contract disclosure information to contract owners; Failed to provide minimum required annuity contract surrender value and death benefits
Pacific Employers Insurance Company of Philadelphia, PA
Order Number: 090674
Date of Order: 8/14/2009
Order Final In: August
Action Taken: $15,000 fine
Violation: Failed to immediately forward an independent review request to the Department
Perez, Jody Mike of Lubbock
Order Number: 090682
Date of Order: 8/14/2009
Order Final In: August
Action Taken: General Life, Accident and Health License revoked
Violation: Failed to comply with Commissioner's order
Premier Financing Services of Port Arthur
Order Number: 090680
Date of Order: 8/14/2009
Order Final In: August
Action Taken: $4,000 fine
Violation: Failed to maintain minimum required net assets to operate a premium finance business; Failed to timely file annual operations report; Failed to timely pay annual assessment fee
Pruitt, Mark Anthony of Lewisville
Order Number: 090645
Date of Order: 8/11/2009
Order Final In: August
Action Taken: $5,800 fine
Violation: Improper sale of unauthorized annuity contracts
Russell-Surles Title, Inc. of Baird
Order Number: 090631
Date of Order: 8/6/2009
Order Final In: August
Action Taken: $5,000 fine
Violation: Failed to timely provide annual statistical report
Sass, Linda L. of Dallas
Order Number: 090676
Date of Order: 8/14/2009
Order Final In: August
Action Taken: $1,500 fine; General Life, Accident and Health License suspended; Must complete 30 hours continuing education
Violation: Failed to comply with continuing education requirements
Southern American Title Company, Inc. of Houston
Order Number: 090624
Date of Order: 8/5/2009
Order Final In: August
Action Taken: Title Insurance Agent's License revoked
Violation: Failed to comply with Commissioner's order
Stafford, Kenny Fred of Bluff Dale
Order Number: 090635
Date of Order: 8/6/2009
Order Final In: August
Action Taken: $1,500 fine: Insurance Adjuster License suspended; Must complete 30 hours continuing education
Violation: Failed to comply with continuing education requirements
Torres, Joe A. of Laredo
Order Number: 090634
Date of Order: 8/6/2009
Order Final In: August
Action Taken: General Life, Accident and Health License and the General Property and Casualty License revoked; Must pay $31,346 in restitution
Violation: Engaged in fraudulent or dishonest acts or practices; Misappropriated or converted money belonging to an insurer or insured
Ukpabi, Sunday Chijioke of Irving
Order Number: 090655
Date of Order: 8/13/2009
Order Final In: August
Action Taken: $3,000 fine; General Life, Accident and Health License suspended; Must complete 15 hours continuing education
Violation: Failed to comply with continuing education requirements
United Healthcare Insurance Company; United Healthcare of Texas, Inc. of Hartford, CN and Plano
Order Number: 090694
Date of Order: 8/21/2009
Order Final In: August
Action Taken: $3 million fine subject to a dollar-for-dollar reduction by restitution to $1 million
Violation: Failed to comply with utilization review procedures and regulations; Failed to obtain review of advertising by Department; Failed to pay clean claims penalties; Improper discounting of fees for non-contracted providers
Valley Baptist Insurance Company, d/b/a Valley Baptist Health Plans of Harlingen
Order Number: 090632
Date of Order: 8/6/2009
Order Final In: August
Action Taken: $4,000 fine
Violation: Failed to timely file Annual Complaint and Appeal Summary Report
Van Atta, Grace Emma of Lubbock
Order Number: 090640
Date of Order: 8/10/2009
Order Final In: August
Action Taken: General Lines Property and Casualty Agents License issued with waiver
Violation: Felony offense directly related to the business of insurance
Viewpoint Title, LLC of Dallas
Order Number: 090675
Date of Order: 8/14/2009
Order Final In: August
Action Taken: Title Agent License revoked
Violation: Misappropriated or converted money belonging to title insurance company, insured or another person; Allowed employees to act as escrow officers without a license
Whitworth, Pearl Jean of Huffman
Order Number: 090626
Date of Order: 8/5/2009
Order Final In: August
Action Taken: Escrow Officer's License revoked
Violation: Misappropriated or converted money belonging to title insurance company, direct operation or another person
Winters, Harry D. Jr. of Carrollton
Order Number: 090646
Date of Order: 8/11/2009
Order Final In: August
Action Taken: $3,500 fine
Violation: Improper sale of unauthorized annuity contracts; failed to comply with continuing education requirements
Yanez, David John of Snyder
Order Number: 090625
Date of Order: 8/5/2009
Order Final In: August
Action Taken: General Life, Accident, and Health License revoked; Must pay restitution of $5,731
Violation: Engaged in fraudulent or dishonest acts or practices; Misappropriated or converted money belonging to an insurer or insured
Young, Mary Helen of Arlington
Order Number: 090613
Date of Order: 7/28/2009
Order Final In: August
Action Taken: Insurance Adjuster License issued with restrictions
Violation: Criminal offense
Bacon, Richard Jon of Dallas
Order Number: 090583
Date of Order: 7/17/2009
Order Final In: July
Action Taken: $3,000 fine
Violation: Failed to notify TDI of license revocation by insurance regulator of another state within 30 days.
Bluecross/Blueshield of Tennessee, Bluecross/Blueshield of Alabama of Chattanooga, TN and Birmingham, AL
Order Number: 090569
Date of Order: 7/16/2009
Order Final In: July
Action Taken: No sanction taken
Violation: No sanction taken
Broderick, Aaron Samuel of Gainesville, MO
Order Number: 090577
Date of Order: 7/17/2009
Order Final In: July
Action Taken: Adjuster License application denied
Violation: Engaged in criminal conduct - theft
Brooks, Tommy Arness of Mesquite
Order Number: 090611
Date of Order: 7/28/2009
Order Final In: July
Action Taken: $1,500 fine; General Life, Accident and Health License suspended for one year
Violation: Failed to comply with continuing education requirements
Burris, Wendy of Lubbock
Order Number: 090610
Date of Order: 7/28/2009
Order Final In: July
Action Taken: General Property and Casualty License revoked
Violation: Engaged in fraudulent or dishonest acts or practices; Misappropriated or converted money belonging to an insurer or insured
Chambers, Warren Todd; Century Estates Planning, Inc. of Cedar Park
Order Number: 090384
Date of Order: 5/22/2009
Order Final In: July
Action Taken: General Life, Accident and Health License held by Chambers revoked; General Life, Accident and Health Agency License held by Century Estates Planning, Inc. revoked.
Violation: Engaged in fraudulent and dishonest conduct in the marketing of certain "universal leases"
Cigna Behavioral Health, Inc. of Eden Prairie, MN
Order Number: 090606
Date of Order: 7/28/2009
Order Final In: July
Action Taken: $3,500 fine; Must pay IRO fees on a timely basis
Violation: Failed to pay independent review organization (IRO) fee within 15 days of receipt of IRO invoice