Legal Orders

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2019 Legal Orders
Jun. 28	AccessCare General, LLC.
	Authority: K.S.A. 40-222
	SUMMARY: Financial condition examination report adopted. - Proposed financial condition examination report.
	Status: Closed-Consent Order
May 15	Alliance Indemnity Company
	Authority: K.S.A. 40-222
	SUMMARY: Financial condition examination report adopted - Proposed financial condition examination report as of 12/31/17.
	Status: Closed-Consent Order
May 15	Alliance Insurance Company, Inc.
	Authority: K.S.A. 40-222
	SUMMARY: Financial condition examination report adopted - Proposed financial condition examination report as of 12/31/17.
	Status: Closed-Consent Order
Jun. 28	Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America
	Authority: K.S.A. 40-222; 77-537
	SUMMARY: Monetary Penalty. - Market Conduct Examination.
	Status: Closed-Consent Order
Jun. 28	American Continental Insurance Company
	Authority: K.S.A. 40-222, 40-4912, 77-537
	SUMMARY: Monetary Penalty - Market conduct inquiry; life applications were issued by unappointed producers; cease and desist violation.
	Status: Closed-Consent Order
Jun. 10	American Pet Insurance Company
	Authority: K.S.A. K.S.A. 40-222; 40-4905; 77-537
	SUMMARY: Monetary Penalty - Market conduct inquiry; Policies processed by unlicensed employee; other state's action.
	Status: Closed-Consent Order
Jun. 28	American Southern Insurance Company
	Authority: K.S.A. 40-222
	SUMMARY: Financial condition examination report adopted - Proposed financial condition examination report as of 12/31/17.
	Status: Closed-Consent Order
Jun. 28	AmTrust Insurance Company of Kansas, Inc.
	Authority: K.S.A. 40-222
	SUMMARY: Financial condition examination report adopted. - Proposed financial condition examination report.
	Status: Closed-Consent Order
Jun. 28	Armed Forces Insurance Exchange
	Authority: K.S.A. 40-222
	SUMMARY: Financial condition examination report adopted. - Proposed financial condition examination report as of 12/31/17.
	Status: Closed-Consent Order
Jun. 13	Austin, Marcus E
	Authority: K.S.A. 40-4909; 77-501
	SUMMARY: License revoked - Final order issued - Revocation of license; felony conviction; failure to report revocation in another state.
	Status: Revoked
Mar. 25	Bond, Shawna R
	Authority: K.S.A. 40-4909; 77-501
	SUMMARY: License revoked - Summary Order issued - Revocation of license; used fraudulent conduct or demonstrated any incompetence, untrustworthiness or financial irresponsibility in the conduct of business; improperly withheld, misappropriated or converted a moneys received in the course of doing business; license in home state expired.
	Status: Revoked
Jan. 10	Bremen Farmers Mutual Insurance Company
	Authority: K.S.A. 40-222
	SUMMARY: Financial condition examination report adopted - Proposed financial condition examination report as of 12/31/16.
	Status: Closed-Consent Order
May 8	Centene Venture Company Kansas
	Authority: K.S.A. 40-222
	SUMMARY: Financial condition examination report adopted - Proposed financial condition examination report as of 02/18/2019.
	Status: Closed-Consent Order
Aug. 13	CNA Insurance Group
	Authority: K.S.A. 40-222; 77-537
	SUMMARY: Monetary penalty - Rating issues involving certain business owners' policies, workers' compensation policies and commercial auto products.
	Status: Closed-Consent Order
Mar. 20	Covarrubias, Yadira L.
	Authority: K.S.A. 40-4909; 77-501
	SUMMARY: License revoked. - Summary Order issued - Revocation of license; provided incomplete and untrue information on license application and obtained license through misrepresentation or fraud.
	Status: Revoked
Jan. 9	Delaware Life Insurance Company
	Authority: K.S.A. 40-222; 77-501
	SUMMARY: Monetary penalty. - Unfair claim settlement practice.
	Status: Closed-Consent Order
Aug. 1	Deplato, William A
	Authority: K.S.A. 40-4909; 77-501
	SUMMARY: License revoked - Revocation of license; felony convictions; used fraudulent conduct or demonstrated any incompetence, untrustworthiness or financial irresponsibility in the conduct of business; failure to report convictions.
	Status: Revoked
Jan. 8	Evans, Gabriel M
	Authority: K.S.A. 40-4909; 77-501
	SUMMARY: License revoked - Summary Order issued - Revocation of license; used fraudulent conduct or demonstrated any incompetence, untrustworthiness or financial irresponsibility in the conduct of business.
	Status: Revoked
May 15	Farmers Alliance Mutual Insurance Company
	Authority: K.S.A. 40-222
	SUMMARY: Financial condition examination report adopted - Proposed financial condition examination report as of 12/31/17.
	Status: Closed-Consent Order
Jun. 28	Farmers Insurance Company, Inc.
	Authority: K.S.A. 40-222
	SUMMARY: Financial condition examination report adopted. - Proposed financial condition examination report.
	Status: Closed-Consent Order
Oct. 14	Financial American Life Insurance Company
	Authority: K.S.A. 40-3304; 40-1-28
	SUMMARY: Form A Statement approved - Form A Statement approved; acquisition of control of Financial American Life Insurance Company by Arch Capital Group, LTD and Arch Capital Group (U.S.) Inc.
	Status:
Jul. 16	First Choice Casualty Insurance Company
	Authority: K.S.A. 40-309; 40-3301; 40-3304; 77-501
	SUMMARY: Merger Approved - Application by company to merge with and into Benchmark Insurance Company.
	Status:
May 2	Gerber, Tara K
	Authority: K.S.A. 40-4909; 77-501
	SUMMARY: License revoked - Summary Order issued - Revocation of license; used fraudulent conduct or demonstrated any incompetence, untrustworthiness or financial irresponsibility in the conduct of business; improperly withheld, misappropriated or converted a moneys received in the course of doing business; license in home state expired.
	Status: Revoked
Jun. 28	Heritage Casualty Insurance Company
	Authority: K.S.A. 40-222
	SUMMARY: Financial condition examination report adopted. - Proposed financial condition examination report.
	Status: Closed-Consent Order
Aug. 27	Key Insurance Company
	Authority: K.S.A. 40-222; 77-537
	SUMMARY: Monetary Penalty - Market Conduct Examination; claim handling.
	Status:
May 31	Krainer, John T
	Authority: K.S.A. 40-4909; 77-501
	SUMMARY: License revoked. - Summary Order issued - Revocation of license; license granted in error; felony convictions.
	Status: Revoked
Jun. 10	McGee, Sophia L
	Authority: K.S.A. 40-4909; 77-501
	SUMMARY: License revoked - Revocation of license; used fraudulent conduct or demonstrated any incompetence, untrustworthiness or financial irresponsibility in the conduct of business; violated any insurance law or regulation of another state; improperly withheld, misappropriated or converted a moneys received in the course of doing business.
	Status: Revoked
Aug. 9	Omega Title Services, LLC.
	Authority: K.S.A. 40-4909; 40-2407; 77-501
	SUMMARY: License revoked - Surety bond cancelled; no new surety bond or irrevocable letter of credit received.
	Status: Revoked
Feb. 8	Owens, Samantha
	Authority: K.S.A. 40-4909; 77-501
	SUMMARY: License revoked. - Summary Order issued - Revocation of license; used fraudulent conduct or demonstrated any incompetence, untrustworthiness or financial irresponsibility in the conduct of business; violated any insurance law or regulation of another state; failure to report revocation in home state.
	Status: Revoked
Feb. 13	Pappada, Jodi R.
	Authority: K.S.A. 40-4909; 77-501
	SUMMARY: License revoked - Final order issued; license revocation; committed fraudulent insurance act; felony conviction.
	Status: Revoked
Jun. 28	Patterson, Kasey
	Authority: K.S.A. 40-4909; 77-501
	SUMMARY: License revoked. - Summary Order issued - misdemeanor conviction; failure to report conviction.
	Status: Revoked
Aug. 20	Physicians Standard Insurance Company
	Authority: K.S.A. 40-3605
	SUMMARY: Order of Rehabilitation - Order of Rehabilitation
	Status:
Feb. 8	Porter, Christopher
	Authority: K.S.A. 40-4909; 77-501
	SUMMARY: License revoked - Summary Order issued - Revocation of license; used fraudulent conduct or demonstrated any incompetence, untrustworthiness or financial irresponsibility in the conduct of business; violated any insurance law or regulation of another state; failure to report revocation in home state.
	Status: Revoked
Jul. 5	Pounds, Christopher L
	Authority: K.S.A. 40-4909; 77-501
	SUMMARY: Suspension rescinded - Summary Order issued 10/31/2018 rescinded and license reinstated.
	Status:
Jan. 7	Powell, Garrett A.
	Authority: K.S.A. 40-4909; 77-501
	SUMMARY: License revoked. - Summary Order issued - Revocation of license; failure to disclose 2018 felony and misdemeanor convictions.
	Status: Revoked
May 29	Pressley, Matthew R
	Authority: K.S.A. 40-4909; 77-501
	SUMMARY: License suspended - Summary Order - Temporary suspension of resident agent license until resolution of criminal proceedings in the state of Michigan.
	Status: Suspended
Feb. 12	Reed, David M.
	Authority: K.S.A. 40-4909; 77-501
	SUMMARY: License revoked - Summary Order issued; revocation of license; license surrendered in home state.
	Status: Revoked
Aug. 21	Renaissance Life & Health Insurance Company of America
	Authority: K.S.A. 40-222; 77-537
	SUMMARY: Monetary Penalty - Market Conduct inquiry; misrepresentation in insurance applications; policies processed by unlicensed producers; products sold to invalid groups.
	Status: Closed-Consent Order
Apr. 10	Reynolds, Michael R.
	Authority: K.S.A. 40-4909; 77-501
	SUMMARY: License revoked - Summary Order issued - Revocation of license; convicted of a misdemeanor.
	Status: Revoked
Apr. 16	Rice, Aaron M.
	Authority: K.S.A. 40-4909; 77-501
	SUMMARY: License revoked - Summary Order issued - Revocation of license; convicted of a felony.
	Status: Revoked
Aug. 30	Sagicor Life Insurance Company
	Authority: K.S.A. 40-222; 40-2405; 77-537
	SUMMARY: Monetary penalty - Market conduct inquiry; advertising violations.
	Status:
Jul. 11	Schlue, Jonathan A
	Authority: K.S.A. 40-4909; 77-501
	SUMMARY: License revoked - Summary Order issued - Revocation of license; criminal proceedings; used fraudulent conduct or demonstrated any incompetence, untrustworthiness or financial irresponsibility in the conduct of business; forged another person's name to an application for insurance or to any document related to an insurance transaction; intentionally misrepresented the provisions, terms and conditions of an insurance contract or application for insurance; violated any insurance law or regulation of another state.
	Status: Revoked
Jun. 28	Security Benefit Life Insurance Company
	Authority: K.S.A. 40-222
	SUMMARY: Financial condition examination report adopted - Proposed financial condition examination report as of 12/31/17.
	Status: Closed-Consent Order
Jan. 16	Sentinel Insurance Company, LTD.
	Authority: K.S.A. 40-1-34; 40-2407; 77-501
	SUMMARY: Monetary penalty - Cease and desist from failure to keep notes and work papers related to claims and failure to respond in a timely manner.
	Status: Closed-Consent Order
Apr. 16	St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company
	Authority: K.S.A. 44-5,120; 77-537
	SUMMARY: Monetary Penalty - Failure to make prompt delivery to the medical provider of funds as a result of an order or award; cease and desist from violation.
	Status:
Feb. 13	The Cincinnati Insurance Company
	Authority: K.S.A. 44-5,125; 77-501
	SUMMARY: Monetary penalty - Failure to timely pay workers compensation claim; cease and desist from violations.
	Status: Closed-Consent Order
Jun. 28	Union Fidelity Life Insurance Company
	Authority: K.S.A. 40-222
	SUMMARY: Financial condition examination report adopted. - Proposed financial condition examination report.
	Status: Closed-Consent Order
Apr. 25	Vega, Oyun A
	Authority: K.S.A. 40-4909; 77-536
	SUMMARY: License suspended/Emergency Suspension - Emergency suspension until resolution of the matter in Summary Order Docket No. 77902.
	Status: Suspended
Sep. 12	Wellcare of Kansas, Inc.
	Authority: K.S.A. 40-3304; 40-1-28
	SUMMARY: Form A Statement approved - Acquisition of control of Wellcare of Kansas, Inc. by Centene Corporation.
	Status:
Feb. 8	Wijesurendra, Shenie Shehara
	Authority: K.S.A. 40-4909; 77-501
	SUMMARY: License revoked. - Summary Order issued - Revocation of license; used fraudulent conduct or demonstrated any incompetence, untrustworthiness or financial irresponsibility in the conduct of business; failed to submit required documentation; failure to respond; failure to notify department of address change.
	Status: Revoked
Jul. 11	Williams, Cursta L
	Authority: K.S.A. 40-4909; 77-501
	SUMMARY: License suspended - License suspended - Summary Order - Temporary suspension of resident agent license until resolution of criminal proceedings in the state of Iowa.
	Status: Suspended

Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt

Legal Orders

Kansas Insurance Commissioner
Vicki Schmidt