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2024 Division of Insurance Enforcement Activity |
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Please Note: P.L. 2013, c. 259 became effective on July 1, 2014. This law amended the Administrative Procedure Act, R.S. 52:14B-1 et seq. One of the amendments requires all state agencies to post on their websites all non-confidential final agency orders, decisions and opinions. Accordingly, all such final agency orders or decisions in disciplinary actions issued subsequent to July 1, 2014 may be accessed by clicking on the link within the summaries below. Orders or decisions issued on such matters prior to July 1, 2014 are available upon request to the Division of Insurance. |
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June |
Consent Orders
Dennis McDine, Washington Township, NJ
Order #E24-31, June 11, 2024
Respondent made a false representation in a loan agreement and failed to report a criminal indictment.
Sanctions: Fine - $2,500; respondent agreed not to reapply for an insurance producer license
Larry R. Weinbaum, Manalapan, NJ
Order #E24-32, June 11, 2024
Respondent falsified information on insurance applications and failed to report an action taken by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA).
Sanctions: Revocation of license; Fine - $5,000
Jhonpoul Espinosa, West New York, NJ
Order #E24-35, June 6, 2024
Respondent submitted four insurance applications which contained altered information to an insurance carrier.
Sanctions: Fine - $2,000 |
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May |
Final Order
RHM Benefits, Inc., Robert W. Mania and Heidi Ann Mania, Flanders, NJ
Order #E24-30, May 22, 2024
Respondents failed to report a criminal conviction to the Commissioner and committed a fraudulent act by misappropriating commissions.
Sanctions: Robert W. Mania – Revocation of License, $5000 fine individually; Heidi Ann Mania – Suspension of licensee for a period of 6 months; RHM Benefits, Inc. – Suspension of licensee for a period of 6 months; Robert W. Mania, Heidi Ann Mania & RHM Benefits, Inc. – $10,000 fine jointly & severally
Consent Order
Amblitel, LLC, Louisville, CO
Order #E24-29, May 20, 2024
Respondent acted as a third-party billing service without certification by the Commissioner.
Sanctions: Fine - $5,000
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April |
Consent Orders
Golden Hour Data Systems, Inc. (ZOLL), Broomfield, CO
Order #E24-21, April 2, 2024
Respondent operated as a third-party billing service without certification by the Commissioner.
Sanctions: Fine - $5,000
United Integrity Group Inc., Quakertown, PA
Keith A. Ervin, Quakertown, PA
Order #E24-22, April 3, 2024
Respondent made and disseminated to the public a flyer which failed to identify the name of the insurer and identify the policy by form number or description.
Sanction: $25,000
Freeway Insurance Services of NJ, Guttenberg, NJ
d/b/a First Americano Insurance
Royale Insurance Agency, Bloomfield, NJ
Remberto Perez, Tenafly, NJ
Marta Perez, Tenafly, NJ
Order #E24-23, April 3, 2024
Respondents failed to comply with regulations in the sale of automobile club service contracts to New Jersey insureds.
Sanction: $250,000
A and E Billing, Elizabeth, NJ
Ernesto Berdu, Elizabeth, NJ
Order #E24-24, April 4, 2024
Respondents operated as a third-party billing service without certification by the Commissioner.
Sanction: Fine - $5,000
Managed Billing Services, LLC, Parlin, NJ
Order #E24-25, April 4, 2024
Respondent operated as a third-party billing service without certification by the Commissioner.
Sanction: Fine - $5,000
Argentina Ramirez, Edison, NJ
Order #E24-27, April 10, 2024
Respondent completed and submitted 29 applications for insurance, to the insurer, with misleading and inaccurate information and without the knowledge of the applicant.
Sanctions: Suspension, Fine - $15,000
Golden Hour Data Systems, Inc., Solana Beach, CA
Order #E24-28, April 2, 2024
Respondents operated as a third-party billing service without certification by the Commissioner.
Sanction: Fine - $5,000 |
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March |
Consent Orders
MDVITALS, LLC, Dayton, NJ
Order #E24-20, March 20, 2024
Respondent operated as a third-party billing service without certification by the Commissioner.
Sanction: Fine - $5,000
Elite Billing, LLC, Boynton Beach, FL
Order #E24-19, March 13, 2024
Respondent operated as a third-party billing service without certification by the Commissioner.
Sanction: Fine - $5,000
Medical Management Resources, Inc., East Syracuse, NY
Order #E24-18, March 13, 2024
Respondent operated as a third-party billing service without certification by the Commissioner.
Sanction: Fine - $5,000
CH Revenue Management Solutions, LLC, Tinton Falls, NJ
Order #E24-17, March 13, 2024
Respondent operated as a third-party billing service without certification by the Commissioner.
Sanction: Fine - $5,000
Total Billing Solutions, LLC, Dothan, AL
Order #E24-16, March 13, 2024
Respondent operated as a third-party billing service without certification by the Commissioner.
Sanction: Fine - $5,000 |
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February |
Consent Orders
Altin Tirana, New Canaan, CT
Order #E24-10, February 7, 2024
Respondent failed to report to the Commissioner, Orders issued by FINRA and Maryland Securities Commissioner within 30 days, in accordance with regulatory requirements.
Sanction: Fine - $7,500
DRD Medical Solutions, LLC, Winslow, NJ
Deborah L. Britton, Ocean City, NJ
Order #E24-11, February 8, 2024
Respondents acted as a third-party billing service without certification by the Commissioner.
Sanction: Fine - $5,000
Xifin, Inc., San Diego, CA
Order #E24-12, February 7, 2024
Respondent acted as a third-party billing service without certification by the Commissioner.
Sanction: Fine - $5,000
EZ Med Billing, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Order #E24-13, February 8, 2024
Respondent acted as a third-party billing service without certification by the Commissioner.
Sanction: Fine - $5,000
Source Medical Solutions, Inc., Alpharetta, GA
Order #E24-14, February 14, 2024
Respondent acted as a third-party billing service without certification by the Commissioner.
Sanction: Fine - $5,000 |
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January |
Consent Orders
Finch Healthcare, East Brunswick, NJ
Order #E24-05, January 17, 2024
Respondent acted as a third-party billing service without certification by the Commissioner.
Sanction: Fine - $5,000
Metro Physicians Management Services, Cranford, NJ
Order #E24-07, January 25, 2024
Respondent acted as a third-party billing service without certification by the Commissioner.
Sanction: Fine - $5,000
Orders to Show Cause
Bernadette J. Jacobus, Blairstown, NJ
Bernadette J. Johansson, Stroudsburg, PA
Order #E24-01, January 8, 2024
Respondent is charged with failing to disclose all drivers in household and misrepresenting ownership of risk vehicles.
Demitrios Hallas, Poughkeepsie, NY
Order #E24-02, January 8, 2024
Respondent is charged with failing to notify the commissioner within 30 days of his arrest, conviction, FINRA and SEC sanctions.
Max E. Nozek, Toms River, NJ
The Nozek Group, LLC, Toms River, NJ
Order #E24-03, January 8, 2024
Respondents are charged with submitting 41 applications for life insurance without the knowledge or consent of the applicants to obtain advanced commissions.
Louis Polite, Jr., Westampton, NJ
Order #E24-04, January 8, 2024
Respondent is charged with conducting insurance business while his producer license is revoked.
Silkia Ostrander, Las Vegas, NV
Rapid Bail Bonds, LLC, Las Vegas, NV
Order #E24-08, January 24, 2024
Respondents are charged with misappropriation and failing to return collateral received in the course of a bail bond transaction; and failing to cooperate with a Department investigation.
Carl Ellen, Passaic, NJ
Order #E24-06, January 25, 2024
Respondent is charged with providing a fraudulent document in support of an application for a Special Automobile Insurance policy. |
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