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90-007320 DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE AND TREASURER vs GERALD JOSEPH BARNES (1990)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: Nov. 20, 1990

The issue in this case is whether Respondent violated certain statutes governing the business of insurance.Agent's failure to ensure premium forwarded to insurer proves lack of fitness and warrants 6 month suspension

90-006670 ABRAHAM G. MAIDA vs DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE AND TREASURER (1990)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: Oct. 22, 1990

The issues to be resolved in this consolidated proceeding concern whether the Petitioner, Abraham Maida's applications to represent certain life insurance companies should be denied based upon his alleged unlawful failure to forward premium funds from insureds to the insurers during the applicable regular course of business. Also at issue are the charges in the Administrative Complaint in the related penal proceeding which concerns the same factual conduct involving the Respondent's alleged failure to forward premiums to the insurers involved in the policy contracts at issue.Failure to pay premiums due to insurers timely was misappropriated and a lack of fitness. Not fraud, deceit. Potential harm to public proscribed.

90-003069 PRESTON HURSEY, JR. vs DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE AND TREASURER (1990)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: May 18, 1990

The issue to be resolved in this proceeding concerns whether the Petitioner's application for licensure as a nonresident life, health and variable annuities insurance agent should be denied on the basis of his having pled guilty and been convicted of a felony. Embodied within that general issue are the issues of whether the felony involved is one of moral turpitude and whether the conviction, and the circumstances surrounding it, demonstrate that the Petitioner lacks fitness or trustworthiness to engage in the business of insurance.Respondent not shown to be unfit as insurance agent where tax avoid scheme he used for clients didn't involve deceit, fraud, no moral turpitude, plea explained

90-005518 DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE AND TREASURER vs WAYNE ASHLEY BRYANT (1990)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: Sep. 04, 1990

The issue is whether Mr. Bryant is subject to discipline as an insurance agent for failure to remit premiums for insurance policies to the companies he represented.Insurance agent suspended for failure to see that those he had entrusted to handle the back office work on insurance applications he produced did so properly

90-005029 DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE AND TREASURER vs ROBERT HENRY JONES (1990)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: Aug. 14, 1990

The central issue in this case is whether the Respondent is guilty of the violations alleged in the administrative complaint dated July 12, 1990; and, if so, what penalty should be imposed.Respondent failed to remit premium monies paid to him and consequently violated statute.

90-004183 DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE AND TREASURER vs JOSEPH DANIEL CORONA (1990)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: Jul. 05, 1990

The issue for consideration herein was whether the Respondent's license as a life and health agent in the State of Florida should be disciplined because of the misconduct alleged in the Administrative Complaint filed herein.Insurance salesman's failure to pay premium to company and his false representation to policy holder are misconduct supporting discipline of license

90-000582 KIMBERLY L. STRAYER vs DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE AND TREASURER (1990)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: Jan. 31, 1990

Whether or not Petitioner's application for examination as a general lines agent should be approved.Whether petitioner's application for examination as a general lines insurance agent should be approved.

90-000406 DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE AND TREASURER vs DAVID LLOYD PATTERSON (1990)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: Jan. 22, 1990

THIS CAUSE came on before the undersigned Treasurer of the State of Florida, acting in his capacity as Insurance Commissioner, for consideration and final agency action. On December 27, 1990, an Administrative Complaint was filed charging the Respondent/Petitioner with various violations of the Insurance Code. The Respondent/Petitioner timely filed a request for a formal proceeding pursuant to Section 120.57(1), Florida Statutes. Pursuant to notice, the matter was heard before Ella Jane P. Davis, Hearing Officer, Division of Administrative Hearings, on July 11, 1990.Section 648.441(2)&(3) and 648.30 are without statutory remedy in this forum; however no misleading or allowing use of bondsman's license was proven.

90-000476 DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE AND TREASURER vs WALLACE HERMAN KLEIN (1990)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: Jan. 25, 1990

The issue for consideration in this case is whether Respondent's license as a general lines agent and limited surety agent and his eligibility for licensure should be disciplined because of the alleged misconduct outlined in the Administrative Complaint filed herein.Insurance agent who unlawfully seizes customer's trailer for security and damages it and falsifies documentary is guilty of violation of disciplinary statute.

89-006117 DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE AND TREASURER vs RALPH EDWARD CARTER (1989)

Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Filed: Nov. 08, 1989

The issue is whether respondent's license as a life insurance agent, health insurance agent and general lines agent should be disciplined for the reasons stated in the administrative complaint.Licensee found guilty of misconduct.

Willis Ferrell Melvin, Jr.