Petitioner: DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE
Respondent: LARRY YALE KRAKOW
Judges: LARRY J. SARTIN
Agency: Department of Financial Services
Locations: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Filed: May 16, 2002
Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Wednesday, September 11, 2002.
Latest Update: Dec. 23, 2024
THE TREASURER OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE
Tom GALLAGHER
IN THE MATTER OF:
CASE NO. 43050-02-AG
LARRY YALE KRAKOW
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ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT
TO: LARRY YALE KRAKOW
22181 Trillium Way
Boca Raton, FL 33433
LARRY YALE KRAKOW
137 East Woolbright Road
Boynton Beach, FL 33435-6047
LARRY YALE KRAKOW
c/o Bankers Life Insurance Company
4600 Sheridan Street, Suite 300
Hollywood, FL 33021-3409
You, LARRY YALE KRAKOW, are hereby notified that the Insurance Commissioner of
the State of Florida has caused to be made an investigation of your activities while licensed as an
insurance agent in this state, as a result of which it is alleged:
GENERAL ALLEGATIONS
1. Pursuant to Chapter 626, Florida Statutes, you, LARRY YALE KRAKOW, are
currently licensed in this state as a life & variable (2-14) agent, annuity life, health & variable
annuity (2-15) agent, a life (2-16) agent, a life and health agent (2-18), and a health agent (2-40).
Your agent license number is A145478.
2. Pursuant to Chapter 626, Florida Statutes, the Florida Department of Insurance
has jurisdiction over your insurance license and appointments.
3. At all times relevant to the dates and occurrences referred to herein, you, LARRY
YALE KRAKOW, were licensed as an insurance agent and an officer and director for JBS
Group, Inc. located at 6383 10 Avenue N, Suite #B, Lake Worth, FL 33463-1689.
4. At all times relevant to the dates and occurrences referred to herein, you, LARRY
YALE KRAKOW, were licensed in this state as a as a life & variable (2-14) agent, annuity life,
health & variable annuity (2-15) agent, a life (2-16) agent, a life and health agent (2-18), and a
health agent (2-40).
5. All references herein made to you, LARRY YALE KRAKOW, also include persons
working under your direct supervision and control.
6. Pursuant to Section 626.561(1), Florida Statutes, all insurance premiums, return
premiums, or other funds belonging to insurers or others received by you, LARRY YALE
KRAKOW, in transactions under your licenses, were and remain trust funds received by you ina
fiduciary capacity and were to be accounted for and remitted to an insurer or others entitled
thereto in the applicable regular course of business.
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7. The above general allegations are hereby realleged and fully incorporated herein
by reference.
8. In or about May 1999, you, LARRY YALE KRAKOW, transacted insurance with
Shirley Izenson as she purchased long term care insurance with the insurer, American Pioneer
Life Insurance Company (hereinafter referred to as “American Pioneer”). Shirley Izenson
provided you with the annual premium payment of $2,136.00.
9. In or about May 2000, Shirley Izenson received the annual renewal premium
notice from American Pioneer and noticed the premium had greatly increased.
10. Shirley Izenson contacted you, LARRY YALE KRAKOW, and informed you that
maybe her policy benefits should be decreased as the present insurance premium was too high.
il. You, LARRY YALE KRAKOW, then informed Shirley Izenson that she should
not decreased her benefits and that if she provided you with a payment in the amount of $1,800
for the policy premium, you would give her a $500.00 discount and then you would arrange to
pay the premium monthly. Thus, you, LARRY YALE KRAKOW, provided Shirley Izenson
with an unlawful rebate.
12. As you, LARRY YALE KRAKOW, instructed, on or about May 26, 2000, Shirley
Izenson provided you with a check in the amount of $1,800 for payment of premium.
13. After making the arrangement set forth in paragraph 11 with Shirley Izenson, you,
LARRY YALE KRAKOW, then failed to make the payments as agreed and caused Shirley
Izenson’s policy to lapse.
IT IS THEREFORE CHARGED that you, LARRY YALE KRAKOW, have violated or
are accountable under the following provisions of the Florida Insurance Code and Rules of the
Department of Insurance which constitute grounds for the suspension or revocation of your
licenses and appointments:
(a) All premiums, return premiums, or other funds belonging to others received by an
agent, ..., in transactions under his license shall be trust funds so received by the licensee in a
fiduciary capacity. . . . The licensee in the applicable regular course of business shall account for
and pay the same to the insurer, insured, or other persons entitled thereto. [Section 626.561(1),
Florida Statutes];
(b) If the license or appointment is willfully used, or to be used, to circumvent any of
the requirements or prohibitions of this code. [Section 626.61 1(4), Florida Statutes];
(c) Willful misrepresentation of any insurance policy or annuity contract or willful
deception with regard to any such policy or contract, done either in person or by any form of
dissemination of information or advertising. [Section 626.611(5), Florida Statutes};
(d) Demonstrated lack of fitness and trustworthiness to engage in the business of
insurance. [Section 626.61 1(7), Florida Statutes];
(e) Demonstrated lack of reasonably adequate knowledge and technical competence
to engage in the transactions authorized by the license or appointment. [Section 626.61 1(8),
Florida Statutes];
(f) Fraudulent or dishonest practices in the conduct of business under the license or
appointment. [Section 626.611(9), Florida Statutes];
(g) Misappropriation, conversion, or unlawful withholding of moneys belonging to
insurers or insureds or beneficiaries or to others and received in conduct of business under the
license or appointment. [Section 626.611(10), Florida Statutes];
(h) Unlawfully rebating, attempting to unlawfully rebate, or unlawfully dividing or
offering to divide his or her commission with another. [Section 626.611(11), Florida Statutes];
(i) Violation of any provision of this code or of any other law applicable to the
business of insurance in the course of dealing under the license or appointment. [Section
626.621(2), Florida Statutes];
q) In the conduct of business under the license or appointment, engaging in unfair
methods of competition or in unfair or deceptive acts or practices, as prohibited under Part IX of
this chapter, or having otherwise shown himself or herself to be a source of injury or loss to the
public or detrimental to the public interest. [Section 626.621(6), Florida Statutes];
(k) No person shall engage in this state in any trade practice which is defined in this
part as, or determined pursuant to Section 626.951 or Section 626.9561 to be, an unfair method
of competition or an unfair or deceptive act or practice involving the business of insurance.
[Section 626.9521(1), Florida Statutes];
() Misrepresentation in insurance applications. — Knowingly making a false or
fraudulent written or oral statement or representation on, or relative to, an application or
negotiation for an insurance policy for the purpose of obtaining a fee, commission, money, or
other benefit from any insurer, agent, broker, or individual. [Section 626.9541(1)(k)1, Florida
Statutes].
(m) Unlawful rebates. - Except as otherwise expressly provided by law or in an
applicable filing with the department, knowingly:
a. Permitting, or offering to make, or making, any contract or agreement as to
such contract other than as plainly expressed in the insurance contract issued thereon:
b. Paying, allowing, or giving, or offering to pay, allow, or give, directly or
indirectly, as inducement to such insurance contract, any unlawful rebate of premiums payable on
the contract, any special favor or advantage in the dividends or other benefits thereon, or any
valuable consideration or inducement whatever not specified in the contract;
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14. The above general allegations are hereby realleged and fully incorporated herein
by reference.
15. In September 2000, you, LARRY YALE KRAKOW, had John Dauphinais, a
licensed agent affiliated with JBS Group, Inc., transact insurance with Milton Forman.
16. During the insurance transaction referenced in Paragraph 15, Milton Forman
purchased Medicare supplement policies with Celtic Life Insurance Company (referred to as
“Celtic Life”) through JBS Group, Inc. for himself and his wife, Eleanor Forman. At that time,
Milton Forman paid John Dauphinais $3,250 via credit card for the annual insurance premiums
for both his and his wife’s Medicare supplement policies.
17. Milton Forman and his wife Eleanor Forman (hereinafter collectively referred to
as “Mr. and Mrs. Forman”) elected to pay the insurance premiums annually as such the annual
mode of payment was selected on Mr. and Mrs. Forman’s insurance applications.
18. You, LARRY YALE KRAKOW, signed the insurance applications of Mr. and
Mrs. Forman as the producing agent, when in fact, you did not transact insurance with Mr. and
Mrs. Forman and you did not complete the insurance applications.
19. After you, LARRY YALE KRAKOW, received $3,250 for the annual premiums
payment for Mr. and Mrs. Forman’s Medicare supplement policies, you failed to forward the
total amount received to Celtic Life; instead you provided Celtic Life with only the quarterly
premium amounts ($500.00 and $341.00 respectively) for Mr. and Mrs. Forman’s policies.
20. By receiving the annual premiums payment as set forth in Paragraph 19 and then
only paying the insurer the quarterly premium amounts as set forth in paragraph 20, and by
signing Mr. and Mrs. Forman’s insurance applications as the agent of record which sets forth Mr.
and Mrs. Forman elected mode of premium payment as stated in paragraph 17, you, LARRY
YALE KRAKOW misrepresented to the insurer and to Mr. and Mrs. Forman that you would pay
the annual premiums and unlawfully withheld monies belonging to the insurer and the insureds.
IT IS THEREFORE CHARGED that you, LARRY YALE KRAKOW, have violated or
are accountable under the following provisions of the Florida Insurance Code and Rules of the
Department of Insurance which constitute grounds for the suspension or revocation of your
licenses and appointments:
(a) All premiums, return premiums, or other funds belonging to others received by an
agent, ..., in transactions under his license shall be trust funds so received by the licensee ina
fiduciary capacity... . The licensee in the applicable regular course of business shall account for
and pay the same to the insurer, insured, or other persons entitled thereto. [Section 626.561(1),
Florida Statutes];
(b) If the license or appointment is willfully used, or to be used, to circumvent any of
the requirements or prohibitions of this code. [Section 626.611(4), Florida Statutes];
(c) Willful misrepresentation of any insurance policy or annuity contract or willful
deception with regard to any such policy or contract, done either in person or by any form of
dissemination of information or advertising. [Section 626.61 1(5), Florida Statutes];
(d) Demonstrated lack of fitness and trustworthiness to engage in the business of
insurance. [Section 626.611(7), Florida Statutes];
(e) Demonstrated lack of reasonably adequate knowledge and technical competence
to engage in the transactions authorized by the license or appointment. [Section 626.611(8),
Florida Statutes];
(f) Fraudulent or dishonest practices in the conduct of business under the license or
appointment. [Section 626.611(9), Florida Statutes];
(g) Misappropriation, conversion, or unlawful withholding of moneys belonging to
insurers or insureds or beneficiaries or to others and received in conduct of business under the
license or appointment. [Section 626.611(10), Florida Statutes];
(h) Violation of any provision of this code or of any other law applicable to the
business of insurance in the course of dealing under the license or appointment. [Section
626.621(2), Florida Statutes];
(i) In the conduct of business under the license or appointment, engaging in unfair
methods of competition or in unfair or deceptive acts or practices, as prohibited under Part LX of
this chapter, or having otherwise shown himself or herself to be a source of injury or loss to the
public or detrimental to the public interest. (Section 626.621(6), Florida Statutes];
q) No person shall engage in this state in any trade practice which is defined in this
part as, or determined pursuant to Section 626.951 or Section 626.9561 to be, an unfair method
of competition or an unfair or deceptive act or practice involving the business of insurance.
[Section 626.9521(1), Florida Statutes];
(k) Misrepresentation in insurance applications. - Knowingly making a false or
fraudulent written or oral statement or representation on, or relative to, an application or
negotiation for an insurance policy for the purpose of obtaining a fee, commission, money, or
other benefit from any insurer, agent, broker, or individual. [Section 626.9541(1)(k)1, Florida
Statutes].
WHEREFORE, you, LARRY YALE KRAKOW, are hereby notified that the Treasurer
and Insurance Commissioner intends to enter an Order suspending or revoking your licenses and
appointments as an insurance agent in this state or to impose such penalties as may be provided
under the provisions of Sections 626.611, 626.621, 626.681 and 626.691, Florida Statutes as set
out in this Administrative Complaint. You are further notified that any order entered in this case
suspending or revoking any license or eligibility for licensure held by you shall also apply to all
other licenses and eligibility held by you under the Florida Insurance Code.
NOTICE OF RIGHTS
You have the right to request a proceeding to contest this action by the Department
pursuant to Sections 120.569 and 120.57, Florida Statutes, and Rule 28-107, Florida
Administrative Code. The proceeding request must be in writing, signed by you, and must be
filed with the Department within twenty-one (21) days of your receipt of this notice. Completion
of the attached Election of Proceeding form and/or a petition for administrative hearing will
suffice as a written request. The request must be filed with the General Counsel as acting
Agency Clerk, at the Florida Department of Insurance, 612 Larson Building, 200 East Gaines
Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0333. Your written response must be received by the
Department no later than 5:00 p.m. on the twenty-first day after your receipt of this notice.
Mailing the response on the twenty-first day will not preserve your right to a hearing.
YOUR FAILURE TO RESPOND IN WRITING WITHIN
TWENTY-ONE (21) DAYS OF YOUR RECEIPT OF THIS
NOTICE WILL CONSTITUTE A WAIVER OF YOUR RIGHT TO
REQUEST A PROCEEDING ON THE MATTERS ALLEGED
HEREIN AND AN ORDER OF REVOCATION WILL BE
ENTERED AGAINST YOU.
If you request a proceeding, you must provide information that complies with the
requirements of Rule 28-107.004, Florida Administrative Code. As noted above, completion of
the attached Election of Proceeding form conforms to these requirements. Specifically, your
response must contain:
(a) The name and address of the party making the request, for purpose of service;
(b) — Astatement that the party is requesting a hearing involving disputed issues of
material fact, or a hearing not involving disputed issues of material fact; and
(c) A reference to the notice, order to show cause, administrative complaint, or other
communication that the party has received from the agency.
If a hearing of any type is requested, you have the right to be represented by counsel or
other qualified representative at your expense, to present evidence and argument, to call and
cross-examine witnesses, and to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of
documents by subpoena.
If a proceeding is requested and there is no dispute of material fact, the provisions of
Section 120.57(2), Florida Statutes, apply. In this regard, you may submit oral or written
evidence in opposition to the action taken by the Department or a written statement challenging
the grounds upon which the Department has relied. While a hearing is normally not required in
the absence of a dispute of fact, if you feel that a hearing is necessary, one will be conducted in
Tallahassee, Florida, or by telephonic conference call upon your request.
However, if you dispute material facts which are the basis for the Department’s action,
you must request an adversarial proceeding pursuant to Sections 120.569 and 120.57(1), Florida
Statutes. These proceedings are held before a State administrative law judge of the Division of
Administrative Hearings. Unless the majority of witnesses are located elsewhere, the
Department will request that the hearing be conducted in Tallahassee, Florida.
Failure to follow the procedure outlined with regard to your response to this notice may
result in the request being denied. All prior oral communication or correspondence in this matter
shall be considered freeform agency action, and no such oral communication or correspondence
shall operate as a valid request for an administrative proceeding. Any request for an
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administrative proceeding received prior to the date of this notice sail byydeemed: abandoned
unless timely renewed in compliance with the guidelines as set ouLAey es ‘ . Hl D5
Mediation of this matter pursuant to Section 120.573, ron an not. available.
No Department attorney will discuss this matter with you until the response has been received by
the Department of Insurance.
DATED this 23rd day of _ apria , 2002.
KENNEY Sty moe
Deputy Insurance Commissioner
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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Complaint has been furnished to: Heo ERS ter
LARRY YALE KRAKOW
22181 Trillium Way
Boca Raton, FL 33433
LARRY YALE KRAKOW
137 East Woolbright Road
Boynton Beach, FL 33435-6047
LARRY YALE KRAKOW
c/o Bankers Life Insurance Company
4600 Sheridan Street, Suite 300
Hollywood, FL 33021-3409
by Certified Mail/Restricted Delivery this 23rd day of__ April , 2002.
Mechele R. McBride, Esquir
Florida Bar No. 0079197
Division of Legal Services
612 Larson Building
200 East Gaines Street
Tallahassee, Fl 32399-0333
(850) 413-4114
Docket for Case No: 02-002007PL
Issue Date |
Proceedings |
Sep. 11, 2002 |
Order Closing File issued. CASE CLOSED.
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Sep. 10, 2002 |
Joint Motion to Relinquish Jurisdiction (filed via facsimile).
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Aug. 12, 2002 |
Order Granting Continuance and Re-scheduling Hearing issued (hearing set for September 12, 2002; 9:30 a.m.; Fort Lauderdale, FL).
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Aug. 07, 2002 |
Petitioner`s Motion to Continue (filed via facsimile).
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Jul. 05, 2002 |
Notice of Unavailability filed by Respondent.
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Jul. 01, 2002 |
Notice of Service of Petitioner`s First Set of Interrogatories and Production of Documents to Respondent (filed via facsimile).
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Jun. 27, 2002 |
Order Granting Continuance and Re-scheduling Hearing issued (hearing set for August 28 through 30, 2002; 9:30 a.m.; Fort Lauderdale, FL).
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Jun. 17, 2002 |
Motion for Continuance filed by Respondent.
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May 31, 2002 |
Order of Pre-hearing Instructions issued.
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May 31, 2002 |
Notice of Hearing issued (hearing set for July 23 through 25, 2002; 9:30 a.m.; Fort Lauderdale, FL).
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May 24, 2002 |
Joint Response to Initial Order (filed via facsimile).
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May 17, 2002 |
Initial Order issued.
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May 16, 2002 |
Administrative Complaint filed.
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May 16, 2002 |
Election of Proceeding filed.
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May 16, 2002 |
Agency referral filed.
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