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DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES vs GLORIA ROSEN, 03-001723PL (2003)

Court: Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida Number: 03-001723PL
Petitioner: DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES
Respondent: GLORIA ROSEN
Judges: LARRY J. SARTIN
Agency: Department of Financial Services
Locations: Mango, Florida
Filed: May 12, 2003
Status: Closed
Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Thursday, May 29, 2003.

Latest Update: Dec. 25, 2024
FILED APR 10 2003 ToM GALLAGHER CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER IN THE MATTER OF: GLORIA ROSEN / CASE NO.: 62240-03-AG ee é ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT TO: GLORIA ROSEN 1244 Garfield Street Hollywood, Florida 33019-3124 GLORIA ROSEN 1250 Hallandale Beach Blvd., No. 604 Hallandale, Florida 33009-4638 You, GLORIA ROSEN, are hereby notified that the Chief Financial Officer 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 Statues, you, GLORIA ROSEN, are currently licensed in this state as a resident life and variable annuity (2-14), life, health and variable annuity (2-15), life (16), life and health (2-18), and health (2-40) agent. Your license identification number is A225891. 2. At all times pertinent to the dates and occurrences referred to herein, you, GLORIA ROSEN, were licensed in this state as a resident insurance agent. 3. Pursuant to Chapter 626, Florida Statutes, the Florida Department Financial Services, f/k/a the Florida Department of Insurance, has jurisdiction over your resident insurance licenses and appointments. 4. at all times material to the dates and occurrences specified herein, you held yourself out as an insurance agent marketing a bogus “PRG Insurance Plan.” 5. “PRG” was the acronym or pseudonym for a multitude of entities that wrongfully engaged in the business of insurance. 6. At no time material to the dates and occurrences herein, did TRG possess a Certificate of Authority from the Florida Department of Insurance (presently the office of Insurance Regulation of the Financial Services Commission within the Department of Financial Services) to engage in the business of insurance as an insurer or to operate as a Multiple employer | Welfare Arrangement (MEWA), in Florida. 7. At all times material to the dates and occurrences herein, you, GLORIA ROSEN, did directly or indirectly represent or aid TRG in its operation as an unauthorized insurer. COUNT I 8. The above general allegations are realleged here. 9. In April, 2001 you, GLORIA ROSEN, solicited the sale of a group health penefit insurance policy or contract to K. M. F. The health insurance policy was purportedly to be issued by TRG. 10. Having become suspicious of TRG brochures and advertisement, Ms. F. contacted the Department and discovered that TRG was not an authorized insurer. You, GLORIA ROSEN, became alarmed and upset upon hearing from Ms. F. that she had discovered the truth about TRG. IT IS THEREFORE CHARGED that you, GLORIA ROSEN, have violated or are accountable under the following provisions of the Florida Insurance Code and Rules of the Department of Insurance, n/k/a the Department of Financial Services, which constitute grounds for the suspension or revocation of your licenses and appointments as a resident insurance agent: (a) No person shall transact in this State, or relative to a subject of insurance resident, located, or to be performed in this state, without complying with the applicable provisions of this code. [Section 624.11, Florida Statutes]; { (b) Demonstrated lack of fitness or trustworthiness to engage in the business of insurance. [Section 626.611(7), Florida Statutes]; (c) 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]; (a) Violation of any provision of this Code or any law applicable to the business of insurance in the course of dealing under the licensure or appointment. {Section 626.621(2), Florida Statutes}; (e) 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 xX {redesignated as part IX] of this chapter, or having otherwise shown himself or herself to be a source of injury or loss to the public. [Section 626.621(6), Florida Statutes]; (£) No person shall, from offices or by personnel or facilities located in this state directly or indirectly act as an agent for, or otherwise represent or aid on pehalf of another, any " ansurer not then authorized to transact such insurance in this state. [Section 626.901(1), Florida Statutes]. WHEREFORE, you, GLORIA ROSEN, are hereby notified that the Chief Financial Officer, f/k/a the Treasurer and Insurance Commissioner, intends to enter an Order suspending or revoking your licenses and appointments or to impose such penalties as may provided under the provisions of Sections 626.611, 626.621, 626.681, 626.691, and 626.901, Florida Statutes, under the other referenced sections of the Florida Statutes as set out in this Administrative Complaint, and under the provisions of Rule Chapter 4-231, Florida Administrative Code. You are further notified that any order entered in this case revoking or suspending 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 Financial Services, 612 Larson Building, 200 East Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0333. The Department must receive your written response 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) A statement 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 icross~ 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 420.57(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 ebr an administrative proceeding received prior to the date of -this notice shall be deemed abandoned unless timely renewed in compliance with the guidelines as set out above. Mediation of this matter pursuant to section 120.573, Florida Statutes, is not available. No Department attorney will discuss this matter with you until the response has been received by the Department of Financial Services, f/k/a the Department of Insurance. patep this 10th day of April , 2003. Aner Ca hlrn KAREN CHANDLER Deputy Chief Financial officer CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I HEREBY CERTIFY that a copy of the foregoing has been furnished to GLORIA ROSEN, by restricted U.S. Certified Mail to the addresses listed above this 10th day of April 2003. David 3. Busch Fla. Bar No.: 140945 Florida Department of Financial Services Division of Legal Services 612 Larson Building 200 East Gaines Street Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0333 (850) 413-4146 Attorney for the Department STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES DIVISION OF LEGAL SERVICES IN THE MATTER OF: GLORIA ROSEN ELECTION OF PROCEEDING T have received and have read the Notice of the ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT filed against me, including the Notice of Rights contained therein, and I understand my options. I am requesting disposition of this matter as indicated below. (Choose one) 10] I do not dispute any of the Department’s factual allegations and I do not desire a hearing. I understand that by waiving my right to a hearing, the Department may enter a final order that adopts the Administrative Complaint and imposes the sanctions sought, including revoking my licenses and appointments as may be appropriate. 2. I do not dispute any of the Department's factual allegations and I hereby elect a proceeding to be conducted in accordance with section 120.57(2), Florida Statutes. In this regard, I desire to (Choose one): [ ] Submit a written statement and documentary evidence in lieu of a hearing; or [ ] Personally attend a hearing conducted by a department hearing officer in Tallahassee; or { | Attend that same hearing by way of a telephone conference call. 3. [J I do dispute one or more of the Department's factual allegations. I hereby request a hearing pursuant to section 120.57(1), Florida Statutes, to be held before the Division of Administrative Hearings. TO PRESERVE YOUR RIGHT TO A HEARING, YOU MUST FILE YOUR RESPONSE WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE WITHIN TWENTY-ONE (21) DAYS OF YOUR RECEIPT OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT. THE RESPONSE MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE DEPARTMENT NO LATER THAN 5:00 P.M. ON THE TWENTY-FIRST DAY AFTER YOUR RECEIPT OF THE { ; ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT. The address for filing is: General Counsel as acting agency clerk, Florida Department of Financial Services, 612 Larson Building, 200 East Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0333. Signature Print Name Date: Address: Phone No.:.

Docket for Case No: 03-001723PL
Source:  Florida - Division of Administrative Hearings

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