ARCHIVED ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS W - Z
Archived enforcement actions are available online beginning with 2004. To find or research older actions, please send an email to ra-hearings@pa.gov.
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W & R Insurance
Agency, Inc. (Shawnee Mission, KS) 8/05
Waddell & Reed, Inc. (Shawnee Mission, KS)
8/05
Wade Insurance Agency (Jamison, PA) 6/17
5-yr license supervision - Agency issued policies that had inaccurate information.
Wagner, James M. and Alliance Adjustment
Group, Inc. (Doylestown, PA)
8/11
5-yr license supervision and $4,000 civil penalty – Wagner employed an
unlicensed individual.
Waldorf Risk Solutions,
LLC (Huntington, NY) 11/12
5-yr license supervision and $72,619 restitution – Waldorf agreed to
settle the allegations of failing to remit taxes or filing fees on
approximately 200 surplus lines policies.
Walker, Jeffrey Alan (Warminster, PA) 6/16
5-yr license supervision - Walker failed to notify the Department within thirty (30) days of his misdemeanor charge.
Walker, John (King of Prussia, PA)
8/08
Prior felony conviction, §1033 waiver, ongoing supervision of producer license.
Walker, Luke S. (Yoe, PA) 2/19
$1,000
civil penalty; 3-yr license supervision - Mr. Walker failed to report
his change of address and criminal charges to the Pennsylvania Insurance
Department within 30 days.
Wall, Anthony A. Jr. (Eagleville, PA) 2/15
License Surrender, 5-yr future supervision: Wall failed to report his
misdemeanor conviction.
Wallace, Stephanie (Bethlehem, PA) 7/07
Walsh, Daniel Edmund (Jamestown, NY) 4/10
5-yr license supervision and $5,000 penalty: Impersonating a policyholder
on the telephone in order to complete a tax deferred annuity transaction.
Walsh, Noel K. (Short Hills, PA) 3/05
Walter P. Geoghan
Agency, Inc. (Blue Point, NY) 8/06
Walter, Joseph George
Jr. (Reading, PA) 8/05
Walters, Robert F. Jr. (Acme, PA) 9/04
Walthour, Joseph
Washington (Philadelphia, PA) 5/13
Walton, Adrienne (Springfield, PA) 6/05
Ward, Christopher L. (Monroeville, PA) 5/11
3-yr license supervision – Ward was convicted of three DUI's and other
related offenses, all of which were disclosed on his producer license
application.
Warner, Alfred
Ritchie III (Waynesboro, PA) 4/11
3-yr license supervision – Ward was convicted of three DUI's and other
related offenses, all of which were disclosed on his producer license application.
Washington, Geraldine
Marie ((Willow Grove, PA) 3/15
Revocation; 5-yr future license supervision - Washington rebated insured by
paying the initial premium without receiving payment from insureds. Forged
insured's names on documents.
Washington, Kay S. (East Norriton, PA) 12/19
$1,000 civil penalty; 5-yr license supervision; Compliance with her business and personal income tax repayment agreement(s) with the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue - Washington failed to pay her state taxes from 2005 through 2016.
Washkalavitch, Stephen
J. (Glen Mills, PA) 3/08
3-yr license supervision of motor vehicle,
physical damage appraiser license - Failed to leave copy of appraisal.
Wasmund, Michelle S. (Cranesville, PA) 9/13
License revocation - Wasmund failed to report her arrest and subsequent court
proceedings to the department.
Watermark Financial
Assurance Group (Palmyra, NJ and Philadelphia, PA) 10/10
5-yr license supervision and $5,000 penalty – Williams failed to register
the fictitious name of his entity, misrepresented tax compliance status on his
renewal application and falsified errors and omissions certificates.
Watkins, Matthew R. (State College, PA) 6/05
Watkinson, Mark (Paoli, PA) 9/08
5-yr license supervision for pleading guilty in 2006 to Access Device
Fraud.
Watson, Garrett (Erie, PA) 12/19
$1,000 civil penalty; 5-yr license supervision - Watson failed to report the disposition of his criminal charges and address change within 30 days.
Watson, Joseph M. (Conshohocken, PA) 10/14
§1033 waiver granted; indefinite supervision of license for prior felony
convictions.
Watson, Terrence (Philadelphia, PA) 6/19
§1033 waiver granted; indefinite supervision of license for prior felony convictions.
Wattier, Jason D. (Coatesville, PA) 6/12
§1033 waiver granted; indefinite supervision of license for prior felony
conviction.
Watts, Andrea R. (Harrisburg, PA) 7/07
Wayman, Patrick Theodore (Penn Valley, PA) 10/19
$2,500 civil penalty; 5-yr license supervision - Mr. Wayman failed to report administrative actions to the Pennsylvania Insurance Department within 30 days.
Weaver, Philip George (New Holland, PA) 11/18
License
revocation; 10-yr future license supervision - Mr. Weaver failed to
report his criminal charges and guilty plea to the Pennsylvania
Insurance Department within 30 days.
Webb, Katherine M.
and Preferred
Transportation Insurance, Inc. (Erie, PA) 12/09
License revocation and five-year future license supervision for failing to
remit $167,305 in collected premiums from policyholders.
Webster, Kevin Leandro (Hatboro, PA) 5/13
Indefinite license supervision – Webster was granted an 18 U.S.C. Section
1033 waiver for a prior felony conviction.
Weekes & Callaway,
Inc. (Delray Beach, FL) 9/07
Weidner, Drew R. (Hamburg, PA) 12/07
Weigand, Jason C. (Reading, PA) 4/15
Revocation; 5-yr future license supervision - Weigand used applications
with misrepresentations and misappropriated premiums and proceeds of
insurance policies.
Weinroth, Bruce C. (Wynnewood, PA) 2/10
5-yr license supervision and $10,000 restitution submitting false
information on a life insurance application.
Weiser, Carl S. (Southampton, PA) 2/13
License revocation – Weiser plead guilty to felony Insurance/Intent to
Defraud in 2012.
Weiser, Carl S. (Southampton, PA) 612
5-yr license supervision and $1,000 penalty – Weiser pled guilty to
misdemeanor simple assault in 2003 and failed to list the arrest or
conviction on his subsequent license renewals.
Weiss, Jack W. (Harrisburg, PA)
10/07
Weiss, Russell S. (Doylestown, PA) 7/07
Wellman, Robert (Dunmore, PA) 9/14
License revocation – Wellman failed to report his arrests and felony conviction
to the department.
Wells, Stephen (Philadelphia, PA) 5/18
3-yr
license supervision - Mr. Wells initiated an application for a producer
license, wherein he fully disclosed his criminal history.
Wendt, Mark E. (Newry, PA) 1/14
5-yr license supervision – Mr. Wendt failed to disclose criminal charges
on his renewal application.
Westendorp, Joshua (Reading, PA) 3/16
License
revocation; 10-yr future license supervision - Westendorp made false
and/or misleading statements and misrepresentations to prospective
policyholders.
Western and Southern
Life Insurance Company (Cincinatti, OH) 1/06
Westrum,
Valerie (Sioux Falls, SD) 7/07
Westfield, John C. (Philadelphia, PA) 8/18
License
revocation; 10-yr future license supervision - Westfield failed to
report his final disposition of his charges within 30 days to the
Pennsylvania Insurance Department.
Weymer,
Thomas J., Sr. (Ashville, PA) 7/10
7-yr license supervision – Weymer failed to report an administrative
action by the Pa Securities Commission which permanently bars him from
offering or selling securities in Pennsylvania.
Wezner,
Richard S. (Blue Bell, PA) 9/06
WFG Lender Services, LLC (Pittsburgh, PA) 4/19
$1,000
civil penalty; 5-yr license supervision - Respondent failed to report
their administrative action to the Pennsylvania Insurance Department
within 30 days.
Whistler,Melissa (Penns Creek, PA) 9/06
6-month license supervision retroactive to 10/1/2015; assist PID in conducting
investigations; 5-yr future license supervision - Whistler executed
bonds, which were later determined to be fraudulent.
White, Francis C. (Warminster) 6/11
§1033 waiver granted; indefinite supervision of license for prior felony
conviction.
White, Gary (St.
Petersburg, FL) 12/05
White, Kristen J. (McKees Rock, PA) 8/07
White, Michael H. (Philadelphia, PA) 5/17
$5,000
civil penalty; 5-yr license supervision - White signed policyholders'
names on Proof of Loss forms then had an employee notarize his signature
as that of the policyholders.
Whitesell, Ross Allen(Williamsport, PA) 6/15
License revocation; 5-yr future license supervision - Whitesell failed to
notify the Insurance Department of his criminal charges within 30 days.
Wicks, Jeffrey A. (Salix, PA) 4/11
License revocation – Wicks misappropriated over $800,000 for his personal use.
Wikert, Lisa G. (Natrona Heights, PA)
10/06
Willey, Bryan S. (Dover, DE) 3/10
License revocation and 5-yr future license supervision for using good
credit scores of six consumers in place of bad credit scores, and failing
to notify the department of his license revocation in Delaware for similar
activity.
William Novick (Bensalem, PA) and William Novick Agency LLC (Philadelphia, PA) 12/18
$10,000
civil penalty; 10-yr license supervision - Rrespondents submitted
insurance policies without first allowing the consumers to review and
sign the applications.
Williams, Darryl L. (Kansas City, MO) 11/06
Williams, Erin L. (Osceola Mills, PA) 2/06
Williams, George C. (Philadelphia, PA) 4/13
License suspension – Williams failed to report to the department he was
arrested and charged with six felonies.
Williams, Jeremy Scott (Lancaster,
PA) 10/15
5-yr license supervision - Williams submitted an insurance application, in
whic he reported his criminal history.
Williams, Lashanda (Palmer, PA) 5/12
7-yr license supervision and proof of probation compliance – Williams
fully disclosed a 2010 misdemeanor conviction on her producer license
application.
Williams, Reginald (Philadelphia, PA) 4/15
$1,000 penalty; report disposition of charges to Department within 30 days;
5-yr license supervision - Williams was arrested by the Office of Attorney
General for several felony and misdemeanors and failed to notify the Department
within 30 days of being charged with Criminal Conduct.
Williams, Reginald,
d/b/a
Williams, Scott Rossman, Sr (Lansdale, PA) 11/03
Williamson, Joshua Eyre (Avondale, PA) 10/18
3-yr license supervision - Mr. Williamson failed to report his disposition of criminal charges within 30 days.
Willsey, John S. (West Hartford, CT) 12/04
Wilson, Clyde D. (Ellwood City, PA) 3/04
Wilson, Duane (Bethel Park, PA) 2/14
§1033 waiver granted; indefinite supervision of license for prior felony
conviction.
Wilson, Max T. III (Butler, PA) 8/11
1033 waiver granted; indefinite supervision of license for prior felony
conviction.
Wilson, Ryan L. (Hanover, PA) 12/06
Winch, Donald H. (Salem, OH) 10/06
Wingrove, Travis Wayne (Dunbar, PA) 6/16
License revocation; restitution; 5-yr future supervision - Wingrove misappropriated money.
Wise, Thomas E. (Harrisburg, PA)
10/11
5-yr license supervision – Wise failed to pay personal income tax from
1998 to 2006 and did not disclose his tax obligations on his renewal
applications.
Wiser, Daryl E. (Berwyn, PA) 10/12
5-yr license supervision and $1,000 penalty – Wiser submitted two
documents containing forged signatures and false information. Wiser also was
arrested in 2011 and 2012 and failed to report the arrests to the department.
Wismer, Hartman Jr. and Ace Public Adjusters, Inc. (Philadelphia, PA) 5/19
License
revocation; 10-yr future license supervision - Respondents received
thirty-three (33) settlement checks and failed to remit the payments to
the insureds.
Witmer, Chuck E., Sr (Hershey, PA) 3/09
3-yr license supervision for a prior criminal history that was disclosed
on his initial license application.
Wittick, Dale R. Jr. (Philadelphia, PA)
$2,500 civil penalty; indefinite license suprvision - Mr. Wittick failed to report his arrest and guilty plea within 30 days.
Wolf, James W., Jr. (Ellicott City, MD) 9/08
3-yr license supervision for procuring three surplus lines policies
during 2004 with proper licensure.
Wolf, Rodney F. (Carlisle, PA) 8/12
License surrender – Wolf failed to pay state income tax from 2001 through 2008,
which he misrepresented on his license renewals.
Wolfgang, Amanda Lynn (Enola, PA) 12/08
3-yr license supervision for a 2005 misdemeanor conviction disclosed on
her licensing application, and disposition into ARD program.
Wong, Julie (West Chester, PA) 4/19
$1,000 civil penalty; 5-yr license supervision - Ms. Wong altered a Loss Run report and failed to report her change of address.
Woodring, Christine M. (N. Huntingdon, PA) 9/15
License revocation; 5-yr future supervision - Woodring submitted fraudulent
life insurance applications and forged signatures of applicants.
Wood, Jillian Elizabeth (Colorado Springs, CO)
10/14
5-yr license supervision; $2,000 penalty – Wood did not report her
criminal history on her application.
Work First Casualty
Company (Wilmington, DE) 4/08
Untimely submission of Workers' Compensation Accident & Illness Prevention
Report; Cease and desist.
Worldwide Insurance
Systems Enterprises (WISE) (Philadelphia, PA) 6/08
See Chester, Linda
Wortley/Poole
Professional LTD (Philadelphia, PA) 6/06
Wosotowsky, John D. (Monaca, PA) 1/11
License revocation – Wosotowsky failed to report to the department that he is
under criminal investigation for alleged misappropriation of insurance or
investment proceeds.
Wright, Jeanette (Hazelton, PA) 1/14
5-yr license supervision, $2,500 civil penalty – Ms. Wright as a
Qualifying Active Officer, failed to maintain control and oversight of agency
employees who were licensed producers.
Wright, Jerome (Shenandoah, PA and
Hazelton, PA) 1/14
7-yr license supervision – Wright failed to notify the department of his
arrest within 30 days.
Wright, Lorenzo
and Lorenzo Wright Ins.
Agency, LLC (Shenandoah, PA and Hazelton, PA) 1/14
License revocations for Wright and the agency – Wright used other individual's
personal information in the credit section of the application causing lower
premiums to be quoted.
Wright Specialty
Insurance Agency (Uniondale, NY) 11/15
$1,000 civil penalty; 3-yr future supervision - Wright Specialty reported
surplus lines sales during 2013 to the PA Surplus Lines Association, but failed
to file and remit its taxes by January 31, 2014.
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Y.
Yarish, Tina M. (Pickerington, OH) 8/15
$1,000 penalty; 5-yr license supervision - Yarish failed to report her
administrative action on her license application.
Yates, Lionel A. (Philadelphia, PA) 7/12
5-yr license supervision and proof of compliance with any court-ordered
support obligation – Yates' producer license was previously suspended for
failure to pay child support.
Yatsko, Joseph Paul Jr. (Bellefonte, PA) 12/18
§1033 waiver granted; indefinite supervision of license for prior felony convictions.
Yeckley, Joseph F. (Brockport, PA) 6/06
Yenen, David Celal (East Greenville, PA)
5/13
License revocation – Yenen plead guilty to felony Forgery and a misdemeanor
charge of Theft from a Motor Vehicle in July 2012, and failed to report the
criminal conduct to the Department.
Yilmaz, Sherri (Croydon, PA) 1/08
§1033
waiver granted; indefinite supervision of license for felony conviction
Yingst, Christine M.
and Valley Settlement
Agency, LLC (Harrisburg, PA) 5/11
License revocation – Yingst allowed nine fiduciary errors to occur, allowing
funds to be misdirected to a personal acquaintance.
Yokely, Karen(Chester, PA) 12/08
5-yr license supervision for failing to disclose a 1983 misdemeanor
conviction in Illinois.
Yom, Lee Son (Holtwood, PA) 3/05
Yoo, John Y. (Colmar,
PA)
and Cornerstone Insurance and Financial
Services, Inc. (Elkins Park, PA) 5/13
7-yr license supervision and restitution – Yoo improperly withheld
premiums and charged improper fees.
York, Keith Allen
and York Adjustment
Company, Inc. New Hope, PA (Levittown, PA) 4/09
License revocation, $4,000 restitution and five-year future license supervision
for misappropriating three settlement checks and failing to respond to requests
for assistance from other clients.
Young, Robin L. (East Pittsburgh, PA)
8/07
Young, Terence (Pittsburgh, PA) 1/08
§1033
waiver granted; indefinite supervision of license for felony conviction
Young, Thomas (Apollo, PA) 10/13
5-yr license supervision; report disposition of charges – Young failed to
notify the department of his criminal arrest.
Yuhas, Nickolas C. (Chagrin Falls, OH) 2/05
Yurko, Thomas K. (Orangeville, PA) 2/06
Yurkovich, Allen J. (Altoona, PA) 10/06
Z.
Zacconi, Shawn (Langhorne, PA) 1/15
§1033 waiver granted; indefinite supervision of license for prior felony
conviction.
Zajac, Jeffrey E. (Erie, PA) 10/05
Zangari, Cassandra Noel (Etters, PA) 7/17
License
revocation; 10-yrs future license supervision - Zangari misrepresented
supplemental policies as being included or "packaged" with insureds'
major medical insurance policy at no additional cost.
Zangari, Eugene Daniel (York, PA) 7/17
$5,000
civil penalty; 5-yr license supervision - Zangari misrepresented
supplemental policies as being included or "packaged" with insureds'
major medical insurance policy at no additional cost.
Zangari, Eugene Daniel (York, PA) 11/19
$500 penalty; 5-yr license supervision - Amendment to Consent Order CO17-05-011 - Zangari failed to report other states' insurance application denials to the Pennsylvania Insurance Department.
Zangari, Michael A. (York, PA) 1/18
5-yr license supervision - Zangari represented,
without clearly indicating additional cost, supplemental insurance
policies as "packaged" or included with insureds' major medical
insurance policy.
Zelnick, Robert
(Bethlehem,
PA) 6/04
Ziemianski, Mark Anthony (Youngstown, OH) 8/12
5-yr license supervision and $1,000 penalty – Ziemianski was convicted of
a prior felony and administrative action in Ohio, which he disclosed on his
license renewal application.
Zimmerman, Rebecca Lyn (Murrysville, PA) 7/11
License revocation – Zimmerman solicited insurance for a non-existent entity.
Zimmerman, Karl Edward (Jamison, PA) 4/19
5-yr
license supervision - Mr. Zimmerman initiated a license application for
an initial resident producer's license wherein he failed to disclose
his criminal history.
Zufall, Colleen O. (Scottsdale, PA) 4/13
License revocation Zufall admitted to backdating an automobile insurance application
and signing the client's signature two times on an application.
Zukowski, Eric E. (Pittsburgh, PA) 8/12
§1033 waiver granted for a previous felony conviction;
Indefinite license supervision and $3,800 restitution
Zupsic, Matthew M. (Ft. Myers Beach, FL)
3/09
License revocation and 5-yr future license supervision for failing to
report a prior criminal conviction.