Source: http://www.state.me.us/pfr/insurance/consent_agreements/2005-2009/08220.htm
Timestamp: 2014-09-01 22:01:21
Document Index: 253731775

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 8003', '§1417', '§1419', '§1420', '§ 402', '§ 408']

National Producer # 7359700
Docket No. INS-08-220
This document is a Consent Agreement authorized by Title 10 M.R.S.A. § 8003(5), entered into among Craig A. Martin, a resident of Rhode Island; the Maine Superintendent of Insurance; and the Maine Department of the Attorney General. Its purpose is to resolve, in lieu of an adjudicatory proceeding, issues implicating Title 24-A M.R.S.A. §1417(1), §1419, and §1420-K(1).
Craig A. Martin applied for a Maine Nonresident Adjuster License in March, 2008.
Item 2 of the background questions on the application form filed in connection with Mr. Martin’s application required a response to the following question:
Mr. Martin answered “No” to Item (2).
The application included Mr. Martin’s dated signature under the statement:
Staff of the Maine Bureau of Insurance discovered, through its application review process, that Mr. Martin had been the subject of a 2002 consent order involving a payment of $3,000 in the State of Rhode Island.
A member of the Licensing staff for the Maine Bureau of Insurance requested, by letter dated April 14, 2008, an explanation for Mr. Martin’s failure to disclose the Rhode Island consent order, and requested relevant documentation.
Mr. Martin’s response provided documentation of the action, and stated the following in explanation of the failure to disclose the matter in his Maine application:
“I know it was my sole responsibility to fill out the application or at least review what had been filled out by one of our employees, which I did not do. I signed the application without review. I am responsible for this error and can only leave the decision of my license application in your hands.”
Mr. Martin provided incorrect, misleading, incomplete or materially untrue information in his Maine application for nonresident adjuster licensing by failing to disclose the 2002 Rhode Island consent order when he applied, and certifying through the “Certification and Attestation” on the application that the information was true and complete, and he has not provided an adequate legal explanation for his failure to provide accurate information in the application.
Craig A. Martin, the Maine Bureau of Insurance, and the Maine Department of the Attorney General agree to the following.
At the time of executing this Consent Agreement, Mr. Martin will remit to the Maine Bureau of Insurance a civil penalty in the amount of $100.00, payable to the Treasurer of the State of Maine.
Mr. Martin will promptly report any matters to the Maine Bureau of Insurance during all times as he is licensed through the Bureau, to the extent such reporting is required under the Maine Insurance Code, and will comply in all other respects with the provisions of the Maine Insurance Code, as applicable.
In consideration of the applicant’s execution of this Consent Agreement, the State of Maine Bureau of Insurance shall issue the Nonresident Adjuster License for which he has applied.
Mr. Martin understands and acknowledges that this Agreement will constitute a public record within the meaning of 1 MRSA § 402, and will be available for public inspection and copying as provided for by 1 MRSA § 408, and will be reported to the NAIC “RIRS” database.
In consideration of the applicant’s execution of and compliance with the terms of this Consent Agreement, the Superintendent of Insurance, Bureau of Insurance, and Department of the Attorney General agree to forgo pursuing further disciplinary measures or other civil or administrative sanction for the actions described in this Consent Agreement, other than those agreed to herein. However, should Mr. Martin violate this Consent Agreement, he may be subject to any available legal remedy for the violation, including without limitation the suspension or revocation of all licenses issued under the Maine Insurance Code.