Before the State of South Carolina ‘Department of Insurance ‘Tn the Matter of: SCDOI File # 19-6742 ) Mary E. Rochester y Consent Order Imposing ) Administrative Fine PO Box S41 ) NPN #18714729 Simpsonville, SC 29681 } ) This matter comes before me pursiiant to an agreement entered into between the State of South Carolina Department of Insurance (the Department), and Mary E. Rochester, a resident producer licensed to transact business in the State of South Carolina, After careful review of the evidence presented, I find as follows: FINDINGS OF FACT Mary E. Rochester has a South Carolina resident producer license NPN #18714729. Mary E. Rochester submitted @ modification document to American Income Life Insurance Company without the knowledge and consent of the insured, CONCLUSIONS OF LAW Under S.C. Code Section 38-43-130(A)(C)(8)(10), the director or his designee may place on probation, revoke, or suspend a producers license after ten days" notice or refuse to issue oF reissue a license when it appears that a producer....has violated this title or any regulation promulgated by the department. ..See Code Ann, §38-43-130 (AYC}G). (8) * wat elsewhe} (10) “forging another's name to an application for insurance or t0 any document related to an insurance transaction.” 2. $. C. Code Section 38-2-10(2) provides that administrative penalties may be imposed for each vio‘ation of the South Carolina insurance laws; If the violator is a person, other than an insurer or a health maintenance organization, licensed by the director or his designee in this State, the director or his designee shall (a) fine the person in an amount not to exceed two thousand five hundred dollars, or (b) suspend or revoke the license of the person, or both. Ifthe violation is willful, the director cr his designee shall (a) fine the person int an amount not to exceed five thousand dollars, ‘or (b) susperd or revoke the license of the person, or both.ORDER Prior to the initiation of any administrative proceedings by the Department against Mary E. Rochester the parties agreed to sabmit the entire matter to me, along with their specific recommendation, for my summary decision, rather than to proceed toward a formal public hearing. The consensual recommendation was that Mary E, Rochester would be allowed to enter into this Consent Order imposing an administrative fine of five hundred dollars ($500.00) and waive her right to a public hearing. The parties expressly agree and understand that this consent order constitutes full conclusion of this matter. THEREFORE, it is ordered that Mary E. Rochester shall pay to the Department an administrative penalty of five hundred dollars ($500.00). Pursuant te S.C. Code Ann. § 38-2-10, she shall pay the fine within thirty (30) days from the date of this order. If the five hundred dollars ($500.00) fine is not paid within said thirty (39) day period Mary B. Rochester's producer license shall be suntmarily revoked. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the National Association of Insurance Commissioners be immediately notified of this order. ‘This South Carolina Department of Insurance administrative disciplinary order is a public record subject to the disclosure requirements of the Stste of South Carolina's Freedom of Information Act, S.C. Code Ann, §§ 30-4-10, et seq. (2016). Nothing contained within this administrative disciplinary order should bbe construed to limit or to deprive any person of any private right of action under the law. Nothing contained within th s administrative disciplinary order should be construed to limit, in any manner, the criminal jurisdiction of any taw enforcement or judicial officer Nothing contained within this administrative disciplinary order should be construed to limit the statutory duty of the Director of Insurance, exercised either directly or through the Department of Insurance, to “report to the Attorney General or other appropriate law enforcement officials criminal violations of the law relative to the business of insurance or the provisions of this title which he considers necessary to report.” S.C. Code Ann, §38-3-110(3) (2016). Raymond G. Farmer Director of Insurance pt Dated thi Dwi, of August 2019 Columbia, South CarolinaI CONSENT TO THE FOLLOWING ORDER AND WILL COMPLY AS AGREED: Signat E. Roohe Mec. 1 Kocheste Title Mary E, Rochester PO Box S41 Simpsonville, SC 29681 * Dated this D9 ~ day of August 2019