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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Pacificare Life and Health Insurance Co.
Current Parent Company: UnitedHealth Group
Parent at the Time of the Penalty Announcement:  subscribe to see this data field
Penalty: $173,603,750
Year: 2014
Date: June 9, 2014
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: insurance violation
Violation Description: Pacificare was ordered to pay $173 million in an Order finding that it failed to handle health insurance claims correctly for customers or providers, leading to a charge of nearly one million violations of the Insurance Code in 20 different categories.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: California Department of Insurance
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: California
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Minnesota
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: healthcare services
Specific Industry of Current Parent: insurance; managed care
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