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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Benefytt Technologies
Penalty: $100,000,000
Year: 2022
Date: August 8, 2022
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: The Federal Trade Commission took action against healthcare company Benefytt Technologies, two subsidiaries, and two individuals for lying to consumers about their sham health insurance plans and using deceptive lead generation websites to lure them in. According to the FTC, Benefytt also illegally charged people exorbitant junk fees for unwanted add-on products without their permission. Benefytt agreed to pay $100 million in refunds and prohibit the company from lying about their products or charging illegal junk fees.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Federal Trade Commission
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
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