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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Government Employees Insurance Company
Current Parent Company: Berkshire Hathaway
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Penalty: $30,000
Year: 2018
Date: February 1, 2018
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: insurance violation
Violation Description: $30,000 fine imposed for sending out adverse action notices to 293 Washington consumers that did not specify the significant factor(s) of their credit history that resulted in the adverse action (increased premiums), thereby violating RCW 48.18.545; WAC 284-24A-010; WAC 284-24A-011(1).
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Washington
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Nebraska
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: diversified
Specific Industry of Current Parent: diversified
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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.