FILED OCT INSURANCE WHOLESALERS GROUP, INC. / the record, including the Settlement Stipulation for Consent Order dated September 19, 2014,

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1 FILED OCT CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER \) Jl;;:.1;.%::>.x }..T.;.R oocke+edby L IN THE MATTER OF: INSURANCE WHOLESALERS GROUP, INC. / CASE NO.: AG CONSENT ORDER THIS CAUSE came on for consideration and?nal agency action. Upon consideration of the record, including the Settlement Stipulation for Consent Order dated September 19, 2014, and being otherwise fully advised in the premises, the Chief Financial Of?cer finds: l. The Chief Financial Officer, as agency head of the Florida Department of Financial Services (the Department ), has jurisdiction over the subject matter of this case and the parties. 2. The entry of this Consent Order and compliance herewith by Insurance Wholesalers Group, Inc. (the Respondent ), License I.D. LO66653, shall conclude the administrative proceeding of Case No AG before the Department. IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED: (a) The Settlement Stipulation for Consent Order dated September 19, 2014, and attached hereto as Exhibit A, is hereby approved and fully incorporated herein by reference. (b) Agency licensure of the Respondent is hereby surrendered to the Department. Said surrender shall become effective upon the date of issuance of this Consent

2 Order. The Respondent shall return to the Department of Financial Services, Bureau of Licensing, 200 East Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida , within ten (10) calendar days of the issuance of this Consent Order, the license issued to the Respondent pursuant to the Florida Insurance Code. (c) The surrender by the Respondent of the Respondent's license and eligibility for licensure and appointment under the purview of the Department shall have the same force and effect as a revocation and shall constitute a revocation pursuant to section , Florida Statutes. ((1) Pursuant to section , Florida Statutes, the Respondent shall not engage in or attempt or profess to engage in any transaction or business for which a license or appointment is required under the Florida Insurance Code or directly or indirectly own, control, or be employed in any manner by any insurance agent or agency or adjuster or adjusting?rm until the license is reinstated or, if revoked, a new license is issued. (e) The Respondent shall not have the right to apply to the Department for another license under the Florida Insurance Code for two (2) years from the effective date of surrender. The Department shall only grant a license if it finds that the circumstance or circumstances for which the license was surrendered no longer exist and are not likely to recur. In the future, if the Respondent makes application to the Department for licensure, in addition to all other licensing requirements, the Respondent shall have the burden of establishing that the same circumstances that caused the revocation no longer exist and are not likely to recur. (f) The Respondent shall make restitution to Elite Premium Finance, P.O. Box , Coral Gables, Florida , in the amount of TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED SEVENTY DOLLARS AND NINETY SIXCENTS ($2,570.96), and shall provide

3 the Department with proof of said restitution within ninety (90) days of the entry of this Consent Order. If the Respondent is unable to locate the consumer for purposes of paying the restitution, the Respondent shall remit said funds to the Bureau of Unclaimed Property, 200 E. Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida and shall include a copy of the Settlement Stipulation for Consent Order and this Consent Order. Failure to provide proof of restitution shall result in the denial of the Respondent s application for licensure. (g) If the Department has good cause to believe that the Respondent has violated any condition of this Consent Order, then the Respondent authorizes the Department to seek the immediate enforcement of this order in the Circuit Court of the Second Judicial Circuit, in and for Leon County, in Tallahassee, Florida. If such an enforcement order is granted, then the Respondent agrees that it shall be liable to the Department for all reasonable costs and attorneys fees expended in the enforcement action. (h) Any person who knowingly transacts insurance or otherwise engages in insurance activities in this state without a license, or while the license is suspended or revoked, commits a felony of the third degree. DONE and ORDERED this 2Q4! day of OQ,-Eob er, Gregory Thomas Director, Agent & Agency Services

4 Copies Furnished To: Insurance Wholesalers Group, Inc. C/O Maria I. Ruiz SW 94 "Circle Lane #104-8 Miami, Florida Greg Thomas, Director Division of Agent & Agency Services 200 East Gaines Street Tallahassee,Florida Zaynab Salman Division of Legal Services 200 East Gaines Street Tallahassee, Florida

5 CHIEFYINANCIAI. or-"norm JEFF ATWATER srxm:or Ft ORIDA IN THE MATTEROF: Case No: AG INSURANCE WHOLESALERSGROUP.INC. / SETTLEIVIIENT STIPULATION FOR CONSENTORDER IT IS HEREBYAGREEDand STIPULATEDbetween INSURANCEWHOLESALERS GROUP, INC., ("Respondent")and the State of Florida, Department of Financial Services ("Department") that: 1. Respondent is currently licensedas an Insurance Agency. At all times relevant to the dates and occurrencesreferred to herein,respondentwas licensedin this state. 2. Pursuant to Chapter 626, Florida Statutes, the Department has jurisdiction over Respondent's licensure and eligibility for licensure and appointment in this state and the subject matter of this proceeding. 3. The Departmentconductedan investigationof the Respondentin its capacity as a licensee. As a result thereof, the Department alleges that an of?cer of the Respondent unlawfully withheld premium funds due to a premium?nance company, failed to provide the Department records upon request, and failed to notify the Department in writing, within thirty (30) days after a change of location and mailing address. In order to avoid formal litigation of this matter, Respondenthas determinedthat it is in its best intereststo enter into this Settlement Stipulation for Consent Order. 4. Respondent voluntarilywaives the right to a hearing in this matter and voluntarily enters into this Settlement Stipulation for Consent Order. EXHIBIT

6 5. Respondentvoluntarilywaives receipt of an administrativecomplaint pursuant to section (5), Florida Statutes, or any notice or charges other than this Settlement Stipulation for Consent Order. 6. By entering into this Settlement Stipulation for Consent Order and by the filing of a Consent Order in this case, the Respondent and the Department intend to and do resolve all issues pertaining to the license disciplinaryadministrativepenalties Respondentbasedon the allegationsin paragraph3 above. to be imposed against the 7. No party will appeal this Settlement Stipulationfor Consent Order or the Consent Order to be issued in this case, and the parties speci?cally waive notice of the right to appeal as required by section l20.569(l )4Florida Statutes. 8. This document is a public record and contains information which is routinely published by the Department. 9. Each party to this proceeding shall bear its own costs and attorneys fees, unless otherwiseprovided herein. 10. This SettlementStipulation for Consent Order is subject to the approval of the Chief Financial Officer or his designee. Upon his approval, and without further notice, the Chief FinancialOfficer or his designee may issue a Consent Order providing for the following: (a) lncoiporation by reference of all the terms and conditions of this Settlement Stipulation for Consent Order. (b) Agency licensureof Respondent is hereby surrendered to the Department. Said suirender shall become effective upon the date of issuance of the Consent Order. Respondent shall return to the Department of Financial Services, Bureau of Licensing, 200 East Gaines Street, Tallahassee,Florida ,within ten (10) calendar days of the issuanceof this Consent Order, the license issued to the Respondent pursuant to the Florida Insurance Code. (c) The surrender by Respondent of all of Respondent's license(s) and eligibility for licensure and appointment under the purview of the Department shall have the same force and effect as a revocation and shall constitute a revocation.

7 ((1) Respondent shall not engage or attempt or profess to engage in any transaction or business for which a license or appointment is required under the Florida insurance Code or directly or indirectly own, control, or be employed in any manner by any insurance agent or agency or adjuster or adjusting?rm until the license is reinstatedor, if revoked,at new license is issued. (e) The Respondent shall not have the right to apply to the Department?n a license under the Florida Insurance Code within two (2) years of the effective date of surrender. The Department shall not thcrea?er grant a license if it?nds that the circumstance or circumstancesfor which the licensewas surrenderedstill exist or are likely to recur. In the event that Respondentin the future makesapplication to the Departmentfor any licensure,respondent shall have the burden of establishing that the same circumstancesthat caused the surrender of Respondent s licenseno longer exist and are not likely to recur, and that Respondent is otherwise eligible for licensure. (f) Respondent shall make restitution to Elite Premium Finance, P.O. Box ,Coral Gables, FL 331 l4-42l7 in the amount of TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED SEVENTY DOLLARS AND NINETY-SIX CENTS ($2,570.96), and shall provide the Department with proof of said restitution within ninety (90) days of the entry of this Consent Order. if the Respondent is unable to locate this consumer for purposes of paying the restitution, Respondent shall remit said funds to the Bureau of Unclaimed Property, 200 E. Gaines Street, Tailahassee,Florida and shall enclose a copy of the Settlement Stipulation for Consent Order and the Consent Order along with the remittance. Failure to provide proof of restitutionshall result in the denial of Respondent sapplicationfor licensure. (g) If the Department has good cause to believe that Respondent has violated any condition of the Consent Order, Respondent authorizes the Department to seek the immediateenforcement of the order in the Circuit Court of the Second Judicial Circuit, in and for Leon County, in Tallahassee,Florida. If such an enforcementorder is granted Respondent agrees that it shall be liable to the Department?>r all reasonable costs and attorneys fees

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