An unlicensed commercial entity has been ordered by Minnesota commerce regulators to pay $ 191,185 in civil penalties for creating many fraudulent and unlicensed auto insurance solicitations to consumers in that state.
The Minnesota Department of Commerce imposed the fine on Variable Marketing, a Texas LLC, which does enterprise beneath the name Immediate Insurance coverage Advertising.
The commerce division mentioned Variable Advertising is not licensed to sell insurance coverage in the state, nor is the firm registered to do enterprise in Minnesota.
Variable Marketing acts a “lead generator” using automatic dialing announcing devices (robo-calls) to connect consumers with a get in touch with center, which then connects the customer to an insurance coverage agent licensed in the consumer’s state, the division stated.
It is alleged that Variable Advertising and marketing robo-referred to as 38,237 Minnesota residents in an try to sell insurance.
Regulators also assert that in addition to engaging in unlicensed activity, the communications to Minnesota shoppers concerning the insurance policies were false and misleading because the organization represented themselves as acting on behalf of a government agency.
Source: Minnesota Division of Commerce
Unlicensed Auto Insurance Robo-Caller Fined $191K by Minnesota Regulators
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