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New York State
Department of Financial Services
ISSUED: April 15, 2019
NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES TAKES
DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS AGAINST LICENSEES OR REGISTRANTS UNDER THE
INSURANCE LAW
The New York State Department of Financial Services has taken disciplinary action against the
following licensees and registrants. Those categorized as stipulations or consent orders have
been agreed to by the licensee or registrant. Department actions that result from Department
hearings are subject to judicial review and possible stay of enforcement.
STIPULATIONS/CONSENT ORDERS
Region: New York
LICENSEE ADDRESS PENALTY
Gilbert L. Walton
(Agent and Broker)
2451 White Plains Road
Bronx, NY 10467
$13,500 fine
Respondent allowed Denise Michelle Jones to complete applications for State Farm
Insurance Company life insurance, applications for State Farm health insurance and an
application for State Farm renters insurance using Yanira J. Torres’s electronic identification
after Ms. Jones’s agency appointment was terminated by State Farm and Ms. Jones’s State
Farm electronic identification was deactivated. Respondent also allowed Ms. Jones to sign
his name on the aforementioned applications for life insurance as a witness to the signature
of the proposed insured. Respondent also offered to pay Ms. Torres $1,000.00 to write him a
letter stating that no misrepresentation was made on the aforementioned applications for
insurance. [Stipulation approved Februar
y
28, 2019.]
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Region: Out of State
LICENSEE ADDRESS PENALTY
Thomas A. Dus
(Agent)
c/o Skysurance Agency Inc.
44050 Russia Road
Elyria, OH 44035
$1,250 fine
Respondent failed to disclose in his renewal application for an agent’s license that he was
convicted of a crime in Lakewood Municipal Court, Cuyahoga County, State of Ohio.
Respondent also failed to report to the Superintendent within 30 days of the initial pretrial
hearing date that he was the subject of the aforementioned criminal prosecution. [Stipulation
approved Februar
y
5, 2019.]
LICENSEE ADDRESS PENALTY
Sam Shurot
(Agent)
1066 W. Spine Tree Avenue
Queen Creek, AZ 85140
$750 fine
Respondent failed to disclose in his original application for an agent’s license that he was
convicted of a crime. Respondent also failed to timely respond to Departmental
investigatory letters and thereby hampered and impeded the Department’s investigation.
[Stipulation approved Februar
y
28, 2019.]
LICENSEE ADDRESS PENALTY
German J. Toro
(Agent and Broker – Licenses
Pending)
1252 Patterson Plank Road
Secaucus, NJ 07094
$3,000 fine
Respondent failed to disclose on four original applications for his insurance licenses that he
was the subject of an administrative action by the State of New Jersey. [Stipulation
approved Februar
y
14, 2019.]
