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Company: Mega Life And Health Insurance Company
Current Parent Company: UnitedHealth Group
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Penalty: $5,000
Year: 2015
Date: August 4, 2015
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: insurance violation
Violation Description: Fine levied for company improperly denying 17 Washington accident claims that policyholders submitted due to a computer programming error that caused the Company to deny claims filed over 30 days, rather than 365 days. RCW 48.30.010 WAC 284-30-620
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: Minnesota
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: healthcare services
Specific Industry of Current Parent: insurance; managed care
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