In the third calendar quarter of 2019, the Georgia Department of Insurance took administrative action against fifty-four licensees for grounds set forth in the Georgia Insurance Code (O.C.G.A. § 33-1-1 et seq.). These actions include five revocations and the placement of forty-nine licensees on probationary status.

“When a consumer purchases an insurance policy, they are placing their trust – and in many cases their livelihood – in someone else,” said Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King. “For this reason, insurance agents and agencies in Georgia should be held to the highest ethical standards and deserve to be relieved of their authority if they violate this important trust. Our Department will continue to investigate instances of misconduct and take appropriate action when necessary.”

The actions taken by the Department are as follows:

REVOCATIONS

Shelley Ann Puzakulics, Resident Agent License No. 2946434

License revoked effective July 10, 2019, Puzakulics failed to timely disclose her 2016 guilty plea to felony theft of mail while holding a license with the Department.

Fereadoon “Frank” Kalantari, Resident Agent License No. 430440; and

Professional and Commercial Insurance Company Inc., Resident Agency License No. 99391

License revoked effective August 9, 2019, Kalantari allegedly moved the funds of an elderly couple to purchase new annuities on which he received commission for each annuity purchased. To move said funds, Kalantari forged financial documents of the elderly Clayton County couple.

Felipe Munive, Resident Agent License No. 843399

License revoked effective August 26, 2019, Munive provided fraudulent information to an insurer on at least 20 occasions, failed to notify the Department that his FINRA broker registration was suspended and later subject to permanent bar, and provided a misstatement regarding the FINRA action on an agency license renewal.

Dean Harrison Grant, Resident Agent License No. 396407

License revoked effective August 29, 2019, Grant is accused of receiving a total of $589,384.33 from three victims for him to secure insurance related investments, $447,589.26 of which was taken from two elderly customers. He did not obtain any insurance investments with the money he received from his customers and instead used it for personal benefit.

PROBATION

Adam Abrams, Resident Agent License No. 3261809

Cody Austin, Resident Agent License No. 3254144

Tameika Bacon, Resident Agent License No. 3236160

Christopher Belcore, Resident Agent License No. 252828

Jake Boynton, Resident Agent License No. 3274525

Camisha Brinson, Resident Agent License No. 3280503

Kimberly Butler, Resident Agent License No. 3266958

Tanile Burns, Non-Resident Agent License No. 3250700

Matthew Byers, Resident Agent License No. 3274219

Tracie Cain, Resident Agent License No. 3279321

Brandon Caldwell, Resident Agent License No. 3259384

DaShaynna Cambrice, Resident Agent License No. 3270939

Paola Centeno, Non-Resident Agent License No. 3267769

John Crider, Resident Agent License No. 3282750

Jesse Curbow, Resident Agent License No. 3272663

Russell Deal, Resident Agent License No. 509264

John Diehl, Resident Agent License No. 3270146

Clayton Driver, Resident Agent License No. 3271412

Derek Evatt, Resident Agent License No. 3274988

Deshonna Fincher, Resident Agent License No. 3248252

Sharunda Ford, Resident Adjuster License No. 3267170

Seth Hicks, Resident Agent License No. 3271444

Patrick Hurley, Resident Agent License No. 3269805

Princess Kennedy, Resident Agent License No. 3264749

John Koszalkowski, Resident License No. 3271436

Jdyia Lee, Resident Agent License No. 3266162

Shawn LynGaas, Resident Agent License No. 3232095

Tiffany Malone, Resident Agent License No. 3243029

Randolph Mapp, Resident Agent License No. 3271179

Christopher Mason, Non-Resident Agent License No. 3256541

Amber Massey, Resident Adjuster License No. 3263168

Lawson McComb, Resident Agent License No. 3284495

Dawn Moulton, Resident Agent License No. 3223762

Jasmine Murphy, Non-Resident Agent License No. 3244100

Joshua Murray, Non-Resident Agent License No. 3261841

Joseph Oguamah, Resident Agent License No. 3272661

Anthony Panza, Non-Resident Agent License No. 3149053

Joshua Pendley, Resident Agent License No. 3277437

Ellena Peters, Resident Agent License No. 3239753

Alicia Quash, Non-Resident Agent License No. 3262339

Deneil Reaves, Non-Resident Agent License No. 323746

Marcia Richardson, Resident Agent License No. 2946082

Lakiesha Sampson, Resident Agent License No. 3259386

Shanitha Smith, Resident Agent License No. 3268762

Alexander Stanley, Resident Adjuster License No. 3262356

Joseph Suiskind, Non-Resident Agent License No. 3037375

Derek Sunderland, Non-Resident Agent License No. 2759007

Meggan Thigpen, Resident Adjuster License No. 3269827

Paola Vlokhos, Non-Resident Adjuster License No. 3248166