The Discipline Committee of Quebec’s Chambre de l'assurance has imposed a six-year temporary striking-off order on former personal-lines damage insurance agent Nargues Atai (certificate No. 257053).
The respondent, who represented herself without legal counsel, practised in the Saint-Laurent borough of Montreal. According to the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) register consulted by Insurance Portal, she has not been practising since March 5, 2024. Her certificate has not been valid since February 1, 2025. She is 33 years old.
The respondent pleaded guilty to the sole count in the complaint. Under the group insurance plan provided by her employer, she submitted dozens of fraudulent receipts to the insurer for laboratory tests and prescription drugs for herself or her spouse. She also submitted a fraudulent invoice for laser surgery for her spouse. However, the services associated with those receipts were never provided.
This conduct contravenes paragraph 9 of section 37 of the Code of Ethics of Damage Insurance Representatives. The committee ordered a conditional stay of proceedings with respect to the other provision alleged in support of the count.
The respondent was also ordered to pay costs, including the cost of publishing the notice of temporary striking off in a newspaper circulating in the area where she practised.
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