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Delaware Insurance Dept. Recovered $941K for Consumers During First Half of 2013
Aug 19 2013 // The Delaware insurance department announced that a total of $940,995 has been recovered for the state’s consumers during the first six months of 2013. The department announced on Aug. 16 that its consumer services...
IA&B Survey: Agencies Report Slight Decrease in Commercial Carrier Satisfaction
Jul 23 2013 // Insurance Agents & Brokers (IA&B) — a partnership of three agents’ associations serving Pennsylvania, Maryland and Delaware — said its latest survey shows its members’ overall satisfaction...
Delaware Towns Worry About Hike in Flood Insurance Cost
Jul 7 2013 // Kent County residents and leaders in Delaware are getting their first look at new flood maps and worrying about the impact on flood insurance rates. The News Journal reports that federal officials unveiled new flood maps...
Delaware Legislature Adopts Workers’ Compensation Reform Bill
Jun 24 2013 // Delaware lawmakers last week passed workers’ comp reform legislation (HB 175) that seeks to curb rising workers’ compensation costs. The bill has been sent to Gov. Jack Markell, who is expected to sign it. The...
Thunderstorms Down Trees, Power Lines in Delaware
Jun 19 2013 // Thunderstorms with large hail knocked down trees, flooded roads and left thousands in the dark in New Castle County in Delaware. As many as 11,000 customers lost power Monday night after the storms blew through the region....
Bermuda Minister Rejects Tax Haven Label; Sees Insurance Growth
Jun 4 2013 // Bermuda is not to blame for companies such as Google using Bermudan subsidiaries to shelter billions of dollars from U.S. and European tax authorities, the territory’s finance minister said on Monday. Google has come...
Delaware Workers’ Comp Panel Releases Report
Jun 3 2013 // A state panel examining soaring workers compensation rates in Delaware is recommending that the state implement a two-year inflation freeze on medical providers’ fee schedules. The recommendation is included in a...
Delaware DMV Warns Residents About Auto Insurance Phone Scam
May 20 2013 // Delaware’s Department of Motor Vehicles says residents are being targeted by a phone scam. The DMV says residents have been getting automated phone calls offering them savings on their car insurance. WDEL-AM reports...
Delaware Workers’ Comp Task Force Issues Report, Recommendations
May 15 2013 // Delaware’s state task force charged with examining Delaware’s workers compensation insurance rates published a report and 18 recommendations to address double-digit rate increases in recent years. The task...
Frontline Insurance Approved for Coastal Homeowners in Delaware
May 15 2013 // Frontline Insurance, a provider of coastal homeowners coverage, is now licensed in Delaware. Frontline already operates in Florida and South Carolina and recently announced a new coverage program for Alabama residents,...
States Drop Challenge to $8.5B Bank of America Deal; AIG Still Opposes
May 6 2013 // The New York and Delaware attorneys general and the U.S. housing regulator on Friday dropped their objections to Bank of America Corp.’s proposed $8.5 billion settlement with investors in Countrywide mortgage-backed...
Delaware Police Issue 2,000 Distracted Driving Tickets
May 2 2013 // Police in Delaware issued more than 2,000 tickets to drivers in a crackdown on using handheld cellphones behind the wheel. The Department of Highway Safety says the tickets were issued over two weeks in April in the second...
Delaware Workers’ Compensation Panel Meets
Apr 22 2013 // A state panel looking at soaring workers compensation rates in Delaware is considering a two-year freeze on inflation-based fee increases for medical providers. The proposal is one of several the panel was to consider at...
Delaware Workers Compensation Panel Continues Work
Apr 15 2013 // A state panel looking at soaring workers compensation rates in Delaware is considering whether injured workers should be paid total disability benefits for 90 days even if they can perform light duty in the workplace. The...
Ratings: Odyssey Re, National Fire, American Safety, N.J. Manufacturers, Blue Whale
Mar 29 2013 // A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the issuer credit ratings (ICR) to “a+” from “a” and affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A’ (Excellent) of the Odyssey Reinsurance Group members....
Study Shows Medical Claims Cost Increasing in Delaware
Mar 28 2013 // A new study says medical claims costs in Delaware will increase by almost 30 percent for individual policies under President Obama’s health care reform plan. The report released Tuesday by the Society of Actuaries...
More Than 100 Attend Delaware Sea Level Rise Meeting
Feb 19 2013 // More than 100 turned out for the first of three public meetings on preparations for rising sea levels in Delaware. The first meeting was held Wednesday afternoon at Cape Henlopen High School in Lewes. The options being...
Delaware Regulators: 2012 Was ‘Best Year Ever’ for Captive Growth
Jan 30 2013 // The Delaware Department of Insurance announced recently the final projection for the number of captive licenses the captive bureau anticipates issuing for 2012. The regulators said 2012 was the best year ever for the...
Del. Traffic Deaths Up in 2012; Increase Driven by Crashes Involving Pedestrians
Jan 17 2013 // Delaware’s Office of Highway Safety says there were 116 traffic fatalities in the state in 2012, a 12 percent increase over 2011. The office says the increase was driven by a spike in crashes involving pedestrians...
Media Firms Join Fight Against Delaware Business Court’s ‘Secret’ Dealings
Jan 17 2013 // Major U.S. news organizations have urged a federal appeals court to prevent Delaware from allowing sitting judges to arbitrate business disputes in private, saying the system raised suspicions of preferential treatment for...
