Latest Delaware Headlines
All the headlines from our Delaware Topic Page, ordered by recency.
New Markets
Mar 10 2008 // The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Blanket Accident Insurance Nuts &...
Road Fatalities Down in Delaware
Feb 15 2008 // Authorities say stronger law enforcement has helped reduce traffic fatalities on Delaware roads. The state Office of Highway Safety says there were 118 fatalities last year, down 20 percent from 147 in 2006. State police...
Race for Del. Insurance Commissioner Underway as Denn Eyes New Job
Feb 11 2008 // Delaware’s Sussex County Recorder of Deeds John Brady is officially in the race for state insurance commissioner. Brady is running as a Republican and launched his campaign last week with appearances in all three...
Former Del. AG Fined for Traffic Accident
Jan 17 2008 // One of the state’s most prominent attorneys was ordered in October to pay $41.40 for a traffic accident last April on Interstate-95 near Newport. Former attorney general candidate Ferris Wharton was fined after...
Traffic Deaths in Delaware at Lowest Level Since ’99
Jan 4 2008 // The state Office of Highway Safety says traffic deaths in Delaware in 2007 fell to the lowest level in 8 years. Figures released show traffic deaths dropped 20 percent last year to 118, the lowest number since 104 deaths...
Insurers Win Court Fight over Delaware Home Insurance Renewals
Jan 4 2008 // In a victory for the insurance industry, a Delaware Superior Court has ruled that the state’s insurance regulator overstepped his authority when he prohibited property insurers from refusing to renew a homeowner...
Delaware Auto Rates Available for Comparison on State Web Site
Nov 15 2007 // Updated Auto Rates Available On compare.delawareinsurance.gov Delaware consumers can compare sample auto insurance rates from over 50 companies online via the state’s Insurance Commission Web site. They can then...
Delaware Slashes Workers’ Comp Rates 17-22%
Nov 8 2007 // Delaware Insurance Commissioner Matt Denn announced today that he will order an average workers compensation insurance premium cut of 17.75 percent for Delaware employers in the “voluntary” workers compensation...
Options Backdating: One year later
Nov 4 2007 // A year ago, the emerging stock options backdating scandal was a hot topic, dominating the headlines of the financial pages and commanding the attention of the professional liability industry. The options backdating story...
Options Backdating: One year later
Nov 4 2007 // A year ago, the emerging stock options backdating scandal was a hot topic, dominating the headlines of the financial pages and commanding the attention of the professional liability industry. The options backdating story...
Options Backdating: One year later
Nov 4 2007 // A year ago, the emerging stock options backdating scandal was a hot topic, dominating the headlines of the financial pages and commanding the attention of the professional liability industry. The options backdating story...
28 Delaware Municipalities Form Workers’ Compensation Pool
Oct 29 2007 // Delaware Insurance Commissioner Matt Denn says local authorities in the state are forming a self-insurance pool that will make workers compensation insurance more affordable for the local governments and taxpayers. Denn...
Md.-Pa.-Del. Agents Group Highlights Delaware Merger, Elects Officers
Oct 26 2007 // The Insurance Agents & Brokers Service Group held its annual meeting Oct. 17, marking a year that included the inception of the Delaware Association of Insurance Agents & Brokers Inc. into its organization. The...
N.Y. Arson Ring Leader Faces 10-Year Sentence
Sep 19 2007 // The leader of an arson ring that collected more than $400,000 in fraudulent insurance claims for fires in three New York counties is scheduled to surrender Sept. 18 to serve a 10-year federal prison sentence, according to...
Development on Delaware Coast Raises Evacuation Concerns
Aug 15 2007 // The growing number of year-round residents in Delaware’s southern coastal communities has state officials concerned about evacuation plans for hurricanes and other natural disasters. Officials previously have...
Va. Man Awarded $41 Million for Priest Abuse Files Another Suit
Aug 9 2007 // A Navy doctor who was awarded $41 million in a civil lawsuit against a pedophile priest has filed a second lawsuit against Roman Catholic officials. Attorneys for Cmdr. Kenneth Whitwell, 39, of Quantico, Va., filed the...
Del. Restricts Insurers’ Use of Credit Scoring for Auto, Home Renewals
Aug 2 2007 // Delaware Gov. Ruth Ann Minner has signed legislation restricting the use of credit information in setting auto and homeowner insurance rates, making Delaware’s credit scoring law one of the toughest in the country...
Delaware Abolishes Statute of Limitations for Sex Abuse Lawsuits
Jul 13 2007 // The ink is barely dry on a new Delaware law aimed at protecting the legal rights of victims of child sexual abuse, but it’s already being tested. Gov. Ruth Ann Minner signed a law Tuesday that abolishes...
Del. Court: Employee Horseplay May Fall Outside Workers’ Comp Law
Jul 12 2007 // A Delaware oil refinery worker injured in a practical joke by his co-workers may be allowed to sue them, the state Supreme Court has ruled. Stephen Grabowski was injured in October 2000 when three co-workers grabbed him in...
Delaware River Town Finally Back in Business A Year After Flood
Jul 8 2007 // A year after a flood heavily damaged the borough of Portland, Pa., the last of the downtown businesses reopened. Duane Smith, the owner of the Portland Market, reopened his business last Friday. Smith said it took so long...
