Latest Delaware Headlines
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Delaware Raises Minimum Auto Liability Limits for the First Time in 30 Years
Jun 19 2017 // Delaware Governor John Carney has signed into law legislation that will increase the state’s minimum auto liability insurance limits. The state last adjusted the minimum auto liability insurance limits approximately...
Delaware Streamlines Emergency CAT Adjuster Licensing Requirements
Jun 7 2017 // Delaware Insurance Commissioner Trinidad Navarro has taken steps to streamline the licensing process for insurance adjusters who come to Delaware. The aim of this initiative is to immediately help consumers who have filed...
Delaware Woman to Pay $241K in Crash that Destroyed Restaurant
Jun 6 2017 // A woman who was driving a car that crashed into a popular Dewey Beach restaurant, igniting a fire that burned the eatery down, has been ordered to pay $241,000 and serve two years of probation. Media outlets report that...
Trial Date Nears for Two Defendants in Delaware Murder-For-Hire Case
Jun 1 2017 // A judge is meeting with attorneys as the trial date nears for two men charged in the murder-for-hire killings of a Delaware couple. Tuesday’s pretrial conference involved Dominque Benson and Aaron Thompson, who are...
Aetna Exits Delaware Health Insurance Marketplace for 2018
May 16 2017 // Aetna Inc. has informed the Delaware Department of Insurance that it will not participate in the health insurance marketplace in Delaware for 2018. As a main reason for its exit, Aetna cited an approximate $700 million...
Kinion to Continue as Delaware Captive Insurance Bureau Director
May 12 2017 // Delaware Insurance Commissioner Trinidad Navarro announced at The Delaware Captive Insurance Association’s (DCIA) Spring Forum that Steve Kinion will continue his leadership as Captive Bureau Director for another...
Judge’s Denial of Anthem Injunction Effectively Kills Cigna Merger
May 12 2017 // A judge effectively killed off any practical chance of Anthem Inc merging with Cigna Corp on Thursday as he declined to order Cigna not to terminate the deal. Judge Travis Laster of Delaware’s Court of Chancery...
Kimberly-Clark Sues to Force Spinoff to Pay $350 Million Surgical Garb Damages
May 8 2017 // Kimberly-Clark Corp. sued its spinoff Halyard Health Inc. claiming it wrongfully refused to pick up the entire tab for a $454 million verdict against the companies over the safety of some of their surgical gowns. The...
Insurer Fined More Than $200K in Delaware for Unfair Practices
Apr 20 2017 // The Delaware Department of Insurance, along with insurance regulators for forty-eight other jurisdictions, have reached a multi-million dollar settlement with Assurant Inc. regarding the company’s writing of...
Delaware Bill to Nix Use of Age, Credit for Auto Premiums Stalls
Apr 7 2017 // Legislation to prevent insurers from using age and credit scores in setting automobile insurance rates has stalled amid opposition from industry groups. The bill, tabled in committee Wednesday, prohibits the use of age,...
Delaware Bill Aimed at Substance Abuse Insurance Coverage
Apr 6 2017 // House lawmakers have unanimously approved legislation aimed at ensuring that people struggling with drug addiction get the help they need. Supporters of the bill say denial of insurance coverage for substance abuse...
Winterthur Exhibit in Delaware Offers Insight into Detecting Art Fraud
Apr 5 2017 // A painting with problematic pigment. A Chanel suit dressed up with acetate trim instead of silk. A Stradivarius violin that, well, just doesn’t sound right. They’re all part of a new exhibit at Delaware’s...
Homeowners Insurance Increase Denied by Delaware Insurance Commissioner
Apr 3 2017 // A request by Windsor-Mount Joy Mutual Insurance Company (WNMJ) to increase insurance rates on more than 2,000 manufactured housing policyholders in Delaware by 20 to 30 percent has been denied by Delaware Insurance...
Delmarva Petroleum Worker in Delaware Seriously Hurt in Explosion
Mar 30 2017 // A worker at Delmarva Petroleum in Lincoln, Del., nearly died after fire from a chop saw ignited an explosion. The Delaware State Fire Marshal’s Office tells local media that the explosion happened shortly after 1...
Delaware Officials Eye Substance Abuse Insurance Coverage
Mar 24 2017 // State officials are proposing revisions to Delaware’s insurance code to ensure that people struggling with opioid addiction get the treatment they need. Attorney General Matt Denn on Wednesday also called for the...
Fire That Did $100K in Damage to Delaware Jewelry Store Was Accidental
Mar 21 2017 // Officials say a fire at a jewelry store in Delaware that did $100,000 in damage was accidental. The office of the state fire marshal says the fire was reported shortly after 2:30 a.m. Sunday in the Jewelry Exchange of...
Delaware DOI Begins National Search for New Captive Insurance Bureau Director
Mar 20 2017 // The Delaware Department of Insurance has begun the search for a new Director of the Bureau of Captive Insurance and Financial Products to take over once current director Steve Kinion’s contract expires on April...
Homeowners Insurance Increase Denied by Delaware Insurance Commissioner
Mar 14 2017 // A request by Windsor-Mount Joy Mutual Insurance Company (WNMJ) to increase insurance rates on more than 2,000 manufactured housing policyholders in Delaware by 20%-30% has been denied by Delaware Insurance Commissioner...
Five Delaware Homes Condemned, Residents Displaced After Fire
Mar 8 2017 // Five homes in Wilmington, Del., have been condemned following a fire over the weekend that displaced a dozen residents. It happened Sunday afternoon. The News Journal of Wilmington reports that city fire spokesman James...
Delaware DOI Begins National Search for New Captive Insurance Bureau Director
Feb 23 2017 // The Delaware Department of Insurance has announced that it has begun the search for a new Director of the Bureau of Captive Insurance and Financial Products once current director Steve Kinion’s contract expires April...
