Latest Delaware Headlines
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Delaware Officials Say Several Insurers Received Fraudulent Invoice
Nov 12 2015 // The Delaware Department of Insurance issued a bulletin to all insurance carriers doing business in Delaware, warning them to look out for deceptive invoices. The bulletin No. 80 (“Deceptive Solicitation From...
Delaware Marks Licensing of 1,000th Captive Insurer
Nov 10 2015 // Delaware Gov. Jack Markell presented Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart with a proclamation Monday recognizing the Department of Insurance’s (DOI) licensing of its 1,000 captive insurance company, AWI Inc....
Insurance Agents & Brokers in Penn. Announces Newly Elected Directors
Oct 29 2015 // The fall marks a new administrative year for Insurance Agents & Brokers Service Group in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, and its partnership of agents’ associations in Delaware, Maryland and Pennsylvania. The...
Delaware Won’t Approve ‘Widow’s Penalty’ in Setting Auto Rates
Oct 22 2015 // Delaware Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart announced Wednesday that her department will not approve any auto insurance company’s rate submission that includes a “widow’s penalty,” under...
Delaware Bans Price Optimization in Insurance Pricing
Oct 19 2015 // Delaware has issued a bulletin prohibiting the use of price optimization in insurance pricing. The Delaware Department of Insurance said in its Bulletin No. 78 on Oct. 1 that “while price optimization has no...
Delaware’s Punkin Chunkin Nixed
Oct 19 2015 // For the second year in a row, Delaware’s annual pumpkin flinging contest has been squashed. Organizers of the World Championship Punkin Chunkin said on Oct. 8 that this year’s event, scheduled for Nov. 7 and 8...
Delaware Judge Slashes $100M Boston Scientific Mesh Verdict to $10M
Oct 13 2015 // A Delaware judge on Oct. 9 said Boston Scientific should only have to pay $10 million to a woman originally awarded $100 million by a jury who found she was injured by transvaginal mesh, a device that is the subject of...
Delaware’s Pumpkin Flinging Event Canceled Due to Insurance Issues
Oct 9 2015 // For the second year in a row, Delaware’s annual pumpkin flinging contest has been squashed. Organizers of the World Championship Punkin Chunkin said Thursday that this year’s event, scheduled for next month at...
Delaware Bans Use of Price Optimization in Insurance Pricing
Oct 6 2015 // Delaware has issued a bulletin prohibiting the use of price optimization in insurance pricing. The Delaware Department of Insurance said in its Bulletin No. 78 on Oct. 1 that “while price optimization has no...
Delaware Gov. Markell, Education Officials Tout Statewide School Safety Efforts
Sep 25 2015 // Delaware officials are celebrating the completion of a statewide effort to improve safety in public schools. Delaware Gov. Jack Markell joined education and law enforcement officials Tuesday to recognize the completion of...
Delaware Regulators Recovered $995K for Consumers During 1st Half of 2015
Sep 22 2015 // Delaware Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart and the Delaware Department of Insurance announced that the Department has recovered $995,558 for consumers during the first six months of 2015. The Delaware Department...
Delaware Court Raising Standards for Class Actions Against Mergers
Sep 21 2015 // A Delaware judge signaled on Thursday that the rules are changing for shareholder class actions challenging corporate mergers, which are widely criticized for reaping millions dollars in lawyers’ fees while rarely...
IA&B in Pennsylvania Announces Officers for 2015-16 Administrative Year
Sep 18 2015 // The fall marks a new administrative year for the Insurance Agents & Brokers Service Group (IA&B) in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, and its partnership of agents’ associations. The following directors have...
Delaware Compensation Rating Bureau Seeks Loss Costs Increase
Sep 3 2015 // The Delaware Compensation Rating Bureau (DCRB) announced that it has submitted to the Delaware Department of Insurance a filing of revisions to the state’s Residual Market Plan, voluntary market loss costs and...
Delaware Cities Tell Uber Drivers to Obtain Business Licenses
Aug 31 2015 // Officials in numerous Delaware cities have asked drivers who use the ride-hailing app Uber to obtain business licenses. The News Journal of Wilmington reports that under a deal struck by Delaware and the company this year,...
Del. Law Aims to Improve Fire Safety, Encourage Home Sprinkler Systems
Aug 11 2015 // Delaware Gov. Jack Markell signed legislation aimed at improving fire safety for homeowners in Delaware. The bill, signed on Aug. 6, requires builders of new single-family and two-family homes to provide buyers a cost...
Delaware Opts Against Setting Up State Health Insurance Exchange
Aug 10 2015 // Delaware officials have decided not to develop the state’s own health insurance exchange under the Affordable Care Act and instead will keep the current federal partnership model. Delaware was granted approval in...
People – East
Aug 3 2015 // The Hartford named A. Morris “Mo” Tooker as executive vice president and chief underwriting officer for the company’s property/casualty insurance businesses. Tooker will oversee underwriting across The...
Upward Trend in Highway Fatalities Draws Concern in Delaware
Jul 30 2015 // AAA Mid-Atlantic says Delaware drivers need to slow down and pay better attention when behind the wheel. Alarmed by an upward trend in road deaths this year, the motor club says too many drivers are engaging in unsafe...
Drane Named Deputy Commissioner for Delaware Department of Insurance
Jul 20 2015 // Delaware Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart announced Monday the appointment of attorney Hardy Drane as deputy commissioner for the Delaware Department of Insurance. “I am happy to announce that I talked...
