Latest Delaware Headlines
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AIG Settlement Covers $60 Million of Ex-CEO, Ex-CFO Costs
Aug 30 2010 // Former longtime AIG chief Maurice “Hank” Greenberg and another former executive will get $60 million from the company’s insurers to cover legal and other costs as part of a proposed settlement of investor...
IA&B Groups Elects New Officers and Directors
Aug 27 2010 // The Insurance Agents & Brokers, a partnership of agents’ associations in Delaware, Maryland and Pennsylvania has elected new directors. Chairman David Rosenkilde, of ABCO/ICS Insurance Services Inc., in...
80 Nearby Residents Sue Delaware Steel Recycling Plant
Aug 20 2010 // At least 80 Claymont, Delaware residents have joined a damage and personal-injury lawsuit targeting a long-troubled steel recycling plant there, in a case that claims owners failed for years to control “poisonous...
Delaware Authorities Investigating Multiple Arsons
Aug 20 2010 // State fire marshal’s investigators are probing five separate arsons that caused heavy damage to buildings and vehicles in northern New Castle County. Authorities said the fires were set 2 a.m. and 5:30 a.m. Wednesday...
Delaware to Hire More Workers at DMV
Aug 6 2010 // Delaware’s governor has given temporary authorization for the hiring of more workers for the Department of Motor Vehicles after residents complained of long lines. Gov. Jack Markell took the action after long lines...
Delaware Police Target Aggressive Driving
Jun 8 2010 // State officials are warning motorists that police are cracking down on aggressive driving in Delaware. The Delaware Office of Highway Safety says 11 state, county and municipal police agencies will conduct patrols this...
Fire Destroys Delaware Poultry House, Killing 26K Chicks Lost
May 28 2010 // Delaware authorities say 26,000 birds were lost after an electrical malfunction caused a fire that destroyed a poultry house west of Bridgeville. The State Fire Marshal’s Office says the fire started shortly before...
Transocean Punished for Legal Tactics in Old Spill
May 18 2010 // A U.S. judge has taken the unusual step of sanctioning a unit of Transocean Ltd, owner of the rig in the Gulf of Mexico spill, for “vexatious” tactics in fighting liability from a decades-old oil well spill in...
Court Says Stockholders Can Vote on Fairfax-Zenith Insurance Merger
Apr 22 2010 // Zenith National Insurance Corp. announced today that the Delaware Court of Chancery, ruling from the bench after hearing arguments from plaintiffs who had filed actions in both Delaware and California, has denied the...
Allstate to Refund $428K over Missed Discounts for Delaware Drivers
Mar 12 2010 // Allstate will be refund $428,355 to 2,445 Delaware policyholders who had not received discounts on their automobile insurance premiums to which they were lawfully entitled, the state’s insurance commissioner...
Delaware Sub Shop Owner Faces Fraud Charges in New York
Dec 17 2009 // A former New York State Corrections officer who reportedly owned two Delaware sandwich shops surrendered to authorities in New York last week to face workers’ compensation fraud charges initiated by the New York...
Delaware Anti-Speeding Campaign Nets 6,322 Tickets
Nov 6 2009 // Delaware’s four-month campaign against speeding produced 6,322 citations. The Office of Highway Safety says that’s an increase of nearly 4,000 compared to a similar, three-month campaign last year. Office...
Delaware Beats Switzerland As Most Secretive Financial Center
Nov 2 2009 // Move over Switzerland. The tiny U.S. state of Delaware beats the Alpine country in a contest for the most secretive financial jurisdiction, a tax justice rights group said. The United States, led by the eastern seaboard...
Delaware Business Group to Promote Workers’ Comp Discount Program
Oct 16 2009 // The Central Delaware Chamber of Commerce said it will begin working with state insurance regulators to promote the insurance department’s workplace safety program to its nearly 900 members. The program represents a...
Delaware City Sees Significant Increase in Kitchen Fires
Oct 13 2009 // Dover Fire Chief Sean Christiansen says a substantial increase in kitchen fires may be tied to the downturn in the economy because more people are cooking at home. Christiansen said Wednesday that firefighters have already...
Delaware Court Changes Underinsured Limits in Case of Hurt Motorcyclist
Sep 30 2009 // A Delaware Superior Court has ruled that Progressive Insurance Co. must provide $15,000 in uninsured/underinsured motorist (UM) coverage to a severely injured motorcyclist who sued the insurer after learning he had...
Pipe Corrosion led to Delaware Refinery Explosion
Sep 10 2009 // Pipe corrosion that went undetected for years led to an explosion and fire that rocked a Sunoco oil refinery in Claymont in May, authorities said. Investigators said the corrosion, caused by unseen condensation moisture...
Delaware Fire Marshal: Steel Plant Fire Accidental
Aug 31 2009 // The Delaware State Fire Marshal’s Office say a fire in the EVRAZ Claymont Steel plant in Claymont was accidental. Firefighters were called to the plant Monday evening for a report of a fire and a trapped worker in a...
Delaware Seeks New Insurance Carriers
Aug 4 2009 // Delaware Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart says the state is working to attract new insurance carriers. Stewart made the announcement Thursday while discussing new sources of revenue the commission is...
Insurers See ‘Full Plate’ of Insurance Issues for Delaware Next Year
Aug 3 2009 // A trade group for insurance companies says Delaware lawmakers will have a “full plate” of legislative insurance issues when they reconvene next year. Among the big issues, according to the Property Casualty...
