Latest Delaware Headlines
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It Figures
Dec 11 2006 // $1.07 million The fine imposed against the owners of Rhode Island’s The Station nightclub for failing to carry workers’ compensation insurance at the club, the site of a 2003 fire that killed 100 people. Owners...
Allstate to Halt New Property Business in Conn., N.J. and Del.
Dec 8 2006 // Allstate Insurance Co., continuing its reappraisal of its hurricane loss exposure along the East Coast, has decided to stop writing new property insurance policies in all areas of Connecticut, New Jersey and Delaware. The...
In Delaware, No Hike in Workers Comp; 2.7% for Assigned Risk
Dec 5 2006 // Delaware Insurance Commissioner Matt Denn said he would approve no increase in costs for voluntary market workers compensation rates and a 2.7 percent hike in residual market or assigned risk rates. In so doing, he...
Delaware Approves Home, Auto Insurance Rate Reductions
Nov 20 2006 // Delaware Insurance Commissioner Matt Denn has approved insurance rate cuts for State Farm homeowner policies as well as for private passenger auto policies from three AIG companies, from Harleysville Insurance and from...
Court Approves $50 Million Settlement for Chicago Sun-Times Lawsuit
Nov 15 2006 // A Delaware court this week accepted a settlement from a group of former Hollinger International Inc. directors who agreed to end a shareholder lawsuit by paying Sun-Times Media Group Inc. $50 million. The settlement, first...
Delaware to Launch Auto Insurance Cost Comparison Web Site
Nov 14 2006 // The Delaware Department of Insurance has created a website that will allow consumers to compare auto insurance rates from more than 50 companies that offer auto insurance in Delaware. The site will use more sample customer...
New Britt/Paulk Delaware Office to Focus on Timber Harvesting Program
Nov 10 2006 // Niche insurance underwriter Britt/Paulk has opened a new office in Selbyville, Del. This new office will focus on underwriting the agency’s Timber Harvesting Program. The company also announced that three...
Pa., Del., Md. Agents Name Board Members
Oct 19 2006 // The Insurance Agents and Brokers of Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland announced its new board members for the upcoming 2006-07 term at its annual board meeting in Baltimore. In addition to appointing board members to...
Delaware Warns Consumers of Coastal Coverage Woes; Ups FAIR Plan Limits
Oct 19 2006 // Delaware Insurance Commissioner Matt Denn warned consumers about some expected restrictions from homeowners insurance companies for coastal area homes, although he said he does not believe they will be as severe as other...
ProLawyer Insurance, LLC Announces MGA Appointment for an Admitted Lawyers Professional Liability Product in DE, MD & PA
Oct 16 2006 // Newtown, PA – ProLawyer Insurance, LLC is pleased to announce their Managing General Agent appointment with an A.M. Best “A” (Excellent) rated carrier for Lawyers Professional Liability in Delaware,...
Delaware City to Appeal $38M Contract Breach Judgment
Oct 11 2006 // Newark, Del. officials are anxiously awaiting word from the city’s insurance company on how much of a $38.4 million settlement will be covered, but plan to appeal last week’s judgment by a federal jury in a...
Declarations
Oct 9 2006 // Civil justice “If the criminal system is not going to follow through and make them accountable, the only thing we have left is the civil system.” James Gahan, whose 21-year-old son, Jimmy, died in The Station...
Delaware River States Agree to Joint Flood Control Study
Oct 5 2006 // Pennsylvania, New York, Delaware and New Jersey have agreed to share the costs of a $500,000 study to examine the effects of operational changes at major reservoirs throughout the entire Delaware River basin. The state...
N.Y. City to Adjust Reservoirs to Lessen Delaware River Flooding
Sep 27 2006 // New York City has agreed to periodically lower the water level in three of its upstate reservoirs in an attempt to ease flooding along the Delaware River, according to environmental officials. By leaving the reservoirs...
Flooded Pa. Homeowners Blame Spillover from N.Y. City Reservoirs
Sep 7 2006 // New York City’s thirst for drinking water is clashing with Anthony Harlacher’s desire not to be flooded. Harlacher, who has endured three major floods in two years, is spending tens of thousands of dollars to...
Del. Residents Evacuated Near Chemical Tanker Return Home
Aug 28 2006 // Residents living near a railroad tanker car that released a hazardous chemical, sickening 23 people, have been allowed to return home, officials said. An evacuation notice for 44 homes had been issued Saturday morning...
Delaware Weighs Options as Westfield Insurance Drops 850 Policies
Aug 9 2006 // Delaware Insurance Commissioner Matt Denn has issued a bulletin to property insurance companies telling them to better inform property owners of the option of coverage from the residual market, the FAIR Plan. The bulletin...
Former D.C. Captive Chief White to Direct Delaware’s Captive Effort
Jul 31 2006 // Delaware Insurance Commissioner Matt Denn has tapped William P. White, former director of the captive insurance division for Washington, D.C, to attract captive insurance companies to Delaware as administrator of a new...
Delaware Inaction on Workers’ Comp Disappoints Insurers
Jul 25 2006 // The Delaware General Assembly concluded its 143rd legislative session late on June 30, 2006 without addressing comprehensive reform of the workers’ compensation system. But the Assembly did maintain an exemption for...
Del. Chief Hails Anti-Fraud, Med Mal Bills; Vows Retry on Credit Score Ban
Jul 6 2006 // According to Insurance Commissioner Matt Denn, the 2006 Delaware General Assembly session produced some positive accomplishments, but also left some of what he says are his pro-consumer initiatives undone. “There are...
