Latest Department of Insurance Headlines
All the headlines from our Department of Insurance Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Louisiana Agent Accused of Insurance and Bank Fraud
Feb 3 2010 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance says a Baton Rouge agent has been served with two cease and desist orders, and two fine notices, for alleged insurance fraud, bank fraud, issuing worthless checks, filing false public...
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Jan 10 2010 // Global insurance broker and risk advisor Marsh appointed Philip Gawthorpe as Multinational Client Service Practice leader for the Midwest Zone. Gawthorpe, who has more than 30 years of insurance industry experience, will...
Illinois Governor Signs Consumer Health Claims Review Bill
Jan 6 2010 // Illinois Governor Pat Quinn has signed a bill into law that ensures that all denied health insurance claims can be reviewed and decided upon by a qualified, independent doctor. The law goes into effect July 1. Under...
January 1 Is Deadline for ‘Fire Safe’ Cigarettes in Texas
Dec 30 2009 // As of Jan. 1, 2010, all cigarettes sold in Texas must be certified fire standard compliant (FSC), the Texas Department of Insurance and the State Fire Marshal’s Office announced. All FSC cigarettes will be marked...
Missouri Says Workers’ Comp Loss Costs Should Drop by 8.1%
Dec 30 2009 // After reviewing statewide data for insurance claims paid by employers for injured workers in 2009, the Missouri Department of Insurance is recommending an overall 8.1 percent decrease in workers’ compensation loss...
Illinois Department of Insurance Warns of Possible Auto Insurance Scam
Dec 17 2009 // The Illinois Department of Insurance reports that some Illinois residents have received letters, printed on fake insurance department letterhead, advising recipients that their “automobile insurance policy is...
Louisiana Regulators Crack Down on Agents Ruston and Shreveport
Dec 16 2009 // Insurance agents in Shreveport and Ruston, La., have been cited by the Louisiana Department of Insurance for allegedly participating in fraudulent or illegal activities. Carlos Vandarryl Boston of Shreveport has been fined...
Missouri Department of Insurance Promotes 3 to Leadership Team
Dec 4 2009 // The Missouri Department of Insurance has announced the following changes to its division and section managers: Fred Heese was named director of the Division of Insurance Company Regulation. Heese has served as acting...
Auto Premiums in Ohio Decline for Third Consecutive Year
Dec 4 2009 // The Ohio Department of Insurance reports that auto insurance rates in that state have declined for the third consecutive year, according to the 2006/2007 Auto Insurance Database Report just released by the National...
Missouri to Distribute $75M to General American Policyholders
Nov 25 2009 // More than 300,000 current and former policyholders of General American Life Insurance Co. will soon receive $75 million in distribution payments, according to the Missouri Department of Insurance. In 1999, the Missouri DOI...
Louisiana Commissioner: Help Available for Victims of Chinese Drywall
Nov 24 2009 // Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon says homeowners whose properties are contaminated with defective Chinese drywall and who have been covered for more than three years by their homeowners insurer have the...
New Captive Insurer in Missouri to Focus on Foodservice Industry
Nov 20 2009 // The Missouri Department of Insurance reported that a leader in the U.S. foodservices market has become licensed as a captive insurance company, the result of a new state law making the captive formation process easier. The...
Louisiana Department of Insurance Cracks Down on Alexandria Agents
Nov 13 2009 // In separate actions the Louisiana Department of Insurance has issued cease and desist orders, and fine notices, to four individuals accused of inappropriately conducting the business of insurance in that state. A former...
California Car Crash Ring Broken Up
Oct 30 2009 // California’s Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner announced that a year-long investigation by California Department of Insurance detectives has resulted in eight arrests and the dismantling of a staged automobile...
Illinois Suspends Operations of Medical Liability Insurer
Oct 23 2009 // Illinois Director of Insurance Michael McRaith has suspended the operations of medical liability insurer Professional Liability Insurance Company of America (PLICA). Under the Department of Insurance order dated Oct. 22,...
Louisiana Rolls Out New Online Auto and Homeowners Rate Guides
Oct 14 2009 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance announced that its 2009 online auto and homeowners rate comparison guides are now available for viewing on the Department of Insurance Web site at www.ldi.state.la.us. “The rate...
California Man Nabbed for Auto Insurance Fraud
Oct 9 2009 // California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner announced today that Tony Lu, 56, of San Jose, was arrested on October 7 and charged with filing a false motor vehicle claim, perjury and falsely reporting a crime. Lu was...
Two Louisiana Agents, Eight Employees Told to Stop Selling Insurance
Oct 9 2009 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance reported it has issued cease and desist orders to two West Monroe, La.-area agents for allegedly allowing unlicensed employees to conduct the business of insurance. Eight unlicensed...
Kentucky Politician Charged in Shooting Death of Insurance Department Examiner
Sep 21 2009 // Police in Lexington, Kentucky are investigating the shooting death of a former state GOP lawmaker’s ex-girlfriend, after the woman was found shot to death Sept. 11. Authorities said Amanda Ross, 29, a Department of...
Police Probe Shooting Death of Kentucky Insurance Department Examiner
Sep 15 2009 // Police in Lexington, Kentucky are investigating the shooting death of a former state GOP lawmaker’s ex-girlfriend, after the woman was found shot to death early Friday outside her town house. Authorities said Amanda...
