Latest Department of Insurance Headlines
All the headlines from our Department of Insurance Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Insurance Journal’s Top 10 West Region Stories of 2019
Jan 2 2020 // California wildfires dominated the news in Insurance Journal’s Western region in 2019, despite it being a quiet year relative to two consecutive years of deadly blazes that came before. Three of the year’s top...
Texas’ New Surprise Medical Bill Law Goes into Effect on Jan. 1
Dec 27 2019 // Some Texans will have new consumer protections against surprise medical bills when a new law becomes effective on Jan. 1, the Texas Department of Insurance reported. Patients get surprise medical bills when they get care...
California Department of Insurance Issues Revised Plan of Operation for FAIR Plan
Dec 19 2019 // Editor’s note: This story has been updated with comments from a FAIR Plan official. The battle between the California Department of Insurance and the FAIR Plan will continue to rage on in the wake of two severe...
Texas Insurance Department Adopts Rule on Surprise Medical Billing Waiver
Dec 19 2019 // The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) has adopted a rule outlining the narrow exception to the state’s new surprise billing protections, which apply to health care services provided on or after Jan. 1, 2020. Senate...
W.R. Berkley Corp. Forms Captive Insurer in North Carolina
Dec 18 2019 // W.R. Berkley Corporation has formed Oak Harbor Reinsurance Co. (Oak Harbor Re), a protected cell captive insurance company, which was licensed by the N.C. Department of Insurance on Nov. 25. According to the North Carolina...
Southeast Insurance Chiefs Farmer, Altmaier Elected to Top NAIC Posts
Dec 11 2019 // South Carolina Department of Insurance Director Ray Farmer and Florida Insurance Commissioner David Altmaier have been elected to the positions of president and president-elect, respectively, of the NAIC (National...
Idaho Department of Insurance Director Voted NAIC Vice President-elect
Dec 10 2019 // Idaho Department of Insurance Director Dean L. Cameron has been voted vice president-elect of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. Cameron served as Secretary-Treasurer of the NAIC for 2019. Starting Jan....
California Department of Insurance Arrests Suspects in $500K Auto Fraud Ring
Dec 9 2019 // Investigators from the California Department of Insurance, San Diego County District Attorney’s Office, and the California Highway Patrol have arrested four suspects for alleged involvement in an organized auto fraud...
California Commissioner Calls for Statewide Non-Renewal Moratorium, More Measures to Protect Wildfire Victims
Dec 5 2019 // California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on Thursday issued a mandatory one-year moratorium on insurance companies non-renewing policyholders, a move he says will help at least 800,000 homes in wildfire disaster...
Georgia Agent Indicted on 23 Counts, Accused of Stealing $1.3M from Customers
Dec 4 2019 // A Georgia man was indicted last month on 23 counts, including insurance fraud and trafficking an elder person by financial exploitation, after an investigation earlier this year by the Georgia Department of Insurance Fraud...
Texas Warns of Insurance Deductibles Scam Following Dallas Storms
Nov 18 2019 // Texans with property in locations that were hit by the severe weather that swept through Dallas and North Texas on Sunday, Oct. 20 are now targets of a scam involving insurance deductibles, insurance regulators say. The...
Court Orders California Insurance Company Conserved in Another Round in Applied Battle
Nov 5 2019 // Note: This story has been updated with a response from an Applied spokesman describing the actions by the California Department of Insurance as “an unusual Draconian attempt.” A San Mateo County Superior Court...
Texas Warns of Insurance Deductibles Scam Following Dallas Storms
Oct 30 2019 // Texans with property in locations that were hit by the severe weather that swept through Dallas and North Texas on Sunday, Oct. 20 are now targets of a scam involving insurance deductibles, insurance regulators say. The...
Idaho Department of Insurance Names Trexler Deputy Director
Oct 29 2019 // The Idaho Department of Insurance has named Weston Trexler deputy director. He was hired to the department as the product review bureau chief-actuary in 2012. He previously worked for the actuarial consulting firm...
Applied Underwriters Responds to California Department of Insurance Effort to Halt Sale
Oct 23 2019 // Applied Underwriters executives have responded to efforts by the California Department of Insurance to halt the sale of one of its subsidiaries and threaten to upend a reported $920 million deal that’s been in the...
California Balks at Applied Underwriters Sale, Questions Subsidiary’s Move to New Mexico
Oct 21 2019 // The California Department of Insurance has denied an application for approval of the sale of California Insurance Co., a subsidiary of Applied Underwriters that was sold in a massive deal that has been under scrutiny over...
Workers’ Compensation Rates in Delaware Decrease for Third Year in a Row
Oct 15 2019 // Delaware is set to see a decrease in workers’ compensation insurance rates for the third year in a row, effective December 1, 2019. “I am delighted to approve a decrease in workers’ compensation rates in...
Univ. of Louisiana Monroe to Create Risk Management, Insurance Endowed Chair
Oct 11 2019 // The University of Louisiana-Monroe (ULM) will create an Endowed Chair in Risk Management and Insurance position in the College of Business and Social Sciences with $585,000 in funding that stems from the dissolution of...
Ohio Home, Auto Insurance Rates Remain Below National Average, Department Says
Oct 7 2019 // Home and auto insurance rates continue to run well below the national average, according to Ohio Department of Insurance Director Jillian Froment. Data from the top 10 insurance groups in the state show that in Ohio the...
North Carolina Homeowners, Mobile Home Rates Going Up
Sep 30 2019 // The North Carolina Department of Insurance and the North Carolina Rate Bureau have settled a legal dispute over a proposed premium increase for homeowners insurance rates, according to a statement from NCDOI. NCDOI has...
