Latest Department of Insurance Headlines
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New Ohio Laws Address Insurer Cybersecurity, Surplus Lines, More
Jan 2 2019 // New laws in Ohio will benefit Ohio consumers while further strengthening Ohio’s robust insurance market, according to Ohio Department of Insurance Director Jillian Froment. Among the changes made by Ohio’s...
Workers’ Comp Insurance Rates to Go Down in Louisiana
Dec 5 2018 // Rates for workers’ compensation insurance will decrease in Louisiana next year, the state insurance department announced. Louisiana Department of Insurance has approved a rate filing from the National Council on...
S.C. Department of Insurance Director Farmer Named President-Elect at NAIC
Nov 21 2018 // South Carolina Department of Insurance Director Ray Farmer was elected to the position of president-elect at the NAIC (National Association of Insurance Commissioners) Fall National Meeting on November 18. Previously,...
State Insurance Regulators Elect Maine’s Cioppa President of NAIC for 2019
Nov 19 2018 // State insurance regulators have elected new officers of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC). The following officers will assume their duties on Jan. 1, 2019: President: Maine Insurance Superintendent...
North Carolina Approves 17.2% Rate Decrease for Workers’ Comp
Nov 5 2018 // The North Carolina Rate Bureau’s 17.2 percent rate decrease filing for workers’ compensation insurance has been approved by North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey, according to a statement from the...
North Carolina Approves 17.2% Rate Decrease for Workers’ Comp
Oct 25 2018 // The North Carolina Rate Bureau’s 17.2 percent rate decrease filing for workers’ compensation insurance has been approved by North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey, according to a statement from the...
Delaware Workers’ Comp Insurance Rates Decrease for Second Year in a Row
Oct 23 2018 // Workers’ compensation insurance rates will decrease for the second year in a row in Delaware, effective December 1, 2018. “I am delighted to approve yet another decrease in workers’ compensation rates in...
Texas Accepting Comments on 2019 Workers’ Comp Research Agenda
Oct 2 2018 // The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) is accepting comment on the proposed Fiscal Year 2019 Research Agenda of the Workers’ Compensation Research and Evaluation Group...
Michigan Department of Insurance Gets New Fraud-Fighting Unit
Oct 1 2018 // The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) will have more resources to fight insurance and financial services fraud after Gov. Scott Walker issued an executive order creating a new anti-fraud unit...
California Department of Insurance Issues Cease and Desist Order to NRA
Sep 11 2018 // The California Department of Insurance on Tuesday issued a cease and desist order to the National Rifle Association of America alleging the NRA marketed an insurance product in California without being licensed to do...
Opelka Named Deputy Commissioner at Louisiana Insurance Department
Sep 10 2018 // Frank Opelka has been appointed deputy commissioner of the Office of Health, Life and Annuity at the Louisiana Department of Insurance. Opelka comes to the Department of Insurance from the Louisiana Department of Health...
North Carolina Insurance Fraud Round-Up: August
Sep 10 2018 // The North Carolina Department of Insurance announced multiple fraud enforcement actions during the month of August. Insurance fraud costs American consumers approximately $80 billion dollars a year. According to North...
Former Illinois Insurance Broker Sentenced to Prison, Must Repay Nearly $1M
Sep 3 2018 // The former owner of multiple property/casualty insurance operations in northern Illinois has been sentenced to more than four years in prison and ordered to pay nearly $1 million in restitution for insurance fraud. U.S....
New Task Force to Address High Auto Insurance Rates Louisiana
Aug 22 2018 // A new task force created to investigate the high cost of auto insurance in Louisiana held its first meeting on Aug. 21, the Louisiana Department of Insurance reports. The Louisiana High Auto Rates Task Force was formed by...
Former Illinois Insurance Broker Sentenced to Prison, Must Repay Nearly $1M
Aug 15 2018 // The former owner of multiple property/casualty insurance operations in northern Illinois has been sentenced to more than four years in prison and ordered to pay nearly $1 million in restitution for insurance fraud. U.S....
North Carolina Insurance Fraud Round-Up: July
Aug 7 2018 // The North Carolina Department of Insurance announced multiple fraud enforcement actions during the month of July. Insurance fraud costs American consumers approximately $80 billion dollars a year. According to North...
1 Arrested, Second Suspect Sought in Georgia Roofing Insurance Fraud Scheme
Jul 31 2018 // Fraud investigators with the Georgia Department of Insurance have arrested a Columbus, Ga., roofing contractor and issued warrants on his employer for intentionally vandalizing the roofs of two homes in Muscogee County,...
North Carolina Approves 4.8% Statewide Dwelling Rate Increase
Jun 28 2018 // The North Carolina Department of Insurance has ended its legal dispute with the North Carolina Rate Bureau on its proposal for an 18.9 percent dwelling insurance rate increase and instead reached a settlement that will...
Texas to Hold Hearing on Request to Extend Work Comp Experience Modifier Deadline
May 14 2018 // The Texas Department of Insurance will hold a public hearing on the petition by the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas to extend the expiration date of negotiated experience modifiers in the National Council on...
Delaware DOI Working With FEMA to Fine-Tune Disaster Response
May 4 2018 // The Delaware Department of Insurance (DOI) is working with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) during the next two weeks as part of a National Level Exercise designed to help FEMA and other federal partners,...
