Latest Policyholder Headlines
All the headlines from our Policyholder Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Fraud Report
Mar 7 2016 // Florida’s Citizens Launches Campaign to Combat Abuse Claims Citizens Property Insurance Corp. has launched a multi-faceted education campaign in an attempt to combat what it has called a disturbing increase of fraud...
Delaware Regulators Recovered $1.9M for Policyholders in 2015
Mar 1 2016 // The Delaware Department of Insurance said the department last year recovered more than $1.9 million for policyholders, and helped business owners save nearly $9.3 million in workers’ compensation insurance costs. The...
IronPro Enhances Cyber Policy Risk Management Services
Feb 24 2016 // IronPro, the professional liability unit of Ironshore Inc., is introducing a suite of enhanced risk management services for cyber policyholders. IronPro will provide eligible Ironshore Highly Protected Information (HPI)...
Citizens Launches ‘Call Citizens First’ Campaign to Combat Florida Abuse
Feb 12 2016 // Citizens Property Insurance Corp. has launched a multi-faceted education campaign in an attempt to improve customer claims handling while taking steps to combat what it has called a disturbing increase of fraud and abuse...
Florida Fights Back Against Assignment of Benefits Abuse
Feb 8 2016 // Florida insurers, consumer and insurance advocates, as well as regulators, are hoping 2016 may finally be the year that legislators address the misuse of assignment of benefits (AOB) for water loss claims that they say has...
Additional $5.1M Recovered for Louisiana Insurance Policyholders in 2015
Feb 8 2016 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance (LDI) announced that in 2015 an additional $5.1 million in insurance claim payments was recovered on behalf of policyholders. According to Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon, these...
Connecticut Recovered $6M for Consumers in 2015
Feb 8 2016 // Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Katharine L. Wade announced that the Connecticut Insurance Department recovered approximately $6 million for policyholders and taxpayers in 2015, helping individuals and families with...
Connecticut Recovered $6M for Policyholders, Taxpayers in 2015
Jan 27 2016 // Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Katharine L. Wade announced that the Connecticut Insurance Department recovered approximately $6 million for policyholders and taxpayers in 2015, helping individuals and families with...
Why Agents Must Pause for Ethics
Jan 25 2016 // Many insurance agents are so caught up in the day-to-day activities of their jobs, they do not realize that they are being presented with ethical concerns. They may be acting unethically without even realizing it. Even if...
Additional $5.1M Recovered for Louisiana Insurance Policyholders in 2015
Jan 21 2016 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance (LDI) announced that in 2015 an additional $5.1 million in insurance claim payments was recovered on behalf of policyholders. Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says these funds are...
Tennessee Announces $2.8M in Restitution Paid to Policyholders in 2015
Jan 11 2016 // The Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance’s (TDCI) Consumer Insurance Services Division announced that more than $2.8 million was repaid in 2015 as a result of the department’s restitution efforts on...
Deadline Nears for NFIP Policyholders in Louisiana
Jan 11 2016 // As the state braced for significant flooding from heavy rains in the Midwest, the Louisiana Department of Insurance reminded National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) policyholders in Louisiana of an approaching deadline...
Deadline Approaching for Louisiana National Flood Insurance Policyholders
Jan 3 2016 // As the state braces for significant flooding from heavy rains in the Midwest, the Louisiana Department of Insurance is reminding National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) policyholders in Louisiana of an approaching deadline...
Tennessee Announces $2.8M in Restitution Paid to Policyholders in 2015
Dec 31 2015 // The Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance’s (TDCI) Consumer Insurance Services Division announced that more than $2.8 million was repaid in 2015 as a result of the department’s restitution efforts on...
ICA Declares Christmas Day Bushfires in State of Victoria a Catastrophe
Dec 28 2015 // The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) has declared a Catastrophe for areas of Victoria’s Great Ocean Road region affected by Christmas Day bushfires. ICA CEO Rob Whelan said the declaration enabled the insurance...
Pennsylvania Court Issues Liquidation Order for Regis Insurance
Dec 21 2015 // Regis Insurance Company, a Pennsylvania-domiciled insurance company, was recently issued an order of liquidation by the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania. Regis, a writer of small commercial business based in Paoli,...
Citizens Board Clarifies Policy Language for Florida Water Losses
Dec 21 2015 // Citizens Property Insurance Corporation’s Board of Governors approved a slate of policy changes Dec. 8 to bolster oversight of water loss claims while continuing to protect policyholders who need immediate emergency...
Canada’s Economical Insurance Policyholders Approve Demutualization Plan
Dec 15 2015 // Economical Insurance’s mutual policyholders voted on Monday to allow the Canadian property and casualty insurance firm to demutualize. Demutualization is a regulated process in which a mutual insurance company...
Connecticut Regulator Warns of Phone Scams Targeting Policyholders
Dec 13 2015 // Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Katharine L. Wade is advising consumers to be wary of a scam in which a caller poses as a representative of an insurance company and informs people that their policy is being canceled for...
Citizens Approves Policy Language Changes to Tackle Water Loss Issue
Dec 9 2015 // Citizens Property Insurance Corporation’s Board of Governors on Wednesday approved a slate of policy changes to bolster oversight of water loss claims while continuing to protect policyholders who need immediate...
