Delaware News

Delaware Rejects 10% Workers’ Comp Hike; Signals 8% Would Be Approved

Delaware Insurance Commissioner Matt Denn said today he would not approve a proposed 10 percent increase in the workers’ compensation insurance rates, telling insurance companies that he would however approve a lower rate increase closer to 8 percent. The move …

People & Places

Rhonda Cabrinha Rhonda Cabrinha, vice president of Ellis Moreland Ellis Inc. in Syracuse, New York, was named the Insurance Person of Distinction during the recent annual Syracuse I-Day event. Cabrinha rose through the ranks to become an owner of Ellis …

Insurers Challenge Delaware Claims History Regulation; Denn Vows to Defend in Court

Insurers are challenging a Delaware regulation that limits their ability to base homeowners insurance renewal decisions on insureds’ past claims history, arguing that the state’s regulator exceeded his authority in imposing the rule. Insurance Commissioner Matthew Denn has defended the …

Mid-Atlantic States Form Regional Hazard Consortium to Improve Emergency Readiness

A number of Mid-Atlantic states are forming what they are calling the All Hazards Consortium to increase preparedness by enabling emergency management participants to share strategies and integrate planning. The AHC, a not-for-profit organization, emerged from last year’s All Hazards …

COMMISSIONER REDMER EXITS:

Maryland Insurance Commissioner Alfred W. Redmer has left his job to become chief executive officer of Coventry Health Care, a Delaware-based health insurance company. “It’s just a perfect opportunity,” Redmer said. Gov. Robert Ehrlich named Deputy Commissioner James V. McMahan …

Delaware Decides Against Written Test for Defensive Driving Discount

Delaware Insurance Commissioner Matt Denn said that he will not accept a recommendation to require defensive driving course participants to pass a written test in order to receive the defensive driving discount on their insurance. “My staff identified concerns with …

People

Rhonda Cabrinha, vice president of Ellis Moreland Ellis Inc. in Syracuse, New York, was named the Insurance Person of Distinction during the recent annual Syracuse I-Day event. Cabrinha rose through the ranks to become an owner of Ellis Moreland Ellis …

Mid-Atlantic States Form Regional Hazard Consortium to Improve Emergency Readiness

A number of Mid-Atlantic states are forming what they are calling the All Hazards Consortium to increase preparedness by enabling emergency management participants to share strategies and integrate planning. The AHC, a not-for-profit organization, emerged from last year’s All Hazards …

Insurers Challenge Delaware Claims History Regulation; Denn Vows to Defend in Court

Insurers are challenging a Delaware regulation that limits their ability to base homeowners insurance renewal decisions on insureds’ past claims history, arguing that the state’s regulator exceeded his authority in imposing the rule. Insurance Commissioner Matthew Denn has defended the …

News Briefs

MASSACHUSETTS Sprinkler Opposition: Dozens of Massachusetts restaurants and private clubs are appealing a state mandate in that they install sprinkler systems, arguing that they are being misclassified as nightclubs. The Legislature last year passed a law requiring any club with …