Arkansas Insurance Department News

Arkansas Takes Control of Pharmacy Benefits Insurer

An Arkansas-based pharmacy benefits insurer has been placed into rehabilitation, the Arkansas Insurance Department reported. Indy Health Insurance Company Inc. (IHIC) is an Arkansas domiciled company that provides Medicare Part D plans in Arkansas, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Illinois, and Georgia, …

Arkansas Insurance Dept. Recovers more than $3M for Consumers in 2019

The Arkansas Insurance Department’s Consumer Services Division (CSD) for recovering $3,005,606 for the state’s insurance consumers in 2019, the department said. Recoveries are dollar amounts recovered in excess of the amounts initially offered by insurance companies. CSD closed 2,320 cases …

5 New Insurance Companies OK’d to Do Business in Arkansas

Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Allen Kerr has approved five new insurance companies to operate in the state, bringing to 103 the number of new insurance companies approved since January 2015, according to the Arkansas Insurance Department. The AID says that since …

Arkansas Insurance Department Warns of Fake Auto Policy Scam

Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Allen Kerr is warning consumers in his state to be wary of individuals posing as car insurance agents to sell fraudulent policies at car dealerships. In a media release, Kerr said the Criminal Investigation Division at the …

Insurance Department Takes Over Arkansas Health Insurance Marketplace

The Arkansas Health Insurance Marketplace has become part of the state’s insurance department after Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed legislation dissolving the marketplace board as a separate entity. The state Legislature established the insurance marketplace in 2013. The Arkansas marketplace used …

Insurance Department Recovered $12.8 M for Arkansans in 2018

The Arkansas Insurance Department in 2018 secured an additional $12,836,501 in recoveries and restitution for insurance consumers, Insurance Commissioner Allen Kerr announced. The Consumer Services Division (CSD) recovered $8,860,187 for consumers last year — a $6 million increase over 2017. …

Arkansas Releases Warning on Short-Term Health Plans

The Arkansas Insurance Department has issued a warning regarding short-term health plans and reminded producers selling such plans they are required to warn consumers that these plans do not meet the minimum essential coverage requirements of the Affordable Care Act. …

Arkansas Recovers $3.67M for Insurance Consumers in First Half of 2018

The Consumer Services Division (CSD) at the Arkansas Insurance Department has recovered $3,673,940 for Arkansas insurance customers in the first half of 2018, the agency reported. Recoveries are dollar amounts recovered for Arkansas consumers by CSD in excess of the …

Arkansas Insurance Department Recovers $1.1M for Consumers in Q1

The Arkansas Insurance Department’s Consumer Services Division (CSD) recovered $1,126,107 for Arkansas insurance customers during the first quarter of 2018, the agency announced. Recoveries are dollar amounts recovered for Arkansas consumers by CSD in excess of the amounts initially offered …

Accused of $211K Insurance Fraud, Arkansas Suspect Surrenders

An Arkansas insurance firm owner has surrendered to authorities on warrants in Pulaski County for felony insurance fraud, theft and forgery, the Arkansas Insurance Department announced. Joshua Eric Casada, owner of the Little Rock-based Casada Insurance Group, surrendered following an …