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Florida OIR Hearing Set for Citizens’ Latest Rate Increases

The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation will hold a rate hearing Thursday, June 8, on Citizens Property Insurance Corporation’s proposed 12.5% average increase for homeowners and larger increases for other types of policies. The state-created insurance company, established more than …

Increase in California Workers’ Comp Pure Premium Sent to Department of Insurance

The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau has submitted its Jan. 1, 2018 pure premium rate filing to the California Department of Insurance proposing advisory pure premium rates that average $2.01 per $100 of payroll. That WCIRB’S proposed rate is 14.3 …

Homeowners Insurance Increase Denied by Delaware Insurance Commissioner

A request by Windsor-Mount Joy Mutual Insurance Company (WNMJ) to increase insurance rates on more than 2,000 manufactured housing policyholders in Delaware by 20%-30% has been denied by Delaware Insurance Commissioner Trinidad Navarro, according to a press release issued by …

California Commissioner Asks Consumer Watchdog to Retract News Release

California Commissioner Dave Jones on Wednesday asked Consumer Watchdog to retract a news release about State Farm that he said “includes inaccurate statements and is misleading.” The Consumer Watchdog news release issued on Tuesday was picked up by media outlets, …

Allstate Rate Hikes for Georgia Drivers Move Forward, For Now

Allstate can go ahead raise auto insurance rates for Georgia drivers later this month because a state review of the planned increase won’t be done in time to stop the higher rates from taking effect, state regulators said. State Insurance …

Allstate Responds to Georgia Insurance Department’s Rate Filing Investigation

Allstate Insurance Co. is speaking out about an investigation by the Georgia Department of Insurance into the carrier’s plan to raise auto insurance rates for some in the state by at least 25 percent. In a statement to Insurance Journal, …

Georgia to Investigate Allstate Auto Rate Increase

A Georgia statewide rate increase of 25 percent on Allstate Property & Casualty Insurance Company policyholders has triggered a consumer alert from state Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgens. The Georgia Department of Insurance issued a consumer alert April 11 to all …

Washington Labor Department Seeks 2% Workers’ Comp Rate Hike

The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries is proposing an average 2 percent rate workers’ compensation increase for 2016. Each fall L&I sets workers’ comp rates for the following year. L&I looks at expected workers’ comp payouts, the size …

Price Optimization Allegations Challenged, NAIC Investigating Practice

Reaction to industry-wide price optimization allegations from a consumer group known to call out insurers has been somewhat critical yet guarded – however it appears regulators may already be starting to look into the practice. Consumer Federation of America this …

Louisiana Citizens to File Homeowners Insurance Rate Hike

East Baton Rouge Parish homeowners who buy coverage from Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. would see rates increase an average of 9.9 percent while wind-only policies would jump by 17.1 percent under a proposed rate filing. Statewide, Citizens personal lines, …