Washington D.C. Department of Insurance Securities and Banking News

Washington D.C. Expands Program to Increase Opportunities for Students in Finance

Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is working alongside the district’s Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking (DISB) to increase opportunities for high school and college students to pursue careers in financial services, including insurance, by expanding DISB’s Financial Services Academy …

D.C. Postpones All P/C Insurance Rate Increases During COVID Crisis

The Washington D.C. Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking (DISB) issued a new insurance bulletin to notify all property and casualty insurers that for the duration of the coronavirus pandemic, all filed rate increases will be postponed, effective immediately. The …

D.C. Seeks Public Input on Access to Bank Services, Small Business Capital

The District of Columbia Department of Insurance, Securities & Banking (DISB) announced on Sept. 11 that it has launched city-wide surveys to study the barriers to banking services for District of Columbia residents and access to capital challenges for small …

McPherson Named D.C.’s Acting Insurance Commissioner

Chester A. McPherson, who has been serving as interim commissioner for the Washington, D.C., Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking (DISB), has been appointed as acting commissioner. The appointment was announced by D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray’s office Tuesday.McPherson has …

D.C. Insurance Commissioner Dismissed After Questioning Obamacare Fix: Reports

Washington, D.C.’s commissioner for the department of insurance, securities and banking, William P. White, was dismissed last Friday, a day after questioning the White House’s proposal to let health insurers extend policies canceled under the healthcare reform law, according to …