Latest Department of Insurance Headlines
All the headlines from our Department of Insurance Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Indiana Governor-Elect Reappoints Robertson as Insurance Commissioner
Dec 27 2016 // Indiana Governor-elect Eric Holcomb has reappointed Stephen Robertson as the commissioner of the state’s Department of Insurance. Robertson was appointed by Gov. Mitch Daniels as commissioner of the department in...
Ohio Insurer Disclosure Bill Passed by Legislature
Dec 19 2016 // The recent passage of consumer protection legislation provides the Ohio Department of Insurance with better, more common sense tools when it comes to evaluating the financial health of Ohio’s insurance industry,...
North Carolina Insurers Want 19.6% Rate Hike for Dwelling Policies
Dec 19 2016 // The North Carolina Rate Bureau (NCRB) has requested a 19.6 percent rate increase on all dwelling insurance policies, according to a statement from the North Carolina Department of Insurance. NCDOI announced Dec. 1 it is...
Louisiana Insurance Department Chief Actuary Honored by NAIC
Dec 16 2016 // Louisiana Department of Insurance Chief Actuary Rich Piazza has been awarded the Robert Dineen Award for Outstanding Service and Contribution to the State Regulation of Insurance by the National Association of Insurance...
Data Provider Location Inc. Gets California Department of Insurance OK
Dec 15 2016 // Location Inc. announced that the California Department of Insurance has approved its predictive crime analytics for rate filing, making it the 12th state the firm has received approval for rate filings. Location Inc....
North Carolina Insurers Want 19.6% Rate Hike for Dwelling Policies
Dec 2 2016 // The North Carolina Rate Bureau (NCRB) has requested a 19.6 percent rate increase on all dwelling insurance policies, according to a statement from the North Carolina Department of Insurance. NCDOI announced Dec. 1 it is...
North Carolina Couple Arrested for Making Duplicate Auto Claims
Nov 18 2016 // A North Carolina couple has been arrested and charged with one count of insurance fraud and obtaining property by false pretense, according to North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin. Keith Hedgepeth, 48, and...
Georgia Estimates $90M in Insured Losses From Hurricane Matthew
Oct 21 2016 // The Georgia Department of Insurance (GADOI) has released preliminary estimates of insured losses in the state from Hurricane Matthew. In a statement issued Thursday, GADOI said more than 30,000 claims have been reported...
Texas Health Clinic Owner Sentenced for Workers’ Comp, Insurance Fraud
Oct 17 2016 // The owner of a Houston health clinic pled guilty to insurance fraud after billing for medical services – often provided to injured employees – despite having no licensed medical staff at the clinic, the Texas...
Delaware Approves Amended Workers’ Compensation Rate Filing
Oct 13 2016 // Delaware Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart approved the Delaware Compensation Rating Bureau (DCRB)’s workers’ compensation amended rate filing, which recommends no changes in the overall levels of...
Georgia Man Accused of Staging Car Theft in North Carolina
Oct 13 2016 // A Georgia man was arrested and charged with insurance fraud for allegedly staging a car theft in North Carolina, according to a statement from Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin. Jeremy Joseph Keeton, 29, of Columbus, Ga...
Delaware Insurance Commissioner Advises Residents in Case of Hurricane Matthew
Oct 6 2016 // Delaware Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart is encouraging Delaware residents to take action now to prepare for potential damages and interruptions from Hurricane Matthew. Although it is too early to predict the...
California Workers’ Comp Board Submits Amended Rate Filing to Department of Insurance
Oct 4 2016 // The WCIRB has submitted a pure premium rate filing to the California Department of Insurance proposing Jan. 1, 2017 advisory pure premium rates lower than the corresponding industry average and less than the average...
Insurance Commissioner: Overdose Death Rate High in Louisiana
Sep 29 2016 // The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says Louisiana’s drug overdose death rate exceeds the national average, the Louisiana Department of Insurance reported. In addition, a recent study released by the...
North Carolina Woman Accused of Filing $42K Property Claim With 2 Companies
Sep 29 2016 // A woman in North Carolina has been arrested and charged with insurance fraud for allegedly submitting a duplicate property claim, according to North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin. Kathryn Taylor Reynolds,...
Alabama Department of Insurance Re-Accredited by NAIC
Sep 19 2016 // The Alabama Department of Insurance (ALDOI) announced Aug. 31 that it has been re-accredited by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) for a 5-year term. The ALDOI received its first NAIC accreditation...
Former Ohio Insurance Agent Sentenced for $58K Grand Theft
Sep 13 2016 // A former Ohio insurance agent and agency owner has been sentenced for grand theft after pleading guilty to misappropriating more than $58,000 from two clients, the Ohio Department of Insurance announced. Charles Gabel, of...
Court Smacks Down California Regulators Over Broker/Agent Ruling
Sep 9 2016 // An Orange County, California court has given the state’s Department of Insurance a stunning smack down in a long-running case about the “broker fees” charged by some insurance agents. The complicated case...
Kentucky Workers’ Comp Loss Costs to Decrease 5 % on Oct. 1
Sep 9 2016 // The Kentucky Department of Insurance has approved the annual workers’ compensation loss costs filing from the National Council on Compensation Insurance Inc. (NCCI) with a rate decrease of five percent on average. It...
NAIC Re-Accredits Alabama Department of Insurance for 5-Year Term
Sep 6 2016 // The Alabama Department of Insurance (ALDOI) announced Aug. 31 that it has been re-accredited by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) for a 5-year term. The ALDOI received its first NAIC accreditation...
