Latest Department of Insurance Headlines
All the headlines from our Department of Insurance Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Delaware Regulators Recovered $995K for Consumers During 1st Half of 2015
Sep 22 2015 // Delaware Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart and the Delaware Department of Insurance announced that the Department has recovered $995,558 for consumers during the first six months of 2015. The Delaware Department...
Louisiana Commissioner: Healthcare Connections Unrelated to Health CO-Op
Sep 10 2015 // Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says Louisiana Healthcare Connections is open for business in the state and should not be confused with the Louisiana Health Cooperative, a struggling health maintenance...
North Carolina Man Accused of Defrauding Insurance Companies
Sep 4 2015 // North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin announced the arrest of William Jeffery Barnhardt, 65, of West End, Moore County; he is charged with two counts each of insurance fraud and obtaining property by false...
Delaware Compensation Rating Bureau Seeks Loss Costs Increase
Sep 3 2015 // The Delaware Compensation Rating Bureau (DCRB) announced that it has submitted to the Delaware Department of Insurance a filing of revisions to the state’s Residual Market Plan, voluntary market loss costs and...
2 North Carolina Residents Accused of Insurance Fraud in Multiple Counties
Aug 28 2015 // North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin announced the arrests of Pamela Christine Liles, 31, and Travis Paul Randolph, 30, of Siloam. Department of Insurance criminal investigators accuse Liles of insurance...
Hardy Named an Assistant Director at Ohio Department of Insurance
Aug 21 2015 // Lieutenant Governor Mary Taylor has named Andy Hardy as the assistant director of legislative affairs and communications for the Ohio Department of Insurance. Prior to joining the Ohio Department of Insurance, Hardy was...
Missouri Fines Health Insurer Cigna for Various Violations
Aug 14 2015 // The Missouri Department of Insurance has fined Cigna subsidiaries $140,800 for using unapproved forms, incorrectly denying chiropractic claims, charging copayments of more than 50 percent and failing to send an explanation...
D.C. Dept. of Insurance, Securities & Banking Names New Acting Commissioner
Aug 3 2015 // Stephen Taylor The District of Columbia Department of Insurance, Securities & Banking (DISB) confirmed that former DISB senior official Stephen Taylor recently rejoined DISB as its new acting commissioner. Taylor...
Drane Named Deputy Commissioner for Delaware Department of Insurance
Jul 20 2015 // Delaware Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart announced Monday the appointment of attorney Hardy Drane as deputy commissioner for the Delaware Department of Insurance. “I am happy to announce that I talked...
California Executive Life Insurance Settlement Ends 16 Years of Litigation
Jul 10 2015 // A settlement has been reached with the last remaining defendant in a 16-year-old lawsuit brought by the California Department of Insurance that arose out of the 1991 liquidation of Executive Life Insurance Co. The French...
North Carolina Approves Amendments to Captive Insurance Law
Jun 24 2015 // Amendments proposed to the North Carolina Captive Insurance Act by the North Carolina Department of Insurance were met with unanimous support from the N.C. General Assembly and signed into law on June 19, 2015. Some of the...
Finston Named General Counsel of California Department of Insurance
Jun 12 2015 // John Finston was named general counsel for the California Department of Insurance. Finston, who has served as deputy commissioner for corporate and regulatory affairs for three years, will replace outgoing General Counsel...
Ohio Lt. Gov./Insurance Director Taylor Tackles Multiple Roles
May 18 2015 // As Ohio’s lieutenant governor, top insurance regulator and leader of a statewide regulatory reform initiative, it might seem that Mary Taylor’s public responsibilities would often pull in her in conflicting...
Ohio’s Lt. Governor/Insurance Director Focused on Streamlining Regulation
May 18 2015 // As Ohio’s lieutenant governor, top insurance regulator and leader of a statewide regulatory reform initiative, it might seem that Mary Taylor’s public responsibilities would often pull in her in conflicting...
California Department of Insurance Approves CEA Rate Reduction
Apr 23 2015 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones approved a statewide rate reduction of 10 percent for earthquake insurance policies issued by the California Earthquake Authority. The reduction is effective Jan. 1, 2016. Jones...
McPharlin Tapped to Head Michigan Dept. of Insurance & Financial Services
Apr 7 2015 // Gov. Rick Snyder has named Pat McPharlin, of Laingsburg, as the new director of the Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services. He will replace outgoing director Ann Flood. McPharlin previously served as CEO...
WCIRB Submits Lower Mid-year Filing to California Department of Insurance
Apr 6 2015 // The California Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau on Monday submitted a July 1 pure premium rate filing to the California Department of Insurance proposing advisory rates that average $2.46 per $100 of...
Regulators: Auto Insurance Rates Continue Downward Trend in Missouri
Mar 26 2015 // Auto insurance premiums have declined significantly since 2000, according to figures released by the Missouri Department of Insurance. The average annual cost for full coverage peaked in 2003 at $740 — it dipped to $726...
3 Promoted to Top Posts at Ohio Department of Insurance
Mar 13 2015 // Ohio Lieutenant Governor and Insurance Director Mary Taylor has promoted three members of the Ohio Department of Insurance leadership team. Laura Miller, previously chief of the department’s Product Regulation and...
Mercury Agrees to $1M Settlement With California Department of Insurance
Mar 10 2015 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones announced a $1 million settlement with Mercury Insurance Co., Mercury Casualty Co. and California Automobile Insurance Co. over findings that Mercury violated California laws on...
