Latest Department of Insurance Headlines
All the headlines from our Department of Insurance Topic Page, ordered by recency.
La. Agent Arrested, License Revoked
Feb 1 2007 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance Fraud Section recently announced it revoked the license of insurance agent Janis Dalene Simms Blaylock, 29, at the Richland Parish Detention Center in Rayville where she surrendered to...
Regulators Name 2007 Key Committee Chairs
Jan 26 2007 // The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) today named its 2007 Committee chairs and vice chairs. The NAIC officers, most immediate past president and zone representatives met earlier this month to make...
Delaware Moves Swiftly to Enact Major Workers’ Comp Reform
Jan 18 2007 // The Delaware Senate and House moved swiftly in the past week to pass a bill containing major reforms of the state’s workers’ compensation system and Gov. Ruth Ann Miller immediately signed the reforms into...
Neb. Insurance Director Names Chief Financial Examiner
Jan 15 2007 // Tim Wagner, director of the Nebraska Department of Insurance, recently announced the promotion of James Nixon to chief financial examiner. Nixon has served as the Department’s Acting chief financial examiner for the...
Calif. Insurance Commissioner Poizner Sworn In
Jan 9 2007 // Steve Poizner took the Oath of Office Monday afternoon, becoming California’s new Insurance Commissioner. During his remarks, Poizner vowed to make the office bi-partisan, lower insurance rates by combatting fraud,...
Former La. Insurance Agent Arrested on Fraud Charges
Dec 28 2006 // A former Oakdale, La., insurance agent was arrested and issued a cease and desist order on charges of fraud and misappropriation of funds, Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon announced recently. John Craig...
Idaho Governor-Elect Appoints Deal to Head Department of Insurance
Dec 27 2006 // Gov.-elect Butch Otter has appointed three Republicans with close ties to his campaign to lead state agencies, including state Rep. Bill Deal, who takes over at the Department of Insurance after losing a bid for Idaho...
Commissioners, compensation rules, earthquakes made for shaky ground
Dec 25 2006 // In the era when cowboys and gold panners roamed, the West was characterized as a wild yet adventurous place to live. Judging by 2006’s insurance industry headlines, those sentiments don’t seem to have...
Top 10 Stories of the Year – West
Dec 24 2006 // In the era when cowboys and gold panners roamed, the West was characterized as a wild yet adventurous place to live. Judging by 2006’s insurance industry headlines, those sentiments don’t seem to have...
Ohio Insurance Department Reaccredited by Regulators
Dec 13 2006 // A National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) independent review team has completed a review of the Ohio Department of Insurance’s staff and procedures and has reaccredited the Department for its financial...
La. Insurance Agent Arrested and Issued C&D Order
Dec 12 2006 // An Albany, La., insurance agent was recently arrested and issued a cease and desist order on charges of fraud, forgery and misappropriation of funds, the Louisiana Department of Insurance reported. Roberta Ann...
Texas Agent Accused of Issuing Bogus Insurance Certificates in La.
Dec 12 2006 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance announced that a Texas insurance agent has been told to cease and desist engaging in allegedly fraudulent insurance activities in Louisiana where he is not a licensed agent. The...
Ind. Commissioner Issues Life and Annuity Self Certification Bulletin
Dec 6 2006 // Indiana Commissioner of Insurance Jim Atterholt today released Bulletin 142, a new self-certification process geared toward expediting Life and Annuity product filings. Bulletin 142 is a Life and Annuity Policy Actuarial...
Two-County Sweep in N.C. Yields 10 Arrests for Insurance Fraud
Dec 5 2006 // In what officials describe as the largest auto insurance fraud ring in North Carolina history, 10 residents of Cleveland and Rutherford Counties are accused of defrauding insurance companies of an estimated $1...
Mo. Department Issues Advice for Residents Recovering from Storms
Dec 5 2006 // The Missouri Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions and Professional Registration (DIFP) has issued a notice to residents in several communities throughout Missouri that were impacted by last week’s heavy...
California To Rule on Industry Petition Becoming “Precedential Decision”
Dec 5 2006 // The California Office of Administrative Law (OAL) has decided to accept a petition filed by Insurance Brokers and Agents of the West (IBA West) requesting review of the former Insurance Commissioner John Garmendi’s...
Texas Seeks Comments on Financial Responsibility Program User Guide
Nov 29 2006 // The Texas Department of Insurance has issued a request for comments on the Financial Responsibility Program User Guide being developed as part of the implementation of the state’s auto insurance verification...
Insurer, Agent Told to Stop Selling Unauthorized Insurance in La.
Nov 22 2006 // Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon reported that his office obtained an order from the 19th Judicial District Court in Baton Rouge to stop the alleged sale of unauthorized commercial insurance by United...
Calif. associations take issue with broker definition, OAL to weigh in
Nov 20 2006 // The California Office of Administrative Law (OAL) has decided to accept a petition filed by Insurance Brokers and Agents of the West (IBA West) requesting review of the outgoing Insurance Commissioner John...
News Currents
Nov 19 2006 // Calif. associations take issue with broker definition, OAL to weigh in The California Office of Administrative Law (OAL) has decided to accept a petition filed by Insurance Brokers and Agents of the West (IBA West)...
