Latest Department of Insurance Headlines
All the headlines from our Department of Insurance Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Calderon Announces Candidacy for California Insurance Commissioner
Jul 16 2001 // Thomas M. Calderon, the chair of the Assembly Committee on Insurance, announced his candidacy for California Insurance Commissioner. Calderon’s press office said he has distinguished himself as a reformer of the...
Arizona Dept. of Insurance Publishes New Survey
Apr 17 2001 // A new look has come to the Spring 2001 edition of the Arizona Department of Insurance’s “Automobile Premium Comparison Survey.” Premiums are quoted for 10 cities throughout the state. Insurance Director...
Welcome to our First Ever
Jan 8 2001 // The demarcation between years always seems to take on a contemplative aspect. We look back to where we’ve been, and then look forward to weigh our expectations. Will the market continue to harden? Will the dot-coms...
Ohio DOI Places Proliance Into Rehabilitation
Jan 3 2001 // An Ohio court has ordered Proliance Insurance Co. be placed into rehabilitation based on a request by the Ohio Department of Insurance Director Lee Covington. Proliance is a Columbus, Ohio, domiciled property and casualty...
Ohio DOI Places Acceleration National Into Rehabilitation
Dec 1 2000 // Ohio Department of Insurance Director Lee Covington filed a complaint Wednesday in the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas requesting that Acceleration National Insurance Company, an Ohio domiciled property and casualty...
General American Settles Lawsuit For $55 Million
Aug 25 2000 // General American Life Insurance Co. has agreed to pay $55 million to settle a class action lawsuit alleging the company deceived life insurance policyholders. If approved by a federal judge, the money would go to 251,000...
Personal Auto Profits Plummet
Aug 14 2000 // As Losses Top 66 Percent Will Texas Soon Bench the Benchmark System? Personal auto losses increased last year in 35 of 51 markets across the country, making for an average pure loss ratio of 65.6 percent, the highest level...
Ohio DOI Unveils New Online Service for Ohio Agents
Aug 4 2000 // Lee Covington, Director of the Ohio Department of Insurance, announced that a new online service provided by the Ohio Department of Insurance will help approximately 81,000 licensed Ohio insurance agents keep track of...
NAIC Adopts Resolution on Race Criteria, Small Face Value Products
Jun 13 2000 // Members of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) at the Summer National Meeting in Orlando yesterday approved a resolution to remedy the previous use of race as a criteria in underwriting and to...
