Latest Department of Insurance Headlines
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Insurer Fined More Than $200K in Delaware for Unfair Practices
Apr 20 2017 // The Delaware Department of Insurance, along with insurance regulators for forty-eight other jurisdictions, have reached a multi-million dollar settlement with Assurant Inc. regarding the company’s writing of...
Haughawout Named Deputy Commissioner at Ohio Department of Insurance
Apr 19 2017 // Carrie Haughawout, who joined the Ohio Department of Insurance (ODI) in 2011, has been appointed deputy director of the department, ODI Director Jillian Froment announced. Froment, who had held the deputy director position...
Golden Bear Claims Manager Addresses Agency Fraud
Apr 17 2017 // Beth Ossino, claims manager at Golden Bear Insurance Co. in Stockton, Calif., puts dealing with agency fraud high on her radar. She talked with Insurance Journal about agency fraud, and how agency owners should go about...
Claims Manager at Golden Bear in California Addresses Agency Fraud
Apr 6 2017 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tv Beth Ossino, claims manager at Golden Bear Insurance Co. in Stockton, Calif., puts dealing with agency fraud high on her radar. She talked with Insurance Journal about agency fraud, and how...
Homeowners Insurance Increase Denied by Delaware Insurance Commissioner
Apr 3 2017 // A request by Windsor-Mount Joy Mutual Insurance Company (WNMJ) to increase insurance rates on more than 2,000 manufactured housing policyholders in Delaware by 20 to 30 percent has been denied by Delaware Insurance...
2 Retired North Carolina Agents Convicted of $11M Insurance Scam Targeting Seniors
Mar 31 2017 // North Carolina Department of Insurance (NCDOI) announced the conviction of two retired insurance agents in a regional scam targeting senior citizens. Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey said the two retired agents, Milton...
Homeowners Insurance Increase Denied by Delaware Insurance Commissioner
Mar 14 2017 // A request by Windsor-Mount Joy Mutual Insurance Company (WNMJ) to increase insurance rates on more than 2,000 manufactured housing policyholders in Delaware by 20%-30% has been denied by Delaware Insurance Commissioner...
North Carolina Man Accused of Insurance Fraud
Mar 8 2017 // North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey has announced the arrest of Stacy Dewhite Brown, 50, of Raleigh, N.C. He is charged with one count each of insurance fraud and attempting to obtain property by false...
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Mar 6 2017 // Gov. Eric Greitens has tapped Chlora Lindley-Myers to lead the Missouri Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions and Professional Registration. Her appointment is subject to approval by the Missouri...
8K Louisianans Possibly Impacted by Reinsurance Broker’s Data Breach
Feb 22 2017 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance reported that a reinsurance broker contracted by the Louisiana Health Cooperative (LAHC) has experienced a data breach. As a result, former LAHC policyholder Personally Identifiable...
Lindley-Myers Appointed as Head of Missouri Insurance Department
Feb 16 2017 // Gov. Eric Greitens has chosen Chlora Lindley-Myers to lead the Missouri Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions and Professional Registration. Lindley-Myers currently serves as deputy commissioner at the Tennessee...
Louisiana Universities to Receive $2.7M after Demise of HMO
Feb 7 2017 // Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon announced a favorable court order on the dissolution of health maintenance organization AmCare Health Plans of Louisiana Inc. (AmCare) that paves the way for more than $2.7...
Regulators: Insurance Education Scholarships Available for Missouri Students
Feb 2 2017 // The Missouri Department of Insurance reminds Missouri high school seniors and current college students that the application deadline for Missouri Insurance Education Foundation (MIEF) scholarships is March 31. Four $1,500...
Louisiana Insurance Department Clarifies Prescription Drug Coupon Cards
Feb 1 2017 // The use of prescription drug coupon cards has been on the rise in response high prescription drug prices. The Louisiana Department of Insurance is offering guidance on these cards and also urging patients to always ask...
Midwest Insurance Commissioners on the Move
Jan 23 2017 // Several Midwest states, including Illinois, Indiana, Iowa and North Dakota, experienced transitions among insurance commissioners as 2016 folded into 2017. Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner named Jennifer Hammer to head of the...
California Department of Insurance Issues Notice of Noncompliance to State Farm
Jan 17 2017 // The California Department of Insurance has issued a noncompliance notice to State Farm General Insurance Co. for refusing to reduce policyholders’ rates as mandated by an order from Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones...
Delaware DOI Investigating Data Breach Affecting 19,000 Consumers
Jan 13 2017 // The Delaware Department of Insurance is investigating a security breach involving Summit Reinsurance Services Inc. (SummitRe) and BCS Financial Corporation, both subcontractors of Highmark BlueCross BlueShield of...
Hammer to Replace Dowling as Head of Illinois Insurance Department
Jan 5 2017 // Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner will appoint Jennifer Hammer as head of the Illinois Department of Insurance to replace Anne Melissa Dowling, who is returning to the private sector. Hammer has extensive experience in healthcare...
Louisiana Workers’ Comp Insurance Rates to Decline Again
Jan 3 2017 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance announced a rate filing from the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) for a statewide decrease of 9.8 percent in workers’ compensation rates has been...
Historic Flooding Prompts Uptick in Flood Policies in South Louisiana
Dec 29 2016 // Four months after devastating flooding ravaged South Louisiana, nearly 30,000 new flood insurance policies have been written in the affected areas, the Louisiana Department of Insurance announced. As of July 30, the total...
