Latest Department of Insurance Headlines
All the headlines from our Department of Insurance Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Law Enforcement to be First Users of Texas’ Financial Responsibility System
May 29 2007 // A statewide system to verify that drivers in Texas have insured their vehicles to the extent required by law is in the process of being developed and is expected to go online in early 2008, according to one individual...
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May 21 2007 // Law enforcement to be first users of Texas’ financial responsibility system Event based process to be implemented first, ongoing verification to start later A statewide system to verify that drivers in Texas have...
Allstate to stop writing homeowners in Calif.
May 21 2007 // Allstate has announced that as of July 1, 2007, it will stop offering new homeowners and landlord package polices (LPP) in California. The announcement does not affect existing property insurance customers in...
D.C. Places Risk Retention Group, Cabina-America, Under Restrictions
May 21 2007 // Risk retention group Cabina-America, whch was licensed in April 2006, has been placed under restrictive order by Commissioner Thomas E. Hampton of the District of Columbia Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking...
Allstate to stop writing homeowners in Calif.
May 21 2007 // Allstate has announced that as of July 1, 2007, it will stop offering new homeowners and landlord package polices (LPP) in California. The announcement does not affect existing property insurance customers in...
Insurance Group Praises Industry for Timely Response to Kan. Tornado
May 18 2007 // Gov. Marc Racicot, president of the American Insurance Association (AIA), praised the insurance industry for its quick response in assessing the damage and paying policyholder claims in the aftermath of the devastating...
La. Bail Bond Agent Accused of Taking Premiums
May 18 2007 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance announced that a Baton Rouge-area bail bond agent has been arrested and issued a cease and desist order and summary suspension of his insurance license for allegedly misappropriating...
Allstate To Cease Issuing New Homeowners Policies in Calif.
May 11 2007 // Allstate has announced that as of July 1, 2007, it will stop offering new homeowners and landlord package polices (LPP) in California. The announcement does not affect its existing property insurance customers in...
La. Agent Accused of Pocketing Premiums
May 11 2007 // An Alexandria, La., insurance agent has been arrested and issued a cease and desist order and summary suspension of his licenses for allegedly misappropriating premium money from policyholders and failing to remit premiums...
Mo. Dept. Warns Consumers about Charitable Group Acting as Insurer
Apr 26 2007 // Missourians should exercise caution when supporting an alleged Tennessee-based charitable organization, the Missouri Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions and Professional Registration said in a recent...
La. DOI to Co-sponsor ‘Health Care Options for Small Business’ Seminar
Apr 13 2007 // The Department of Insurance Louisiana Health Care Commission will co-sponsor a free health insurance seminar for small business owners on April 25, from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Baton Rouge Area Foundation Conference...
Texas orders homeowners carriers to justify rates
Mar 26 2007 // The Texas Department of Insurance said on Mar. 9, 2007, it will require homeowner insurance carriers to file and justify their current rates in the coming months. The department said 2006 loss ratios, recent changes in the...
La.’s Donelon Forges Settlement with Allstate over Cancelled Policies
Mar 19 2007 // Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon announced that he has reached a favorable settlement for the 4,772 Allstate policyholders in four south Louisiana parishes whose homeowners insurance was cancelled as part of...
S.C. Officals to Hear Consumers’ Coastal Insurance Concerns
Mar 16 2007 // Insurance Director Scott Richardson and staff from the South Carolina Department of Insurance will meet with residents of the Greater Myrtle Beach area to discuss coastal insurance issues. On March 22, 2007 from 5:30-7:00...
Ohio Hosts Insurance Fraud Seminar March 15
Mar 14 2007 // The Ohio Department of Insurance has announced that the 2007 Insurance Fraud Seminar will be conducted Thursday, March 15 at Quest Conference Centers, 8405 Pulsar Place, Columbus, Ohio. Co-hosts are the Ohio Chapter of the...
Last Person Convicted in Texas Staged Accident Fraud Ring
Mar 9 2007 // The ninth and last defendant in a staged auto accident insurance fraud ring was convicted of Engaging in Organized Criminal Activity in Dallas County District Court on February 27, 2007, the Texas Department of Insurance...
La. Commissioner Orders Allstate to Reinstate Policyholders
Mar 6 2007 // Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon has ordered Allstate to scrap its property inspection process that led to the cancellation of more than 4,700 homeowners policies and reinstate coverage on those homeowners...
Ohio Schedules 2007 Insurance Fraud Seminar
Feb 20 2007 // The 2007 Ohio Insurance Fraud Seminar will be conducted Thursday, March 15 at Quest Conference Centers, located at 8405 Pulsar Place in Columbus. The hosts are the Ohio Department of Insurance, the Ohio Chapter of the...
Mo. Acts to Minimize Impact of Workers’ Comp Changes for Business Owners
Feb 15 2007 // After a public forum and lengthy negotiations with the National Council of Compensation Insurance (NCCI), the Missouri Department of Insurance said it has prevented a substantial and immediate increase to the payroll basis...
One-on-one interviews with 15 insurance regulators
Feb 12 2007 // One-on-one interviews with 15 insurance regulators At a recent meeting of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, Insurance Journal sat down with 15 insurance regulators to talk about issues affecting their...
