Latest Policyholder Headlines
All the headlines from our Policyholder Topic Page, ordered by recency.
California Commissioner Asks Insurers for Policyholder Relief During Shutdown
Oct 27 2025 // California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara issued a formal notice asking insurance companies to implement protective measures, including a moratorium on cancellations, for policyholders who may be impacted by the...
Illinois Department of Insurance Asks Insurers for Policyholder Relief During Shutdown
Oct 24 2025 // The Illinois Department of Insurance is asking insurers to provide relief to policyholders impacted by the federal government shutdown and ensure that they do not lose insurance coverage, including a moratorium on...
MEMIC Group to Pay $19 Million Dividend to Its Maine Policyholders
Oct 9 2025 // Workers’ compensation specialist The MEMIC Group announced a $19 million dividend for more than 17,000 Maine policyholders. This annual dividend is based on the insurer’s financial performance, claims...
HEMIC in Hawaii Declares $5 Million Dividend for Policyholders
Sep 15 2025 // The Hawaii Employers’ Mutual Insurance Company Inc. board of directors declared a $5 million dividend for qualifying policyholders. It is the second consecutive year HEMIC issued a dividend this level. HEMIC will...
MEMIC Recognizes Three NE Agencies for Service to Policyholders
Apr 3 2025 // Workers’ compensation specialist insurer MEMIC, based in Maine, has recognized three agencies in the Northeast for top service to policyholders. HUB International Northeast, with offices in New York City; Brown &...
Washington Bill Would Provide Restitution for Policyholders Harmed by Insurers
Mar 10 2025 // A bill to allow the Washington’s insurance commissioner to order restitution for policyholders harmed by insurance companies moved out of the state Senate Business, Financial Services, and Trade Committee. Senate...
Washington Bill Would Provide Restitution for Policyholders Harmed by Insurers
Feb 24 2025 // A bill to allow the Washington’s insurance commissioner to order restitution for policyholders harmed by insurance companies moved out of the state Senate Business, Financial Services, and Trade Committee. Senate...
Louisiana Citizens Ends Assessment on Property Policies Ahead of Schedule
Jan 17 2025 // The Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (Louisiana Citizens) Board of Directors voted last week to end the 1.36% assessment it makes on all residential and commercial property insurance policies in the state...
Texas Mutual board approves $350 million policyholder dividend distribution
Sep 18 2024 // AUSTIN, Texas September 18, 2024—Texas Mutual Insurance Company, the state’s leading provider of workers’ compensation insurance, is announcing today that its board of directors voted unanimously to approve a...
HEMIC in Hawaii Issuing $5 Million Dividend to Policyholders
Sep 18 2024 // Hawaii Employers’ Mutual Insurance Company Inc. is giving policyholders the largest dividend in the workers’ compensation carrier’s history. The HEMIC board of directors recently announced a $5 million...
SAIF in Oregon Declares $60M Dividend for Workers’ Comp Policyholders
Sep 11 2024 // The board of SAIF, a not-for-profit workers’ compensation insurer in Oregon, declared a $60 million dividend for their current policyholders. The funds will start being dispersed starting in October, with 51,288...
California Policyholders May Be On the Hook for Wildfire Losses
Sep 9 2024 // California homeowners could be required to pay a surcharge if the state’s insurer of last resort is unable to cover losses from a catastrophic wildfire. The California Department of Insurance sent a bulletin to...
Tennessee DCI Returns $9.5M to Policyholders in Mediated Claims Disputes
Aug 2 2024 // The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance so far this year has secured more than $9.5 million for policyholders whose insurance claims had been denied, the department announced this week. The payments, mostly from...
USAA Renter’s Insurance Policyholder Charged with Multiple Counts of Fraud
Jul 24 2024 // Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown reports that a grand jury for Prince George’s County has handed down two indictments charging an Upper Marlboro woman with insurance fraud. According to Brown, Rhonda Keisha...
Liberty Mutual to Repay $7.7 Million to Over 86,000 Minnesota Policyholders
Oct 25 2023 // Liberty Mutual has agreed to repay $7.7 million to more than 86,000 policyholders for auto and homeowners insurance policies for allegedly violating several state insurance regulation laws. In a consent order filed with...
HEMIC in Hawaii Declares $4M Dividend for Policyholders
Sep 13 2023 // The board of Hawaii Employers’ Mutual Insurance Company Inc. declared a $4 million dividend to qualifying policyholders. This marks 17 straight years of policyholder dividends, meaning HEMIC will have returned more...
Louisiana Commissioner Directs Agents to Notify Citizens Policyholders of Less Expensive Policy Offers
Sep 12 2023 // A recent directive issued by Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon orders agents to notify their Louisiana Citizen policyholders when they receive an offer to be placed with a significantly less expensive insurer in...
SAIF in Oregon Declares $135M Dividend for Policyholders
Sep 7 2023 // The SAIF board of directors declared a $135 million dividend for its policyholders, marking the 14th straight year SAIF has been able to offer a dividend. SAIF is a not-for-profit with a goal of making workers’...
Washington Commissioner’s Orders Insurers to Extend Policyholders Protections for Wildfires
Aug 25 2023 // Washington state Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler issued an emergency order requiring all property/casualty insurers to provide additional protections for policyholders impacted by the Gray and Oregon Road fires. The...
Louisiana Policyholders Have Until Aug. 29 to File Hurricane Ida Lawsuits
Aug 23 2023 // Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon is reminding policyholders who filed a property damage claim as a result of Hurricane Ida that they have until August 29, 2023, to file suit against their insurer for insurance...
