Trinidad Navarro will retain his role as Delaware insurance commissioner. Navarro, the state’s Democratic incumbent, defeated Republican nominee Ralph Taylor in Tuesday’s election. More than 95% of the vote was in at press time, and Navarro carried 58% of the …
Some 60,000 Wawa-branded beverage tumblers are under recall due to a laceration hazard posed by the products’ metal straw. According to a Thursday notice published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, the metal straw inside the now-recalled tumblers can …
Recreational marijuana use is grabbing attention in three states that appear poised at some point to clear the way for adults to buy and possess cannabis for reasons other than medicinal purposes. Illinois is set to become the 11th state …
Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Co. (UPCIC), headquartered in Florida, has applied to expand into Indiana, Minnesota and Delaware. UPCIC is one of the leading writers of homeowners insurance in Florida and a fully licensed operator in North Carolina, South …
President Barack Obama has declared a major disaster exists in 10 eastern Iowa counties hit by storms and flooding in June. The White House says in a news release that Obama signed the declaration Wednesday evening for Allamakee, Benton, Buchanan, …
Democrat Karen Weldin Stewart was re-elected to a second term as Delaware’s insurance commissioner on Tuesday, defeating Republican challenger Benjamin Mobley.In the end, incumbent Stewart easily won the race. With votes counted from all 431 districts Tuesday night, Stewart won …
[Update: Maine also announced this week that hurricane deductibles would not apply for Sandy-related claims in the state. The Maine Bureau of Insurance told Insurance Journal Monday, Nov. 5, that hurricane deductibles will not apply since no hurricane warnings were …
The Libertarian Party candidate for Delaware insurance commissioner is suspending his campaign and endorsing the Republican challenger seeking to unseat a Democratic incumbent. David Eisenhour said Wednesday that while suspending his campaign for insurance commissioner, he is still running for …
Delaware’s Office of Highway Safety is making a coordinated effort to combat aggressive driving. Beginning this week and continuing through Nov. 3, law enforcement agencies will be specifically looking for aggressive drivers. Authorities say that almost 40 percent of the …
Gov. Jack Markell is signing legislation aimed at making Delaware’s schools safer. A bill to be signed into law on Monday creates a statewide framework for comprehensive school safety plans known as the Omnibus School Safety Act. The act requires …
