February 18, 2021
The Consumer Affairs and Market Regulation divisions of the Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance (DCI) helped consumers receive an additional $23.9 million from their insurance companies in 2020, the department reported. The monies were returned as a result of …
August 6, 2018
Georgia Department of Insurance responded to 5,859 consumer complaints and inquiries, returning more than $3.7 million in insurance claim payouts to many of these policyholders, in the first six months of 2018, according to a statement from GADOI. The money …
December 22, 2017
Tennessee consumers received $9.4 million in restitution and the recovery of life insurance benefits in 2017, according to the Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance’s (TDCI) Consumer Insurance Services Section. Over $6.5 million was returned to Tennessee consumers in 2017 …
February 1, 2017
Missouri consumers and small businesses received an additional $29 million from their insurance companies in 2016, exceeding the insurance department’s previous record of $27.4 million set in 2014. The monies were returned as a result of the Consumer Affairs Division’s …
November 15, 2016
The Missouri Department of Insurance recovered over $9 million for consumers who filed complaints against their insurance companies during the first nine months of 2016. In the first three quarters of 2016, the Consumer Affairs Division received 3,182 formal complaints. …
March 24, 2016
The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services said its Office of Consumer Services assisted 8,698 consumers across the state and helped recover $422,195 during February. DIFS Director Patrick McPharlin said some notable recoveries staff assisted with were: Helping a …
February 9, 2016
The Missouri Department of Insurance announced it helped to obtain millions of dollars for citizens and schools in 2015 through regulatory intervention and penalties against insurance companies. The department also worked to overturn improper decisions made by health insurance companies, …
September 1, 2015
In the first six months of 2015, the Louisiana Department of Insurance (LDI) recovered an additional $2.37 million for insurance policyholders. Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says the funds are the result of LDI staff working with insurance companies to resolve …
July 10, 2015
The Missouri Department of Insurance helped consumers who filed a complaint against their insurance company receive an additional $6.3 million in claim payments in the first half of 2015. Health insurance generated the most complaints in the first half of …
February 5, 2015
Lieutenant Governor and Insurance Director Mary Taylor announced the Ohio Department of Insurance through its consumer complaint process has helped Ohio consumers save or recover $24.5 million in 2014. Over the past four years the department has saved or recovered …