November 4, 2019
A federal lawsuit has accused top Delaware insurance department officials of workplace sexual and racial harassment. The Delaware News Journal reports an insurance department employee announced the suit Wednesday accusing Commissioner Trinidad Navarro of inappropriately touching her cornrows and making …
October 15, 2019
Delaware is set to see a decrease in workers’ compensation insurance rates for the third year in a row, effective December 1, 2019. “I am delighted to approve a decrease in workers’ compensation rates in Delaware for the third year …
August 12, 2019
A Wilmington, Del., woman was indicted by the New Castle County Grand Jury for insurance fraud and other felony charges. Theresa T. Milton was indicted on seven felony counts of insurance fraud, one felony count of theft by false pretense …
August 6, 2019
Delaware Governor John Carney signed House Bill 174, titled the Delaware Insurance Data Security Act, into law on Wednesday, July 31, 2019. This law is based on an NAIC Model Act, which establishes a comprehensive regulatory framework requiring insurers licensed …
June 27, 2019
The Delaware Department of Insurance recently received notice of a data security breach suffered by Dominion National, an insurer and administrator of dental and vision benefits, that impacted 95,000 Delaware residents. On April 24, 2019, through its investigation of an …
January 28, 2019
Officials in Delaware say a data breach at a third-party administrator for health insurance companies has affected five companies and 650 consumers. The Department of Insurance announced Thursday that BenefitMall’s Oct. 11 breach has affected five companies in Delaware and …
January 24, 2019
In 2018, Delaware licensed 46 newly formed captive insurers despite a challenging environment, according to Delaware Insurance Commissioner Trinidad Navarro in a press release issued by the Delaware Insurance Department. “Captive insurance formations faced a number of challenges in 2018, …
October 23, 2018
Workers’ compensation insurance rates will decrease for the second year in a row in Delaware, effective December 1, 2018. “I am delighted to approve yet another decrease in workers’ compensation rates in Delaware and even happier to see a double-digit …
June 15, 2018
A Delaware couple has been arrested for insurance fraud after filing false medical claims for an automobile accident that never occurred, leading their insurance provider to be billed more than $100,000. “We take insurance fraud seriously,” said Delaware Insurance Commissioner …
June 4, 2018
Delaware’s House Substitute 1 for House Bill 80 (HS 1 for HB 80), signed into law on August 1, 2017, went into effect on May 1 of this year. As a result of the legislation, Delaware consumers with policies through …