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Winterthur Exhibit in Delaware Offers Insight into Detecting Art Fraud

Apr 5 2017 // A painting with problematic pigment. A Chanel suit dressed up with acetate trim instead of silk. A Stradivarius violin that, well, just doesn’t sound right.They’re all part of a new exhibit at Delaware’s...

Homeowners Insurance Increase Denied by Delaware Insurance Commissioner

Apr 3 2017 // A request by Windsor-Mount Joy Mutual Insurance Company (WNMJ) to increase insurance rates on more than 2,000 manufactured housing policyholders in Delaware by 20 to 30 percent has been denied by Delaware Insurance...

Delmarva Petroleum Worker in Delaware Seriously Hurt in Explosion

Mar 30 2017 // A worker at Delmarva Petroleum in Lincoln, Del., nearly died after fire from a chop saw ignited an explosion.The Delaware State Fire Marshal’s Office tells local media that the explosion happened shortly after 1 p.m....

Delaware Officials Eye Substance Abuse Insurance Coverage

Mar 24 2017 // State officials are proposing revisions to Delaware’s insurance code to ensure that people struggling with opioid addiction get the treatment they need.Attorney General Matt Denn on Wednesday also called for the...

Fire That Did $100K in Damage to Delaware Jewelry Store Was Accidental

Mar 21 2017 // Officials say a fire at a jewelry store in Delaware that did $100,000 in damage was accidental. The office of the state fire marshal says the fire was reported shortly after 2:30 a.m. Sunday in the Jewelry Exchange of...

Delaware DOI Begins National Search for New Captive Insurance Bureau Director

Mar 20 2017 // The Delaware Department of Insurance has begun the search for a new Director of the Bureau of Captive Insurance and Financial Products to take over once current director Steve Kinion’s contract expires on April 1.The...

Homeowners Insurance Increase Denied by Delaware Insurance Commissioner

Mar 14 2017 // A request by Windsor-Mount Joy Mutual Insurance Company (WNMJ) to increase insurance rates on more than 2,000 manufactured housing policyholders in Delaware by 20%-30% has been denied by Delaware Insurance Commissioner...

Five Delaware Homes Condemned, Residents Displaced After Fire

Mar 8 2017 // Five homes in Wilmington, Del., have been condemned following a fire over the weekend that displaced a dozen residents.It happened Sunday afternoon. The News Journal of Wilmington reports that city fire spokesman James...

Delaware DOI Begins National Search for New Captive Insurance Bureau Director

Feb 23 2017 // The Delaware Department of Insurance has announced that it has begun the search for a new Director of the Bureau of Captive Insurance and Financial Products once current director Steve Kinion’s contract expires April...

Anthem Not Giving Up on Merger with Cigna Even If Cigna Is

Feb 15 2017 // Anthem Inc. on Wednesday won a temporary restraining order that blocks smaller rival Cigna Corp. from officially terminating their proposed $54 billion merger, a transaction already rejected by U.S. antitrust...

Delaware DOI Investigating Data Breach Affecting 19,000 Consumers

Feb 6 2017 // The Delaware Department of Insurance is investigating a security breach involving Summit Reinsurance Services Inc. (SummitRe) and BCS Financial Corp., both subcontractors of Highmark BlueCross BlueShield of Delaware.The...

Delaware City to Pay at Least $9M to Cover Injured Firefighters’ Care

Jan 17 2017 // Wilmington officials say they’ll have to pay $9 million or more to cover the health care costs for four firefighters injured in a blaze that killed three of their colleagues last year. Mayor Mike Purzycki tells The...

Delaware DOI Investigating Data Breach Affecting 19,000 Consumers

Jan 13 2017 // The Delaware Department of Insurance is investigating a security breach involving Summit Reinsurance Services Inc. (SummitRe) and BCS Financial Corporation, both subcontractors of Highmark BlueCross BlueShield of...

Judge Upholds Ban on Guns in Delaware State Parks, Forests

Dec 28 2016 // A Delaware judge has sided with state environmental officials in a lawsuit challenging a ban on non-hunting firearms in state parks and forests.Members of the Bridgeville Rifle & Pistol Club and the Delaware State...

East Regulation Report Card: Vermont Ranks Best for 3rd Straight Year

Dec 22 2016 // The R Street Institute, a nonprofit public policy research organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., has found that Vermont has the best insurance regulatory environment in the U.S. for the third straight year in its...

Delaware Court Delays Patriot National Dividend, Stock Repurchase Plans

Dec 18 2016 // Shares of Patriot National Inc fell 4.6 percent on Friday after it announced late Thursday that it could not pay a special dividend pending a court hearing that would happen late March at the earliest.Patriot, which had...

Supreme Court Will Hear Case on Patent Litigants’ ‘Friendly Court’ Shopping

Dec 15 2016 // The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to decide whether to limit where patent lawsuits may be filed, potentially threatening a years-long trend that critics say allows frequent and often-baseless litigants to sue in...

Delaware Elects Navarro as Insurance Commissioner

Nov 21 2016 // Delaware has elected New Castle County Sheriff, Trinidad Navarro, as its next insurance commissioner. Navarro won the race against Republican Jeff Cragg and is set to succeed Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart.“For...

Delaware Elects Navarro as Insurance Commissioner

Nov 9 2016 // Delaware has elected New Castle County Sheriff, Trinidad Navarro, as its next insurance commissioner. Navarro won the race against Republican Jeff Cragg and is set to succeed Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart.“For...

Explosion Critically Injures 1 at Delaware Pumpkin Flinging Contest

Nov 8 2016 // Delaware State Police say one person has been critically injured after an apparatus used to launch pumpkins into the air exploded.The incident occurred Sunday at the Punkin Chunkin Contest in Bridgeville. The town is about...