All the headlines from our Delaware Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nov 4 2013 // The number of collisions between deer and vehicles in Delaware is growing as state officials work to reduce the deer population.Citing statistics released recently by State Farm Insurance, The News Journal of Wilmington...
Oct 30 2013 // Indemnity Insurance Corp., which insures nightclubs, is at the center of a legal tug of war between its founder and the Delaware insurance commissioner.The dispute between company founder Jeffrey B. Cohen and Commissioner...
Oct 24 2013 // Delaware’s legal industry suffered a blow when a federal court found on Wednesday the state violated the U.S. Constitution with its novel system of allowing judges to arbitrate private business disputes, which...
Oct 3 2013 // Two of the most important courts for resolving U.S. business disputes, Delaware’s Court of Chancery and its state Supreme Court, may be on the cusp of a dramatic turnover that could affect corporate cases for years...
Sep 23 2013 // Delaware’s Workers’ Compensation Task Force reconvened earlier this month for its first meeting since Gov. Jack Markell signed the group’s recommendations into law on June 27, 2013.The task force will now...
Sep 9 2013 // Delaware’s Workers’ Compensation Task Force reconvened last Friday for its first meeting since Gov. Jack Markell signed the group’s recommendations into law on June 27, 2013.The task force will now hold a...
Aug 29 2013 // New York’s highest court agreed to decide whether towns and cities have the power to pass anti-fracking laws.The Court of Appeals in Albany today said it will hear arguments in lawsuits seeking to block drilling bans...
Aug 27 2013 // When the call comes in, as it did on a frigid April morning, rescue crews from Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay are expected to be ready and under way within a half-hour.About 8:30 a.m., a passing vessel reported a sinking...
Aug 24 2013 // Federal Emergency Management Agency says more than 100 Bowers Beach property owners may have to pay more for flood insurance and could lose coverage if the town doesn’t fix longstanding deficiencies in its...
Aug 19 2013 // The Delaware insurance department announced that a total of $940,995 has been recovered for the state’s consumers during the first six months of 2013.The department announced on Aug. 16 that its consumer services...
Jul 23 2013 // Insurance Agents & Brokers (IA&B) — a partnership of three agents’ associations serving Pennsylvania, Maryland and Delaware — said its latest survey shows its members’ overall satisfaction...
Jul 7 2013 // Kent County residents and leaders in Delaware are getting their first look at new flood maps and worrying about the impact on flood insurance rates.The News Journal reports that federal officials unveiled new flood maps...
Jun 24 2013 // Delaware lawmakers last week passed workers’ comp reform legislation (HB 175) that seeks to curb rising workers’ compensation costs. The bill has been sent to Gov. Jack Markell, who is expected to sign it.The...
Jun 19 2013 // Thunderstorms with large hail knocked down trees, flooded roads and left thousands in the dark in New Castle County in Delaware.As many as 11,000 customers lost power Monday night after the storms blew through the region....
Jun 4 2013 // Bermuda is not to blame for companies such as Google using Bermudan subsidiaries to shelter billions of dollars from U.S. and European tax authorities, the territory’s finance minister said on Monday.Google has come...
Jun 3 2013 // A state panel examining soaring workers compensation rates in Delaware is recommending that the state implement a two-year inflation freeze on medical providers’ fee schedules. The recommendation is included in a...
May 20 2013 // Delaware’s Department of Motor Vehicles says residents are being targeted by a phone scam. The DMV says residents have been getting automated phone calls offering them savings on their car insurance. WDEL-AM reports...
May 15 2013 // Delaware’s state task force charged with examining Delaware’s workers compensation insurance rates published a report and 18 recommendations to address double-digit rate increases in recent years.The task...
May 15 2013 // Frontline Insurance, a provider of coastal homeowners coverage, is now licensed in Delaware. Frontline already operates in Florida and South Carolina and recently announced a new coverage program for Alabama residents,...
May 6 2013 // The New York and Delaware attorneys general and the U.S. housing regulator on Friday dropped their objections to Bank of America Corp.’s proposed $8.5 billion settlement with investors in Countrywide mortgage-backed...