All the headlines from our Delaware Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 2 2014 // Delaware authorities are holding the state’s first sobriety checkpoint for drivers this weekend.The first checkpoint for the 14th annual checkpoint campaign is scheduled for Friday, the Fourth of July, in Newport....
Jun 27 2014 // Delaware lawmakers have given final approval to legislation aimed at lowering workers’ compensation insurance rates in Delaware.The bill approved unanimously by the Senate on Wednesday calls for a 33 percent...
Jun 26 2014 // Delaware Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart is alerting drivers in Delaware that as of June 25, 2014, state law enforcement officials can accept proof of auto insurance (insurance ID card) in either physical or...
Jun 16 2014 // A proposed increase in the first-time penalty for using a handheld cell phone or other electronic device while driving is making progress in the Delaware General Assembly.The News Journal of Wilmington, Delaware, reports...
Jun 11 2014 // Big business is lobbying Delaware lawmakers for corporate bylaws to shift legal fees to shareholders who sue and lose, which legal experts say could curtail a booming type of investor class actions.An affiliate of the U.S....
Jun 2 2014 // Delaware lawmakers are expected to act quickly on recommendations from a state task force aimed at lowering workers’ compensation insurance rates.The task force presented lawmakers a report on May 15 proposing that...
May 21 2014 // Delaware troopers were busy this past weekend cracking down on traffic violations during a multistate enforcement safety initiative along Interstate 95. The Drive to Save Lives initiative was a one-day effort involving...
May 19 2014 // Delaware lawmakers are expected to act quickly on recommendations from a state task force aimed at lowering workers’ compensation insurance rates.The task force presented lawmakers a report on May 15 proposing that...
May 16 2014 // The state Senate is set to vote on one of a series of bills aimed at providing more money to politically powerful volunteer fire companies who say their ambulance services are losing money. The bill to be voted on Thursday...
May 12 2014 // Delaware’s Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart announced Monday the state grew its number of captive insurers in 2013.The regulator said year-end 2013 numbers are 298 licensed captives (with 266 being...
May 12 2014 // Delaware’s state panel established to address recent rate increases for workers’ compensation insurance in the state is recommending that medical costs be trimmed by 33 percent over the next three years.The...
May 12 2014 // Delaware’s Supreme Court has ruled that corporations can adopt bylaws requiring an investor who sues and loses to pay the company’s legal costs, potentially upending the economics of a booming type of...
May 5 2014 // The National Council on Compensation Insurance Inc. (NCCI) published on April 8 its annual workers’ compensation issues report.Included in the report is a legislative and regulatory outlook across the country. The...
Apr 7 2014 // Delaware legislature on March 25 passed HB 104 (“An Act to Amend Title 18 of the Delaware Code Relating to Certificates of Insurance”) that aims to curtail the improper use of certificates of insurance.Delaware...
Apr 1 2014 // Premiums for thousands of Delaware property owners may increase significantly because of changes to the National Flood Insurance Program, but it seems many residents may not know about impending rate hikes of up to 25...
Mar 27 2014 // Delaware legislature on Tuesday passed HB 104 (“An Act to Amend Title 18 of the Delaware Code Relating to Certificates of Insurance”) that aims to curtail the improper use of certificates of insurance.Delaware...
Mar 21 2014 // Delaware lawyer Andre Bouchard was nominated on Thursday to replace Leo Strine as the chief judge of the state’s Court of Chancery, one of the premier venues for business disputes, according to a statement by...
Mar 7 2014 // Delaware state officials say about 7,000 Delawareans have chosen private insurance plans under the federal Affordable Care Act.Delaware’s Health and Social Services Secretary Rita Landgraf told the state Health Care...
Feb 21 2014 // Delaware Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart announced today that she has approved the re-submission of the Delaware Compensation Rating Bureau (DCRB) workers’ compensation rate filing regarding the residual...
Feb 6 2014 // 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...