All the headlines from our Delaware Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nov 8 2012 // Neil Alldredge has been searching for the unifying “theme” in the results of Nov. 6 state elections around the country but he says it has not been easy to identify one.As senior vice president for state and...
Nov 7 2012 // Democrat Karen Weldin Stewart was re-elected to a second term as Delaware’s insurance commissioner on Tuesday, defeating Republican challenger Benjamin Mobley.Karen Weldin Stewart was re-elected as Delaware's...
Nov 5 2012 // For the insurance industry, there is more at stake in the Nov. 6 election than who goes to or stays in the White House and Congress.The insurance industry will be watching who wins the gubernatorial races in 11 states,...
Nov 4 2012 // [Update: Maine also announced this week that hurricane deductibles would not apply for Sandy-related claims in the state. The Maine Bureau of Insurance told Insurance Journal Monday, Nov. 5, that hurricane deductibles will...
Nov 2 2012 // Insurers said Sandy-related claims have been pouring in at a rapid pace in the immediate days after the storm — and that as some sense of normalcy returns, many more claims are expected.The Progressive Corp. CEO...
Oct 25 2012 // The Libertarian Party candidate for Delaware insurance commissioner is suspending his campaign and endorsing the Republican challenger seeking to unseat a Democratic incumbent.David Eisenhour said Wednesday that while...
Oct 24 2012 // Delaware’s Office of Highway Safety is making a coordinated effort to combat aggressive driving.Beginning this week and continuing through Nov. 3, law enforcement agencies will be specifically looking for aggressive...
Oct 15 2012 // The fall marks a new administrative year for Insurance Agents & Brokers Service Group and its partnership of agents’ associations in Delaware, Maryland and Pennsylvania. The following directors have been elevated...
Sep 24 2012 // Two law firms were poised on Friday to collect a blockbuster $305 million in legal fees for their work on a lawsuit, after Delaware’s Supreme Court declined to consider a challenge to the payout.The fee award to law...
Sep 24 2012 // Delaware Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart beat out three challengers in a competitive Sept. 11 Democratic primary. Of some 47,602 votes cast statewide, Commissioner Stewart won 15,590 votes — representing 32.7...
Sep 13 2012 // Gov. Jack Markell is signing legislation aimed at making Delaware’s schools safer.A bill to be signed into law on Monday creates a statewide framework for comprehensive school safety plans known as the Omnibus School...
Sep 12 2012 // Delaware Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart beat out three challengers in yesterday’s Democratic primary.Of some 47,602 votes cast statewide, Commissioner Stewart won 15,590 votes — representing 32.7...
Sep 7 2012 // A Delaware court recently ruled that an employer can compel a workers’ comp claimant to use the company’s preferred prescription medication vendor. The ruling from the Superior Court of the State of Delaware...
Sep 5 2012 // A Delaware law allowing Court of Chancery judges to preside over secret arbitration in business disputes is unconstitutional, a federal judge ruled last Thursday.The ruling came in a lawsuit filed by the Delaware Coalition...
Sep 4 2012 // Delaware State Police are looking for a man who robbed an insurance agency in Wilmington at gunpoint. It happened about 4:30 p.m. last Thursday at Muncie Insurance on North Market Street. Troopers say a man entered the...
Aug 29 2012 // The Delaware Democratic Party’s endorsed candidate for insurance commissioner is returning more than $7,000 in political contributions to ensure compliance with campaign finance laws.Mitch Crane’s campaign told...
Aug 24 2012 // Delaware’s insurance commissioner, Karen Weldin Stewart, said this week the state’s captive insurance industry is growing at a fast pace. She also said the insurance department has recently given $250,000 from...
Jun 28 2012 // The board of Diamond Foods Inc. failed to properly oversee the snack food company, damaging its reputation and costing it the chance to buy rival Pringles, according to a shareholder lawsuit filed on Wednesday.Diamond...
Jun 20 2012 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A’ (Excellent) and downgraded the issuer credit ratings (ICR) to “a” from “a+” of Wisconsin-based Church Mutual...
Jun 18 2012 // Delaware’s captive insurance risk management certificate program graduated its first class of 25 participants on June 6. This new program was jointly created by Delaware’s insurance department and University of...