Latest Delaware Headlines

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Judge Denies Delay of BofA Directors’ $20 Million Settlement Over Merrill

May 15 2012 // A U.S. federal judge in New York on Monday refused to delay the approval process for a controversial $20 million settlement between Bank of America Corp. directors and shareholders who accused the bank of overpaying for...

Motorcycle Safety Campaign Under Way in Delaware

Mar 29 2012 // State officials have launched public awareness campaign about motorcycle safety.The Respect Your Ride campaign includes traffic law enforcement and awareness activities by police departments throughout Delaware. It runs...

Del. Regulators Advise Homeowners to Create Detailed Home Inventory

Mar 20 2012 // Delaware insurance regulators say failing to create a detailed home inventory can put homeowners at risk for inadequate home insurance coverage, should severe weather strike.The regulators pointed to a recent survey from...

Judge Urges Los Angeles Dodgers, Beaten Fan to Reach Settlement

Mar 7 2012 // The Los Angeles Dodgers and the family of a baseball fan who was badly beaten at a game last year were encouraged by a bankruptcy judge to discuss a settlement of a negligence lawsuit.The family of Bryan Stow wanted U.S....

Tokio Marine Buyout of Insurer Delphi Allowed to Proceed

Mar 7 2012 // A Delaware court on Tuesday denied a request to block the $2.7 billion sale of insurer Delphi Financial Group to Tokio Marine Holdings Inc., brought by pension-fund investors who claim that Delphi’s CEO was unjustly...

Judge in Philadelphia Hears Arguments Over Secret Arbitration

Feb 15 2012 // A group advocating open government told a federal judge last week that a Delaware law allowing Court of Chancery judges to preside over secret arbitrations in business disputes is unconstitutional.Judge Mary McLaughlin...

N.Y. Attorney General Sues Banks in Foreclosure Effort

Feb 6 2012 // New York’s attorney general on Friday, Feb. 3, accused some of the nation’s largest banks of deceit and fraud in using an electronic mortgage registry that he said puts homeowners at a disadvantage in...

Del. Regulator Offers Advice on Healthcare Options for Early Retirees

Jan 24 2012 // Delaware Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart expressed concern for soon-to-retire Baby Boomers (those born between 1946 and 1964), many of whom will face the uncertain prospect of finding alternative health...

Financial, Legal Woes Dogged Breast Implant Company

Dec 27 2011 // Signs of legal problems and financial losses surrounding the French breast implant manufacturer at the heart of a scandal affecting hundreds of thousands of women worldwide can be traced back as far back as 2003,...

Pennsylvania, Delaware Agent Groups Part Ways With PIA National

Nov 21 2011 // Two independent agent associations in the northeast said in November they will discontinue their affiliations with the National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA). The Insurance Agents & Brokers of...

Workers’ Comp Results Deteriorated for Northeastern States

Nov 7 2011 // Most states in the northeastern region reported deteriorating workers’ compensation underwriting results last year, according to A.M. Best. Pennsylvania’s direct premiums written fell 8.6 percent last year. New...

Pennsylvania, Delaware Agent Groups Part Ways With PIA National

Nov 2 2011 // Two independent agent associations in the northeast said they will discontinue their affiliations with the National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA).The Insurance Agents & Brokers of Pennsylvania...

Group Challenges Secret Court Arbitration in Delaware

Oct 27 2011 // An open-government group on Tuesday, Oct. 25, challenged a law that allows members of Delaware’s Court of Chancery to preside over secret arbitration proceedings in business disputes.The Delaware Coalition for Open...

Delaware Regulators Recovered $1.8M for Consumers, Commissioner Says

Oct 25 2011 // Delaware Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart said through Department of Insurance interventions, Delawareans recovered $1,827,923 in the first nine months of 2011.The breakdown of the restituted funds consists of...

Workers’ Comp Results Deteriorated for Northeastern States Last Year

Oct 20 2011 // Most states in the northeastern region reported deteriorating workers’ compensation underwriting results last year, according to latest data from A.M. Best.Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maine and Rhode Island...

Allstate, Encompass Fined for Violating Delaware Auto Law

Oct 17 2011 // Delaware Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart has fined Allstate Insurance Co. and its subsidiary Encompass Insurance Co. a total of $50,000 for violations of Delaware insurance law. The Allstate consent order...

Penn.-based Insurance Agents & Brokers Hires Brinjac

Oct 14 2011 // Insurance Agents & Brokers Services Group in Pennsylvania appointed Lauren Brinjac as government affairs director. In her role, Brinjac will oversee legislative advocacy efforts of the organization throughout...

Federal Disaster Assistance Extended to Additional New York Counties

Oct 7 2011 // New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced this week that federal disaster assistance is now available for homeowners, renters, small businesses, and municipalities in additional counties as a result of damages incurred by...

Allstate, Encompass Fined for Violating Delaware Insurance Law

Sep 30 2011 // Delaware Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart has fined Allstate Insurance Co. and its subsidiary Encompass Insurance Co. a total of $50,000 for violations of Delaware insurance law. The fines are contained in two...

Judge Orders Insurers to Pay in Delaware Diocese Bankruptcy

Sep 12 2011 // A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Friday ordered insurance companies to pay their share of a settlement with priest sex abuse victims that is the foundation of the Catholic Diocese of Wilmington’s reorganization plan,...