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Md.-Pa.-Del. Agents Group Highlights Delaware Merger, Elects Officers

Oct 26 2007 // The Insurance Agents & Brokers Service Group held its annual meeting Oct. 17, marking a year that included the inception of the Delaware Association of Insurance Agents & Brokers Inc. into its organization.The...

N.Y. Arson Ring Leader Faces 10-Year Sentence

Sep 19 2007 // The leader of an arson ring that collected more than $400,000 in fraudulent insurance claims for fires in three New York counties is scheduled to surrender Sept. 18 to serve a 10-year federal prison sentence, according to...

Development on Delaware Coast Raises Evacuation Concerns

Aug 15 2007 // The growing number of year-round residents in Delaware’s southern coastal communities has state officials concerned about evacuation plans for hurricanes and other natural disasters.Officials previously have...

Va. Man Awarded $41 Million for Priest Abuse Files Another Suit

Aug 9 2007 // A Navy doctor who was awarded $41 million in a civil lawsuit against a pedophile priest has filed a second lawsuit against Roman Catholic officials.Attorneys for Cmdr. Kenneth Whitwell, 39, of Quantico, Va., filed the...

Del. Restricts Insurers’ Use of Credit Scoring for Auto, Home Renewals

Aug 2 2007 // Delaware Gov. Ruth Ann Minner has signed legislation restricting the use of credit information in setting auto and homeowner insurance rates, making Delaware’s credit scoring law one of the toughest in the country...

Delaware Abolishes Statute of Limitations for Sex Abuse Lawsuits

Jul 13 2007 // The ink is barely dry on a new Delaware law aimed at protecting the legal rights of victims of child sexual abuse, but it’s already being tested.Gov. Ruth Ann Minner signed a law Tuesday that abolishes...

Del. Court: Employee Horseplay May Fall Outside Workers’ Comp Law

Jul 12 2007 // A Delaware oil refinery worker injured in a practical joke by his co-workers may be allowed to sue them, the state Supreme Court has ruled.Stephen Grabowski was injured in October 2000 when three co-workers grabbed him in...

Delaware River Town Finally Back in Business A Year After Flood

Jul 8 2007 // A year after a flood heavily damaged the borough of Portland, Pa., the last of the downtown businesses reopened.Duane Smith, the owner of the Portland Market, reopened his business last Friday. Smith said it took so long...

White Named Insurer Regulation Director at Delaware Department

Jun 13 2007 // Steve White has been named director of the Bureau of Company Examination, Regulation and Guaranty (BERG) in the Delaware Department of Insurance, Insurance Commissioner Matt Denn announced.A 13-year employee of the...

Delaware Offers Prices from 53 Homeowners Insurers Online

May 29 2007 // Delaware Insurance Commissioner Matt Denn has unveiled an online homeowner insurance tool that compares rates from 50 insurers and complements an auto insurance rate comparison that has been available since November.Denn...

Aetna Buys Schaller Anderson Inc. for $535 Million

May 29 2007 // Aetna Inc. in Hartfors, Con. has agreed to buy a Phoenix-based company that manages health care for Medicaid plans and administers employers’ self-funded health plans.The Hartford-based insurer announced Thursday...

Delaware Judges Want Say in Private Equity Liability Cases

May 22 2007 // Judges in Delaware’s famed business court are keeping a close eye on legal issues cropping up amid the recent wave of private equity buyouts of public corporations.In recent rulings, Court of Chancery judges have...

Delaware Senate Bill Permits Restricted Use of Credit Scores

May 11 2007 // The Delaware Senate this week approved legislation that allows insurance companies to continue using credit-based insurance scores while putting in place additional consumer safeguards.Senate Bill 31 as originally...

NEIGHBORS SEEK TO DRAIN N.Y. CITY’S WATER RESEVOIRS TO STEM FUTURE FLOODING

May 7 2007 // Ten lawmakers want to drain off some of the reservoirs holding New York City drinking water, claiming lower water levels will help prevent flooding in riverside communities.House lawmakers from Pennsylvania, New Jersey,...

Neighbors seek to drain N.Y. City’s waterreservoirs to stem future flooding

May 7 2007 // Ten lawmakers want to drain off some of the reservoirs holding New York City drinking water, claiming lower water levels will help prevent flooding in riverside communities.House lawmakers from Pennsylvania, New Jersey,...

News Currents

Apr 23 2007 // Delaware agent groups on verge of mergerThe boards of directors for the Insurance Agents & Brokers of Delaware (IA&B of DE) and the Independent Insurance Agents of Delaware Inc. (IIAD) have unanimously voted to...

Neighbors Seek to Drain N.Y. City’s Water Reservoirs to Stem Flooding

Apr 20 2007 // Ten lawmakers want to drain off some of the massive reservoirs holding New York City drinking water, claiming lower water levels will help prevent flooding in riverside communities.House lawmakers from Pennsylvania, New...

Delaware Senate Votes to Repeal Time Limit on Sex Abuse Suits

Apr 10 2007 // The Delaware Senate this week unanimously approved a bill allowing victims of child sexual abuse more time to file civil lawsuits against their alleged abusers.Senators approved the bill on a 19-0 vote after 31/2 hours of...

Delaware Agent Groups Closer to Merger; Members to Vote April 18

Apr 5 2007 // The boards of directors for the Insurance Agents & Brokers of Delaware (IA&B of DE) and the Independent Insurance Agents of Delaware, Inc. (IIAD) have unanimously voted to approve the plan for merger of their...

Delaware Jury Awards Navy Officer $41 Million in Priest Abuse Case

Apr 3 2007 // A Delaware jury has awarded $41 million to a Navy officer who said a Roman Catholic priest sexually abused him hundreds of times as a teen.Jurors awarded Cmdr. Kenneth Whitwell $6 million in compensatory damages and $35...