Latest Delaware Headlines

All the headlines from our Delaware Topic Page, ordered by recency.

Royal & Sun Management Team Completes Buyout of U.S. Businesses

Mar 5 2007 // Arrowpoint Capital Corp. has completed the acquisition of all Royal & SunAlliance USA businesses formerly owned by Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Group plc of London. Arrowpoint Capital Corp. was formed in June...

Delaware Lawmakers Unveil New Bill to Ban Credit Scoring

Mar 2 2007 // Delaware Insurance Commissioner Matt Denn and legislators on Friday unveiled legislation to ban all use of credit scores in setting auto and homeowner insurance rates.Denn was joined by the prime sponsors of the bill...

Hughes Joins Ames & Gough to Focus on Pa.-N.J.-Del.

Feb 27 2007 // Ames & Gough, an insurance broker specializing in serving architects, engineers and law firms, has hired Robert G. Hughes as a vice president with responsibility for business in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and...

Delaware doctors form insurer

Feb 26 2007 // A group of Kent County, Delaware doctors has decided to form a risk retention group to provide malpractice coverage.According to Insurance Commissioner Matthew Denn, the group is tapping the state’s Medical...

Business Moves

Feb 25 2007 // Royal & SunA state hearing officer recommended Delaware’s insurance commissioner approve the proposed management buyout and eventual dissolution of Royal and Sun Alliance Insurance Group’s U.S. operations....

Royal Sun U.S. Buyout Can Proceed Subject to Conditions

Feb 21 2007 // Delaware Insurance Commissioner Matthew Denn has conditionally approved a management buyout of Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Group’s U.S. operations, even while chastising the company’s British parent for...

Royal & Sun buyout approval expected

Feb 12 2007 // A state hearing officer recommended that Delaware’s insurance commissioner approve the proposed management buyout and eventual dissolution of Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Group’s U.S. operations....

News Currents

Feb 11 2007 // Royal & Sun management buyout approval expectedA state hearing officer recommended that Delaware’s insurance commissioner approve the proposed management buyout and eventual dissolution of Royal & Sun...

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Del. Regulator Backs Health Pool; Cites New Risk Retention Group

Feb 7 2007 // Delaware Insurance Commissioner Matt Denn urged General Assembly budget writers to fund the creation of a health insurance pool that could cover 10,000 Delawareans.He also reported that a group of Kent County doctors has...

Royal & Sun Management Buyout Clears Hurdle; Final OK Expected

Feb 5 2007 // A state hearing officer recommended Friday that Delaware’s insurance commissioner approve the proposed management buyout and eventual dissolution of Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Group’s U.S....

Del. Focuses on Workplace Safety for Hispanic Construction Contractors

Feb 5 2007 // As Delaware’s rural landscape gives way to housing developments, immigrant workers who once took jobs in the agriculture and poultry industries are turning to home construction and landscaping.While reaping the...

Delaware agent groups to merge

Jan 28 2007 // The Independent Agents Association of Delaware (IIAD) and the Insurance Agents & Brokers of Delaware (IA&B of DE) have agreed to merge their memberships.“Our members have clearly told us that they want a...

Delaware enacts major workers comp system reform package

Jan 28 2007 // News CurrentsThe Delaware Senate and House moved swiftly earlier this month to pass a bill containing major reforms of the state’s workers’ compensation system. Gov. Ruth Ann Minner immediately signed the...

Royal & Sun Alliance management buyout faces opposition

Jan 28 2007 // New York Sens. Hillary Clinton and Charles Schumer, along with New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, have expressed concerns that the deal may leave Royal Indemnity unable to meet its obligations.A proposed management...

Highlights of Delaware’s workers’ comp changes

Jan 28 2007 // In some of its specific provisions Delaware’s workers’ compensation reform law (SB1):• directs that a new workers’ compensation rating plan be filed with the Insurance Commissioner within 90 days of...

Royal & Sun Alliance Management Buyout Faces Opposition

Jan 22 2007 // A proposed management buyout and eventual dissolution of Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Group’s U.S. operations could leave policyholders in jeopardy, according to critics trying to halt the deal that is before...

Delaware Moves Swiftly to Enact Major Workers’ Comp Reform

Jan 18 2007 // The Delaware Senate and House moved swiftly in the past week to pass a bill containing major reforms of the state’s workers’ compensation system and Gov. Ruth Ann Miller immediately signed the reforms into...

Delaware Agents Groups to Merge

Jan 11 2007 // The Independent Agents Association of Delaware (IIAD) and the Insurance Agents & Brokers of Delaware (IA&B of DE) have agreed to merge their memberships.“Our members have clearly told us that they want a...

Del. Governor Hopes Workers’ Comp Reform Will Influence Chrysler

Jan 11 2007 // Pomp and circumstance ruled the day as Delaware lawmakers began a new session of the General Assembly on Tuesday, with only a smattering of legislative business.Families and friends packed into the House and Senate...