All the headlines from our Delaware Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nov 9 2022 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. State by state variations of laws, compliance protocols, industry transparency, and general regulatory cultures can lend one the impression that keeping up with...
Oct 18 2022 // Delaware workers’ compensation insurance rates will decrease for the sixth year in a row, effective December 1, 2022. Both the voluntary market and the residual market will see rate decreases in the double...
Sep 16 2022 // A Delaware workers’ compensation law passed in 2014 has succeeded in lowering workers’ compensation medical claim costs, new research shows.The report from the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI)...
Sep 14 2022 // Delaware has named Stephen Taylor, former insurance commissioner for the District of Columbia, as the next director of its captive bureau. Taylor will succeed Steve Kinion, who is leaving Sept. 30 when his contract...
Aug 19 2022 // A federal appeals court has ruled that a lawsuit filed by Delaware’s attorney general seeking to hold the petroleum industry responsible for climate change effects in the state must be heard in state court instead of...
Aug 12 2022 // Insurance broker Hub International Limited has acquired KT&D, Inc. in Wilmington, Delaware.Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. KT&D provides multi-line insurance services, including medical malpractice,...
Aug 12 2022 // MEMIC Names Hoff Vice President of Loss Control and SafetyThe MEMIC Group has named Maryann Hoff, a 17-year insurance industry veteran, its new vice president of loss control and safety. Hoff comes to MEMIC from Safety...
Jul 25 2022 // Delaware gun rights groups have filed a federal lawsuit seeking an injunction against recently passed gun control legislation.The Delaware State Sportsmen’s Association filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court on...
Jul 14 2022 // A Delaware Superior Court judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit filed by the state’s Democratic attorney general against agricultural giant Monsanto Co. over environmental damage from now-banned toxic chemicals known...
Jul 8 2022 // Home services firm Porch Group announced the expansion of its homeowners insurance services, Homeowners of America (HOA), to Delaware, its 19th state.Porch Group is a Seattle-based, technology platform that provides...
Jun 9 2022 // A bid to override Democratic Gov. John Carney’s veto of a bill legalizing possession of up to one ounce of marijuana by adults for recreational use failed Tuesday in the state House, likely ending efforts this year...
May 26 2022 // Delaware Gov. John Carney on Tuesday vetoed a bill to legalize possession of up to one ounce of marijuana by adults for recreational use, drawing the wrath of fellow Democrats who have fought for years to make weed...
May 19 2022 // Delaware Governor John Carney has signed legislation creating a statewide paid family and medical leave insurance program.Under the new law, eligible Delaware workers can get up to 12 weeks of paid leave to address a...
May 16 2022 // Delaware’s state Senate on Thursday gave final approval to a bill legalizing possession of up to one ounce of marijuana by adults for recreational use.The legislation cleared the Democrat-led Senate on a 13-7 party...
Apr 22 2022 // Insurers are applauding a decision by the chief judge for the U.S. District Court in Delaware to require parties to disclose whether a litigation funder has an interest in any cases brought before him.The standing order...
Apr 5 2022 // A Delaware man has been arrested and charged drunken driving for the 10th time, state police said.Authorities said 54-year old Charles Smith of Millsboro was arrested for a 10th-offense DUI following a crash Thursday...
Mar 30 2022 // A federal appeals court is set to hear arguments in a lawsuit filed by a Delaware prison inmate who claimed he was deprived of his constitutional rights by being placed into solitary confinement because of his mental...
Mar 22 2022 // The Delaware Supreme Court has ruled that solar panel manufacturer First Solar, which faced two securities class actions, is not entitled to have its insurance policies cover both because the later-issued of its policies...
Mar 11 2022 // The Democrat-led state Senate voted along party lines Tuesday to approve legislation forcing private-sector businesses in Delaware to provide 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave.The bill requires businesses employing...
Mar 3 2022 // The Delaware Insurance Department has issued a report critical of the use of gender in auto insurance rating and concluding that the state should end the practice as six other states have done.The report found that several...