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Data Provider Location Inc. Gets California Department of Insurance OK

Dec 15 2016 // Location Inc. announced that the California Department of Insurance has approved its predictive crime analytics for rate filing, making it the 12th state the firm has received approval for rate filings. Location Inc....

North Carolina Insurers Want 19.6% Rate Hike for Dwelling Policies

Dec 2 2016 // The North Carolina Rate Bureau (NCRB) has requested a 19.6 percent rate increase on all dwelling insurance policies, according to a statement from the North Carolina Department of Insurance.NCDOI announced Dec. 1 it is...

North Carolina Couple Arrested for Making Duplicate Auto Claims

Nov 18 2016 // A North Carolina couple has been arrested and charged with one count of insurance fraud and obtaining property by false pretense, according to North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin.Keith Hedgepeth, 48, and...

Georgia Estimates $90M in Insured Losses From Hurricane Matthew

Oct 21 2016 // The Georgia Department of Insurance (GADOI) has released preliminary estimates of insured losses in the state from Hurricane Matthew.In a statement issued Thursday, GADOI said more than 30,000 claims have been reported and...

Texas Health Clinic Owner Sentenced for Workers’ Comp, Insurance Fraud

Oct 17 2016 // The owner of a Houston health clinic pled guilty to insurance fraud after billing for medical services – often provided to injured employees – despite having no licensed medical staff at the clinic, the Texas...

Delaware Approves Amended Workers’ Compensation Rate Filing

Oct 13 2016 // Delaware Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart approved the Delaware Compensation Rating Bureau (DCRB)’s workers’ compensation amended rate filing, which recommends no changes in the overall levels of...

Georgia Man Accused of Staging Car Theft in North Carolina

Oct 13 2016 // A Georgia man was arrested and charged with insurance fraud for allegedly staging a car theft in North Carolina, according to a statement from Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin. Jeremy Joseph Keeton, 29, of Columbus, Ga...

Delaware Insurance Commissioner Advises Residents in Case of Hurricane Matthew

Oct 6 2016 // Delaware Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart is encouraging Delaware residents to take action now to prepare for potential damages and interruptions from Hurricane Matthew.Although it is too early to predict the...

California Workers’ Comp Board Submits Amended Rate Filing to Department of Insurance

Oct 4 2016 // The WCIRB has submitted a pure premium rate filing to the California Department of Insurance proposing Jan. 1, 2017 advisory pure premium rates lower than the corresponding industry average and less than the average...

Insurance Commissioner: Overdose Death Rate High in Louisiana

Sep 29 2016 // The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says Louisiana’s drug overdose death rate exceeds the national average, the Louisiana Department of Insurance reported.In addition, a recent study released by the...

North Carolina Woman Accused of Filing $42K Property Claim With 2 Companies

Sep 29 2016 // A woman in North Carolina has been arrested and charged with insurance fraud for allegedly submitting a duplicate property claim, according to North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin. Kathryn Taylor Reynolds,...

Alabama Department of Insurance Re-Accredited by NAIC

Sep 19 2016 // The Alabama Department of Insurance (ALDOI) announced Aug. 31 that it has been re-accredited by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) for a 5-year term. The ALDOI received its first NAIC accreditation...

Former Ohio Insurance Agent Sentenced for $58K Grand Theft

Sep 13 2016 // A former Ohio insurance agent and agency owner has been sentenced for grand theft after pleading guilty to misappropriating more than $58,000 from two clients, the Ohio Department of Insurance announced.Charles Gabel, of...

Court Smacks Down California Regulators Over Broker/Agent Ruling

Sep 9 2016 // An Orange County, California court has given the state’s Department of Insurance a stunning smack down in a long-running case about the “broker fees” charged by some insurance agents. The complicated case...

Kentucky Workers’ Comp Loss Costs to Decrease 5 % on Oct. 1

Sep 9 2016 // The Kentucky Department of Insurance has approved the annual workers’ compensation loss costs filing from the National Council on Compensation Insurance Inc. (NCCI) with a rate decrease of five percent on average.It...

NAIC Re-Accredits Alabama Department of Insurance for 5-Year Term

Sep 6 2016 // The Alabama Department of Insurance (ALDOI) announced Aug. 31 that it has been re-accredited by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) for a 5-year term. The ALDOI received its first NAIC accreditation...

Missouri Insurance Department Expects Lower Workers’ Comp Insurance Rates

Aug 25 2016 // Missouri insurance regulators say employers in that state should see lower workers’ compensation insurance rates for the third straight year in 2017.The Missouri Department of Insurance says the National Council on...

Missouri Non-Renews Insurance License of Northern Illinois Agency Owner, Again

Aug 24 2016 // The Missouri Department of Insurance has once again refused to renew the non-resident producer license of the owner of an Illinois managing general agency that has been able to continue operations despite having his...

Illinois Senator Says Blue Cross Could Reduce Costs, Be More Competitive

Aug 16 2016 // U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin is taking the rare step of weighing in on the state’s handling of a hefty health insurance rate increase request, asking Illinois regulators to press the state’s leading insurer of...

California Administrative Law Judge Orders State Farm to Refund $85M

Aug 9 2016 // An administrative law judge at the California Department of Insurance found that State Farm overcharged customers $85 million and ordered the carrier to issue refunds and reduce rates.The judge determined that since July...