Latest Department of Insurance Headlines

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Supreme Court Won’t Take up Applied Suit Against California Department of Insurance

Jan 24 2023 // The U.S. Supreme Court will not take up a lawsuit from Applied Underwriters Inc. over a decision by the California Department of Insurance to put its affiliate into conservatorship.The court on Monday declined to hear the...

People Moves: Ohio Dept. of Insurance Restructures Office of Legal Services; N.D. Commissioner Godfread Elected VP of NAIC

Dec 21 2022 // Ohio Department of Insurance Office of Legal Services Restructured, Fitch Named Chief Legal OfficerOhio Department of Insurance has promoted several employees in the department’s Office of Legal Services, including...

Texas Dept. of Insurance Extends COVID Data Call

Dec 7 2022 // The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) announced it has extended its mandatory data call through December 2022 for certain information related to COVID-19 injuries reported to...

Missouri Dept. of Insurance Recommends 6.4% Decrease in Workers’ Comp Rates

Nov 22 2022 // The Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance (DCI) is recommending a 6.4 percent decrease in workers’ compensation insurance loss costs for 2023. This marks the seventh time in eight years that average...

California Department of Insurance Investigation Leads to Arraignment Bail Agents

Nov 22 2022 // Unlicensed bail agent Jimmy Mai, 35, of Irvine, and licensed bail agent Jonathan Lahmani, 42, of Orange, California, were each arraigned in Los Angeles Superior Court on one felony count of negotiating bail without a...

Nebraska Dept. of Insurance Conducts Review of Guidance Documents

Nov 4 2022 // This month, the Nebraska Department of Insurance (NDOI) completed a process improvement project focused on their guidance document library. Governor Pete Ricketts has encouraged agencies to reduce their regulatory burden....

California Department of Insurance Investigation Leads to Arrest of Two Men

Oct 10 2022 // A joint investigation into alleged illegal actions by bounty hunters has led to the arrest of two people.National City Police supported by the California Department of Insurance investigators and federal and local agencies...

Michigan Dept. of Insurance to Hold Catalytic Converter Theft Prevention Event

Sep 26 2022 // The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) is partnering with the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB), the Lansing Police Department (LPD), and Shaheen Chevrolet to offer motorists a free...

Louisiana Dept. of Insurance to Hold Hurricane Prep Event

Sep 22 2022 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance (LDI) and Habitat for Humanity will hold a hurricane preparation session at Mandeville Community Center on September 26, 5:30 p.m. The session, Insurance Information on Preparing for...

Louisiana Dept. of Insurance Fines Public Adjuster Accused of Pocketing Insurer Payouts

Aug 25 2022 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance has ordered a Texas father-and-son public adjusting team to pay a $50,000 fine for pocketing money that was intended for insurance claimants.The department on Aug. 18 revoked the...

Texas Department of Insurance Warns of Scammer Posing as Employee

Aug 11 2022 // The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) is urging consumers to be wary of phone calls or other communications from anyone claiming to be a representative of TDI.TDI will call you only when you ask for assistance....

Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services Issues Cease and Desist Order Against Company

Jul 26 2022 // The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services issued a cease and desist order against Salvasen Health for allegedly acting in violation of the Michigan Insurance Code. Salvasen Health is accused of selling...

California Department of Insurance Alleges Mishandled Claims by App-Based Auto Insurance Seller and Topa

Jun 28 2022 // The California Department of Insurance is taking legal action against Go Maps Inc., and its insurance underwriter, Topa Insurance Co., after an investigation found the app-based insurance seller mishandled consumer claims...

Louisiana Dept. of Insurance Amending 5 Regulations

Jun 14 2022 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance (LDI) said in the last two weeks it intends to amend at least five regulations.The LDI seems to amend Regulation 42 to bring the regulation into alignment with current law. Definitions...

Federal Appeals Court Rules Against Applied in California Department of Insurance Case

Jun 10 2022 // The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has affirmed a district court’s dismissal of federal actions in a lawsuit that Applied Underwriters and the California Insurance Co. filed against the California...

Texas Dept. of Insurance Security Issue Exposed Data for Nearly 3 Years

May 24 2022 // A data breach at the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) exposed confidential information of 1.8 million Texans for nearly three years, according to a brief from the Texas State Auditor’s Office (SAO).The audit...

Report: Texas Dept. of Insurance Data Breach Affected 1.8M People

Apr 6 2022 // A data breach at the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) early this year affected approximately 1,800,000 Texans, according to the Data Security Breach Reports from the Office of the Attorney General.TDI announced in March...

Louisiana Dept. of Insurance Issues Cease-and-Desist Orders Against 2 Agents

Apr 4 2022 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance (LDI) recently issued cease-and-desist orders and license suspensions against two insurance producers for violations of the Louisiana Insurance Code.On March 11, the LDI issued a...

Louisiana Dept. of Insurance to Hold Tornado Resource Center

Mar 29 2022 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance (LDI) announced it has established an open-door insurance resource center in Arabi to assist those affected by the tornado that struck the area last week. Meetings will be held at...

Texas Department of Insurance Reports Data Breach

Mar 25 2022 // The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) became aware of a security issue on January 4, 2022 with a TDI web application that manages workers’ compensation information. TDI immediately took the application offline,...