Latest Department of Insurance Headlines

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Ohio Plans May 5 Switch to Electronic Licensing System

Apr 25 2011 // Ohio insurance regulators will soon make a switch to an electronic system for agent licensing.Ohio Lieutenant Governor and Director of the Department of Insurance Mary Taylor said transition to the new system will begin at...

Garber Named Chief Legal Counsel at Ohio Insurance Department

Apr 19 2011 // Ohio Lieutenant Governor and Department of Insurance Director Mary Taylor named Joe Garber chief legal counsel at the Ohio Department of Insurance.Garber, who joined the agency on April 11, advises the department in legal...

Missouri Updates Insurance Consumer Complaint System

Mar 31 2011 // The Missouri Department of Insurance has responded to Gov. Jay Nixon’s call for more efficient government by launching a new online system for verifying consumer complaints. The department now sends complaint data to...

Louisiana Agent Fined $100K for Alleged Misappropriation of Premiums

Mar 23 2011 // A Deville, La., insurance agent has been accused of attempting to defraud insurers by submitting false business and receiving more than $127,000 in unearned commissions.Robert Lee Daniel III, 29, was served on March 18 by...

Ohio Reveals Top Insurance Fraud, Enforcements for 2010

Mar 11 2011 // Ohio Lieutenant Governor and Department of Insurance Director Mary Taylor has announced the agency’s top insurance fraud and enforcement cases of 2010.The DOI opened more than 160 consumer insurance fraud cases last...

Missouri DOI Fines Auto Insurer $256K; Orders Operational Changes

Mar 11 2011 // A Chicago-based auto insurance company has paid $256,000 in fines and is required to more quickly process, investigate and pay claims under a settlement reached with the Missouri Department of Insurance, the department...

Froment Named Chief Administrative Officer at Ohio Insurance Department

Mar 2 2011 // Ohio Lieutenant Governor and Department of Insurance Director Mary Taylor named Jillian Froment the department’s chief administrative officer. Froment is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the...

Court: Only English Required in Arizona Uninsured/Underinsured Form

Feb 7 2011 // The Supreme Court of Arizona has ruled that the state’s uninsured motorist (UM) and underinsured motorist (UIM) coverage selection or rejection form only needs to be filed in English — even when dealing with...

Court: Only English Required in Arizona Uninsured/Underinsured Form

Jan 24 2011 // The Supreme Court of Arizona has ruled that the state’s uninsured motorist (UM) and underinsured motorist (UIM) coverage selection or rejection form only needs to be filed in English — even when dealing with...

Missouri Recommends 11% Drop in Workers’ Comp Insurance Rates

Dec 16 2010 // After reviewing statewide data for insurance claims paid by employers for injured workers in 2010, the Missouri Department of Insurance is recommending a 11.1 percent decrease in workers’ compensation rates for 2011....

Former Ohio Clinical Counselor Pleads Guilty to Insurance Fraud

Dec 15 2010 // A former clinical counselor in the Finlay, Ohio-area has pled guilty to insurance fraud. Authorities say John Blain Frankenburg, also known as Blain J. Frankenburg, fraudulently billed two insurance companies more than...

Ohio to Require Electronic Funds Transfer for Insurance Product Filings

Nov 23 2010 // Beginning Jan. 1, 2011, the Ohio Department of Insurance will require fees for rate, rule and form filings be filed via the System for Electronic Rate and Form Filings (SERFF) Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT), Ohio...

Texas Department of Insurance Licenses Cognalysis™ Reserving System

Nov 19 2010 // Saint Paul, MN – November 19, 2010. Christopher Gross Consulting, Inc. is pleased to announce that the Texas Department of Insurance is licensing the Cognalysis™ Reserving System, to assist with the...

Louisiana Agent Told to Stop Selling Insurance

Oct 21 2010 // A West Monroe agent was served by the Louisiana Department of Insurance Fraud Section investigators with a cease and desist order, license revocation and $5,000 fine notice for alleged misappropriation.Jennifer Dianne...

Louisiana Agent Told to Stop Selling Insurance; Fined $10K

Oct 13 2010 // A Winnsboro, La., agent was served by the Louisiana Department of Insurance Fraud Section Investigators with a cease and desist order, a summary suspension order and a $10,000 fine notice for alleged misrepresentation.The...

Illinois Cracks Down on Unauthorized Insurance Businesses

Sep 30 2010 // The Illinois Department of Insurance has entered an order prohibiting AIM Health Plans Inc., CEO Clubs Inc. (a/k/a Chief Executive Officers Club), Insurance Resource Group Inc., Integrated Insurance Marketing Inc., Gary L....

Illinois Department of Insurance Highlights Pending Health Reform Changes

Sep 22 2010 // The Illinois Department of Insurance is reminding Illinois families and employers that significant new health insurance benefits and protections become effective Sept. 23, 2010. The changes — a result of the Patient...

Allstate Refunds $680,718 in North Carolina

Sep 16 2010 // North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced that 1,803 Allstate Insurance Company policy holders in North Carolina will receive refunds totaling $680,718.22 after a Department of Insurance complaint...

Missouri Insurance Department Joins Lawsuit Against US Fidelis

Sep 1 2010 // The Missouri Department of Insurance has joined a pending consumer fraud lawsuit filed by Attorney General Chris Koster against service contract seller US Fidelis. US Fidelis sold motor vehicle extended service contracts,...

Missouri Consumers Better Protected Against Insolvent Insurers

Aug 18 2010 // Financially strapped insurance companies in Missouri will soon face tighter oversight, thanks to a new law signed by Gov. Jay Nixon. Senate Bill 583, which takes effect Aug. 28, spells out the specific standards the...