All the headlines from our Department of Insurance Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 6 2021 // First American Title Co. has agreed to pay $1 million after a California Department of Insurance investigation alleged that one of its title marketing representatives violated state law protecting consumers from conflicts...
Jul 2 2021 // The Texas Department of Insurance issued a notice this week of the availability of a new option to take a certification exam at your home or at an office online for most major insurance agent lines.An off-site monitor will...
May 21 2021 // The Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance (TDCI) has announced that Tennesseans seeking certification as insurance producers can now take their insurance exams remotely.Starting May 21, 2021, exams for...
Apr 5 2021 // A health insurance lobbyist and former state official has been chosen as the next director of the Nebraska Department of Insurance.Gov. Pete Ricketts has appointed Eric Dunning, of Omaha, to lead the state agency. Dunning...
Feb 23 2021 // The Wyoming Department of Insurance is now enabling candidates for insurance licensure to schedule exams online through testing vendor Pearson VUE and their OnVUE online proctoring service.Online testing will begin on...
Jan 7 2021 // California Insurance Company of New Mexico has filed suit in federal court to enjoin the California Insurance Department from continuing to take what the suit asserts are illegal, actions to block the approved...
Dec 2 2020 // U.S.-based Genworth Financial Inc. reported that Chinese officials have renewed their approval of China Oceanwide Holdings Group’s acquisition of Genworth’s Delaware-domiciled insurer, allowing the deal to...
Nov 13 2020 // The North Carolina Rate Bureau has requested an average statewide rate increase of 24.5% on homeowners insurance rates in the state, according to a statement from the North Carolina Department of Insurance.The NCRB is not...
Nov 6 2020 // Texas has selected Insurance Services Office Inc. (ISO) as the statistical agent for the Texas Catastrophe Event Statistical Plan for Personal and Commercial Risks.ISO’s selection follows the Sept. 15, 2020,...
Oct 29 2020 // Delaware workers’ compensation insurance rates will decrease for the fourth year in a row, effective December 1, 2020.This comes as the voluntary market is seeing yet another double-digit decrease in loss costs, with...
Oct 19 2020 // The Nebraska Department of Insurance is planning brief, one-hour, biannual workshops for insurance agents each October and April to discuss the changes in the Flood Insurance Manual. The first such workshop will be held on...
Aug 25 2020 // Former Westlake Village, Calif., insurance agent has been arraigned on multiple felony counts of grand theft, burglary, and financial elder abuse for allegedly stealing over $55,000 in clients’ insurance premiums,...
Aug 20 2020 // Lori Barron has joined the Ohio Department of Insurance as a senior policy advisor.Barron has more than 20 years of experience in the insurance and financial services industry, having served in business and product...
Aug 10 2020 // The Wyoming Department of Insurance announced the resolution of a matter against Farmers Insurance Exchange that resulted in monetary penalties against the carrier.The department entered an order approving a settlement...
Aug 7 2020 // California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara this week announced a settlement agreement with AbbVie Inc. to resolve a lawsuit alleging violations of the California Insurance Frauds Prevention Act involving the marketing...
Aug 4 2020 // As Tropical Storm Isaias approaches Delaware, residents are urged to prepare for dangerous winds of more than 55 miles per hour and up to six inches of rain. Storm surges, localized flooding, tree damage, power outages and...
Jul 29 2020 // A former Ohio insurance agent has been sentenced to nine years in prison for stealing more than $1.1 million from clients, according to the Ohio Department of Insurance.The ODI said Gregory Oliver, of Milford, Ohio, was...
Jul 24 2020 // The Wyoming Department of Insurance announced the resolution of a matter against Farmers Insurance Exchange that resulted in monetary penalties against the carrier.The department entered an order approving a settlement...
Jul 20 2020 // July 17 was the last day the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association’s (TWIA) Actuarial & Underwriting Committee accepted comments on its annual rate filing process, which officially begins on July 21 when the...
Jul 16 2020 // A settlement has been announced between Libre by Nexus Inc. in which it will cease transacting immigration bonds in the California, phase out the use of GPS ankle monitors, and issue credits to clients still in arrears...