All the headlines from our Department of Insurance Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 11 2019 // The University of Louisiana-Monroe (ULM) will create an Endowed Chair in Risk Management and Insurance position in the College of Business and Social Sciences with $585,000 in funding that stems from the dissolution of...
Oct 7 2019 // Home and auto insurance rates continue to run well below the national average, according to Ohio Department of Insurance Director Jillian Froment.Data from the top 10 insurance groups in the state show that in Ohio the...
Sep 30 2019 // The North Carolina Department of Insurance and the North Carolina Rate Bureau have settled a legal dispute over a proposed premium increase for homeowners insurance rates, according to a statement from NCDOI.NCDOI has also...
Sep 19 2019 // The Texas Department of Insurance has extended the period in which recent rate increase request by the Texas Automobile Insurance Plan Association (TAIPA) may be approved.TAIPA, the state’s auto insurer of last...
Sep 19 2019 // Ohio Department of Insurance reported that Director Jillian Froment has been appointed to serve on the Federal Advisory Committee on Insurance (FACI).The committee provides advice and recommendations to the Federal...
Sep 19 2019 // A Delaware woman has been indicted by a Sussex County Grand Jury for two counts of insurance fraud and one count of identity theft following an investigation by the Delaware Department of Insurance Fraud Prevention...
Sep 6 2019 // As Hurricane Dorian finally begins to move away from the North Carolina coast, North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey says the North Carolina Department of Insurance is ready to assist with any insurance related...
Sep 2 2019 // Severe wildfire seasons have made it harder for homeowners to find insurance in high wildfire-risk areas, according to new data collected by the California Department of Insurance.The data released in late-August from the...
Sep 2 2019 // Louisiana Insurance Commissioner James Donelon has issued a cease and desist order against State Farm in a dispute over policy deductibles related to Hurricane Barry.The state Department of Insurance received a complaint...
Aug 28 2019 // The North Carolina Department of Insurance has received a dwelling insurance rate filing from the North Carolina Rate Bureau requesting a statewide average rate increase of 19.2%, varying by territory.The N.C. Rate Bureau,...
Aug 26 2019 // Louisiana Insurance Commissioner James Donelon has issued a cease and desist order against State Farm in a dispute over hurricane deductibles before Hurricane Barry.The state Department of Insurance received a complaint...
Aug 21 2019 // Severe wildfire seasons have made it harder for homeowners to find insurance in high wildfire-risk areas, according to new data collected by the California Department of Insurance.The data released this week from the CDI...
Aug 14 2019 // Director Jillian Froment has added Jennifer Demory, Mark Hamlin and Jessica Schuster to the senior team at the Ohio Department of Insurance. All three bring significant experience to key positions at the department.Mark...
Aug 12 2019 // A Wilmington, Del., woman was indicted by the New Castle County Grand Jury for insurance fraud and other felony charges.Theresa T. Milton was indicted on seven felony counts of insurance fraud, one felony count of theft by...
Aug 7 2019 // A pair of companies has filed to overturn decisions by California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara in cases involving workers’ comp provider Applied Underwriters, alleging the decisions by Lara were swayed by...
Aug 6 2019 // Delaware Governor John Carney signed House Bill 174, titled the Delaware Insurance Data Security Act, into law on Wednesday, July 31, 2019.This law is based on an NAIC Model Act, which establishes a comprehensive...
Jul 11 2019 // Agents from the Georgia Department of Insurance Fraud Investigations Division made 49 arrests in the first half of 2019 and are set to pass the total number of arrests from last year (60) in just the third calendar...
Jul 10 2019 // Missouri insurance regulators say insured losses following May tornadoes in that state are predicted to reach $139 million or more.Tornadoes ravaged several areas of the state in May, including Missouri’s capitol...
Jul 9 2019 // A new report issued by the Missouri Department of Insurance shows that earthquake insurance coverage in the highest risk areas of Missouri has dropped to just under 14 percent.According to the department, the Earthquake...
Jul 9 2019 // The Georgia Department of Insurance responded to 5,688 consumer complaints and inquiries, returning more than $3 million in insurance claim payouts in the first six months of 2019 to many of these policyholders, GADOI said...