Latest Department of Insurance Headlines

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Delaware Data Breach Impacts 95K Residents

Jun 27 2019 // The Delaware Department of Insurance recently received notice of a data security breach suffered by Dominion National, an insurer and administrator of dental and vision benefits, that impacted 95,000 Delaware residents.On...

Former Ohio Insurance Agent and Investment Adviser Gets 5 Years for Fraud Scheme

Jun 26 2019 // Former Dayton, Ohio-area insurance agent and investment adviser has been sentenced to five years in prison after being convicted of insurance fraud and conducting a “Ponzi” scheme targeting elderly...

North Carolina Insurance Fraud Round-Up: May

Jun 21 2019 // The North Carolina Department of Insurance announced multiple fraud enforcement actions during the month of May 2019.Insurance fraud costs American consumers approximately $80 billion a year. According to North Carolina...

Georgia Makes Multiple Arrests in $120M, Multi-State Insurance Fraud Scheme

Jun 20 2019 // Several individuals were arrested last week involved in an insurance fraud scheme stretching all the way to California that is believed to have totaled $120 million in losses, according to the Georgia Department of...

Gerger Joins Illinois Independent Agents Group as Education, Agency Resources Director

May 31 2019 // Brett Gerger, former chief deputy director of the Illinois Department of Insurance, has joined the Independent Insurance Agents of Illinois (IIA of IL) as director of Education & Agency Resources.In his new position,...

North Carolina Department of Insurance Releases Smartphone App for Agents

May 23 2019 // The North Carolina Department of Insurance has released a smartphone app for insurance agents offering information such as educational opportunities, NCDOI agent services contact info, and agent notifications from the...

North Carolina Insurance Fraud Round-Up: April

May 22 2019 // The North Carolina Department of Insurance announced multiple fraud enforcement actions during the month of April 2019.Insurance fraud costs American consumers approximately $80 billion dollars a year. According to North...

Update: Georgia Gov Suspends Insurance Commissioner Beck Over Indictment

May 17 2019 // Georgia Governor Brian Kemp has suspended Insurance Commissioner Jim Beck from his position while he faces a 38-count indictment from a federal grand jury.On May 16, Kemp issued an executive order suspending Beck,...

Court Upholds California Department of Insurance $27.5 M Fine Against Mercury

May 8 2019 // A California Court of Appeal upheld a $27.5 million fine the California Department of Insurance issued against Mercury Insurance Co. for charging illegal fees that should have been disclosed as premiums, a violation of...

North Carolina Insurance Fraud Round-Up: March

Apr 9 2019 // The North Carolina Department of Insurance announced multiple fraud enforcement actions during the month of March 2019.Insurance fraud costs American consumers approximately $80 billion dollars a year. According to North...

Louisiana Charter School Bus Services Firm Accused in Insurance Fraud Scam

Apr 4 2019 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance has served the owners and an employee of Scholars First LLC, a provider of bus transportation services to several New Orleans-area charter schools, with cease and desist (C&D)...

North Carolina Insurance Fraud Round-Up: January, February

Mar 13 2019 // The North Carolina Department of Insurance announced multiple fraud enforcement actions during the first two months of 2019.Insurance fraud costs American consumers approximately $80 billion dollars a year. According to...

California Department of Insurance Issues Cease and Desist Order for Benefits Firm

Mar 4 2019 // The California Department of Insurance issued a Cease and Desist Order to NexGen Insurance Services Inc., Riverstone Capital LLC (dba Riverstone Capital Insurance Services LLC) and its owner/operators Travis O. Bugli,...

California Department of Insurance Issues Cease And Desist Order for Benefits Firm

Feb 19 2019 // The California Department of Insurance issued a Cease and Desist Order effective immediately upon NexGen Insurance Services Inc., Riverstone Capital, LLC (dba Riverstone Capital Insurance Services LLC) and its...

Mayor Establishes D.C. Financial Services Regulatory Sandbox, Innovation Council

Feb 14 2019 // District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser recently established the District of Columbia Financial Services Regulatory Sandbox and Innovation Council.The council is charged with studying and reporting on the feasibility of...

What? Women Pay More Than Men for Auto Insurance? Yup.

Feb 12 2019 // It’s a widespread belief that men pay more for automobile insurance than women. But that’s only true for young adults.Several studies in 2018 and 2017 revealed that women over 25, particularly those between 40...

Causey Schedules Hearing to Settle Rate Dispute with North Carolina Insurers

Feb 11 2019 // In response to a filing by North Carolina insurers for a 17.4 percent rate increase in homeowners insurance rates, North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey has set a Sept. 4, 2019 hearing date, saying he does not...

North Carolina Auto Insurers Request 7.6% Rate Increase

Feb 5 2019 // The annual auto insurance filing from the North Carolina Rate Bureau to the North Carolina Department of Insurance calls for an overall statewide average increase of 7.6 percent, according to a statement from Insurance...

Missouri Insurance Dept.: Insurance Education Scholarships Available

Jan 30 2019 // Insurance education scholarships are once again being made available to Missouri high school seniors and college students, the Missouri Department of Insurance announced.The deadline to apply for the Missouri Insurance...

Southeast Officials Focus on Curbing Fraud, Rising Auto Rates, Flood Insurance, Distracted Driving

Jan 29 2019 // For the seventh year in a row, the Florida insurance industry, regulators, and consumer advocates will push for reforms to the state’s assignment of benefits issue that has now become an insurance crisis, according...