Commissioner Stewart Warns That Time is Running Out for Disabled Medicare...
With the passage of Senate Bill 42 (SB 42) in 2013 there are new Medigap options available to disabled Medicare recipients under 65 but time to purchase the plans is limited. SB 42 became effective on...
View ArticleIt’s Time to Think about Your Health Insurance Coverage
Get more information about the annual open enrollment periods for Medicare and the Health Insurance Marketplace. Free help is available to help consumers make informed decisions about their health...
View ArticleDelaware Reports Another Record Year for Captive Growth
The Delaware Department of Insurance's Bureau of Captive and Financial Insurance Products reported that in 2014 it licensed 87 captive insurers and 141 series business units.
View ArticleDepartment of Insurance Recovers $2.1 Million for Insurance Policyholders in...
Commissioner Stewart Also Reports $94.6 Million Collected in Premium Taxes in Fiscal 2014 Dover, DE – The Delaware Department of Insurance recovered more than $2.1 million for policyholders in...
View ArticleThe Health Insurance Marketplace Open Enrollment Period Has Passed, But You...
The open enrollment period for the Health Insurance Marketplace, www.healthcare.gov, ended on February 15; however, some people may qualify for a special enrollment period (SEP) going on right now. The...
View ArticleMaryland Businessman Jeffrey Cohen Sentenced to 37 Years in Federal Prison...
DOVER, DE – Delaware Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart announced today that former insurance company executive Jeffrey B. Cohen, was sentenced to 37 years in federal prison and required to...
View ArticleCommissioner Karen Weldin Stewart Receives National Recognition as Insurance...
Influential trade publication Captive Review magazine has named Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart to its first Enterprise Risk Captive Pioneers list, recognizing 20 of the “key influencers”...
View ArticleSign Up for Health Insurance before January 31 or Pay Higher Penalty at Tax Time
The open enrollment period for obtaining health insurance through Delaware’s Health Insurance Marketplace ends on January 31. If you want health insurance coverage to begin on February 1, you’ll need...
View ArticleCommissioner Stewart Fines Highmark BCBSD and Aetna $483,000
Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart today announced she has fined Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Delaware $383,000 for numerous violations, including failure to pay policyholder claims in a...
View ArticleCommissioner Stewart Says Winter Weather Can Affect Your Insurance Coverage
As the first major snowstorm of the year approaches Delaware, Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart and the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) remind you to take a moment to...
View Article2015: Another Record Year for Delaware’s Captive Insurance Growth
Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart today announced another record year of captive insurance formations in Delaware. In 2015, Delaware licensed 74 pure captive insurers, 3 special purpose...
View ArticleDepartment of Insurance Recovered $1.9 Million For Delaware Policyholders in...
Last year the Delaware Department of Insurance recovered more than $1.9 million for policyholders, and helped business owners save nearly $9.3 million in workers’ compensation insurance costs.
View ArticleCommissioner Stewart Fines Insurers More Than $83,000 for Market Misconduct
DOI Will Publish Names of Companies Who Violate State Insurance Regulations Dover, DE – The Delaware Department of Insurance now publishes fines imposed by Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart against...
View ArticleCommissioner Stewart Joins Fellow Regulators in DC Meeting with Members of...
Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart and fellow members of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) were in Washington, D.C. this week to discuss insurance issues with members...
View ArticleInsurance Department Will Help Find Delawareans’ Missing Life Insurance Policies
Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart today announced that the Department now provides Delaware residents and their families with a free search service that can help locate missing life insurance policies...
View ArticleCommissioner Navarro Offers Cold Weather Safety & Insurance Tips
Insurance Commissioner Trinidad Navarro offers cold weather safety and insurance tips.
View ArticleCommissioner Navarro Opposes Delaware Compensation Commission Pay Raise...
Insurance Commissioner Trinidad Navarro Opposes Delaware Compensation Commission Pay Raise Recommendations
View Article19,000 Delaware Consumers Affected by Data Breach
As a result of multiple consumer complaints, the Delaware Department of Insurance has been made aware of a security breach, involving Summit Reinsurance Services, Inc. (“SummitRe”) and BCS Financial...
View ArticleHealth Insurance Marketplace Open Enrollment Period Ends January 31; See Plan...
The open enrollment period for the Health Insurance Marketplace ends on January 31, 2017. Sign up today at www.healthcare.gov or call 1-800-318-2596.
View ArticleHow to Report Storm Damage in Delaware
Dover, DE – Monday, April 15, 2019, With the aftermath of Delaware’s first spring storm now starting, here are some things to help you with storm damage to your property. Ensure everyone is safe and...
View ArticleInsurance Data Security Act Signed into Law
On Wednesday, July 31, 2019, Governor John C. Carney, Jr., signed House Bill 174 (“HB 174”) into law. Titled the Delaware Insurance Data Security Act, this law is based on an NAIC Model Act, which...
View ArticleWoman indicted for $16,000 of fraudulent insurance claims
Dover, DE August 8, 2019 — A Wilmington woman was indicted by the New Castle County Grand Jury for insurance fraud and other felony charges. Theresa T. Milton, 44, of the 900 block of Clayton Street,...
View ArticleClarifications on Medigap
August 13, 2019 – The Delaware Department of Insurance has received inquiries from Medicare eligible citizens concerning misunderstandings or misinformation they’ve received from some insurance...
View ArticleDelaware Named as Asia Captive Awards Finalist
September 3, 2019 Delaware is a finalist for non-Asian domicile of the year. Captive Review magazine released the shortlists for the 2019 Asia Captive Awards for both captive insurance domiciles in...
View ArticleDelaware Department of Insurance New Location Ribbon Cutting
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 9, 2019 MEDIA ADVISORY WHAT: Delaware Insurance Commissioner Trinidad Navarro will be hosting a ribbon cutting and...
View ArticleDelaware Department of Insurance Opens New Building in Dover, DE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 10, 2019 Delaware Department of Insurance Opens New Building in Dover, Delaware Delaware Insurance Commissioner Trinidad Navarro cut the ribbon during a ceremony held...
View ArticleSussex County Woman Indicted for Insurance Fraud
Dover, DE—Janet Lane, 59, formerly of Ocean View, Delaware was indicted on Monday September 9th, 2019 by a Sussex County Grand Jury for two counts of insurance fraud and one count of identity theft...
View ArticleACA Marketplace Rates to Decrease 19% in Delaware for Plan Year 2020
Dover, DE – Insurance Commissioner Trinidad Navarro officially announced the final approval of the 2019 Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) rates. Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware (“Highmark...
View ArticleDelaware Issues RFP for Office of Value-Based Health Care Delivery
Delaware’s Department of Insurance is pleased to announce that it is actively recruiting for a qualified independent contractor to staff and run its new Office of Value-Based Health Care Delivery. The...
View ArticleReduced Driving Leads to Rebates, Reimbursements, Reduced Insurance Rates
The Delaware Department of Insurance today released a list of consumer-friendly automobile insurer actions that are being implemented due to reduced vehicle use throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. As...
View ArticleLife Insurance Policy Locator finds over $3.5 Million for Users
Over $1 million claimed by Delaware residents in 2019, More than $400,000 in early 2020 The Delaware Department of Insurance has released new data about local use of the Life Insurance Policy Locator,...
View ArticleTrinidad Navarro Statement on Signing of Telemedicine Bill
Temporary codification of expanded telemedicine options helps all Delawareans Today Governor John Carney signed, via livestream, HS 1 for HB 348, sponsored by Representative David Bentz, which...
View ArticleRates To Decrease In Delaware Affordable Care Act Marketplace
Second consecutive year of reductions in health insurance rates In a year when the nation’s attention is firmly focused on healthcare and its costs, Delaware Insurance Commissioner Trinidad Navarro has...
View Article$21.5 Million in Health Insurance Rebates for Individuals and Small Businesses
Thousands of Highmark 2019 plan participants and groups to receive checks After announcing a reduction of Delaware Health Insurance Marketplace rates for the upcoming enrollment year, Insurance...
View ArticleState Auditor Kathy McGuiness and Insurance Commissioner Trinidad Navarro...
DOVER, DELAWARE – Delaware State Auditor Kathy McGuiness and Insurance Commissioner Trinidad Navarro together will host a virtual Fraud Town Hall via Facebook live on Wednesday, October 21, 2020...
View ArticleDepartment of Insurance Announces 2020 Year-End Data
Insurance Commissioner Trinidad Navarro highlights successes, resilience The Delaware Department of Insurance published today a series of statistics outlining performance and productivity during 2020....
View ArticleOffice of Value-Based Health Care Delivery Issues Annual Progress Report
Identifies Areas of Compliance and Opportunities to Continue Health Care Payment Transformation Early in March, Insurance Commissioner Trinidad Navarro and Cristine Vogel, the Director of the...
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