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  Archives:  September 2014

Motorcycle Safety Enforcement Begins September 11th

Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Office of Highway Safety | Sussex County | Date Posted: Thursday, September 11, 2014

The Delaware Office of Highway Safety (OHS) along with state and local law enforcement are reminding motorists and motorcyclists alike to See & Be Seen during Delmarva Bike Week. From September 11th to 15th, law enforcement across the state will be patrolling high crash roadways ensuring that both motorists and motorcyclists are riding and driving safe and sharing the road.




J.P. Morgan Securities to pay $51,400 to Biden’s Investor Protection Unit

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Fraud | Investor Protection | Date Posted: Thursday, September 11, 2014

Attorney General Beau Biden announced Thursday that J.P. Morgan Securities has paid the Delaware Department of Justice $51,400 as a result of a settlement with the Attorney General’s Investor Protection Unit. The settlement resolves a multi-state investigation which found that J.P. Morgan Securities failed to ensure that its agents were properly registered in Delaware and other states, and failed to properly record data on trades executed in Delaware and other states.




Governor Markell orders flags lowered on September 11

Flag Status | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Office of Management and Budget | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, September 10, 2014

DOVER – This afternoon, President Obama ordered American flags at all government buildings and facilities to be flown at half-staff on Thursday, September 11, in observance of Patriot Day and National Day of Service to honor the individuals who lost their lives on September 11, 2001. In concurrence with the President’s order and in remembrance […]




Biden’s Investor Protection Unit Gauging Vulnerability to Cybersecurity Threats

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Fraud | Investor Protection | Date Posted: Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Delaware’s Investor Protection Unit is participating in a nationwide project to gauge the strength of Delaware investment advisers’ cybersecurity systems. Delaware law requires investment firms to register with the state’s Investor Protection Unit, and that office recently sent surveys to 44 investment companies covering areas such as whether the investment adviser has experienced a cybersecurity event in the past year, experienced loss or theft because of a cybersecurity breach and when the adviser last underwent a cybersecurity threat assessment.




Commissioner Stewart Selects Grant for DOI Communications Chief

Insurance Commissioner | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart announced today that she has named Jerry Grant as the Communications Director for the Department of Insurance.






  Archives:  September 2014

Motorcycle Safety Enforcement Begins September 11th

Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Office of Highway Safety | Sussex County | Date Posted: Thursday, September 11, 2014

The Delaware Office of Highway Safety (OHS) along with state and local law enforcement are reminding motorists and motorcyclists alike to See & Be Seen during Delmarva Bike Week. From September 11th to 15th, law enforcement across the state will be patrolling high crash roadways ensuring that both motorists and motorcyclists are riding and driving safe and sharing the road.




J.P. Morgan Securities to pay $51,400 to Biden’s Investor Protection Unit

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Fraud | Investor Protection | Date Posted: Thursday, September 11, 2014

Attorney General Beau Biden announced Thursday that J.P. Morgan Securities has paid the Delaware Department of Justice $51,400 as a result of a settlement with the Attorney General’s Investor Protection Unit. The settlement resolves a multi-state investigation which found that J.P. Morgan Securities failed to ensure that its agents were properly registered in Delaware and other states, and failed to properly record data on trades executed in Delaware and other states.




Governor Markell orders flags lowered on September 11

Flag Status | Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | Office of Management and Budget | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, September 10, 2014

DOVER – This afternoon, President Obama ordered American flags at all government buildings and facilities to be flown at half-staff on Thursday, September 11, in observance of Patriot Day and National Day of Service to honor the individuals who lost their lives on September 11, 2001. In concurrence with the President’s order and in remembrance […]




Biden’s Investor Protection Unit Gauging Vulnerability to Cybersecurity Threats

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Fraud | Investor Protection | Date Posted: Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Delaware’s Investor Protection Unit is participating in a nationwide project to gauge the strength of Delaware investment advisers’ cybersecurity systems. Delaware law requires investment firms to register with the state’s Investor Protection Unit, and that office recently sent surveys to 44 investment companies covering areas such as whether the investment adviser has experienced a cybersecurity event in the past year, experienced loss or theft because of a cybersecurity breach and when the adviser last underwent a cybersecurity threat assessment.




Commissioner Stewart Selects Grant for DOI Communications Chief

Insurance Commissioner | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart announced today that she has named Jerry Grant as the Communications Director for the Department of Insurance.