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  Archives:  April 2017

Delaware Ranks High Among States for Homeowners’ Insurance Protections

Insurance Commissioner | News | Date Posted: Thursday, April 20, 2017

Dover, DE – Delaware homeowners are among the most protected in the nation against having their homeowners insurance non-renewed or rates raised due to filing or even inquiring about a claim. This is according to a recent study by the Rutgers Center for Risk and Responsibility at Rutgers Law School, which ranks Delaware as the […]



Governor Carney, Secretary Bunting Announce $7.6 Million Early Childhood Education Grant

Department of Education | Education | Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, April 20, 2017

Grant targets early learning opportunities for children from low-income families WILMINGTON, Del. – A $7.65 million federal grant will help Delaware expand high quality early childhood education to more of the state’s youngest learners over the next five years. This new Early Head Start-Child Care Partnership grant follows a $7.24 million grant the state received […]



Commissioner Navarro Announces $212,505 Settlement with Assurant, Inc.

Insurance Commissioner | News | Date Posted: Thursday, April 20, 2017

Dover, DE — The Delaware Department of Insurance, along with insurance regulators for forty-eight other jurisdictions, have reached a multi-million dollar settlement with Assurant, Inc., regarding the company’s writing of force-placed property insurance, of which Assurant is the nation’s largest writer. Force-placed property insurance is a type of insurance that allows a financial lender the […]



Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs to sponsor seven special events during May 2017

Historical and Cultural Affairs | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Thursday, April 20, 2017

Highlights include Dover Days presentations, the Zwaanendael Museum’s Sixth Annual Maritime Festival, and A Day in Old New Castle.



Governor’s Welfare Employment Committee Honors Employers and Employees with TANF Employment Awards of Excellence

Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Labor | News | Date Posted: Thursday, April 20, 2017

DOVER (April 20, 2017) – The Governor’s Welfare Employment Committee announced the winners of its 2017 TANF Employment Awards of Excellence as it recognized 39 employers in Delaware who hire, train and maintain positive working relationships with employees who receive Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) benefits, and 47 TANF clients who have succeeded in […]





  Archives:  April 2017

Delaware Ranks High Among States for Homeowners’ Insurance Protections

Insurance Commissioner | News | Date Posted: Thursday, April 20, 2017

Dover, DE – Delaware homeowners are among the most protected in the nation against having their homeowners insurance non-renewed or rates raised due to filing or even inquiring about a claim. This is according to a recent study by the Rutgers Center for Risk and Responsibility at Rutgers Law School, which ranks Delaware as the […]



Governor Carney, Secretary Bunting Announce $7.6 Million Early Childhood Education Grant

Department of Education | Education | Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, April 20, 2017

Grant targets early learning opportunities for children from low-income families WILMINGTON, Del. – A $7.65 million federal grant will help Delaware expand high quality early childhood education to more of the state’s youngest learners over the next five years. This new Early Head Start-Child Care Partnership grant follows a $7.24 million grant the state received […]



Commissioner Navarro Announces $212,505 Settlement with Assurant, Inc.

Insurance Commissioner | News | Date Posted: Thursday, April 20, 2017

Dover, DE — The Delaware Department of Insurance, along with insurance regulators for forty-eight other jurisdictions, have reached a multi-million dollar settlement with Assurant, Inc., regarding the company’s writing of force-placed property insurance, of which Assurant is the nation’s largest writer. Force-placed property insurance is a type of insurance that allows a financial lender the […]



Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs to sponsor seven special events during May 2017

Historical and Cultural Affairs | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Thursday, April 20, 2017

Highlights include Dover Days presentations, the Zwaanendael Museum’s Sixth Annual Maritime Festival, and A Day in Old New Castle.



Governor’s Welfare Employment Committee Honors Employers and Employees with TANF Employment Awards of Excellence

Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Labor | News | Date Posted: Thursday, April 20, 2017

DOVER (April 20, 2017) – The Governor’s Welfare Employment Committee announced the winners of its 2017 TANF Employment Awards of Excellence as it recognized 39 employers in Delaware who hire, train and maintain positive working relationships with employees who receive Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) benefits, and 47 TANF clients who have succeeded in […]