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Final ACA Individual Rate Increase 3% / Highmark to Rebate Over $5 Million to Small Groups

Insurance Commissioner | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, August 21, 2018

Dover, DE – Insurance Commissioner Trinidad Navarro announced the 2019 Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) rates today.  While Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware (Highmark BCBSD) proposed a rate increase of 5.7% for its 2019 individual Marketplace business, the Department of Insurance (“Department”) ultimately approved a 3% rate increase. Although, the initial proposed rate filing […]




Workplace Safety Program Saves Businesses Over $9.8M in Workers’ Comp Premiums

Insurance Commissioner | Date Posted: Wednesday, August 1, 2018

Dover, DE (August 1, 2018) – Delaware Insurance Commissioner Trinidad Navarro has announced that over the past year, the Delaware Workplace Safety Program has helped over 1,500 businesses save over $9.8 million on their workers’ compensation insurance premiums. The savings are a result of the businesses’ successful completion of workplace safety inspections. “When businesses are […]




Highmark Requests 2019 Health Insurance Marketplace Rate Increase of 5.7%

Insurance Commissioner | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, July 11, 2018

Dover, DE – The Delaware Department of Insurance (Department) has received a proposed rate increase request from Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware (Highmark BCBSD) of 5.7% for its 2019 individual Marketplace business, also known as the Affordable Care Act and Obamacare. It is important to note that the proposed rate increase will not […]




Delaware Couple Arrested for $100,000 Insurance Fraud

Insurance Commissioner | Date Posted: Friday, June 15, 2018

Dover, DE (June 15, 2018) – Diliana Legeros age 33, and Joseph Aubourg age 43, of Milford Delaware were indicted by a Delaware Grand Jury on June 4th for insurance fraud, then arrested after turning themselves in to Capital Police on June 11th.  The defendants were processed, arraigned, and released on $1,000 unsecured bond each.  […]




Delaware Department of Insurance Issues Genworth Status Update

Insurance Commissioner | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, June 6, 2018

DOVER, DE (June 5th, 2018) – Deputy Insurance Commissioner Tanisha Merced announced today that the Delaware Department of Insurance (the “Department”) has received an Amendment to the Form A Statement regarding the Acquisition of Control of Genworth Life Insurance Company (“GLIC”) by China Oceanwide Holdings Group Co. Ltd and certain of its affiliates (“China Oceanwide”). The Amended […]







  Category: Insurance Commissioner

Final ACA Individual Rate Increase 3% / Highmark to Rebate Over $5 Million to Small Groups

Insurance Commissioner | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, August 21, 2018

Dover, DE – Insurance Commissioner Trinidad Navarro announced the 2019 Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) rates today.  While Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware (Highmark BCBSD) proposed a rate increase of 5.7% for its 2019 individual Marketplace business, the Department of Insurance (“Department”) ultimately approved a 3% rate increase. Although, the initial proposed rate filing […]




Workplace Safety Program Saves Businesses Over $9.8M in Workers’ Comp Premiums

Insurance Commissioner | Date Posted: Wednesday, August 1, 2018

Dover, DE (August 1, 2018) – Delaware Insurance Commissioner Trinidad Navarro has announced that over the past year, the Delaware Workplace Safety Program has helped over 1,500 businesses save over $9.8 million on their workers’ compensation insurance premiums. The savings are a result of the businesses’ successful completion of workplace safety inspections. “When businesses are […]




Highmark Requests 2019 Health Insurance Marketplace Rate Increase of 5.7%

Insurance Commissioner | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, July 11, 2018

Dover, DE – The Delaware Department of Insurance (Department) has received a proposed rate increase request from Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware (Highmark BCBSD) of 5.7% for its 2019 individual Marketplace business, also known as the Affordable Care Act and Obamacare. It is important to note that the proposed rate increase will not […]




Delaware Couple Arrested for $100,000 Insurance Fraud

Insurance Commissioner | Date Posted: Friday, June 15, 2018

Dover, DE (June 15, 2018) – Diliana Legeros age 33, and Joseph Aubourg age 43, of Milford Delaware were indicted by a Delaware Grand Jury on June 4th for insurance fraud, then arrested after turning themselves in to Capital Police on June 11th.  The defendants were processed, arraigned, and released on $1,000 unsecured bond each.  […]




Delaware Department of Insurance Issues Genworth Status Update

Insurance Commissioner | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, June 6, 2018

DOVER, DE (June 5th, 2018) – Deputy Insurance Commissioner Tanisha Merced announced today that the Delaware Department of Insurance (the “Department”) has received an Amendment to the Form A Statement regarding the Acquisition of Control of Genworth Life Insurance Company (“GLIC”) by China Oceanwide Holdings Group Co. Ltd and certain of its affiliates (“China Oceanwide”). The Amended […]