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Wilmington Doctor Indicted For Insurance Fraud, Health Care Fraud

Insurance Commissioner | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, July 26, 2017

Joint work by the Delaware Department of Insurance and Delaware Department of Justice led to the indictment this week of Dr. Karl McIntosh on 14 felony counts including theft, health care fraud, insurance fraud, and identity theft.




Department of Insurance Launches Special Website Section for Public Comment on ACA Rate Request

Insurance Commissioner | News | Date Posted: Monday, July 17, 2017

Dover, DE – The Delaware Department of Insurance (“Department”) has launched a special section on its website for public comments with regard to the requested rate increase by Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware (“Highmark”).   This increase request of 33.6% applies only to health insurance plans on the Affordable Care Act Exchange. This launch […]




Commissioner Navarro Issues Statement on Genworth Form A Process

Insurance Commissioner | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, July 12, 2017

Commissioner Navarro issues statement on Genworth Form A Process The Delaware Department of Insurance (“Department”) is actively reviewing an Application for the Acquisition of Control of Genworth Life Insurance Company (“GLIC”) by China Oceanwide Holdings Group Co., Ltd. and its Affiliates (“China Oceanwide”).  An Application for Acquisition of Control is commonly referred to in the […]




Commissioner Navarro Approves MetLife-Brighthouse Spinoff

Insurance Commissioner | News | Date Posted: Thursday, June 29, 2017

Dover, DE – Delaware Insurance Commissioner Trinidad Navarro today announced his final regulatory approval of MetLife, Inc.’s long announced plans to spin-off its U.S. retail life and annuity insurance businesses into insurance subsidiaries of newly formed Brighthouse Financial, Inc. The Commissioner’s approval allows the company to transition 1.3 million life insurance policyholders and 1.5 million […]




Driver Fairness Bill Passes General Assembly

Insurance Commissioner | News | Date Posted: Thursday, June 29, 2017

Dover, DE – On June 27, 2017, the Delaware State Senate voted nearly unanimously (20-1) to pass House Substitute 1 for House Bill 80 (“HS 1 for HB 80”). This measure, a substitute to the Department of Insurance’s original HB 80, targets unfair discriminatory practices used by automobile insurance companies to determine premium costs.   “For […]







  Category: Insurance Commissioner

Wilmington Doctor Indicted For Insurance Fraud, Health Care Fraud

Insurance Commissioner | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, July 26, 2017

Joint work by the Delaware Department of Insurance and Delaware Department of Justice led to the indictment this week of Dr. Karl McIntosh on 14 felony counts including theft, health care fraud, insurance fraud, and identity theft.




Department of Insurance Launches Special Website Section for Public Comment on ACA Rate Request

Insurance Commissioner | News | Date Posted: Monday, July 17, 2017

Dover, DE – The Delaware Department of Insurance (“Department”) has launched a special section on its website for public comments with regard to the requested rate increase by Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware (“Highmark”).   This increase request of 33.6% applies only to health insurance plans on the Affordable Care Act Exchange. This launch […]




Commissioner Navarro Issues Statement on Genworth Form A Process

Insurance Commissioner | News | Date Posted: Wednesday, July 12, 2017

Commissioner Navarro issues statement on Genworth Form A Process The Delaware Department of Insurance (“Department”) is actively reviewing an Application for the Acquisition of Control of Genworth Life Insurance Company (“GLIC”) by China Oceanwide Holdings Group Co., Ltd. and its Affiliates (“China Oceanwide”).  An Application for Acquisition of Control is commonly referred to in the […]




Commissioner Navarro Approves MetLife-Brighthouse Spinoff

Insurance Commissioner | News | Date Posted: Thursday, June 29, 2017

Dover, DE – Delaware Insurance Commissioner Trinidad Navarro today announced his final regulatory approval of MetLife, Inc.’s long announced plans to spin-off its U.S. retail life and annuity insurance businesses into insurance subsidiaries of newly formed Brighthouse Financial, Inc. The Commissioner’s approval allows the company to transition 1.3 million life insurance policyholders and 1.5 million […]




Driver Fairness Bill Passes General Assembly

Insurance Commissioner | News | Date Posted: Thursday, June 29, 2017

Dover, DE – On June 27, 2017, the Delaware State Senate voted nearly unanimously (20-1) to pass House Substitute 1 for House Bill 80 (“HS 1 for HB 80”). This measure, a substitute to the Department of Insurance’s original HB 80, targets unfair discriminatory practices used by automobile insurance companies to determine premium costs.   “For […]