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  Category: Insurance Commissioner


Open Enrollment Continues through January 31 for Delaware’s Health Insurance Marketplace

Insurance Commissioner | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, November 2, 2016

The open enrollment period for health insurance plans offered in 2017 through Delaware’s Health Insurance Marketplace ends on January 31, 2017. If you want coverage to begin on January 1, you need to enroll in a plan by December 15. Delaware residents who are looking for personal assistance with selecting a plan should visit www.choosehealthde.com to connect with health navigators who provide free support. Consumers can select or change plans on their own at www.healthcare.gov.




Delaware Medicare Assistance Bureau Can Help You Choose Drug Plans

Insurance Commissioner | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, October 28, 2016

Medicare’s annual open enrollment period continues until December 7. If you’re a Medicare recipient, now is the time to review the options for 2017 Part D prescription drug plans. The Delaware Medicare Assistance Bureau (DMAB) exists to assist Delaware’s Medicare recipients with their questions related to Medicare, Medicare Advantage and prescription drug plans.




Delaware’s Captive Bureau Nominated as Non-European Union Domicile of the Year

Captive | Captive Insurance | Insurance Commissioner | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, October 27, 2016

The World’s Fifth Largest Captive Insurance Domicile Continues its Leadership Role




Commissioner Stewart Offers Tax Solution for Captive Insurers

Captive Insurance | Insurance Commissioner | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, October 17, 2016

Delaware Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart has issued a bulletin which provides guidance to make it easier for captive insurers to comply with the new requirements within the federal Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes (PATH) Act. Captive Insurance Bulletin No. 6 establishes procedures so that owners of captive insurance companies may satisfy the PATH Act’s new mandates for owning captives.




Workers’ Compensation Rates Unchanged for 2017

Insurance Commissioner | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, October 12, 2016

Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart today approved the Delaware Compensation Rating Bureau (DCRB)’s workers’ compensation amended rate filing, which recommends no changes in residual market rates or in voluntary market loss costs for 2017.







  Category: Insurance Commissioner

Open Enrollment Continues through January 31 for Delaware’s Health Insurance Marketplace

Insurance Commissioner | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, November 2, 2016

The open enrollment period for health insurance plans offered in 2017 through Delaware’s Health Insurance Marketplace ends on January 31, 2017. If you want coverage to begin on January 1, you need to enroll in a plan by December 15. Delaware residents who are looking for personal assistance with selecting a plan should visit www.choosehealthde.com to connect with health navigators who provide free support. Consumers can select or change plans on their own at www.healthcare.gov.




Delaware Medicare Assistance Bureau Can Help You Choose Drug Plans

Insurance Commissioner | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, October 28, 2016

Medicare’s annual open enrollment period continues until December 7. If you’re a Medicare recipient, now is the time to review the options for 2017 Part D prescription drug plans. The Delaware Medicare Assistance Bureau (DMAB) exists to assist Delaware’s Medicare recipients with their questions related to Medicare, Medicare Advantage and prescription drug plans.




Delaware’s Captive Bureau Nominated as Non-European Union Domicile of the Year

Captive | Captive Insurance | Insurance Commissioner | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, October 27, 2016

The World’s Fifth Largest Captive Insurance Domicile Continues its Leadership Role




Commissioner Stewart Offers Tax Solution for Captive Insurers

Captive Insurance | Insurance Commissioner | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, October 17, 2016

Delaware Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart has issued a bulletin which provides guidance to make it easier for captive insurers to comply with the new requirements within the federal Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes (PATH) Act. Captive Insurance Bulletin No. 6 establishes procedures so that owners of captive insurance companies may satisfy the PATH Act’s new mandates for owning captives.




Workers’ Compensation Rates Unchanged for 2017

Insurance Commissioner | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, October 12, 2016

Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart today approved the Delaware Compensation Rating Bureau (DCRB)’s workers’ compensation amended rate filing, which recommends no changes in residual market rates or in voluntary market loss costs for 2017.