Retirement Planning for All Ages: Commissioner Stewart Supports National Retirement Planning Week
Insurance Commissioner | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, April 11, 2016
National Retirement Planning Week runs from April 11 to 15, and Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart joins with the National Retirement Planning Coalition to recommend that Delawareans of all ages take time to review their existing retirement strategy, or to formulate a plan if they don’t already have one.
Former Coventry Insurance Policyholders Entitled to Unclaimed Funds
Insurance Commissioner | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, April 8, 2016
Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart announced today that the Insurance Department has confirmed with Aetna that unclaimed funds letters are legitimate and have been sent to more than 1,900 former members of Coventry, who was acquired by Aetna in 2013.
Commissioner Stewart Acts to Prohibit Health Insurers from Unlawfully Discriminating against Transgender Delawareans
Insurance Commissioner | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, March 23, 2016
Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart today issued a bulletin to all insurers doing business in Delaware prohibiting unlawful discrimination in the provision of health insurance coverage and benefits because of a person’s gender identity or transgender status.
Commissioner Stewart: Beware of Unscrupulous Tax Preparers
Insurance Commissioner | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, March 10, 2016
Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart has received reports of tax preparers who are wrongly informing Delawareans without health insurance that they are subject to penalty payments under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Some unscrupulous preparers actually tell clients that the payments can be paid directly to that preparer, who then pockets the money.
Department of Insurance Recovered $1.9 Million For Delaware Policyholders in 2015
Insurance Commissioner | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, March 1, 2016
Last year the Delaware Department of Insurance recovered more than $1.9 million for policyholders, and helped business owners save nearly $9.3 million in workers’ compensation insurance costs.
