Commissioner Stewart Reduces Highmark Rate Requests
Insurance Commissioner | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 7, 2014
Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart announced that she has reduced to 9.9% a request from Highmark BlueCross BlueShield for a health rate increases on small employer grandfathered individual plans.
Commissioner Stewart Urges Use of Stop-Smoking Programs
Insurance Commissioner | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, October 6, 2014
Commissioner Stewart advises consumers who want to quit tobacco use to check with employers and insurers about stop-smoking services and benefits.
Commissioner Stewart Selects Grant for DOI Communications Chief
Insurance Commissioner | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, September 10, 2014
Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart announced today that she has named Jerry Grant as the Communications Director for the Department of Insurance.
Insurance Commissioner Stewart Accepts “Challenge Medal” Bestowed by U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security
Insurance Commissioner | Date Posted: Tuesday, August 12, 2014
Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart was recently recognized at the annual conference of the Society of Financial Examiners (SOFE), held this year in Philadelphia, for her Department’s assistance with a major insurance fraud investigation that has led to extensive federal charges.
Commissioner Stewart Submits Rate Filings for 2015 Marketplace Plans to CMS for Review; Includes Plans with Reduced Rates
Insurance Commissioner | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, August 8, 2014
Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart, CIR-ML, announced that the Delaware Department of Insurance will submit the 2015 rate filing requests covering plans to be offered on Delaware’s Health Insurance Marketplace to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, CMS, today (8/8/14). Commissioner Stewart reviewed the filings submitted by the insurers and successfully worked with one of the insurance companies to reduce the requested rate increase of some plans.
