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Maryland Businessman Jeffrey Cohen Sentenced to 37 Years in Federal Prison for Crimes Uncovered by Delaware Insurance Department

Insurance Commissioner | News | Date Posted: Thursday, December 10, 2015

DOVER, DE – Delaware Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart announced today that former insurance company executive Jeffrey B. Cohen, was sentenced to 37 years in federal prison and required to pay $137 million in restitution by U.S. District Court Judge William D. Quarles, Jr. in Baltimore, Maryland today.  Cohen had perpetrated multiple frauds upon policyholders […]




NextFab New Addition to Wilmington’s Creative District

Delaware Economic Development Office (2013-2017) | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Collaborative workspace to expand operations and programs to Wilmington Wilmington, DE  – NextFab Studio, LLC, d.b.a. NextFab (“NextFab”) will soon expand operations south of Philadelphia and open a makerspace in downtown Wilmington with assistance from a $350,000 Delaware Strategic Fund grant recently approved by the Council on Development Finance. “Known for our willingness to embrace […]




Zip Code Wilmington Announces All Members of Initial Graduating Class Obtained Employment Opportunities

Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Monday, December 7, 2015

Zip Code Wilmington, a coding bootcamp providing training in advanced computer programming techniques, announced that all 16 members of its initial graduate class have secured offers of full-time employment, or a paid apprenticeship, that they will enter upon completion of the course.




Governor Markell Recognizes 150th Anniversary of 13th Amendment, Announces Effort with Legislature to Apologize for State’s Role in Slavery

Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Sunday, December 6, 2015

Joined by state legislators, community advocates and local parishioners during a worship service at Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Governor Markell recognized the 150th anniversary of the ratification of the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution to legally abolish slavery.




Commissioner Stewart: Health Insurers Will Rebate More Than $2 Million to Delaware Consumers

Insurance Commissioner | News | Date Posted: Friday, December 4, 2015

Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart announced today that insurers will issue more than $2 million in rebates to 14,399 health insurance policyholders in Delaware as a result of the Affordable Care Act’s 80/20 Medical Loss Ratio rule.







  Category: News

Maryland Businessman Jeffrey Cohen Sentenced to 37 Years in Federal Prison for Crimes Uncovered by Delaware Insurance Department

Insurance Commissioner | News | Date Posted: Thursday, December 10, 2015

DOVER, DE – Delaware Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart announced today that former insurance company executive Jeffrey B. Cohen, was sentenced to 37 years in federal prison and required to pay $137 million in restitution by U.S. District Court Judge William D. Quarles, Jr. in Baltimore, Maryland today.  Cohen had perpetrated multiple frauds upon policyholders […]




NextFab New Addition to Wilmington’s Creative District

Delaware Economic Development Office (2013-2017) | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Collaborative workspace to expand operations and programs to Wilmington Wilmington, DE  – NextFab Studio, LLC, d.b.a. NextFab (“NextFab”) will soon expand operations south of Philadelphia and open a makerspace in downtown Wilmington with assistance from a $350,000 Delaware Strategic Fund grant recently approved by the Council on Development Finance. “Known for our willingness to embrace […]




Zip Code Wilmington Announces All Members of Initial Graduating Class Obtained Employment Opportunities

Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Monday, December 7, 2015

Zip Code Wilmington, a coding bootcamp providing training in advanced computer programming techniques, announced that all 16 members of its initial graduate class have secured offers of full-time employment, or a paid apprenticeship, that they will enter upon completion of the course.




Governor Markell Recognizes 150th Anniversary of 13th Amendment, Announces Effort with Legislature to Apologize for State’s Role in Slavery

Former Governor Jack Markell (2009-2017) | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Sunday, December 6, 2015

Joined by state legislators, community advocates and local parishioners during a worship service at Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Governor Markell recognized the 150th anniversary of the ratification of the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution to legally abolish slavery.




Commissioner Stewart: Health Insurers Will Rebate More Than $2 Million to Delaware Consumers

Insurance Commissioner | News | Date Posted: Friday, December 4, 2015

Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart announced today that insurers will issue more than $2 million in rebates to 14,399 health insurance policyholders in Delaware as a result of the Affordable Care Act’s 80/20 Medical Loss Ratio rule.