Delaware Ranks High Among States for Homeowners’ Insurance Protections
Insurance Commissioner | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, April 20, 2017
Dover, DE – Delaware homeowners are among the most protected in the nation against having their homeowners insurance non-renewed or rates raised due to filing or even inquiring about a claim. This is according to a recent study by the Rutgers Center for Risk and Responsibility at Rutgers Law School, which ranks Delaware as the […]
Commissioner Navarro Announces $212,505 Settlement with Assurant, Inc.
Insurance Commissioner | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, April 20, 2017
Dover, DE — The Delaware Department of Insurance, along with insurance regulators for forty-eight other jurisdictions, have reached a multi-million dollar settlement with Assurant, Inc., regarding the company’s writing of force-placed property insurance, of which Assurant is the nation’s largest writer. Force-placed property insurance is a type of insurance that allows a financial lender the […]
Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs to sponsor seven special events during May 2017
Historical and Cultural Affairs | Kent County | New Castle County | Newsroom | Sussex County | Date Posted: Thursday, April 20, 2017
Highlights include Dover Days presentations, the Zwaanendael Museum’s Sixth Annual Maritime Festival, and A Day in Old New Castle.
Governor’s Welfare Employment Committee Honors Employers and Employees with TANF Employment Awards of Excellence
Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Labor | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, April 20, 2017
DOVER (April 20, 2017) – The Governor’s Welfare Employment Committee announced the winners of its 2017 TANF Employment Awards of Excellence as it recognized 39 employers in Delaware who hire, train and maintain positive working relationships with employees who receive Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) benefits, and 47 TANF clients who have succeeded in […]
Wilmington Raccoon Positive for Rabies; Public Health Warns Residents of Chalfonte Area
Division of Public Health | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, April 13, 2017
Delaware’s Division of Public Health (DPH) is warning residents of the Chalfonte community and surrounding areas in Wilmington who may have come into contact with a raccoon that the DPH Lab found to be rabid on Thursday, April 13, 2017. The raccoon was picked up after getting into a fight with pet dogs in the area and was euthanized. Anyone who thinks they might have been bitten, scratched or come in contact with a raccoon should immediately contact their health care provider or call the DPH Rabies Program at 302-744-4995.
