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Commissioner Stewart Acts to Prohibit Health Insurers from Unlawfully Discriminating against Transgender Delawareans

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

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

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.



Commissioner Stewart: Delawareans Pay 7th Lowest Homeowner’s Insurance Rates in U.S.

Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart announced that Delawareans paid the 7th lowest average homeowner’s insurance premium in the country in 2013, the most recent year for which data is available.



2015:  Another Record Year for Delaware’s Captive Insurance Growth

Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart today announced another record year of captive insurance formations in Delaware. In 2015, Delaware licensed 74 pure captive insurers, 3 special purpose captive insurers, and 112 series captive insurers, for a total of 189 captive entities.






 Pages Tagged With: "Karen Weldin Stewart"

Commissioner Stewart Acts to Prohibit Health Insurers from Unlawfully Discriminating against Transgender Delawareans

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

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

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.



Commissioner Stewart: Delawareans Pay 7th Lowest Homeowner’s Insurance Rates in U.S.

Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart announced that Delawareans paid the 7th lowest average homeowner’s insurance premium in the country in 2013, the most recent year for which data is available.



2015:  Another Record Year for Delaware’s Captive Insurance Growth

Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart today announced another record year of captive insurance formations in Delaware. In 2015, Delaware licensed 74 pure captive insurers, 3 special purpose captive insurers, and 112 series captive insurers, for a total of 189 captive entities.