In what might become a trend, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware is looking to build a “strategic partnership” with another Blue Cross or Blue Shield affiliate in the face of federal health care reform.

On Nov. 25, Delaware will become the first state in the nation to require insurance carriers to cover medically appropriate developmental screenings for children between birth and age 3.

Delaware’s lieutenant governor and one of its senators are seeking the federal government’s help for the more than 8,000 children eligible but not enrolled in the state-based health insurance.

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The Delaware Court of Chancery upheld a decision by the Delaware Department of Insurance to reduce workers’ compensation rates in the state, a move regulators say will save millions of …  Read →

Calling it a move to create “a level playing field and a competitive market,” Delaware Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart praised state legislators for giving her office oversight over health …  Read →

A settlement has been reached in a pair of complaints against the companies that sell AARP auto insurance in Delaware, resulting in refunds or credits to 1,276 policyholders in the …  Read →

A proposed bill would require private insurers in Delaware to cover the cost of screenings for developmental disabilities to ensure all infants and toddlers get the tests they require.

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Proposed legislation before the Delaware General Assembly would allow all children to qualify for the state’s health insurance program.

Lt. Gov. Matt Denn, the state’s former insurance commissioner, and two members …  Read →

Delaware’s new insurance commissioner, Karen Weldin Stewart, has approved a partially amended rate filing, imposing workers’ compensation rate reductions ordered by her predecessor, Matt Denn.

Karen Weldin Stewart

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It didn’t take long for Delaware Insurance Commissioner Matt Denn to impose a $150,000 fine against the state’s BlueCross BlueShield affiliate…in fact it took one day.

On Dec. 24 – Christmas …  Read →