DelawareDelaware insurance office may challenge benefits for deaths on duty
Under the signed measure, Delaware’s Insurance Coverage Office may contest line-of-duty death benefit claims, and the Insurance Commissioner must hold hearings for contested claims.
What it does
Delaware’s Insurance Coverage Office may challenge a claim for benefits after a death on duty. The Insurance Commissioner must consider its objection when deciding the claim.
The Insurance Commissioner must hold a hearing for a contested death benefit claim. An uncontested claim may be decided from written papers, but every decision needs written reasons.
Argument forDeciding uncontested claims from written papers could spare claimants a hearing when no one disputes their request for benefits.
Argument againstA challenge from the state office could require a hearing before the commissioner decides a claimant’s request for benefits.
More detail
The state Insurance Coverage Office may contest a claim, and the Insurance Commissioner must consider its objections. This applies to claims for benefits from Delaware’s line-of-duty death fund.
The Insurance Commissioner must hold a hearing for a contested claim. This covers claims against the line-of-duty death fund. The commissioner may decide an uncontested claim from written papers. For every claim, the commissioner must receive evidence, make findings, and explain the decision in writing.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Jul 30Signed by Governor Matt MeyerBecame Law
- Jun 26Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YESPassed Senate
- Vote recorded Passage. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 18Reported Out of Committee (Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology) in Senate with 7 On Its MeritsMinor
- Jun 12Assigned to Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology Committee in SenateMinor
- Vote recorded Passage. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 12Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENTPassed House
- Jun 5was introduced and adopted in lieu of HB 139Introduced
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