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		<title>Karen Weldin Stewart, CIR-ML, Delaware's Insurance Commissioner</title>
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			<title>Karen Weldin Stewart, CIR-ML, Delaware's Insurance Commissioner</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 12:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<link>http://delawareinsurance.gov/departments/news/072310-Press-Statement.shtml</link>
			<title>Statement from Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 12:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<link>http://delawareinsurance.gov/departments/news/060310-Press-IUIC_Distributions.shtml</link>
			<title>Commissioner Stewart Announces Additional$12.2 Million In Distributions</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 12:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<link>http://delawareinsurance.gov/departments/news/051910-Press-MarathonFinancialWelcome.shtml</link>
			<title>Commissioner Stewart Welcomes Marathon Financial Insurance Company to Delaware</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 12:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<link>http://delawareinsurance.gov/departments/news/041410-Press-CommisionerStewartSetsRecordStraight.shtml</link>
			<title>Commissioner Stewart Sets Record Straight</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2010 12:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<link>http://delawareinsurance.gov/departments/news/040610-Press-PublicMeetingForMedicalTestsDenial.shtml</link>
			<title>Commissioner Stewart Announces Public Meeting With Legislators To Discuss Denials Of Medically Necessary Tests</title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 27 Mar 2010 12:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<link>http://delawareinsurance.govKWS_message.pdf</link>
			<title>A Response From Your Insurance Commissioner</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 12:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<link>http://delawareinsurance.gov/departments/news/032210-Press-FederalHealthCareReform.shtml</link>
			<title>Stewart Calls Passage Of Federal Health Care Reform A Hopeful Development</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<link>http://delawareinsurance.gov/departments/news/031110-Press-AllstateRefund.shtml</link>
			<title>Insurance Commissioner Stewart Announces $428,355 Refund To 2,445 Delaware Policyholders</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<link>http://delawareinsurance.gov/departments/news/021510-Press-ProtectionBill.shtml</link>
			<title>Insurance Commissioner Stewart Thanks General Assembly And Praises Governor Markell For Passing And Signing Insurance Consumer Protection Bill Into Law</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 12:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<link>http://delawareinsurance.gov/departments/news/012510-Press-FirstCaptiveCompany.shtml</link>
			<title>Delaware Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart Licenses World's First Serial Captive Insurance Company</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<link>http://delawareinsurance.gov/departments/news/011510-Press-CaptiveGrowth.shtml</link>
			<title>Delaware Captive Insurance Industry Grows Substantially In 2009</title>
			<description>Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart Lauds Efforts of Delaware Insurance Department's Bureau of Captive and Financial Insurance Products and the DCIA</description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 12:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<link>http://delawareinsurance.gov/departments/news/011310-Press-DefensiveDrivingChange.shtml</link>
			<title>Commissioner Stewart Announces Changes To Defensive Driving Program</title>
			<description>Delaware Drivers Eligible For Premium Discounts</description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<link>http://delawareinsurance.gov/departments/news/111309-Press-DelSeniorsWarning.shtml</link>
			<title>Delaware Seniors Urged To Be Wary Of High-Pressured Sales Pitches During Medicare Open Enrollment</title>
			<description>Commissioner Stewart Stresses the Need for Seniors to Protect Themselves Against Predatory Sales Practices</description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<link>http://delawareinsurance.gov/departments/news/110409-Press-VirtualColonoscopy.shtml</link>
			<title>Commissioner Stewart Approves Virtual Colonoscopy as Health Insurance Mandate</title>
			<description>Procedure Provides Additional Option for Colorectal Cancer Screening</description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<link>http://delawareinsurance.gov/departments/news/101509-Press-WorkplaceSafety.shtml</link>
			<title>Department of Insurance and Central Delaware Chamber of Commerce Collaborate to Promote Workplace Safety Program</title>
			<description>Chamber Members Can Save Thousands off their Annual Workers' Compensation Premiums</description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 12:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<link>http://delawareinsurance.gov/departments/news/092209-Press-JoeBiden.shtml</link>
			<title>Commissioner Stewart Applauds Vice President Joe Biden's Health Care Address to NAIC</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 12:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<link>http://delawareinsurance.gov/departments/news/090209-Press-DEHealthInsurers.shtml</link>
			<title>Commissioner Stewart Applauds Delaware Health Insurers Putting The Public First</title>
			<description>Department Of Insurance Announces Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Delaware, Coventry And Independence Blue Cross Amerihealth Will Provide Voluntary Extended Coverage On Swine Flu Vaccine (H1n1)</description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 12:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<link>http://delawareinsurance.gov/departments/news/080409-Press-DOI_Captive_NewCourse.shtml</link>
			<title>Insurance Commissioner Stewart Plots Course For New Captive And Financial Products Bureau</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 12:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<link>http://delawareinsurance.gov/departments/news/073009-Press-DOI_Captive_Financial.shtml</link>
			<title>Insurance Commissioner Stewart Establishes Captive - Financial Revenue Generating Division</title>
			<description>Office To Play Key Role in Bringing New Business to the Global State</description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<link>http://delawareinsurance.gov/departments/news/072709-Press-DOI_WorkersCompRate.shtml</link>
			<title>Comm. Stewart Lauds Chancery Court's Decision To Affirm Former Commissioner Denn's Orders Further Reducing Workers' Compensation Rates - Delaware Businesses To Save Millions Of Dollars</title>
			<description>Stewart Credits DOI Legal Team's Successful Defense of Lt Governor Denn's Prior Orders</description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 12:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<link>http://delawareinsurance.gov/departments/news/071309-Press-StewartWelcomesFarmers.shtml</link>
			<title>Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart Welcomes Farmers to Delaware</title>
			<description>Approves Sale of 21st Century (American International Insurance Company Of Delaware) From AIG To Farmers Group</description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<link>http://delawareinsurance.gov/departments/news/070709-Press-DOI_RegulatesHealthInsRates.shtml</link>
			<title>Department of Insurance to Regulate Health Insurance Rates</title>
			<description>Commissioner Stewart Applauds Governor Markell, Senator Blevins and Former Commissioner Denn</description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<link>http://delawareinsurance.gov/departments/news/061509-Press-Accreditation.shtml</link>
			<title>Delaware Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart Accepts Delaware Insurance Department Accreditation from National Association of Insurance Commissioners</title>
			<description>Commissioner Stewart lauds the professionalism and expertise of the Department staff</description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 12:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<link>http://delawareinsurance.gov/departments/news/060909-Press-AARPrefunds.shtml</link>
			<title>Commissioner Stewart Secures Refunds For AARP Auto Insurance Policyholders</title>
			<description>Settlement with The Hartford Saves Over $150,000 for 1276 Delaware Policyholders</description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 12:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<link>http://delawareinsurance.gov/departments/news/060209-Local-IncreaseInsuranceIQ.shtml</link>
			<title>Increase Your Insurance IQ</title>
			<description>Four useful tips to help Delaware residents better understand their insurance policies</description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 12:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<link>http://delawareinsurance.gov/departments/news/051509-Local-Findings_iiQ.shtml</link>
			<title>Key Findings Of The Insurance IQ Survey</title>
			<description>On average, people surveyed only able to correctly answer four out of 10 basic insurance questions</description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 12:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<link>http://delawareinsurance.gov/departments/news/050509-Local-InfluenzaOutbreak.shtml</link>
			<title>Influenza A (H1N1) Outbreak:</title>
			<description>What You Should Know About Your Insurance Coverage</description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<link>http://delawareinsurance.gov/departments/news/042909-Press-InsuranceQuiz.shtml</link>
			<title>Stewart Asks Delawareans "What is Your Insurance IQ?"</title>
			<description>Delaware Insurance Department and National Association of Insurance Commissioners Survey America's Insurance IQ</description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 12:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<link>http://delawareinsurance.gov/departments/news/031209-Local-EmergencyServingRelief.shtml</link>
			<title>Emergency Reserving Relief For Life Insurance Companies (6-Month Sunset)</title>
			<description>A Statement from Karen Weldin Stewart, CIR-ML.</description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 12:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<link>http://delawareinsurance.gov/departments/news/030509-Press-StewartReliefForEmployers.shtml</link>
			<title>Stewart Achieves Immediate Relief for Delaware Employers</title>
			<description>Stewart Secures Implementation of Former Commissioner Matt Denn's Order of Workers' Compensation Rate Reductions of 11.13% (voluntary) and 9.74% (residual) Effective December 1, 2008, Saving Businesses Tens of Millions of Dollars.</description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2009 12:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<link>http://delawareinsurance.govhttp://delawareinsurance.gov/departments/news/021709-Local-JimLongTribute_120808.shtml</link>
			<title>National Association of Insurance Commissioners Pays Tribute to Jim Long</title>
			<description>The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) pays its tribute to Jim Long, North Carolina's long-time Commissioner who passed away on February 2, 2009. He was 68.</description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 12:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<link>http://delawareinsurance.gov/departments/news/013009-Press-BailBondBill.shtml</link>
			<title>Bail Bond Signed Into Law</title>
			<description>Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart has announced that Governor Markell signed into law HB 47 which amends Chapter 43 of Title 18 of the Delaware Code enabling bail agents to act as property bail agents.</description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<link>http://delawareinsurance.govhttp://delawareinsurance.gov/departments/news/020609-Press-StewartInauguration.shtml</link>
			<title>Karen Weldin Stewart Sworn In As The New Delaware Insurance Commissioner</title>
			<description>Before an audience of more than three hundred people that included family, friends, colleagues, public officials, and Department of Insurance staff members, Karen Weldin Stewart, CIR-ML, was inaugurated as the new Insurance Commissioner for the State of Delaware.</description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 12:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
			<link>http://delawareinsurance.gov/departments/news/archive.shtml</link>
			<title>News Archive</title>
			<description>View the news items from the Office of the Insurance Commissioner from 2005 to 2008.</description>
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