The Delaware Department of Insurance is a state agency in the

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. The agency is a member of the

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(NAIC).

History

The agency moved from its previous office at 841 Silver Lake Blvd in

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to its current office at 1351 West North Street in Denver in 2019. In 2022, the Department of Insurance released a study in conjunction with the

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(CFA) that found that some

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companies charge women up to 21% more in premium costs compared to men. The findings led to

Kyle Evans Gay Kyle Evans Gay (born ) is an American politician and attorney. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, she has served as the 27th lieutenant governor of Delaware since 2025. She was previously a member of the Delaware ...

, a member of the

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, to introduce a bill that would outlaw insurance companies in the state from considering gender when charging drivers.

Leadership

The agency is led by the Delaware Insurance Commissioner, an elected office in the

. The current Delaware Insurance Commissioner is

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Trinidad Navarro Trinidad Navarro is an American politician who is the Delaware Insurance Commissioner and previously served as New Castle County Sheriff. He is a Democrat. Education and career Navarro received his associate's degree from Delaware Technical ...

, who was re-elected to a second consecutive term in office in the 2020 election.

Former Insurance Commissioners

{, class="wikitable sortable" , + !Name !Political Party !# of Terms Served !Date First Elected !Date Assumed Office !Final Day in Office , - , Trinidad Navarro , Democrat , 2 , November 8, 2016 , January 3, 2017 , Still in office , - ,

Karen Weldin Stewart Karen Weldin Stewart is an American politician. She served as the Delaware Insurance Commissioner from 2009 to 2017. Weldin Stewart unsuccessfully ran for state insurance commissioner in 2000 general election and again in the 2004 Democratic p ...

, Democrat , 2 , November 4, 2008 , January 4, 2009 , January 3, 2017 , - ,

Matthew Denn Matthew P. Denn (born February 9, 1966) is an American lawyer and politician from New Castle County, Delaware. He served as the 45th attorney general of Delaware from 2015 until 2019. Denn previously served as the 25th lieutenant governor of Del ...

, Democrat , 1 , November 2, 2004 , January 4, 2005 , January 4, 2009 , - , Donna Lee Harpster Williams , Republican , 3 , November 3, 1992 , January 5, 1993 , January 4, 2005 , - , David N. Levinson , Democrat , 2 , November 6, 1984 , January 2, 1985 , January 5, 1993 , - , David H. Elliott , Republican , 2 , November 2, 1976 , January 1977 , January 2, 1985 , - , John Francis Richardson , Unknown , Appointed by Gov. Sherman W. Tribbitt on interim basis , N/A , March 25, 1976 , January 1977 , - , Robert A. Short , Republican , 3 full terms plus 82 days , November 6, 1962 , January 1, 1963 , March 23, 1976 (resigned to take President and CEO position at Sussex Trust Company in Georgetown) , - , Harry S. Smith , Democrat , 2 , November 2, 1954 , January 4, 1955 , January 1, 1963 , - , William R. Murphy , Republican , 1 , November 7, 1950 , January 2, 1951 , January 4, 1955 , - , William J. Swain , Republican , , November 5, 1946 , January 1947 , January 2, 1951

External links

Delaware Department of Insurance
State agencies of Delaware Insurance in the United States