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April 2, 2020 Consumer

60-Day COVID-19 Insurance Cancellation Moratoriums

60-Day Moratorium Against Cancellation/Non-Renewal for Non-Payment To assist citizens who may struggle to overcome obstacles during this health emergency, the Department is hereby issuing a … Continue reading

March 31, 2020 Consumer

Jonesboro Tornado 60-Day Moratorium

60-Day Moratorium Against Cancellation/Non-Renewal for Non-Payment (Bulletin 14-2020) Due to severe weather occurring in Craighead County, Governor Asa Hutchinson issued Disaster Recovery proclamation 20-06 on … Continue reading

March 23, 2020 Consumer

COVID-19 Health Insurance Policy Information

The Arkansas Insurance Department is grateful to health insurers who have worked with the Department to make voluntary choices to cover Arkansans suffering from COVID-19 … Continue reading

March 23, 2020 Press Releases

COVID-19 Health Insurance Information for Consumers Producers and Providers

UPDATED 4/21 Here is the latest information for Arkansas from the Arkansas Insurance Department, the State of Arkansas, major marketplace health carriers, and the Federal … Continue reading

February 4, 2020 Press Releases

Consumer Services Recovers Over $3M for Arkansans

LITTLE ROCK – Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Allen Kerr today released the following statement congratulating the Arkansas Insurance Department’s Consumer Services Division (CSD) for recovering $3,005,606 … Continue reading

January 22, 2020 Consumer

Lost Policy Locator Finds $5.3M for Arkansans in 2019

Over $10.4M found for Arkansans since 2016 LITTLE ROCK – Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Allen Kerr today released the following statement announcing that Arkansans located lost … Continue reading

January 6, 2020 Industry

Over 145K Licensed Insurance Producers in Arkansas

AID increases licensure 66% under Kerr LITTLE ROCK – Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Allen Kerr today released the following statement announcing that the Arkansas Insurance Department … Continue reading

October 15, 2019 Industry

AID Public Employee Claims Division Recognized

2019 innovation award earned for state employee workers’ compensation PBM partnership LITTLE ROCK – The State Risk Manager Association recently named the Arkansas Insurance Department’s … Continue reading

September 25, 2019 Consumer

2020 Health Rate Requests Approved

Kerr: Elimination of AHIM User Fee saves policyholders/taxpayers over $13M LITTLE ROCK – Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Allen Kerr today released the following statement announcing the … Continue reading

September 3, 2019 Consumer

Over 100 New Companies Since 2015

Kerr approves handful of companies to push past milestone; now at 103 LITTLE ROCK – Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Allen Kerr today released the following statement … Continue reading