All the headlines from our Legislation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mar 13 2019 // British lawmakers crushed Prime Minister Theresa May’s European Union divorce deal on Tuesday, thrusting Britain deeper into crisis and forcing parliament to decide within days whether to back a no-deal Brexit or...
Mar 13 2019 // The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) will conduct a rate hearing to receive public comment on the proposed rate changes from Citizens Property Insurance Corp. for its business in the Coastal Account (CA),...
Mar 12 2019 // The Oklahoma House of Representatives has unanimously passed legislation that will allow paid firefighters after retirement to return to service as volunteers without effect to their state pensions.House Bill 2051 passed...
Mar 12 2019 // Democratic and Republican lawmakers on Tuesday pressed Wells Fargo & Co Chief Executive Tim Sloan for proof the bank has put a string of consumer abuse scandals behind it at a tense congressional hearing that saw Sloan...
Mar 11 2019 // Connecticut lawmakers were urged Friday to pass additional legislation to address the state’s crumbling foundations problem and also find additional funds to help impacted homeowners.Michael Marglaras, superintendent...
Mar 11 2019 // OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP and two other drugmakers on Friday lost a bid to delay a landmark trial set for May in a multibillion-dollar lawsuit by Oklahoma’s attorney general accusing them of helping fuel an...
Mar 8 2019 // The New Hampshire Supreme Court has ruled that a labor appeals board was wrong to determine that workers’ compensation insurance can’t reimburse an employee for the cost of medical marijuana.The court found...
Mar 8 2019 // Emerging markets will remain the growth engine of the global economy and insurance industry over the next decade, reflecting a continuing shift of economic power from west to east, according to Swiss Re Institute’s...
Mar 8 2019 // The production and sale of low-potency medical marijuana oil could soon be allowed in Georgia under a bill passed Tuesday by the House.Lawmakers voted 123-40 to clear the measure, two days ahead of a legislative deadline...
Mar 7 2019 // It’s not often that you hear about a $24 billion deal brewing in the financial services industry. It’s even rarer that it goes from confirmation to breakup in less than a day.On Tuesday afternoon, Aon Plc...
Mar 6 2019 // Professionals in the cyber arena could find themselves quite busy in the near future with the possibility of California consumers gaining even more power to sue corporations for mishandling personal data under two recently...
Mar 6 2019 // The Idaho Supreme Court says individuals have the right to sue if they think someone implied – but didn’t outright say – something defamatory.The ruling was handed down this week in a lawsuit brought by former...
Mar 6 2019 // A federal judge is requiring PG&E Corp. to abide by rules governing how the utility operates its power lines in California, seeking to reform what he described as “dismal” management that led to a series of...
Mar 6 2019 // The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has ruled that a statute of repose barring many construction-related personal injury claims after a time limit of six years also applies to claims involving diseases with extended...
Mar 6 2019 // The U.S. Food and Drug Administration called on Congress to modernize rules for cosmetics safety on Tuesday after it issued an alert warning consumers not to use three cosmetics products sold by Claire’s Stores Inc....
Mar 6 2019 // Experts say the red tide that plagued Florida’s coastline for 15 months is one of the five worst toxic algae events in the state’s recorded history.State lawmakers from southwest Florida met with scientists on...
Mar 6 2019 // A lawsuit claiming Purdue Pharma engaged in deceptive marketing to increase opioid prescriptions, resulting in an epidemic, has the go-ahead from a Knox County judge.The lawsuit brought by the state of Tennessee claims...
Mar 5 2019 // U.S. insurers are pushing for the extension of a federal terrorism risk insurance program, hoping to fend off a possible gap that would leave their clients scrambling for alternate coverage.The program, which expires at...
Mar 4 2019 // The Supreme Court has ruled that payments to injured employees for lost wages by a railway company are taxable under the Railroad Retirement Tax Act (RRTA).The opinion in BNSF Railway Co. vs. Loos by Justice Ruth Bader...
Mar 4 2019 // Legislation being drafted in Colorado would prioritize health and safety over fostering oil and gas development, Governor Jared Polis and top state lawmakers said.The bill, yet to be introduced, would represent a major...