All the headlines from our Legislation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 8 2018 // Using a drone to spy on neighbors, drop drugs into prisons or harass cows could lead to criminal charges under a new bill Nebraska lawmakers will consider later this year.The measure would impose new safety and privacy...
Jan 8 2018 // Starbucks Corp. has won the dismissal of a U.S. lawsuit accusing the coffee chain of overcharging customers by underfilling lattes and mochas to reduce milk costs.U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers on Friday found...
Jan 8 2018 // New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has signed Assembly Bill No. 1620 into law, requiring insurance companies to notify employers in advance of some workers’ compensation insurance premium increases.The law was written...
Jan 8 2018 // The New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) has finalized a regulation that protects New York drivers from unfairly discriminatory auto insurance rates and has already reached agreements with two major insurers...
Jan 8 2018 // The confusing rollout of marijuana regulations in California has been underscored in Mendocino County, where local authorities licensed a company to deliver pot only to have state police arrest two employees who were...
Jan 4 2018 // The Republican-controlled Missouri Legislature is looking to complete some unfinished business in the 2018 session that began on Wednesday, including efforts to further regulate unions and enact more restrictions on...
Jan 4 2018 // A recent case out of the Florida Supreme Court will likely have a big impact on the duty of insurers to defend Florida construction cases.The case, Altman Contractors, Inc. v. Crum & Forster Specialty Insurance Company...
Jan 3 2018 // Ohio Department of Insurance Director Jillian Froment has been selected by state insurance regulators to serve as chair of the Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Commission, also referred to as the Insurance...
Jan 3 2018 // Two new laws aimed at health care costs are coming into effect.Starting the new year, Maine health insurance carriers will face new requirements under a law backed by Republican Sen. Rodney Whittemore. Carriers must allow...
Jan 3 2018 // Florida Highway Patrol Sgt. Mark Wysocky says it is hard to separate texting drivers from drunken drivers as he cruises down a suburban interstate highway. Both weave. They speed up and slow down for no obvious reason and...
Jan 2 2018 // The arrival of the new year in California brought with it broad legalization of marijuana, a much-anticipated change that comes two decades after the state was the first to allow pot for medical use.The nation’s most...
Jan 2 2018 // New rules for ride-hailing services such as Uber and Lyft are set to take effect in Connecticut with the new year.Starting Monday, such companies must register annually with the Department of Transportation and pay the...
Jan 2 2018 // Back in 1979, Karen Schneider was an entry-level copy editor in her 20s when a senior editor at her newspaper offered her a ride after some late-night drinks with colleagues. At her destination, he locked the car door and...
Dec 29 2017 // The confusing rollout of marijuana regulations in California has been underscored in Mendocino County, where local authorities licensed a company to deliver pot only to have state police arrest two employees who were...
Dec 29 2017 // New York State’s top financial watchdog proposed regulations that would require sellers of life insurance and annuities to act in the best interest of clients, raising standards even as the U.S. government delays its...
Dec 29 2017 // As 2017 wraps up, Insurance Journal is looking back on some of its most popular stories of the year while preparing for what is ahead for the insurance industry in 2018.These are just a few of many topics Insurance Journal...
Dec 29 2017 // Florida’s ongoing battle with assignment of benefits (AOB) claims abuse was not a new topic in 2017, but it was certainly one of the hottest ones for Southeast readers. From threats of insurer ratings downgrades...
Dec 29 2017 // Among the most read news stories in Insurance Journal’s South Central region during 2017 concerned Hurricane Harvey and Texas hailstorm (aka natural catastrophe insurance claims) legislation.The insurance industry in...
Dec 29 2017 // Bob Kelsey can’t afford a cancer drug that could save his life.The retired firefighter, 53, needs Revlimid to stay healthy. Celgene Corp. has raised the price 88 percent over the past seven years. The drug...
Dec 29 2017 // Expect some new debates on old measures when Nebraska lawmakers return to the Capitol next month for the 2018 session.Senators have spent the last few months tinkering with proposals that stalled last year in hopes of...