All the headlines from our Legislation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nov 7 2017 // More rules may not be the best answer to protecting the financial system against cyber attacks, a Federal Reserve official said.“I don’t think the solution to the cybersecurity problem rests in...
Nov 6 2017 // A bill to reduce auto insurance premiums was defeated late on Nov. 2 by the Michigan House, another blow for longstanding efforts to rein in medical costs contributing to the highest average rates in the country.After...
Nov 6 2017 // Independent Insurance Agents of Georgia (IIAG) announced that John Barbour, formerly vice president of Governmental Affairs, was chosen to serve as new chief executive officer. Barbour began leading the association on...
Nov 6 2017 // Dallas-based independent insurance brokerage RHSB has named Julia Miller Spracklen J.D. as chief operating officer and Courtney Woodruff as senior vice president in its Commercial Lines Division. Additionally, John Losurdo...
Nov 6 2017 // In laying out the interim committee charges for the next legislative session, which will begin in January 2019, Texas House Speaker Joe Straus focused on Hurricane Harvey’s impact on the state.Almost every House...
Nov 6 2017 // A new regulation issued by the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) aims to curb costs and abuses of New York’s no-fault insurance law while leveling the playing field for New York insurers,...
Nov 6 2017 // The New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) has finalized two regulations to protect New Yorkers and crack down on unscrupulous practices in the title insurance industry.These regulations, which are the culmination...
Nov 2 2017 // President Donald Trump signed a Congressional resolution on Wednesday that lets banks block customers from filing class action lawsuits, partly delivering on his election campaign promise to lighten U.S. financial...
Nov 2 2017 // Governor Charlie Baker has appointed Gary D. Anderson as commissioner of the Massachusetts Division of Insurance (DOI), a regulatory agency under the Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation.Anderson has served...
Nov 1 2017 // A California lawmaker said he plans to introduce a bill that would require worker’s compensation for police officers injured while responding to crimes committed out of state.The proposal by Assemblyman Tom Daly,...
Nov 1 2017 // Replacing bank and insurance workers with machines risks creating a dependency on outside technology companies beyond the reach of regulators, the global Financial Stability Board (FSB) said on Wednesday.The FSB, which...
Oct 31 2017 // The Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) released a new tool for policymakers and system stakeholders to track the performance of the New York workers’ compensation system.“Originally established to...
Oct 30 2017 // In the three years that Springfield police officer Mike Massey has been a motorcycle traffic enforcement officer, he’s seen it all when it comes to cellphone use and driving.In addition to witnessing drivers talking...
Oct 30 2017 // A pharmacist at a facility whose tainted drugs sparked a nationwide meningitis outbreak that killed 76 people was cleared Wednesday of murder but was convicted of mail fraud and racketeering.Jurors said prosecutors failed...
Oct 30 2017 // The U.S. National Highway Traffic-Safety Administration said Friday it is looking for input on how it can remove regulatory roadblocks to self-driving cars.The auto safety agency said in a report that it wants to find any...
Oct 27 2017 // The California Division of Workers’ Compensation on Friday issued a notice of public hearing on proposed regulations to implement the provider suspension process required under Assembly Bill 1244.AB 1244, which went...
Oct 27 2017 // XL Catlin’s insurance operations announced the appointment of Max Broodryk as product leader of Cyber Risk, International Financial Lines for Asia Pacific, based in Sydney. In this role, Broodryk will be responsible...
Oct 27 2017 // U.S. President Donald Trump declared the opioid crisis a public health emergency on Thursday, stopping short of a national emergency declaration he promised months ago that would have freed up more federal money.Responding...
Oct 25 2017 // Banks, credit card issuers and other financial companies will be able to block customers from banding together to sue over disputes, after the U.S. Senate on Tuesday narrowly killed a rule banning the firms from using...
Oct 24 2017 // American International Group reported that Thomas Leonardi will join the company as executive vice president, Government Affairs, Public Policy and Communications, effective Nov. 1.Leonardi previously served as the...