All the headlines from our Legislation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 21 2016 // New requirements regarding the implementation of changes in workers’ compensation loss costs have been passed by the South Carolina Legislature, and the insurance department is reminding insurers to ensure they...
Jul 20 2016 // A Washington woman injured in a robbery at her workplace pleaded guilty this week to felony theft.Yurizan Cuevas, 33, of Federal Way, reportedly worked full time as a nanny while claiming she was too disabled to work...
Jul 20 2016 // A U.S. judge on Tuesday wrestled with whether a lawsuit could proceed against the city of Seattle, Wash. over a local law which allows Uber and Lyft drivers to unionize.The litigation is unfolding amid a national debate...
Jul 20 2016 // Massachusetts House and Senate negotiators are set to begin hammering out a final version of a bill aimed at regulating ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft.A six-member conference committee was scheduled to begin...
Jul 19 2016 // Republican National Convention delegates approved a platform Monday that calls for reinstating the Glass-Steagall Act and scaling back the Dodd-Frank financial overhaul, calling it the Democrats’ “legislative...
Jul 18 2016 // North Carolina will offer less expensive ways for Duke Energy to clean up coal ash pits at seven sites while ensuring drinking water is piped to residents near the ponds, a compromise that has appeased the General Assembly...
Jul 15 2016 // If the average auto insurance liability premium paid by consumers in minority and low-income neighborhoods is more than 2 percent of the median income in those neighborhoods, the auto insurance will be considered...
Jul 14 2016 // The Bermuda insurance industry is projected to grow at a steady pace as a result of new regulations and consistent growth in external business, such as offshore and captive, according to a new report published by...
Jul 14 2016 // Insurers could soon be able to deploy drones for speedier response to natural disasters under a provision in legislation reauthorizing the Federal Aviation Administration passed by the Senate Wednesday.“The process...
Jul 13 2016 // A state judge has refused to dismiss the city-parish from a lawsuit by the mother of a 4-year-old Baton Rouge boy who drowned in an abandoned sewer hole near his home in 2014.The East Baton Rouge City-Parish government...
Jul 13 2016 // California Gov. Jerry Brown has launched a campaign to extend some of the most ambitious climate-change programs in the country and ensure his environmental legacy when he leaves office in two years.The centerpiece of the...
Jul 12 2016 // Britain’s next Prime Minister Theresa May must find ways to protect London’s financial sector as the country negotiates its exit from the European Union, senior lawmaker Stephen Hammond said on Monday.May is...
Jul 11 2016 // Florida insurance agents are trying to bolster the industry’s track record in attracting college graduates by employing a new state law that aligns college courses with the state’s licensing requirements.The...
Jul 11 2016 // A state law requiring criminal background checks on drivers of ride-hailing companies took effect last month in New Hampshire with Democratic Gov. Maggie Hassan’s signature.The law also requires ridesharing companies...
Jul 11 2016 // Legislation awaiting the signature of Louisiana’s governor significantly lowers the amount of rebate that property insurance policyholders would receive for assessments to cover the debts of the state’s...
Jul 11 2016 // Following a severe hailstorm in south Texas in 2012, insurers were beset with homeowner property lawsuits – sometimes after claims were paid and repairs were completed, according to an insurer trade group.Since then,...
Jul 11 2016 // A U.S. judge granted preliminary approval to ride service Lyft’s $27 million settlement of a class action lawsuit brought by California drivers who claimed they should be deemed employees instead of independent...
Jul 11 2016 // A federal judge is allowing the bulk of a lawsuit accusing Starbucks of systematically under-filling lattes to move forward. Two California residents are suing the Seattle-based coffee chain, claiming that Starbucks lattes...
Jul 11 2016 // QBE Insurance Group announced last month that it will be reviewing its UK-based operations in light of the UK leaving the European Union.“The referendum outcome may require a revised approach in relation to...
Jul 11 2016 // Moped Safety“Literally, you can be stinking drunk on a moped and can’t be arrested.” —South Carolina State Sen. Greg Hembree, in response to the lack of regulation for mopeds. Gov. Nikki Haley vetoed a...