All the headlines from our Legislation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 14 2015 // Drone enthusiasts are calling a ban on the unmanned vehicles within five miles of Georgia’s Capitol an overreach of authority by state officials, while agency officials argue the change is necessary and follows...
Jul 10 2015 // Having lost their latest war against President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul, Republicans must decide how to wage battles that could fan the issue for the 2016 elections.Last month’s Supreme Court...
Jul 10 2015 // A bankruptcy judge has approved a $2.5 million deal involving the cleanup of a massive 2014 chemical spill in West Virginia.The order July 8 by U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Ronald Pearson says the agreement is in the best...
Jul 10 2015 // A bulletin from Bermuda notes that the island’s parliament took regulatory action this week to align its regulatory insurance procedures, which it hopes will lead to “recognition by the European Commission as...
Jul 10 2015 // The Insurance Managers Association of Cayman (IMAC) has appointed Razaak “Raz” Busari as deputy head of the Insurance Supervision Division.Busari officially started in his post June 22, 2015, bringing with him...
Jul 10 2015 // The Bank of England will issue its verdict in December on the models insurance companies use to quantify risk and determine capital requirements as the industry prepares for the new European Union rules known as Solvency...
Jul 9 2015 // Social media operators such as Twitter, Facebook and YouTube would have to notify federal authorities of online “terrorist activity,” according to the text of a bill approved by the U.S. Senate Intelligence...
Jul 9 2015 // Two House members are seeking a Justice Department investigation of the former head of the federal board that investigates chemical accidents, saying they believe he made multiple false statements while testifying before...
Jul 9 2015 // Below is a summary of Tennessee legislation that pertains to insurance enacted in 2015.Uninsured Motorist, “James Lee Atwood Jr. Law” The James Lee Atwood Jr. Law, named for a driver who was killed by an...
Jul 8 2015 // The New York State Assembly recently approved a bill (A04458) that would require insurers to expedite claims investigation and settlement processes after declared disasters and emergencies.Under the legislation, which...
Jul 7 2015 // Bike safety advocates are celebrating a new law in Maine that they say will make the roads safer for bikers and pedestrians.Brian Allenby of the Bicycle Coalition of Maine tells the Maine Public Broadcasting Network that...
Jul 7 2015 // When it comes to dashboard displays that are more like smart phones, two things are clear: Customers want them, and automakers are intent on supplying them.But are they really a good idea? Car companies answer with an...
Jul 7 2015 // A list, compiled by the ACE European Group, sets out the “new wave of interrelated, fast-changing risks, reflecting rapid changes in the global economic landscape and the increasing role of technology and...
Jul 6 2015 // New York lawmakers have passed a bill that would require new smoke detectors contain 10-year non-removable batteries.The bill, which would take effect in 2017, would make it illegal to sell smoke detectors with replaceable...
Jul 6 2015 // An Ohio court says the parents of a firefighter killed seven years ago can sue the maker of an emergency radio and the homeowners growing marijuana in the basement where a fire started.Colerain Township Fire Department...
Jul 6 2015 // A motorist can be charged and convicted of driving under the influence for being in control of a vehicle after inhaling aerosol propellants, the Montana Supreme Court has ruled.The 5-0 decision in June rejected a Butte...
Jul 6 2015 // Below is a summary of Tennessee legislation that pertains to insurance enacted in 2015.Public Chapter 152 – Enacts the “Protection of Volunteer-Insured Drivers of the Elderly (PROVIDE) Act.” Grants...
Jul 6 2015 // Uber is staying in South Carolina. After the transportation network company (TNC) was halted by the state’s Public Service Commission in January and then granted a temporary license through June 30, South Carolina...
Jul 6 2015 // Moped owners may have a new item on their to-do lists in 2016 after getting their small-engine bikes registered with the state starting in July.The General Assembly gave its final approval in June to legislation requiring...
Jul 6 2015 // The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) has long been the dominant player in the U.S. flood insurance market, providing subsidized flood insurance based on actuarially unsound rates for millions of property owners, in...