All the headlines from our Legislation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 17 2015 // The head of Britain’s financial watchdog is stepping down early in a move some industry watchers said was a sign the government wants to take a less confrontational stance towards banks.Sources familiar with the...
Jul 17 2015 // General Motors Co. customers suing over faulty ignition switches lost their bid for access to witnesses interviewed by the government in a probe of the automaker, a U.S. judge said.The customers, who are demanding as much...
Jul 17 2015 // Below is a list of insurance-related Florida legislation passed by lawmakers in the 2015 regular session. All legislation has been approved by Governor Rick Scott and became effective as of July 1, 2015.HB1133 –...
Jul 16 2015 // Google Inc. users were blocked from suing over alleged privacy violations by a judge who said they failed to show any of their information had been disclosed.It was the fourth time U.S. Magistrate Judge Paul Grewal...
Jul 16 2015 // Uber has been fined $7.3 million for refusing to give California regulators information about the ride-hailing company’s business practices, including accident details and how accessible vehicles are to disabled...
Jul 16 2015 // The Supreme Court was definitive in its decision to legalize gay marriage nationwide, but what is far from clear is whether U.S. companies must offer corporate benefits to same-sex spouses.Many large and mid-sized...
Jul 16 2015 // Whistleblowers who sued State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. can seek more evidence of fraud against the U.S. government after 2005’s Hurricane Katrina, a federal appeals court ruled July 13.In its decision, the New...
Jul 15 2015 // Religious nonprofit groups must formally opt out of a U.S. health-care mandate if they wish to avoid a requirement that employers provide health-insurance coverage for birth control, a federal appeals court said.The...
Jul 15 2015 // “Food manufacturers operate in a vast, globalized supply chain, where one mislabeled product or contaminated ingredient can cause sickness, death, multi-million dollar losses and massive reputational damage for the...
Jul 14 2015 // Michigan’s top insurance regulator has taken a stance against a bill that would allow lawmakers to appropriate money for road projects from the state-created mechanism to reinsure unlimited medical benefits provided...
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...