All the headlines from our Legislation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 30 2014 // The fate of President Barack Obama’s healthcare law is again in the hands of the U.S. Supreme Court.Two years after upholding the law by a single vote, the justices are weighing whether to hear a Republican-backed...
Oct 29 2014 // A judge has thrown out a lawsuit over an earthquake that injured a woman, finding that the case should instead be heard by the Oklahoma Corporation Commission. In August, Prague resident Sandra Ladra filed a lawsuit...
Oct 29 2014 // Salem, Ore. urban planning administrator Glen Gross says Uber continues to operate outside taxi regulations, despite a warning letter from the city and negotiations with the ridesharing company.Gross says it will be up to...
Oct 28 2014 // Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. and Eli Lilly & Co. won a more than a 99 percent cut in a $9 billion punitive damages award over claims the drugmakers hid the cancer risks of their Actos diabetes medicine.Jurors properly...
Oct 28 2014 // A review of state insurance regulators’ examinations of U.S. property/casualty insurers shows that claims-handling, underwriting and producer requirements continue to be the top criticisms.According to compliance and...
Oct 27 2014 // Five federal regulatory agencies are seeking comment on a proposed rule pertaining to loans secured by property located in special flood hazard areas. The rule, part of a broader proposal first offeerd last October, would...
Oct 24 2014 // A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley against the Federal Housing Finance Agency and mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, saying the court doesn’t have...
Oct 23 2014 // The National Collegiate Athletic Association’s bid for preliminary approval of its proposed $75 million plan to settle nationwide litigation over head injuries met with skepticism from a federal judge.The agreement...
Oct 23 2014 // Florida Governor Rick Scott is urging insurance agents to do their part to get out the vote as the state’s gubernatorial campaign enters its final weeks.Former Republican Governor Charlie Crist is running as a...
Oct 23 2014 // Regardless of who is to blame for the death of Total’s boss at the Moscow airport favored by President Vladimir Putin, it reinforces an indisputable fact: Russia’s air-safety record is dreadful and the wave of...
Oct 23 2014 // House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling is facing a long-shot challenge to his chairmanship from an Oklahoma Republican.Representative Frank Lucas announced he is considering opposing Hensarling for the...
Oct 21 2014 // Methane emissions will likely be the next big environmental issue to face North Dakota’s booming oil industry according to a top official at the state’s Department of Health.Dave Glatt, chief of the Department...
Oct 21 2014 // The Federation of European Risk Management Associations (FERMA) and the European Confederation of Institutes of Internal Auditing (ECIIA) have responded to increased EU requirements for more corporate transparency with a...
Oct 20 2014 // Lawmakers have given Louisiana State University (LSU) the authority to leave the state-run insurance program and buy its own coverage in a first-of-its-kind arrangement for a Louisiana public college.University System...
Oct 20 2014 // Risk managers are not satisfied with the level of mitigation for six of the top 10 risks “that keep their CEO awake at night,” which is one of the key findings of the 2014 Risk Management Benchmarking Survey...
Oct 20 2014 // Encino, Calif.-based NAS Insurance Services, a full-service specialty insurance underwriting manager, has partnered with Prospect Insurance Brokers Ltd. and Ark Specialty Programs of Lloyd’s of London to launch an...
Oct 20 2014 // Texas Brine asserted in an emailed statement to Insurance Journal, that “Liberty filed in Texas despite the fact that the sinkhole occurred in Louisiana, and all the other claimants and claims are in Louisiana. Texas...
Oct 17 2014 // AIA Group Ltd., the second-largest insurer by market value based in Asia, posted a higher-than- expected value of new business growth of 23 percent in the third quarter, aided by expansion in its largest markets.The...
Oct 16 2014 // Business groups said soon after Obamacare became law in 2010 that the sweeping healthcare overhaul would impose huge new costs on U.S. employers, leading to job losses.Three years later, with the Patient Protection and...
Oct 15 2014 // Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick has signed into law a bill that would require the Massachusetts Property Insurance Underwriting Association (MPIUA) — also known as the Massachusetts FAIR Plan — to have...