All the headlines from our Legislation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 7 2014 // South Dakota’s three members of Congress have asked President Barack Obama to declare a major disaster for three counties hit last month by a tornado and flooding.In a letter to the president, Rep. Kristi Noem and...
Jul 7 2014 // A federal judge has upheld a jury’s $2.26 million wrongful death award against the Marion County Sheriff’s Office in a case where two deputies shot and repeatedly shocked a suspect.The Ocala Star-Banner...
Jul 7 2014 // A bill approved by Michigan Legislature that further limits certain consumer lawsuits against insurance companies under the state’s Consumer Protection Act has been sent to Gov. Rick Snyder for his signature.The...
Jul 7 2014 // The share-and-share-alike attitude considered a virtue by some has become fighting words between ridesharing companies and the insurance industry.“We try not to make it a battle,” says Robert Passmore, senior...
Jul 7 2014 // The frequency and cost of natural disasters in the United States has increased exponentially in the past two decades. The cost to property, life and the economy is pushing the issue to the top-of-minds for many in...
Jul 7 2014 // Companies and governments worldwide are changing their behaviors and examining their risks in the face of climate change, a managing director for Standard & Poor’s said, holding up the insurance industry as a...
Jul 7 2014 // In November, California voters will decide whether to implement state government price controls on health insurance.Insurance agents and brokers are certain to be asked by their clients whether this ballot measure merits...
Jul 3 2014 // Two administrative law judges have agreed with the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission to force two ride-share companies to stop operating in Pittsburgh.The judges issued their rulings Tuesday, five days after PUC...
Jul 3 2014 // A litigation funding firm said it is leaving Tennessee as the state now requires firms like his to register and regulates their business of loaning money to consumers bringing lawsuits.Illinois-based Oasis Legal Finance,...
Jul 2 2014 // The U.S. Export-Import Bank, derided by conservative critics as an expensive boondoggle, may win a reprieve from what looked like almost certain death in Congress if enough Republicans can be persuaded to let it live on,...
Jul 2 2014 // In an 11-story office building in the Washington suburbs, hundreds of U.S. cybersecurity analysts work around the clock to foil hackers. Possible breaches of government networks show up as red flashes on screens that line...
Jul 1 2014 // The Environmental Protection Agency calls its carbon rules an economic winner that will deliver more than $10 in benefits for each dollar spent on compliance.The U.S. Chamber of Commerce says the economic costs of...
Jun 30 2014 // The Massachusetts state Senate on June 26 passed legislation filed by the state’s attorney general, Martha Coakley, and state House Speaker Robert DeLeo aimed at softening the impact of flood insurance rate...
Jun 30 2014 // Starting July 1, Kansas is granting a yearlong exemption to small commercial trucks from most of the safety regulations it imposes upon larger haulers, despite the misgivings of some officials.The Topeka Capital Journal...
Jun 27 2014 // Editor’s Note: This is the first of an ongoing column covering the impact of climate change and emerging environmental regulations on the insurance and financial industries. It will appear every other week.The 1970s...
Jun 27 2014 // The share-and-share-alike attitude considered a virtue by some has the potential to create a rift between between ridesharing companies and insurance companies.“We try not to make it a battle,” said Robert...
Jun 27 2014 // Freedom Industries Inc., the chemical company that filed for bankruptcy after a leaky storage tank tainted the water supply in West Virginia, was ordered to do a better job of keeping the public informed.In a court filing...
Jun 27 2014 // Detroit overcame efforts by bond insurers that might have slowed its plan to exit bankruptcy before the end of the year, while the judge on the case said he was open to taking a bus tour to see what shape the city’s...
Jun 27 2014 // New Mexico regulators have denied a temporary operating permit for ridesharing company Uber.The Albuquerque Journal reported that the Public Regulation Commission voted 3-2 on Wednesday to withhold the permit from Uber...
Jun 27 2014 // Delaware lawmakers have given final approval to legislation aimed at lowering workers’ compensation insurance rates in Delaware.The bill approved unanimously by the Senate on Wednesday calls for a 33 percent...