All the headlines from our Legislation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 18 2013 // A Douglas County judge has ruled that a blood test from a DUI case in Lawrence, Kan., will be suppressed, rejecting the state’s argument that the test was lawful.Douglas County District Judge Kay Huff granted Julian...
Oct 18 2013 // A Florida Highway Patrol trooper who got in trouble over giving breaks to state legislators wants an appeals court to clear his name.An attorney for Trooper Charles Swindle said that Swindle was appealing to the 1st...
Oct 17 2013 // Allianz SE’s CEO Michael Diekmann said tougher financial regulation will create takeover opportunities for Europe’s biggest insurer.“If Solvency II and Basel III mean more capital, then it’s hard...
Oct 16 2013 // Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy announced last week that the corporate owner of one of the largest grocery store chains in New York City is setting up its captive insurance subsidiary in Connecticut.The Red Apple Group,...
Oct 16 2013 // In an effort to assist homeowners facing significant flood insurance increases due to FEMA’s updated and expanded flood zone maps, Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley and the House Speaker Robert DeLeo have...
Oct 16 2013 // Florida officials plan to file a brief in support of Mississippi’s lawsuit against the federal government in an attempt to block flood insurance rate hikes called for under recent reform legislation.Gov. Rick Scott...
Oct 16 2013 // Rural groups say they’ll fight a proposed $100 million-a-year cut in crop insurance subsidies, a measure that has won the support of both houses of Congress and could be a test of agriculture’s influence in...
Oct 15 2013 // After the behemoth workers’ compensation reform law passed in 2012, state lawmakers this year enacted only a handful of measures that may affect or relate to workers’ compensation.Bills signed by Gov. Jerry...
Oct 15 2013 // “The IAIS, with its proposal for additional risk-adjusted capital rules for major re/insurers, seems to be joining the regulatory bandwagon for seeing these as a potential source of threat to the global financial...
Oct 14 2013 // Sea levels will rise in Rhode Island by as much as 5 feet as climate change reshapes the coastline over the next century, the state’s top coastal resource official told lawmakers on Oct. 10.In a grim presentation to...
Oct 11 2013 // With thousands of Florida homeowners facing significant increases in their federal flood insurance premiums, state lawmakers are considering ways to open up the market to private insurers.Industry experts, however, say...
Oct 11 2013 // Former American International Group (AIG) Chief Executive Maurice “Hank” Greenberg on Thursday won a short reprieve from New York’s case accusing him of orchestrating sham transactions at AIG.State...
Oct 11 2013 // Connecticut Police are cracking down on motorists who text or use a hand-held cellphone while driving.Authorities call it “high-visibility enforcement” intended to call attention to a state law that took effect...
Oct 10 2013 // A federal judge has blocked the state of Tennessee from enforcing emergency rules for people who advise others about the new health insurance exchange.The Tennessean reported that U.S. District Judge Todd Campbell issued a...
Oct 10 2013 // Zurich has introduced a new Side A D&O policy that addresses the evolving litigation landscape and provides coverage for liability exposures in the global marketplace, including China, Brazil, Mexico, Japan and India....
Oct 9 2013 // As floodwater started to rise Sept. 11, some oil and gas operators began shutting wells and securing facilities. It would be five days before state regulators announced their own plans.“Did the state have a disaster...
Oct 9 2013 // Failure to handle claims within specified time frames and using unapproved forms and rates are the top two criticisms of property/casualty insurers by market conduct regulators, according to a new report.Waltham,...
Oct 9 2013 // The partial shutdown of the U.S. government has sidelined thousands of inspectors who monitor everything from air and water pollution to safety hazards at factories and the condition of nursing homes.Federal law requires...
Oct 8 2013 // A U.S. District Court judge has explained why he vacated the fraud conviction of a former Miss Montana who was charged with misrepresenting her housing conditions to an insurance company while her historic mansion was...
Oct 8 2013 // Rhode Island’s state lawmakers plan to review the effects of climate change and rising sea levels are having on Rhode Island. The House Environmental and Natural Resources Committee plans to hear a presentation on...