All the headlines from our Legislation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 12 2012 // Florida has made a good start on addressing some of the state’s most pressing insurance issues such as pursuing ways to depopulate the state-backed homeowners insurer and reforming the no-fault auto insurance law,...
Jun 11 2012 // UnitedHealth Group Inc., the largest U.S. health insurer by market value, said it would maintain the health coverage protections included in President Barack Obama’s healthcare law regardless of how the Supreme Court...
Jun 11 2012 // A U.S. judge on Friday said he was “seriously concerned” about whether women suing Wal-Mart Stores Inc. had enough evidence to move forward with their refiled gender discrimination lawsuit.Plaintiffs alleging...
Jun 8 2012 // “Over the next 18 months it’s estimated that Ireland will spend 100 million euros (app. $125 million) on preparations for Solvency II (SII),” said Garvan O’Neill, a partner in...
Jun 7 2012 // A judge ruled on Monday that Federal Insurance Co., part of Chubb Group of Insurance Companies, must continue to cover Jerry Sandusky’s defense costs, at least for now.Sandusky is the former Penn State assistant...
Jun 7 2012 // A disabled man has filed a lawsuit against Fullerton police, saying he was abused by the same officer charged in the beating death of a homeless man.The Orange County Register reported Tuesday that Mark Edwin Walker says...
Jun 7 2012 // A Polk County, Iowa, judge ordered a West Des Moines contracting company to reimburse dozens of customers more than $160,000, barred the company and its owners from future residential contracting business, and restricted...
Jun 7 2012 // A last-minute provision added to legislation headed to the governor’s desk will give some relief to coastal property owners who get insurance through Louisiana’s state-run insurer of last resort. The compromise...
Jun 6 2012 // Editor’s Note: See C.M. Meiers Preliminary Injunction Decided, But Far From Over for updates, more of the judge’s opinion, comments from attorneys, as well as legal analysis.A judge has rejected a request for a...
Jun 6 2012 // The failure to strictly follow the requirements for providing policyholders with information about their hurricane deductible does not mean the deductible is unenforceable, Florida’s high court has ruled.The Florida...
Jun 6 2012 // Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Thomas Leonardi praised passage of two new laws that give the state greater financial oversight of large, globally active insurance companies and makes the state a more attractive place...
Jun 4 2012 // Taking the position that Florida’s heavily-subsidized property insurance market is leading to over-development along the state’s coastline, wildlife groups are calling on state lawmakers to make reforms even if...
Jun 4 2012 // A bill recently passed and signed by the governor toughens the penalties for insurance fraud, Oklahoma officials say.Senate Bill 1439, requested by Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak, is expected to save taxpayers...
Jun 4 2012 // A skier who had a bone-crushing fall on the halfpipe at Boyne Mountain has lost a lawsuit that challenged whether the Michigan ski resort had adequately marked the pipe. A judge in Charlevoix County had declined to dismiss...
Jun 4 2012 // Random inspections of U.S. industrial workplaces lower the risk of workers being injured on the job and have no measurable negative effect on the companies inspected, according to a study in the journal Science.Companies...
Jun 4 2012 // A federal judge has struck down portions of North Carolina’s voluntary public financing program for appellate court candidates.The program was designed to provide extra funds to participants when they’re...
Jun 4 2012 // Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee on May 22 signed into law legislation designed to provide additional protection to homeowners when their properties suffer damages from hurricanes.The legislation (House bill 2012-H7484A...
Jun 4 2012 // Despite repeated attempts during two legislative sessions, the Republicans who control Missouri’s General Assembly have passed only part of the six-point, pro-business agenda outlined by the state’s main...
Jun 4 2012 // A federal judge sided with Georgia State University on a range of copyright infringement claims filed by three publishing houses in a ruling that administrators said could set an important precedent for how educational...
Jun 4 2012 // Insurance markets have evolved over the years to become increasingly global, interconnected, and convergent — a trend that will undoubtedly continue in years to come. The National Association of Insurance Commissioners...