All the headlines from our Legislation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 8 2009 // As other states begin passing cell phone laws, South Dakota lawmakers say they won’t be surprised if legislation to ban or limit the use of cellular phones while driving arises again in the next state legislative...
Jun 5 2009 // If Florida Gov. Charlie Crist vetoes a bill designed to deregulate pricing for large national property insurers as appears likely, he will be siding with an appointed official over an influential lawmaker.Crist, who is...
Jun 5 2009 // Republican leaders in the Texas Legislature have promised that insurance regulation, roadbuilding and other government functions will continue in Texas despite lawmakers’ failure to pass a measure preserving the...
Jun 4 2009 // The Illinois Department of Insurance (DOI) on June 1 resumed its status as an independent department of state government, a position it held for more than a century prior to its consolidation with several other state...
Jun 4 2009 // The Association of British Insurers has issued a statement warning that regulators and governments “must not harm other industries, such as insurance, as they deal with the banking crisis.”In a new report,...
Jun 4 2009 // You don’t need to get too deep into conversation these days to find out people are afraid. Given changes in business, the economy and government, many individuals feel they don’t know what or who to trust....
Jun 4 2009 // Michigan’s insurance regulator is reinstating a requirement that insurance companies submit all home and auto insurance documents and forms to the state insurance department for review prior to using them with the...
Jun 4 2009 // A jury should hear the claims in litigation between American International Group Inc. and Starr International Co. Inc. controlled by the troubled insurance giant’s former chief executive, Maurice “Hank”...
Jun 4 2009 // The Obama administration stepped up its push for tougher bank and financial firm rules Thursday, scheduling a briefing for lobbyists, with a focus on insurance oversight, and sending a top regulator to a Senate hearing to...
Jun 3 2009 // Florida’s insurance regulator has approved a rollback of workers’ compensation insurance rates from April 1 rates to the lower rates that were in effect on Jan. 1.The order by Florida Insurance Commissioner...
Jun 2 2009 // An insured who voluntarily agrees to pay a settlement that is not dictated by a jury verdict cannot sue its insurance company for bad faith failure to defend, even if the settlement is within the policy limits, the Georgia...
Jun 2 2009 // Legislation intended to clarify the regulation of the surplus lines insurance industry in Florida has reached the desk of Gov. Charlie Crist.Crist has until June 16 to sign the bill (HB 853), which the industry hopes and...
Jun 2 2009 // While the Texas Legislature managed to pass a long sought bill, HB4409, that addresses funding for the state’s insurer of last resort for wind and hail along the Texas coast, lawmakers failed to decide on other...
Jun 1 2009 // An Increasing Problem“This is increasingly becoming a problem on our lakes and waterways, and it was important that the Legislature step forward with a strong response.” —Oklahoma Sen. Bill Brown, author of...
Jun 1 2009 // The insurance business needs to lose a vestige of the insurance marketplace of the last century. Let’s become more friendly to competition and the free market.For my 30 years in the insurance business, insurers have...
Jun 1 2009 // Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry has signed into law long-sought tort reform legislation aimed at curbing frivolous lawsuits and reducing costs associated with the justice system.Henry said House Bill 1603 by Rep. Dan Sullivan and...
Jun 1 2009 // National Producer Licensing Need“Throughout the current financial crisis, the state insurance regulatory system continues to show how well it protects both individual consumers and businesses. Although the system has...
Jun 1 2009 // Federal lawmakers once again are preparing to tackle the issue of how states can more effectively regulate the surplus lines insurance market. It’s been tried before, but legislation was recently reintroduced in the...
Jun 1 2009 // Only those customers who weren’t reimbursed for fraudulent charges may sue the Hannaford Bros. supermarket chain over a data breach that exposed 4.2 million credit and debit card numbers to computer hackers, a...
Jun 1 2009 // The Texas House approved a conference committee report on Saturday to hammer out windstorm insurance reform legislation with senators.House lawmakers sent the measure — which could cause lawmakers to be called back...