All the headlines from our Legislation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 18 2009 // The use of credit scores by insurance companies in rating methodologies continues to be unresolved in several Midwest states, as evidenced by ongoing court battles and legislative actions aimed at tweaking existing...
May 18 2009 // The Indiana General Assembly has removed a provision in Indiana law requiring insurance companies to re-rate an insurance policy at least once every three years based on current credit information.The decision to re-run...
May 18 2009 // Florida has passed legislation to restore a cap on attorneys’ fees in workers’ compensation cases, a measure backed by the state’s insurance regulator. The bill (HB 903) effectively overturns a Florida...
May 18 2009 // The small community of Mennonites that multiplied along a web of dirt roads in rural southeast Georgia has steadily grown the same way it does just about everything: Quietly.The community’s 100 or so members have...
May 18 2009 // Florida Gov. Charlie Crist has said he would sign legislation passed at the eed of the legslative session that increases property insurance rates by 10 percent on more than 1 million customers of the state-backed Citizens...
May 18 2009 // In today’s environment, the value of personal relationships, soar. Nobody fosters these better than insurance agents.You don’t need to get too deep into conversation these days to find out people are afraid....
May 18 2009 // Bob Rusbuldt, president and CEO of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (Big “I”), sat down with Insurance Journal‘s Andrew Simpson at the association’s recent legislative...
May 18 2009 // Health care reform hasn’t completely overwhelmed federal regulation as a concern in Washington, at least for insurance agents. They believe that given all of the current financial turmoil, some type of financial...
May 18 2009 // At least the global depression has focused people’s minds on some important issues. The Group of 20 (G20) meeting in London acknowledged the need for more capital to shore-up the world’s financial system...
May 18 2009 // Property/casualty insurance agents have elevated health care reform to the top of their political agenda; the matter is now just a notch below the perennial battle against federal regulation of insurance on their...
May 15 2009 // The Bermuda-based Max Capital Group Ltd. Has won a skirmish in its fight with Validus Holdings over the acquisition of IPC Re when the Bermuda Supreme Court dismissed the application by Validus to expedite its suit against...
May 15 2009 // Validus Holdings has issued a statement in response to the decision by the Supreme Court of Bermuda not to expedite its lawsuit against IPC Holdings, Ltd. IPC Limited and Max Capital Group Ltd. (See related article...
May 15 2009 // Despite the protests of insurance and business interests, the Texas House has passed legislation that would make it easier for certain injured workers to sue property owners for negligence.House Bill 1657 by Reps. Eiland,...
May 15 2009 // Wisconsin lawmakers are considering legislation to prevent insurance companies from denying coverage to people with pre-existing conditions.Federal law prevents public programs such as BadgerCare and employer-sponsored...
May 14 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...
May 14 2009 // Legislation easing the burden on the Missouri fire marshal to conduct fire safety inspections at long-term care facilities won final approval.The measure partially revises a law enacted after a November 2006 fire killed 11...
May 14 2009 // With the start of the hurricane season just a few weeks away, a leading Florida consumer advocate joined independent agents at a press conference today to warn that property insurance rates need to be raised if insurers...
May 13 2009 // The Obama Administration has come out in opposition to expanding the federal flood insurance program by letting it add coverage for wind damage.The administration said it opposes the expansion because it would further...
May 12 2009 // President Barack Obama’s plan to provide medical insurance for all Americans took a big step toward becoming reality after leaders of the health care industry offered $2 trillion in spending reductions over 10 years...
May 12 2009 // A federal judge has dismissed liability claims against the company that modified a tour boat that capsized on Lake George in 2005, killing 20 passengers.U.S. District Judge Thomas McAvoy says there’s no evidence...