All the headlines from our Legislation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 12 2009 // Oklahoma Senate President Pro Tem Glenn Coffee and House Speaker Chris Benge have announced that a compromise has been reached on a long sought comprehensive lawsuit reform package for the state.Coffee and Benge and their...
May 11 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 11 2009 // The head of the Securities and Exchange Commission said Friday she favors a new proposal for federal regulators sharing oversight of companies that pose financial risks to the U.S. economy.SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro said...
May 11 2009 // Corporations and their directors and officers are living in fear. Fear of the next financial scandal, the next stock market plunge, the next lawsuit. Fear of bankruptcy. Fear of angry policymakers inside Washington and...
May 11 2009 // A report from Marsh’s London office warns that “the UK construction sector is failing to fully manage the risks associated with large and complex building projects, which can in turn lead to professional...
May 8 2009 // A judge on Wednesday approved an agreement that freezes $10 million in assets belonging to the owner of a chimpanzee that mauled a woman.The family of Charla Nash is suing the chimp’s owner, Sandra Herold, for $50...
May 8 2009 // A Louisiana House committee has challenged Gov. Bobby Jindal’s anti-tax stance, approving what amounts to a tax hike on Louisiana homeowners: a proposal to increase an existing fee added to insurance bills.The fee...
May 7 2009 // The Colorado General Assembly, which adjourned yesterday, took a commonsense approach to insurance-related legislation during its 2009 Session, according to the American Insurance Association.Bills of primary concern to...
May 7 2009 // Two bills of interest to the insurance industry are making their way through the Louisiana legislative session, which convened April 27.House Bill 333, by Rep. Kleckley, which places limitations on named-storm, hurricane,...
May 7 2009 // Missouri has become the latest state to join a national movement in requiring cigarettes to be self-extinguishing.The Missouri House voted 137-16 on May 5 to give final approval to legislation that requires the special...
May 6 2009 // Florida Gov. Charlie Crist says he’ll sign legislation that increases property insurance rates by 10 percent on more than 1 million customers of the state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp.Crist said that...
May 4 2009 // Twittering Mississippi“With a diverse group of staff members with different skills and knowledge of various technologies, Twitter was mentioned as one of the most efficient ways to connect with people, and it’s...
May 4 2009 // Undeterred by the governor’s veto, the Oklahoma Senate is forging ahead with the push to gain authority to approve judicial appointments in the state. The Senate has passed a referendum HJR 1041, which would allow...
May 4 2009 // After a temporary block by Democrats in the Texas Senate, a bill allowing continuation of the Texas Department of Insurance passed the Senate and headed to the House of Representatives for deliberation.Sen. Glenn Hegar of...
May 4 2009 // Former Nevada Assembly speaker and current lobbyist Richard Perkins is pushing a bill to require the state Department of Motor Vehicles to contract with a private company to verify motorists’ automobile...
May 4 2009 // A homeowners insurance policy does not cover damages from a fatal sniper attack by the sons of the policyholders, the Tennessee Court of Appeals ruled.The court ruled that a policy exclusion barring coverage for damages...
May 4 2009 // Florida Gov. Charlie Crist has a bill on his desk that promises to clarify the state’s regulation of the surplus lines insurance business.The Florida Senate on May 1 joined in the House in passing the measure lobbied...
May 4 2009 // Customers of the state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp. in Florida will be paying 10 percent more for their property insurance by Jan. 1 under a bill headed to Gov. Charlie Crist.The Senate passed the bill (HB...
May 4 2009 // The Texas Senate approved a new structure for the state’s depleted windstorm insurance fund last week, providing a combination of potential rate hikes, bonding and other revenue to ensure the account gets...
May 4 2009 // A year-long investigation by the Maryland Insurance Administration has found that 67 of the state’s 119 car insurers underpaid claims, Commissioner Ralph S. Tyler said.State regulators have fined the companies a...