All the headlines from our Legislation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mar 25 2009 // A resolution urging the federal government to amend regulations banning the sale of youth all-terrain vehicles and motorcycles has been passed by the Oklahoma House of Representatives.House Resolution 1024, by state Reps....
Mar 24 2009 // While insurance consumer advocates step up their criticism of insurers’ use of credit scores, the American Insurance Association (AIA) and Property Casualty Insurers Association of America testified before a...
Mar 24 2009 // A regulatory exclusion in a directors and officers liability insurance policy applies to an insurance regulator acting as liquidator, according to the Nebraska Supreme Court.The ruling is believed to be the first by any...
Mar 24 2009 // U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid vowed Monday to push to recoup millions of dollars in executive bonuses at taxpayer-funded insurer American International Group, but the legislation appeared to be losing momentum in...
Mar 23 2009 // Mary Squires, a former Democratic state lawmaker who now lobbies for the self-insurance industry, is running to be Georgia’s next insurance commissioner.Squires is the first candidate to enter the race to succeed...
Mar 23 2009 // Data security represents both a new market opportunity to sell insurance coverage and a new risk — especially for independent insurance agencies that may not be compliant with data security laws or have plans to...
Mar 23 2009 // Florida lawmakers need to make some smart decisions on reducing the risk to Florida property owners from hurricanes, the state’s chief financial officer said.In a letter to legislative leaders, CFO Alex Sink said...
Mar 23 2009 // If one were to poll every insurance agent in New York about the most important topic facing their profession, “compensation” would probably top the list of answers.Between bailouts, Wall Street’s collapse...
Mar 23 2009 // With consumers’ credit scores dropping as lenders tighten credit terms, insurance consumer advocates are stepping up their criticism of the use of credit scores by insurance companies.They are also warning insurers...
Mar 23 2009 // Reforms to the Texas insurance regulatory system put in place by Senate Bill 14 in 2003 are under attack by a coalition of state lawmakers who have filed bills to, among other things, return the rate setting process for...
Mar 23 2009 // Impact of Natural Disasters“I have witnessed first hand the impact natural disasters can have on a community and this state.” —Texas Rep. Craig Eiland, whose Galveston district was severely damaged Sept. 13,...
Mar 23 2009 // Insurance agents, brokers and regulators should be aware that when it comes to insurance, consumers are concerned with such issues as the use of credit scores in determining rates, purchasing policies over the Internet,...
Mar 23 2009 // Insurance Journal spoke with some of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) consumer liaisons and found that in addition to credit scoring, their issue lists include Internet sales of insurance; the...
Mar 23 2009 // The nation’s insurance regulators are again telling policyholders of American International Group (AIG) that the insurance company is able to meet its obligations to them despite ongoing controversy surrounding the...
Mar 23 2009 // Data security represents both a new market opportunity to sell insurance coverage and a new risk — especially for independent insurance agencies unable to comply with data security laws or have plans in place to...
Mar 20 2009 // Michigan House Democrats again are trying to change Michigan’s law shielding prescription drug makers from legal liability if their product was approved by the Food and Drug Administration. A House committee approved...
Mar 19 2009 // The president of the Oklahoma Bar Association blasted legislative proposals to change the state’s civil justice system, charging that the measures are an assault on the judiciary and would harm average...
Mar 19 2009 // The head of the nation’s most vilified corporation sat before irate lawmakers at a U.S. congressional hearing Wednesday and was assured, “We don’t intend to harass you.”Then the harassment began....
Mar 19 2009 // President Barack Obama will propose shaking up U.S. financial regulation to protect the economy and improve government handling of failing firms, an administration official told Reuters Wednesday.Intended to prevent...
Mar 19 2009 // Georgia could be the first state to adopt strict new food safety requirements in the aftermath of the salmonella outbreak.The House is set to consider a plan Wednesday that requires food makers to alert state inspectors...