All the headlines from our Legislation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Feb 4 2009 // Steamship Mutual, a leading International Group P&I Club, which provides marine liability insurance worldwide, has released its latest loss prevention DVD called “COLLISION COURSE”, an informative film...
Feb 4 2009 // Three of the five emergency items that Texas Gov. Rick Perry has outlined for the 2009 legislative session relate to hurricane recovery, including legislation to reform the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) and...
Feb 3 2009 // Legislation has been introduced in the Wyoming House that could hold oil and gas operators liable for their own negligence resulting in injuries and fatalities on their job sites in the state.House Bill 273, introduced by...
Feb 3 2009 // Texas State Representative Bill Callegari (Katy) has filed two measures to cap increases in property tax appraisals for commercial property. The bills, HB 979 and HJR 49, limit annual appraisal increases for commercial...
Feb 2 2009 // A report from A.M. Best examines the latest twists and turns of the European Union’s much discussed (and long delayed) implementation of the Solvency II regulations.Best notes that the “current turmoil in the...
Feb 2 2009 // A sharply divided Florida Supreme Court says law enforcement agencies can be sued over “safety checks” that go bad. The justices ruled 4-3 in the case of an elderly woman who later died after Marion County...
Feb 2 2009 // A trade group for New York insurance agents says it’s working with the state’s insurance department to develop a new system for licensing agents.The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of New York, Inc....
Feb 2 2009 // The lead sponsor of legislation that would allow officers in Arkansas to pull over drivers for not wearing seat belts says he’ll also call on police agencies to collect data on the race of motorists they stop for the...
Jan 30 2009 // The Iowa Senate has sent Gov. Chet Culver a $56 million flood recovery package.Backers said the measure marked the first of a series of measures lawmakers will approve to respond to last summer’s natural disasters....
Jan 30 2009 // Morgan County teacher Angela Williams tries to maintain order in her special education classroom by keeping students from talking out or leaving their seats without permission. But she said she often hears a disturbing...
Jan 29 2009 // The insurance industry said it could lower some rates if allowed to consider gender when evaluating risk, advocating yet another attempt to repeal Montana’s unique “unisex” insurance law.Supporters of the...
Jan 28 2009 // Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon won a small victory in state court Jan. 27 in a dispute with the state Legislature’s auditing office. Although he did not rule on the primary issue in the case, 19th...
Jan 28 2009 // The state of Rhode Island must reimburse more than $242,000 to three companies that succeeded in overturning a jury verdict that could have forced them to spend billions of dollars cleaning up homes contaminated by lead...
Jan 28 2009 // Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue is proposing tort reform legislation intended to protect Georgia-based biotech companies from product liability claims.The proposed legislation would provide that Federal Drug Administration...
Jan 28 2009 // The Democratic-led U.S. Congress Tuesday gave final approval to what may be the first bill signed into law by President Barack Obama — a measure to reverse a 2007 U.S. Supreme Court decision that made it tougher to...
Jan 27 2009 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has published an article examining the Qatari Insurance Sector In 2009. Entitled “Short-Term Weaknesses Offset By Long-Term Strengths,” it notes that “when...
Jan 27 2009 // ACE Europe has announced the launch of “ACE Evolve,” which it describes as a “coordinated insurance and risk management solution for mid-sized companies with overseas subsidiaries or assets. ACE Evolve...
Jan 27 2009 // Property/casualty insuerrs are urging North Dakota lawmakers to defeat a bill that would preclude their use of credit scoring in calculating insurance premiums.The North Dakota Senate Industry, Business & Labor...
Jan 27 2009 // Florida is losing its largest property insurance company.State Farm Florida Insurance announced today it is beginning the process that will allow it to non-renew policies and halt all sales of homeowners or other...
Jan 27 2009 // Texas State Rep. Brandon Creighton has filed HB 720 to give more small businesses an exemption from the state business tax. Current law exempts businesses with revenue under $300,000 and gives discounts to those who make...