All the headlines from our Legislation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Feb 28 2022 // A federal judge ruled Friday that a Virginia school system illegally discriminated against Asian Americans when it overhauled the admissions policies at an elite public school.The ruling from U.S. District Judge Claude...
Feb 25 2022 // California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara announced new regulations he believes will improve wildfire safety and drive down the cost of insurance for homeowners and businesses.The proposed regulations, which could be...
Feb 25 2022 // A Manhattan judge said Wednesday that lawyers for Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin are seeking a new trial on her defamation claims against The New York Times, along with his removal from the case.U.S. District Judge Jed S....
Feb 25 2022 // A judge has declined efforts by attorneys for Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson to delay all his depositions in connection with lawsuits filed by 22 women who have accused him of sexual assault and...
Feb 25 2022 // The Alabama House of Representatives approved legislation Tuesday that would create a new definition of a riot and provide tougher penalties for people who participate in one.Republicans supporting the bill said it is...
Feb 24 2022 // Elon Musk generates a near-constant barrage of news headlines because of his tweets. It’s a lot to keep up with.Last week, he posted a Hitler meme, only to delete it hours later. On Wednesday, Musk claimed he’s...
Feb 24 2022 // Applied Underwriters said it will acquire Catlin Specialty Insurance Company from the AXA XL group of companies.Applied said it will consolidate Catlin into the North American Casualty group of companies in a move intended...
Feb 24 2022 // Jaye Sanford, a 52-year-old mother of two, was driving home in suburban Atlanta on Nov. 21 when a man in a Dodge Challenger muscle car who was allegedly street racing crashed into her head-on, killing her.She is one of the...
Feb 24 2022 // The Florida House of Representatives’ Commerce Committee passed no fewer than five bills Wednesday that could affect property and casualty insurance, from allowing surplus lines carriers to be based in Florida, to...
Feb 23 2022 // A push to make London more attractive as a global financial center after Brexit must not threaten high standards of solvency and behavior at banks, insurers and markets, the International Monetary Fund said on...
Feb 22 2022 // Citing continuing failures by the California Department of Insurance to maintain public access to government records and efforts to limit public disclosure of communications between insurance industry advocates and the...
Feb 22 2022 // The Massachusetts House has approved a bill that would let immigrants in the country illegally obtain state driver’s licenses.If passed into law, Massachusetts would join 16 other states and the District of Columbia...
Feb 22 2022 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance (LDI) has issued a series of regulatory actions, including cease-and-desist orders, license suspensions, and a license revocation and fine, against four insurance producers.Brandi...
Feb 22 2022 // Originally posted on Stateline, an initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts.Inside a partially completed Amazon warehouse here, workers last summer walked on conveyor belts four stories high without safety harnesses,...
Feb 22 2022 // The Alabama House of Representatives could vote as soon as today on legislation to do away with the requirement for a person to get a permit to carry a concealed handgun in public.House Speaker Mac McCutcheon said there is...
Feb 22 2022 // Allianz ALVG.DE has dismissed two asset managers who oversaw a group of investment funds that collapsed after racking up massive losses when the spread of coronavirus triggered wild market swings, according to regulatory...
Feb 22 2022 // Britain will unlock “tens of billions of pounds” of insurance sector capital that should boost the economy through infrastructure investment, financial services minister John Glen said on Monday.The...
Feb 21 2022 // The Florida property insurance market is showing more signs of trouble, with one of the state’s largest carriers deciding to stop writing new homeowner business in the state — while also asking for a rate...
Feb 21 2022 // Self-driving vehicle companies from Tesla Inc. to General Motors Co.’s Cruise are racing to start making money with their technology, outrunning efforts by regulators and Congress to write rules of the road for...
Feb 21 2022 // Many in the insurance industry may think of the Federal Home Loan Bank as an agency that facilitates affordable mortgages for homes.The system, founded in the waning days of the Herbert Hoover administration to support...