All the headlines from our Legislation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Apr 11 2007 // The private insurance marketplace, not the federal government, is the best vehicle to address coastal insurance issues and natural disasters in the U.S., according to insurers. Even so, the federal government can play a...
Apr 9 2007 // New Mexico’s legislature has passed a bill allowing consumers to place a security freeze on access to their credit report, but it does not apply to insurance underwriting. Just before the legislative session ended,...
Apr 9 2007 // Two decades since its formation, the West’s only regional catastrophe pool, the California Earthquake Authority, faces financial and management changes that could have significant implications for its future. Those...
Apr 9 2007 // It’s that time of year when if you are a member of Congress and you don’t have a meting with at least one independent insurance agent from back home, you are probably not running for re-election. Like cherry...
Apr 9 2007 // Two changes to captive insurance laws passed by the Council of the District of Columbia went into effect on March 14, 2007. Supporters see the changes as giving captives more flexibility and making the District a more...
Apr 9 2007 // Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell is naming a claims administration executive, Thomas R. Sullivan, to be the state’s insurance commissioner, replacing Susan Cogswell who is stepping down from the top regulatory post...
Apr 9 2007 // Also, advises against assigned risk pool change at this time and against erasing subsidies or allowing credit scoringA special auto insurance study group appointed by Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick has recommended modest...
Apr 9 2007 // A consumer coalition released a report that disputes insurers’ contention that the most recent medical malpractice insurance crisis for doctors was caused by rising costs.The study, Stable Losses/Unstable Rates 2007,...
Apr 9 2007 // The board that oversees Massachusetts’ landmark health insurance law voted last month to delay key elements of the plan by a year and a half to give residents and businesses a chance to ramp up their health care...
Apr 9 2007 // As Florida lawmakers continue to deal with insurance problems, the insurance industry is not the only interest calling on them to look before they leap and avoid making matters worse for property owners, taxpayers and the...
Apr 9 2007 // A state-run insurance program has been expanded slightly to provide relief for some South Carolina coastal homeowners grappling with skyrocketing premiums, and Gov. Mark Sanford and other lawmakers promised a tax-incentive...
Apr 9 2007 // After her car accident, Sarah Capps suffered from a sore shoulder and back. What she thought were common pains turned out to be six herniated discs.Were it not for the protective medical coverage that every Florida car...
Apr 9 2007 // A consumer coalition released a report that disputes insurers’ contention that the most recent medical malpractice insurance crisis for doctors was caused by rising costs.The study, Stable Losses/Unstable Rates 2007,...
Apr 9 2007 // Mass. auto report offers map to move state to limited price competitionAlso, advises against assigned risk pool change at this time and against erasing subsidies or allowing credit scoring A special auto insurance study...
Apr 9 2007 // Mass. auto report offers map to move state to limited price competitionAlso, advises against assigned risk pool change at this time and against erasing subsidies or allowing credit scoring A special auto insurance study...
Apr 9 2007 // Mass. extends deadline for residents to buy health coverageThe board that oversees Massachusetts’ landmark health insurance law voted last month to delay key elements of the plan by a year and a half to give...
Apr 9 2007 // Mo. Court dismisses homeowners’ lawsuits alleging discriminationAttorneys for a group of homeowners said they will continue the fight after a federal judge dismissed their lawsuits charging some of the nation’s...
Apr 9 2007 // As Florida lawmakers continue to deal with insurance problems, the insurance industry is not the only interest calling on them to look before they leap and avoid making matters worse for property owners, taxpayers and the...
Apr 9 2007 // S.C. expands wind pool to more coastal townsA state-run insurance program has been expanded slightly to provide relief for some South Carolina coastal homeowners grappling with skyrocketing premiums, and Gov. Mark Sanford...
Apr 9 2007 // A federal judge in Tulsa, Okla., ordered a new trial in a lawsuit against Ford Motor Co., finding improper conduct by a plaintiff’s attorney and vacating a $15 million jury award to a couple whose son was killed in a...