All the headlines from our Legislation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Apr 12 2007 // Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Julie Benafield Bowman testified before the United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation on April 11 on the overall state of the property/casualty insurance market...
Apr 12 2007 // Louisiana Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco and state Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon on April 11 unveiled a joint legislative package to attract new insurers to the state, drive down rates and protect consumers,...
Apr 12 2007 // Missourians lacking health insurance because of its high cost and their personal health problems could find it easier to get coverage under legislation given initial approval by the House.The measure also would make it...
Apr 12 2007 // A proposed $53.3 million budget for North Dakota’s workers’ compensation agency no longer has a $50,000 party fund, lawmakers say.House and Senate negotiators removed the fund from the Workforce Safety and...
Apr 12 2007 // Darwin Professional Underwriters Inc., a specialty insurance company and provider of technology liability insurance coverage, has developed an online calculator that allows companies to estimate their financial risk from...
Apr 11 2007 // Washington drivers believe that talking on a cell phone while driving should be legal only with a hands-free device, or made illegal altogether, according to a poll by PEMCO Insurance.According to the company’s 2007...
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...