All the headlines from our Legislation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 5 2006 // Elements of a property insurance reform bill signed into law May 16 by Florida Governor Jeb Bush could be included and effective in national legislation, according to Len Brevik, executive vice president and CEO of the...
Jun 5 2006 // Rusbuldt, chief executive officer of the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America, needs no introduction to independent agents, insurance company executives or the power brokers in Washington, D.C., before whom...
Jun 5 2006 // State regulators have reached a milestone in their efforts to streamline product regulation, with a centralized approval system for certain life and financial products on the verge of becoming reality. After three years of...
Jun 5 2006 // Insurance Journal: What are some of the major aspects of the Division of Workers’ Compensation’s Strategic Management Plan for implementing workers’ compensation system reforms?Commissioner Albert Betts:...
Jun 4 2006 // A judge fined Rhode Island’s attorney general $10,000 last week for public comments he made after the state won a lawsuit against former lead paint manufacturers, his second fine over statements about the case.A jury...
Jun 2 2006 // Bills to expand lawsuit options against insurers who are slow to pay claims and to change the way insurance companies get rate hikes were rejected by the Louisiana House Insurance Committee.Both faced staunch organized...
Jun 1 2006 // Gov. Jeb Bush has vetoed SB 2114, a bill passed by the Florida Legislature, that would have extended the state’s no-fault auto insurance law for an additional two years. The PIP law will sunset Oct. 1, 2007, when...
Jun 1 2006 // The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America is asking Gov. Mark Sanford to veto South Carolina legislation that would force thousands of drivers to pay more for automobile insurance by increasing the minimum...
Jun 1 2006 // Beginning this year, cities and towns throughout Oklahoma will be required to develop emergency evacuation plans under a new law signed recently by Gov. Brad Henry. State Sen. Kenneth Corn is author of Senate Bill 1709,...
Jun 1 2006 // A Leon County, Fla. circuit judge has approved putting three financially-troubled insurance companies under the state’s control, a move Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher said will protect more...
May 31 2006 // In a legislative alert to members of the Professional Insurance Agents of Louisiana, the Tatman Group reported that both the Louisiana House and Senate Insurance Committees will be considering this week several bills of...
May 31 2006 // Insurance brokers and agents could be required to verify odometer readings for new and renewal automobile insurance policies under amendments the California Department of Insurance (CDI) has proposed to its personal...
May 31 2006 // Joined by New Hampshire fire chiefs, New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch signed into law legislation that requires the sale of only “fire-safer” cigarettes in his state.“States across the nation are beginning...
May 30 2006 // Jon Kingsdale’s life is about to get a whole lot more complicated.The Romney administration has announced that Kingsdale will head up the new Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector Authority, the independent state...
May 30 2006 // New York lawmakers have passed legislation designed to protect consumers against identity theft but insurers are urging Gov. George Pataki to veto the measure because its credit freeze provision does not exclude...
May 30 2006 // Rhode Island Gov. Donals Carcieri is appealing a judge’s decision that bars him from firing two members of the board of directors at Beacon Mutual Insurance Co.A Superior Court judge last week denied Carcieri’s...
May 26 2006 // Saying Floridians are “storming mad” about rising property insurance premiums, Democrats have renewed a call for lawmakers to do more on the issue, and warned that if they don’t, angry voters could take...
May 26 2006 // State regulators have reached a milestone in their efforts to streamline product regulation, with a centralized approval system for certain life and financial products on the verge of becoming reality.After three years of...
May 26 2006 // With its chairman proclaiming the program is at a “crossroads,” the U.S. Senate Banking Committee this week advanced bipartisan legislation to bolster the nation’s debt-ridden flood insurance...
May 26 2006 // The American Insurance Association has warned South Carolina drivers that higher auto insurance premiums could result if the South Carolina Legislature approves a bill raising the minimum required auto insurance limits. A...