All the headlines from our Legislation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 8 2006 // Although it’s not perfect, agent groups support Perry-Sharp plan10 Louisiana after the storms Insurance issues top lawmakers’ agenda10 In case of emergencyGet out fast but make sure documents are safeN1 Former...
May 8 2006 // California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi has unveiled enhancements to his proposed regulations that he said follow through on the promise voters sought when they approved Proposition 103 in 1988 -namely, that the...
May 8 2006 // Editor’s Note: This is the second installment of a two-part roundtable discussion on identity theft. Part 1 examined the scope and source of identity theft and can be found on page 100 of Insurance Journal’s...
May 8 2006 // Scientists at Cornell University in New York have come across a management strategy for group decision-making that is sure to set the business world buzzing.When 10,000 honeybees hunt for a new home, usually a tree cavity,...
May 8 2006 // California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger declared the sweeping workers’ compensation changes he pushed through the Legislature two years ago a “huge success,” but critics called them a disaster for injured...
May 8 2006 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America, and New Hampshire, (the Big “I”) strongly oppose S. 2509, the National Insurance Act of 2006, introduced recently by our own Sen. John Sununu (R-N.H.)...
May 7 2006 // A judge held the Rhode Island attorney general in civil contempt and fined him $5,000 for publicly accusing former lead paint makers of twisting the facts during Rhode Island’s landmark lawsuit against the companies,...
May 5 2006 // Passage by Florida’s Legislature of Senate Bill 1596 and House Bill 561, sponsored by Sen J.D. Alexander and Rep. David Rivera, Florida’s Legislature has tightened the grip on insurance fraud artists who steal...
May 5 2006 // Two state officials in Charleston, W.Va. say state insurance requirements would be undermined by federal legislation that would give small businesses greater flexibility in offering health insurance to employees.The...
May 5 2006 // Days after the Louisiana Senate voted to require that all insurance rate changes be approved by the Louisiana Insurance Rating Commission (LIRC), the Louisiana House Insurance Committee approved House Bill 1115, which...
May 5 2006 // A judge has disqualified herself from a lawsuit brought by policyholders against Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp.Civil District Judge June Darensburg said she found out she has a policy from Louisiana Citizens,...
May 5 2006 // On the final day of the Florida legislative session, the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America is encouraging legislators to make a commitment to create a healthy and competitive insurance marketplace, which is...
May 4 2006 // As the Louisiana Legislature considers a wide array of legislative proposals, many of which would be detrimental for consumers, the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America said it is telling lawmakers that the...
May 4 2006 // San Francisco County Superior Court Judge Donald Mitchell has granted California State Fund’s Motion for Judgment Notwithstanding the Verdict and has vacated the March 2, 2006, judgment for Palm Medical and has...
May 4 2006 // Rhode Island Gov. Donald Carcieri has been handed a setback in his campaign to fire two Beacon Mutual Insurance Co. board members.Superior Court Judge Steven Forunato has issued a temporary restraining order delaying...
May 3 2006 // The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation has scheduled rate hearings in May for three carriers, Hartford Insurance Co. of the Midwest, Florida Peninsula Insurance Company, and United Property and Casualty.Hartford...
May 3 2006 // The last couple of years haven’t been very safe for motorcycle riders in New Hampshire, so with bikes already out of winter storage and even more expected on the road this summer because of high gasoline prices,...
May 3 2006 // Rhode Island Governor Donald L. Carcieri is urging lawmakers to support his Health Care Tort Reform Act of 2006 which he says would bring balance to the state’s current tort system.“Our current tort system...
May 3 2006 // All 16 state district judges in Jefferson Parish, La., have disqualified themselves from hearing class-action lawsuits filed by property owners who blame parish government for post-Hurricane Katrina flooding that damaged...
May 3 2006 // New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch has joined a chorus of state leaders opposing a bill in the U.S. Senate that would let small businesses buy health insurance policies exempt from state coverage requirements.Senate Bill 1955...