All the headlines from our Legislation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mar 16 2006 // A U.S. House panel has given its approval to a bill directed at making the government’s flood insurance program financially sound by, in part, increasing rates charged on nonresidential property and vacation homes,...
Mar 16 2006 // The session wasn’t easy or pretty for insurers, but the 2006 Indiana General Assembly concluded at midnight Tuesday with significant insurance-related successes, according to the National Association of Mutual...
Mar 14 2006 // The New York State Senate has passed legislation (S.6828-B), sponsored by Senator Betty Little (R-C-I, Queensbury), that would require owners of public boats operating on navigable waters in New York State to obtain marine...
Mar 14 2006 // Agriculture really is No. 1 in Washington.After years of complaining about being overlooked and ignored by majority lawmakers west of the Cascades, farmers gained ground on nearly every major issue they brought forward...
Mar 13 2006 // In its just-concluded session, the Utah Legislature passed legislation to protect consumers from unauthorized access to their credit-related information, while preserving insurers’ access to credit data, Property...
Mar 10 2006 // The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) has joined other members of the insurance industry in filing an Amici Curiae brief involving a multi-state class action appeal currently before the Washington...
Mar 10 2006 // Americans’ expanding waistlines were a factor in the capsizing of a Baltimore water taxi that killed five people in 2004, a trend that has led to other deadly transportation accidents, the government said.The...
Mar 10 2006 // What impact will DP World’s decision to drop its plans to enter into an agreement to run several U.S. ports have on American businesses located in countries with strong cultural and business ties to Dubai? Perhaps...
Mar 9 2006 // Ohio’s top judge rejected a request by the coin dealer charged in a state investment scandal who requested that all Lucas County judges be disqualified from hearing his case.In a four-page order, Chief Justice Thomas...
Mar 9 2006 // In his first political firestorm since taking office in January, Gov. Jon S. Corzine said Wednesday that he provided $5,000 in bail money to an insurance lobbyist accused of stalking a state assemblyman.“I reacted as...
Mar 8 2006 // Arizona’s Senate voted to make it more difficult to win medical malpractice lawsuits over emergency health care, a step which supporters said is needed to prevent physicians from refusing to work in emergency...
Mar 8 2006 // The American Tort Reform Association (ATRA) testified this week before the Michigan House Committee on Tort Reform, urging lawmakers to help the state retain its reputation as a leader in the national legal reform movement...
Mar 7 2006 // Lawmakers in Annapolis are considering legislation to mandate that cigarettes sold in Maryland meet tough new fire safety requirements.The insurance industry is backing the measure (HB 1300) that is now before the House...
Mar 7 2006 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Georgia suggested three bills that have been introduced to the Georgia Legislature to address Certificates of Insurance for subcontractors and workers’ compensation...
Mar 7 2006 // The National Association of Professional Insurance Agents has reaffirmed its opposition to any proposals that call for a so-called “optional” federal charter for insurers.“Those who want to dismantle...
Mar 7 2006 // Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan reported the House unanimously passed the bipartisan Fair Patient Billing Act that establishes standards and responsible practices that all licensed hospitals, and the collection...
Mar 7 2006 // Washington lawmakers have reached a bipartisan agreement on changes to unemployment benefits, a controversial issue that has divided labor and business interests for years.Rep. Steve Conway, D-Tacoma, said it was...
Mar 6 2006 // Owners of mid-size companies used to make relatively easy, straightforward decisions on what types of insurance to buy. They would purchase property insurance for the buildings; liability for the autos, premises and...
Mar 6 2006 // Inarguably, the current state-based insurance regulatory system is a dysfunctional relic that has stifled property/casualty product creativity for years.This patchwork regulatory system is filled with wasteful inefficiency...
Mar 6 2006 // There isn’t any question about overhauling South Carolina’s workers’ compensation system, but there is a lot of disagreement about how to accomplish this feat. Workers’ compensation reform is on the...