All the headlines from our Legislation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Feb 16 2006 // Florida’s insurance regulator should have to answer directly to voters, several lawmakers said in proposing a constitutional change to return the job to an elected Cabinet post from an appointed one.While being...
Feb 16 2006 // The American Insurance Association (AIA) on Thursday called statements by the Montana Democratic Party about former Montana Governor and current AIA President Marc Racicot “outrageous, shameful attempts to make...
Feb 15 2006 // On a procedural budget vote, the U.S. Senate yesterday killed a proposed $140 billion private asbestos victims fund that has been years in the making. The final vote was 58 to 41, with 60 votes needed to keep it alive.The...
Feb 15 2006 // Pressure is mounting for majority House Democrats in Washington state to vote on a bill that would force minimum health care spending by large employers, while some lawmakers suggested the issue could be left to the voters...
Feb 15 2006 // Republican legislative leaders in Iowa are hoping to cap excessive damage awards with a proposal that would slap a $500,000 limit on punitive damages assessed in medical malpractice lawsuits.Senate Republican President...
Feb 15 2006 // Producers should no longer expect contingent commissions from American International Group, according to the recent settlement with New York Attorney General Spitzer and what the company says is its own global policy...
Feb 14 2006 // Wichita resident Jeffrey Lopez, a former insurance agent, convicted of two felonies in 2001, had his probation revoked and was ordered to serve a prison sentence.Kansas Securities Commissioner Chris Briggs says that Lopez...
Feb 14 2006 // Former Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher’s conviction on campaign-related charges of embezzlement and perjury demonstrate the necessity of stronger ethics laws in Oklahoma, according to State Rep. Ryan McMullen...
Feb 13 2006 // A “loyalty clause” prohibiting insurers from canceling a policy for homeowners who have been with a carrier for three or more years is part of a bill filed in the Florida Legislature by Sen. Ron Klein, D-Boca...
Feb 13 2006 // The Colorado House has introduced a bill that would create a Consumer Insurance Board to provide policy guidance to the Commissioner of Insurance, gather and prepare information for hearings regarding proposed insurance...
Feb 13 2006 // According to the Workplace Health, Safety & Compensation Commission of New Foundland and Labrador (Canada), 58 women whose husbands were fatally injured before the Charter of Rights and Freedoms’ equality rights...
Feb 13 2006 // Legislation to force Colorado consumers to buy medical payment coverage was narrowly defeated Monday on the Colorado House floor.House Bill 1036, killed by a one-vote margin, would have required insurers to provide $5,000...
Feb 10 2006 // Terms of a class-action lawsuit against Murphy Oil USA does not prevent Louisiana homeowners from leaving the suit and settling their own claims stemming from the refinery’s oil spill after Hurricane Katrina, a judge...
Feb 10 2006 // If you overeat and gain weight, you’ll have to rely on diet and exercise – not a lawsuit – to solve the problem under legislation approved by an Oklahoma House of Representatives committee.House Bill...
Feb 10 2006 // Victories and defeats in the courtroom can impact the nation’s economy, with potential consequences for decades to come.GE Insurance Solutions has been tracking and shaping efforts to level the litigation playing...
Feb 10 2006 // Ohio Gov. Bob Taft proposed reforms this week with the goal of ensuring greater transparency and fairness in state contracting and executive branch lobbying. Taft described the specifics of his proposal in a memo to...
Feb 9 2006 // The Indiana General Assembly begins the second half of its 2006 session considering important insurance bills, according to the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies.“Key bills correcting an error in the...
Feb 9 2006 // As cancer and heart disease continue to be the two leading causes of death in Oklahoma, State Rep. Joe Dorman is urging legislators to set an example for living healthier lives.Dorman plans on teaming up with the Oklahoma...
Feb 9 2006 // The Colorado House Business Affairs and Labor Committee has unanimously rejected an attempt to convert auto liability coverage into a quasi no-fault coverage for health care providers.The Property Casualty Insurers...
Feb 8 2006 // Wayne Moore, M.D., chief of emergency medicine at Meharry Medical College in Nashville and Medical Director for Bio-terrorism Preparation and Response at the Tennessee Department of Health, applauded the signing of...