All the headlines from our Legislation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 11 2006 // The 2006 legislative agenda for property/casualty insurers in Colorado will be dominated by automobile insurance and regulatory issues, according to the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America...
Jan 11 2006 // The Ohio Department of Insurance recently filed revisions to several rules that could impact property and casualty insurance companies.The rules deal with solvency surveillance, acquisition or mergers, reinsurance terms...
Jan 11 2006 // Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler was to testify on commissioner request legislation this week designed to prevent what happened to Ethel Adams last March from happening to any other Washington insurance...
Jan 10 2006 // The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) has released its 2005 Market Analysis Scorecard to show transparency and accountability.The scorecard evaluated states on criteria such as the involvement of the...
Jan 10 2006 // The Kansas Department of Insurance recently estimated that nearly 10 percent of the state’s two million drivers are on the roads without the required coverage. Kansas lawmakers have taken those numbers seriously and...
Jan 9 2006 // Hearings to decide on rates for the homeowners insurance residual market in Massachusetts have been going on since November and are likely to continue for several more months, according to officials.The three major parties...
Jan 9 2006 // Dublin-based consultants Research and Markets announced the addition of “UK Commercial Insurance Distribution 2005” to their offering.The new publication analyzes changes following the introduction of the new...
Jan 9 2006 // The Delaware General Assembly will have a full plate of insurance issues on its agenda when it reconvenes on Jan. 10, according to Richard Stokes, regional manager for the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America...
Jan 9 2006 // Usually saying “I’m sorry” means good things for the person that says it. However when a physician says “I’m sorry,” it could mean big trouble down the road in the court system.With this...
Jan 6 2006 // Randal McCloy Jr., the only survivor brought out alive from the 260-foot-deep International Coal Group Mine, will be eligible for medical benefits and wage replacement benefits immediately, and will receive workers’...
Jan 5 2006 // A proposed Maryland law that attempts to pressure Wal-Mart to provide better health care benefits for its employees would violate federal law, the Maryland Chamber of Commerce said.The business group issued a report just...
Jan 5 2006 // Two tough bills to keep uninsured motorists off Kansas roadways will be on the agenda for consideration when the Kansas legislature convenes on Monday.The first proposed bill will help the state keep better track uninsured...
Jan 5 2006 // U.S. District Judge Julie Robinson will allow convicted former utility chief, David Wittig, to stay in his refurbished mansion, saying the the state had failed to provide a direct tie between Wittig’s fraudulent...
Jan 4 2006 // Black lawmakers from Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama say the three states should work together – rather than against each other – on issues such as hurricane recovery.“We can all empathize with each...
Jan 4 2006 // Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour has warned lawmakers not to rely on “one-time money” granted by Congress to aid in Hurricane Katrina recovery and outlined how the money would be used.Congress appropriated $29...
Jan 4 2006 // The Treasury Department issued interim guidance to assist the insurance industry in meeting new requirements for the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program.On December 22, 2005, President Bush signed into law the Terrorism Risk...
Jan 3 2006 // Thousands of Mississippi motorists will see a higher bill when they renew their automobile insurance in 2006.A new law that took effect Jan. 1 doubles the minimum amount of liability insurance Mississippi drivers must...
Jan 3 2006 // Jacobs Financial Group Inc. has acquired all of the issued and outstanding stock of West Virginia Fire and Casualty Company (WVFCC) from The Celina Mutual Insurance Company (Celina) of Celina, Ohio. The transaction had...
Jan 3 2006 // At least six states are likely to advance rate modernization initiatives this year, a legislative preview prepared by the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) reveals.NAMIC Senior State Advocacy...
Jan 2 2006 // In a recent case involving millions in potential damages, the Supreme Court of the State of New York (County of Nassau) ruled that an employee who was involved in routine maintenance was not entitled to certain protections...