All the headlines from our Legislation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Dec 21 2005 // An Indiana state lawmaker is drafting a bill he calls “the corporate manslaughter act” which, if passed, would send employers to jail if they ignore on-the-job safety violations that lead to a serious injury or...
Dec 21 2005 // Drug manufacturers are a step closer to winning liability protections they say they need before they will invest in medicines to combat a bird flu epidemic.Opponents described the protections, approved Monday by the U.S....
Dec 21 2005 // Lawmakers in Richmond are proposing tough legislation to punish Virginia dog owners whose pets injure or kill following the attack of an 82-year-old widow who was fatally mauled by three roaming pit bulls.Dorothy...
Dec 20 2005 // Insurers charge good drivers living in California’s predominantly African-American and Latino zip codes substantially more for automobile insurance than good drivers in predominantly white communities, claims an...
Dec 19 2005 // Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle vetoed legislation that would have capped the amount of money medical malpractice victims could win in court for their pain and suffering, an issue that has been a political flash point across the...
Dec 19 2005 // People injured by a vaccine against bird flu or anthrax would have to prove willful misconduct to bring a claim for damages against drug manufacturers or distributors, according to legislation being drafted by...
Dec 19 2005 // The State’s Independent Agents Explain Why They Oppose a Switch to Competitive RatingI agree with Gov. Romney that improving road designs, dangerous intersections and combating fraud will go a long way to lowering...
Dec 19 2005 // Recent N.Y. $21 Million Award May Be Last of Its Kind in the NationA New York court’s $21 million award last month to a young Wall Street trader paralyzed in an accident involving a Budget Rent-a-Car vehicle may be...
Dec 19 2005 // Guy Carpenter & Company Inc. reported the release of a new study, Recent Legislative and Judicial Trends Affecting the U.S. Casualty Industry, on key legislative and judicial developments and their impact on the U.S....
Dec 19 2005 // Several pressing public policy issues remain to be debated in the Gulf region and across the country. At the forefront is the question of how we, as a nation, will finance losses from future mega-catastrophes.Weather...
Dec 19 2005 // The insurance industry effects real public policy change when our arguments are based on principle. Presented in an assertive, thoughtful and focused manner, we can succeed. Recent developments in the National Association...
Dec 18 2005 // Congress approved the Terrorism Risk Insurance Revision Act of 2005 late last week after reconciling differing versions passed in both the House and the Senate. The legislation now moves to the President’s desk for...
Dec 18 2005 // While NAMIC may stand virtually alone, our position has received vital support from the chairmen of the U.S. House Financial Services Committee and state legislative groups.The insurance industry effects real public policy...
Dec 18 2005 // An insurance broker was a representative for the California Fair Plan Insurance Co. with regard to the Northridge earthquake revival statute, which gave policyholders another year to file lawsuits against their insurers in...
Dec 18 2005 // People injured by a vaccine against bird flu or anthrax would have to prove willful misconduct to bring a claim for damages against drug manufacturers or distributors, according to legislation being drafted by...
Dec 18 2005 // Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Robert Wooley announced that Clarissa A. Preston has been named deputy commissioner of the Louisiana Department of Insurance Office of Property and Casualty, and Scott Kipper is now deputy...
Dec 18 2005 // Several pressing public policy issues remain to be debated in theGulf region and across the country. At the forefront is the question of how we, as a nation, will finance losses from future mega- catastrophes.Weather...
Dec 18 2005 // Insurers Challenge “Underground Regulations”Insurance companies have filed a lawsuit against California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi, challenging what they called “underground regulations”...
Dec 18 2005 // A New York court’s $21 million award last month to a young Wall Street trader paralyzed in an accident involving a Budget Rent-a-Car vehicle may be one of the last of its kind.Inserted among the thousands of road...
Dec 18 2005 // Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle vetoed legislation that would have capped the amount of money medical malpractice victims could win in court for their pain and suffering, an issue that has been a political flash point across the...