All the headlines from our Legislation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 8 2005 // Quiana Riggins and Lesley Johnson were ordered yesterday by the U.S. District Court in Miami to repay the Federal Emergency Management Agency for funds they received after filing false hurricane damage claims.Riggins and...
Jun 8 2005 // Industry leaders will discuss hot legislative, regulatory and ethics issues during the 108th Independent Insurance Agents of Georgia’s June 10 to 14 108th Annual Convention and Trade Show at the Hilton Sandestin...
Jun 8 2005 // A summary and analysis of 2005 Florida legislation and its impact on the insurance industry, including detailed analyses of SB 1912, SB 530, SB1486, HB 501, HCB 6001 and HB 19, were presented by Florida Association of...
Jun 8 2005 // At a meeting of the board of governors of Citizens Property Insurance Corp., company officials announced that more than 200,000 homeowners insurance policies have been returned to the private market since January 1,...
Jun 7 2005 // Connecticut would become the third state to prohibit drivers from using hand-held phones, under a bill that has been given final legislative approval by the state Senate.The Senate voted 32-4 in favor of the ban and sent...
Jun 6 2005 // Illinois’ surplus line association chief offered a history and overview of the group’s activities in a presentation to the 9th annual meeting of the American Association of Managing General Agents in Orlando,...
Jun 6 2005 // Homeownership is considered the centerpiece of the American dream. Homeowners insurance enables individuals and families to protect what is likely to be their single largest asset. Before finalizing their purchase, most...
Jun 6 2005 // The number of young agents that are active in their state associations is growing. Although they have learned a lot from more experienced agents and brokers, young agents are essentially unique when it comes to their...
Jun 6 2005 // After months of talks by doctors, attorneys and legislators, a compromise plan on limited court damages to medical negligence victims may have emerged. But the proposal, which is getting an airing in the state Senate, is...
Jun 6 2005 // New permanent disability regulations will reduce the cost of workers’ compensation insurance pure premium rates by anywhere from three to 12 percent, said California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi in a recent...
Jun 6 2005 // MASSACHUSETTSWorkers Comp Rates Up 3%: Massachusetts Insurance Commissioner Julianne Bowler has approved a 3.0 percent overall average rate reduction in workers’ compensation rates, a savings of $32.6 million in...
Jun 6 2005 // Homeownership is considered the centerpiece of the American dream. Homeowners insurance enables individuals and families to protect what is likely to be their single largest asset. Before finalizing their purchase, most...
Jun 6 2005 // Illinois’ surplus line association chief offered a history and overview of the group’s activities in a presentation to the 9th annual meeting of the American Association of Managing General Agents in Orlando,...
Jun 6 2005 // ILLINOISGallagher Reaches Agreement With AG, DOI on Contingent Commissions: Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. recently reached a comprehensive agreement with Illinois’ attorney general and insurance director to resolve...
Jun 6 2005 // ILLINOISGallagher Reaches Agreement With AG, DOI on Contingent Commissions: Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. recently reached a comprehensive agreement with Illinois’ attorney general and insurance director to resolve...
Jun 6 2005 // Fla. Orders AIG: ‘Turn Over Detailed Financial Information’AIG’s admitted misrepresentations on financial statements. A statement from the OIR said the financial community has been rocked with the results...
Jun 6 2005 // Allstate Floridian, the state’s third-largest provider of homeowners insurance has applied to the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation in Tallahassee to scale back its insurance risk in Florida by dropping 95,000...
Jun 6 2005 // Many of the greatest problems small businesses face are government-related, particularly something they call ‘unreasonable governmentregulation.’ There probably are few American small business owners who could...
Jun 6 2005 // FLORIDAFla. CFO: “Prepare Now for Hurricanes” After an un-precedented hurricane season last year and experts predicting the formation of more than 13 named Atlantic storms this season, Florida’s Chief...
Jun 6 2005 // All spring, the Texas and Oklahoma Legislatures grappled with workers’ compensation reform legislation in their respective states. The two have many similar issues, including high insurance costs, low return-to-work...