All the headlines from our Legislation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
Jun 6 2005 // Texas Insurance Commiss-ioner Jose Montemayor, who announced earlier this year he would not seek appointment to another term as Texas’ top insurance regulator, was named a managing general partner of the Diamond...
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 // 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 // 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 // AIA OPPOSES CALIF. BILL TO LIMIT HOME INVENTORIES: A bill approved by the California Senate May 25 that prevents insurers from requiring claimants to itemize personal property lost in a disaster is well intended, but will...
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 // AIA OPPOSES CALIF. BILL TO LIMIT HOME INVENTORIES: A bill approved by the California Senate May 25 that prevents insurers from requiring claimants to itemize personal property lost in a disaster is well intended, but will...
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 // In a discussion expected to ignite strong opinions regarding which automotive crash parts best serve consumers, state legislators from across the country who sit on the Property-Casualty Insurance Committee of the National...
Jun 3 2005 // The American Insurance Association (AIA) on Friday strongly endorsed crucial steps taken by U.S. trade negotiators that will open global insurance markets and improve insurance regulation in many countries.“The...
Jun 3 2005 // Colorado Gov. Bill Owens took a strong stand in support of tort reform and constitutional rights on Wednesday by vetoing a bill that would have allowed substitute service of process upon the Colorado Secretary of State.The...
Jun 2 2005 // Nine judges have been selected for the third annual Florida CHOICE Awards for Workers’ Compensation. The program, produced by CHOICE Medical Management Services LLC, recognizes outstanding physicians who treat...
Jun 1 2005 // Minnesota’s insurance marketplace will never be the same after lawmakers passed legislation that will make it easier for insurers to offer newer and improved products to its customers, according to a statement...
Jun 1 2005 // Oklahoma Senate President Pro Tempore Mike Morgan announced he is confident a special session on workers’ compensation reform will result in legislation to save millions for Oklahoma businesses while preserving the...