All the headlines from our Legislation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mar 3 2005 // London: JLT Risk Solutions Ltd and Jardine Lloyd Thompson LLC, part of Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc (JLT.LN) said today insurance capacity has been secured within the Lloyd’s of London market to provide new...
Mar 2 2005 // Poe Financial Group member company Atlantic Preferred Insurance Company has received regulatory approval to assume 5,258 property and casualty policies from Citizens Property Insurance Corp. under its depopulation...
Mar 2 2005 // Assemblyman Ryan Scott Karben (D/I-Rockland), a majority member of the New York State Assembly’s Insurance Committee, has introduced a legislative package on agent and broker compensation that would require...
Mar 2 2005 // The Texas House of Representatives reported that on the heels of the revelation of a major security breach at data broker ChoicePoint, State Rep. Eddie Rodriguez, Austin, has introduced a measure to give Texas consumers...
Mar 2 2005 // The Panel on the Nonprofit Sector, a Washington, D.C- comprised of nonprofit organizations across America, has proposed to the U.S. Senate Finance Committee a series of recommendations to open up the financial operations...
Mar 2 2005 // On Feb. 2, 2005, Utah Third District Judge Leslie A. Lewis ruled in favor of Workers Compensation Fund, dismissing an action brought by the Utah State Auditor. In that action, the State Auditor asserted that WCF was a...
Feb 28 2005 // Legislators will examine options to address broker compensation and disclosure concerns during a National Conference of Insurance Legislators’ general session scheduled March 5 in Hilton Head, N.C.. The discussion,...
Feb 28 2005 // Connecticut’s legislature moved closer to legalizing civil unions for same-sex couples last week as a key panel approved a measure that could make Connecticut the second state to recognize gay unions through...
Feb 28 2005 // The California Third Appellate District Court of Appeal on Monday upheld a Superior Court ruling that knocked down emergency regulations adopted by Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi which sought to restrict the...
Feb 27 2005 // The Insurance Council of Texas reported that on Feb. 24, 2005, Travis County District Court Judge Suzanne Covington ruled in favor of ICT in its lawsuit against the Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission.The court...
Feb 25 2005 // A consultant hired by the Ehrlich administration estimates Gov. Robert Ehrlich’s new medical malpractice insurance bill would save doctors about six times as much money as the bill that was enacted over his veto by...
Feb 25 2005 // Oklahoma’s insurance commissioner would be appointed by the governor instead of elected by the people under legislation that was sent to the Oklahoma House by a legislative committee, the Associated Press...
Feb 24 2005 // Insurance companies are concerned that new regulations adopted by the New York Insurance Department regarding the use of credit information for personal lines coverage could be more burdensome than necessary.The...
Feb 24 2005 // New York State’s highest court has ruled that employers that fail to purchase workers compensation coverage cannot hide behind the workers’ compensation protection against being sued by employees.In reversing a...
Feb 24 2005 // Following emotional speeches about a lack of treatment options offered by managed health plans, the Arkansas House of Representatives voted to resurrect the state’s “any willing provider” law and open the...
Feb 24 2005 // Auto insurance companies would be barred from using credit ratings as a factor in setting auto insurance premiums under a bill passed by the Arkansas House of Representatives, the Associated Press reported.Rep. Rick Green,...
Feb 24 2005 // West Virginia’s medical liability insurance market is in a crisis and it has be fixed soon according to Gray Marion, Professional Independent Insurance Agents of West Virginia executive vice president. Marion...
Feb 23 2005 // The United States Supreme Court has ruled that workers injured on dredges like one used in the Big Dig construction are not limited to workers compensation but may also sue the vessel’s owner for negligence.Writing...
Feb 23 2005 // In a packed hearing room at the Texas Capitol, members of the Texas House Insurance Committee on Jan. 21 heard the views of consumers and their advocates, as well as insurers and their representatives, regarding House Bill...
Feb 22 2005 // A new report titled, “Association Health Plans — A Step Backward for Small Employers and Consumers,” maintains that federal Association Health Plan legislation would have devastating consequences for small...