All the headlines from our Legislation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 25 2004 // Whether a patient, a health care provider or an insurer, everyone seems to be aware of what is going on in the medical world these days. There is general agreement that health care costs are rising, more people are going...
Oct 25 2004 // Through the State Modernization And Regulatory Transparency Act (SMART Act), Congressmen Michael Oxley (R-Ohio), and Richard Baker (R-La.), have made a creative initial proposal to re-energize state insurance regulation...
Oct 25 2004 // Regardless of whether George W. Bush is re-elected or John Kerry moves into the White House, the property/casualty insurance industry appears to have a good chance of getting its wishes when it comes to extending the...
Oct 25 2004 // Members of the National Association of Professional Insurance Agents who were recently surveyed strongly support state regulation of insurance and strongly oppose any effort to move to a federal regulatory system. The...
Oct 25 2004 // Despite engaging in the longest session in Illinois history, state legislators headed home this summer leaving a crucial bill to reform the state’s workers’ compensation system in limbo. Lawmakers may consider...
Oct 25 2004 // Even before Charley and Frances, insurers were fleeing the homeowners market for high-risk properties at an alarming pace. Over the last several years, large catastrophe and mold losses have caused insurers to dramatically...
Oct 25 2004 // The Texas home and auto insurance market is finally on the mend. Rates have begun to stabilize, and thanks to landmark reforms passed in 2003, companies are even eyeing our state as a place to do business. Competition and...
Oct 25 2004 // Nine years ago, private workers’ comp insurer Liberty Northwest struck a deal with legislators that it would pay no taxes on profits in Portland or Multnomah County, according to The Oregonian. Liberty Northwest is...
Oct 25 2004 // More than 120 firms participated in the Big “I” Exhibit“During my term we have made numerous advances and I couldn’t have done any of them without the help of the Executive Committee and dedicated...
Oct 25 2004 // National editor Andrea Ortega-Wells recently moderated a “Take Two” debate discussing the hot topic of medical malpractice, and what, if any, reforms are needed. The debate featured Paula Sweeney, partner with...
Oct 22 2004 // As more companies and more names pop up in the ongoing insurance industry investigation involving reported illegal practices in the commercial lines market, Property Casualty Insurers Association of America’s (PCI)...
Oct 22 2004 // Following the notice of proposed new disclosure regulations by insurance Commissioner John Garamendi, the American Agents Alliance has released a statement regarding its position on the Commissioner’s...
Oct 21 2004 // RemedyTemp Inc., which operates as Remedy Intelligent Staffing and RemX Specialty Staffing, said it will ask the California Supreme Court to review the ruling by a California Court of Appeal panel that the insurers that...
Oct 21 2004 // Pennsylvania Gov. Edward Rendell this week released the following letter to the Pennsylvania Congressional delegation in reference to flood relief for the Commonwealth:Dear Senator Santorum: “As a follow up to our...
Oct 20 2004 // Many consumers will pay more for home and auto insurance if a state-proposed rule to ban the use of credit-based insurance scoring discounts in Michigan becomes effective next year, a lobbyist for the state’s...
Oct 20 2004 // Calling secret broker commissions a “serious problem that betrays the public’s trust,” California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi announced new regulations on Oct. 20 to require agents and brokers...
Oct 19 2004 // Ernie Csiszar, president of the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America, told the annual meeting of State Insurance Trade Associations (SITA) that State insurance company trade groups will play a crucial role in...
Oct 18 2004 // Maryland Gov. Robert Ehrlich and top legislative leaders emerged from a meeting in the governor’s mansion last Thursday, holding out hope of a special legislative session next month to deal with a medical malpractice...
Oct 18 2004 // The Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission (TWCC) reported that a District Court Judge in Ector County has turned down a request for a temporary injunction from a Odessa-area doctor who was denied admission to...
Oct 15 2004 // The Arkansas Workers’ Compensation Commission (AWCC) appointed Dale Douthit, a Russellville attorney, as its newest Administrative Law Judge (ALJ).The AWCC, administrator of the state’s workers’...