All the headlines from our Legislation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sep 5 2003 // The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that the state district court’s decision to award attorneys’ fees and costs was erroneous in the case in re: Silicone Implant Insurance Coverage Litigation.The court’s...
Sep 4 2003 // The California Department of Insurance’s proposal to further regulate the special investigations units of insurance companies is excessive and unnecessary according to the Alliance of American Insurers. In written...
Aug 29 2003 // A Madison County, Ill., judge has certified a class-action lawsuit on behalf of 30,000 Geico Corp. policyholders on the direct insurer’s use of aftermarket parts to fix damaged vehicles. The Alliance of American...
Aug 28 2003 // Gov. Gray Davis signed California financial privacy legislation into law Aug. 28, enacting one of the nation’s most restrictive state privacy measures, according to the Association of California Insurance Companies...
Aug 26 2003 // Three insurance trade associations announced that a Sacramento Superior Court sustained their challenge to the legality of a homeowners insurance Emergency Regulation issued by the California Department of Insurance (CDI)...
Aug 21 2003 // A bill restricting insurers’ use of credit information for personal lines underwriting and rating passed the Senate Aug. 20 and heads to the Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski’s desk for his...
Aug 20 2003 // Financial privacy legislation swiftly passed the California Assembly Aug. 18 and the Senate Aug. 19, and Senate Bill 1 is expected to reach Gov. Gray Davis’ desk for his signature Aug. 20.“Uniform privacy...
Aug 20 2003 // New Jersey Governor James McGreevey signed a bill into law this week that protects agents’ ownership and commission rights when insurance policies are transferred from one company to another. The Professional...
Aug 18 2003 // Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Robert Wooley was joined by National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) president and Arkansas Commissioner of Insurance Mike Pickens Friday Aug. 15 at a press conference to...
Aug 18 2003 // The anniversary of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX) has opened the door of dialogue to the benefits of sustainable, effective corporate governance. The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) shift in focus...
Aug 18 2003 // The anniversary of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX) has opened the door of dialogue to the benefits of sustainable, effective corporate governance. The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) shift in...
Aug 15 2003 // In anticipation of an early vote on class action reform legislation when Congress returns in September, the Alliance of American Insurers is urging its member companies to contact Senators in support of S 274, the Class...
Aug 15 2003 // A federal judge on Thursday deferred until Aug. 25 a decision on whether to issue an injunction against San Diego-based Arrowhead General Insurance Agency Inc.’s use of certain computer software.The deferral of...
Aug 14 2003 // Legislation passed on Wednesday by the Florida legislature is far from perfect and may not generate the benefits that the medical community, consumers and insurers had hoped for, according to the Alliance of American...
Aug 13 2003 // Confidence in the reliability of the law is shattered whenever a court pre-empts the authority of state insurance regulators, according to a new public policy paper released by the National Association of Mutual Insurance...
Aug 13 2003 // The Consumer Federation of America (CFA) released a study which reportedly found that at least 40 percent of the leadership of the National Conference of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL), an organization that offers model...
Aug 13 2003 // The Insurance Bureau of Canada gave cautious approval to measures proposed by the government of Prince Edward Island (PEI) to address rising auto insurance claims costs, calling them a “positive step...
Aug 11 2003 // Florida Governor Jeb Bush, Senate President Jim King, and House Speaker Johnnie Byrd announced that state legislators have reached an agreement on key elements of medical malpractice reform.The governor said the agreement...
Aug 11 2003 // Several bills of interest to the California property/casualty insurance industry – including proposals to reform the workers’ compensation system and address privacy issues – are pending on the Senate and...
Aug 8 2003 // Thursday’s announcement by Governor James McGreevey that Mercury General will begin selling automobile insurance in the Garden State confirms that the strong and positive message sent by the recent passage of the New...