All the headlines from our Legislation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 23 2003 // Modernization of how states monitor insurer market conduct is a key element to preserving state regulation of insurance, and state legislators can play a key role in making sure existing initiatives are implemented quickly...
Jun 23 2003 // In mid-June Texas Governor Rick Perry signed into law Senate Bill 14 and House Bill 4. The first bill reforms the way home and auto insurers are regulated in the state; the second places a cap on non-economic damages in...
Jun 23 2003 // If you find placing contractors insurance these days almost as daunting as building the house, condo, apartment or other facility itself, you are not alone.A restrictive market, high minimum premiums and tighter...
Jun 23 2003 // Having served six years in his present office, Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Mike Pickens has had an opportunity to see a number of changes in his state over the years. Pickens recently sat down with Insurance Journal to...
Jun 23 2003 // When battling Legislative dragons every two years, those of us who work for the Texas property and casualty insurance industry are dramatically reminded how poorly our business is understood. Furthermore, our antagonists...
Jun 20 2003 // The Alabama Department of Insurance reported that Gov. Bob Riley has been sent a bill for his signature that will regulate indoor pyrotechnic displays in hopes of preventing a disaster like the one at a night club in Rhode...
Jun 20 2003 // Louisiana and Texas legislators opted to overhaul their insurance regulatory systems this year with competition-based solutions that should help to address the insurance availability and affordability crises that have...
Jun 20 2003 // The Insurance Bureau of Canada announced that “is pleased that New Brunswick’s government is taking concrete action to stabilize auto insurance rates,” following a decision to cap pain and suffering...
Jun 18 2003 // A Senate bill that would reportedly create the country’s most restrictive privacy standards passed the full Senate and is pending in the Assembly, where it was heard June 17 in the Assembly Banking and Finance...
Jun 17 2003 // Leaders of the Coalition to Heal Healthcare in Florida told the state legislature returning to the Capitol for the start of a four-day special session that Governor Jeb Bush’s comprehensive reform package will solve...
Jun 13 2003 // Texas Gov. Rick Perry signed into law reform legislation designed ease the medical malpractice crisis and ensure that all Texans have access to quality, affordable health care.The measure, House Bill 4, includes a $250,000...
Jun 13 2003 // Two Central Florida lawmakers will be on hand to speak at a June 13 rally in support of health care reform. According to the Tampa Bay Insurance Journal, Rep. Sandy Murman, R-Tampa and Rep. Sheri McInvale, D-Orlando are...
Jun 12 2003 // The National Association of Independent Insurers has issued a bulletin indicating that the recent enactment of auto reform legislation in New Jersey (See IJ Website June 9) “has several important implications for the...
Jun 11 2003 // The four property/casualty trade associations, joined by a workers’ compensation and a reinsurance association, have joined together to ask the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) to reject any...
Jun 11 2003 // Texas Gov. Rick Perry signed Senate Bill 14, the recently passed insurance reform legislation, during a signing ceremony at a construction site in Temple. According to a statement released by the governor’s office,...
Jun 11 2003 // Business law firm Winstead Sechrest & Minick announced that pay clauses, sovereign immunity, prompt pay and dispute resolution are among the issues Robert C. Bass, chair of Winstead’s Construction Practice and a...
Jun 10 2003 // While commending New Jersey Gov. James McGreevey (D) for signing into law on Monday important auto insurance reform legislation, the Alliance of American Insurers (AAI) warned those who want to attract and keep good auto...
Jun 10 2003 // The Professional Insurance Agents of New Jersey Inc. hailed Governor James E. McGreevey’s signing of S.63/A.2625, reform legislation aimed at combating the State’s auto insurance crisis (See Article in...
Jun 9 2003 // Modernization of how states monitor insurer market conduct is a key element to preserving state regulation of insurance, and state legislators can play a key role in making sure existing initiatives are implemented quickly...
Jun 9 2003 // Four California Insurance Commissioners and the California Supreme Court reportedly agree-the use of territory as a factor in determining automobile insurance rates is fair and equitable under Proposition 103 passed in...