All the headlines from our Legislation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 16 2003 // The Alaska Senate’s recent passage of legislation that would restrict insurers’ use of credit information came after lengthy negotiations among all interested parties, but still falls short of enabling insurers...
May 15 2003 // The Professional Insurance Agents of New York State Inc., issued a bulletin “imploring lawmakers in Albany to end the stalemate that threatens to deny tens of thousands of New Yorkers access to home and commercial...
May 15 2003 // The European Union Parliament in Strasbourg has passed what could be a far reaching directive, mandating that whoever causes environmental pollution will be responsible for the costs of cleaning it up.Part of the proposed...
May 15 2003 // The burden skyrocketing medical liability costs are placing on America’s health care providers will not be eased by an amendment that would provide tax credits to hospitals and physicians in both low- and high-risk...
May 14 2003 // Tort reform was reportedly the major accomplishment of the 2003 Idaho legislative session. The session lasted a record 118 days due to a standoff between the Governor and legislators over the raising of certain taxes to...
May 14 2003 // Thousands of patients, physicians and other supporters of medical liability reform gathered in Chicago’s Daley Plaza to urge federal lawmakers to fix an out-of-control legal system that is seriously threatening...
May 14 2003 // The Louisiana Surplus Lines Association is urging its members to keep the pressure on state lawmakers to pass House Bill 1476, which would exempt certain surplus lines insurers from a decades old, largely un-enforced law...
May 14 2003 // Legislation that should speed up the repair process for insured vehicles by clarifying that insurance companies can retrieve automobiles from towing yards was signed into law last week, according to the National...
May 14 2003 // Missouri Department of Insurance (MDI) Director Scott B. Lakin today said the state must act quickly to reverse a 2002 court ruling that has seriously disrupted Missouri’s medical malpractice market.Under the January...
May 13 2003 // The Personal Insurance Federation of California (PIFC) opposes SB 850 by Senator Deborah Ortiz, a bill, notes PIFC, that will pile on more regulation to an already overly regulated insurance system in the state. Dan...
May 13 2003 // According to the Alliance of American Insurers, a bill introduced in the South Carolina Senate will put the state’s regulation of insurance light years ahead of any other and benefit homeowners by introducing more...
May 12 2003 // North Dakota’s 2003 legislative session was reportedly a very positive session for property/casualty insurers highlighted by the passage of legislation dealing with the payment of attorney fees in uninsured motorist...
May 12 2003 // A proposed Alabama insurance department regulation dealing with the use of credit scoring would help clarify the use of credit in the state, according to the National Association of Independent Insurers, especially since...
May 12 2003 // A recently released Texas trial court ruling will help control workers compensation medical costs by setting reasonable medical fees within the state’s workers compensation system, according to the Alliance of...
May 9 2003 // The Professional Independent Insurance Agents of Illinois said in a statement it approves of the state Senate’s yes vote on HB 1640 Osmond (Jacobs) Insurers Use of Credit Scoring. The bill, which passed the Senate...
May 9 2003 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America announced that it has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear an appeal of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals decision in which the lower court ruled that West...
May 9 2003 // The Professional Insurance Agents of New Jersey Inc. has written a letter to Assistant Commissioner Douglas Wheeler of the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance, indicating the organization’s support for the...
May 8 2003 // Insurance reform in Texas is a step closer as the House Insurance Committee approved legislation that will address some of the root causes of the homeowners insurance crisis, however it is reportedly not likely to lead to...
May 7 2003 // An official of the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) said Tuesday that his organization agrees with a General Accounting Office (GAO) preliminary report that says state regulators need to do more...
May 7 2003 // Senate Majority Whip Jeffrey Piccola (R-15) unveiled new legislation Tuesday to several thousand members of the Politically Active Physicians Association (PAPA) during a rally held on the steps of the State Capitol....