All the headlines from our Legislation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Apr 21 2003 // Give them credit—both agents and carriers have made credit scoring an issue that the industry can’t turn its back on.From studies to hearings, the issue has soared to become one of the top three or four issues in...
Apr 21 2003 // One of the Insurance Journal’s roles is to keep insurance professionals updated on key legal issues affecting the insurance industry. Indeed, the Legal Beat Column often focuses on court cases and trends in the law...
Apr 18 2003 // “Regulation of the insurance industry in South Carolina is best handled by the Department of Insurance in Columbia, not a federal department of insurance in the District of Columbia,” said Gov. Mark Sanford (R)...
Apr 17 2003 // The Alliance of American Insurers reports it is pleased with the U.S. Treasury Department’s second set of regulations under the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) of 2002, which the department released April 15, as...
Apr 16 2003 // Navigators Pro, a division of Navigators Management Company, a subsidiary of The Navigators Group, Inc. (www.navg.com), has introduced the IDL InNAVation(SM) coverage endorsement to its traditional primary directors and...
Apr 16 2003 // The Oregon Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously voted to pass Senate Bill 260, which would prohibit insurance carriers from using credit information for underwriting and rating policies, the National Association of...
Apr 15 2003 // While privacy regulations under the Health Insurance Portability and Accessibility Act (HIPAA) do not apply directly to property/casualty insurers, the industry is expecting a significant impact due to health care...
Apr 15 2003 // The Florida House Subcommittee on Insurance Regulation approved a bill that would establish a flex rating system for homeowners, commercial property and auto insurance policies, according to the National Association of...
Apr 15 2003 // The increasing use of credit scoring by insurers in underwriting and rating personal lines of insurance has reportedly brought on increased interest, oversight and even some action by insurance regulators and state...
Apr 14 2003 // One day after meetings with National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) president Mike Pickens, the PIA National Board of Directors unanimously adopted a resolution reaffirming PIA’s support of a major...
Apr 14 2003 // Both houses of the Montana Legislature have approved HB 205, the Insurance Department’s bill to amend the state’s Insurance Information and Privacy Protection Act, according to the Alliance of American...
Apr 14 2003 // The Florida House Subcommittee on Insurance Regulation has approved a bill that would establish a flex rating system for homeowners, commercial property, and auto insurance policies.“This measure is a good first step...
Apr 11 2003 // Federal lawmakers Thursday learned that New Jersey’s auto insurance crisis has impacted more than a quarter million people within the past three years alone, forcing drivers to search for auto insurance in a market...
Apr 11 2003 // The current U.S. regulation system must change to accept Lloyd’s as a loyal partner rather than reinsurance aliens, the Chairman of Lloyd’s of London told journalists in Washington, D.C. recently.Speaking to...
Apr 11 2003 // The Florida House Subcommittee on Insurance Regulation has approved a bill that would establish a flex rating system for homeowners, commercial property, and auto insurance policies.“This measure is a good first step...
Apr 10 2003 // Legislation regulating the use of credit-based insurance scores was recently signed by North Dakota’s governor and has passed the Kansas legislature. Three other states, Colorado, Virginia and Wyoming have enacted...
Apr 9 2003 // A number of asbestos litigation reform bills were filed in both the Louisiana House and Senate for the session that began March 31, according to the Alliance of American Insurers, which has been active in developing and...
Apr 9 2003 // The Florida Senate’s Banking & Insurance Committee gave its approval to no-fault legislation containing many reforms advocated by the American Insurance Association (AIA). According to the AIA, the Motor Vehicle...
Apr 8 2003 // As the budget-dominated first year of a two-year Georgia legislative session winds down, a handful of insurance-related bills still remain to be settled, according to the National Association of Independent Insurers...
Apr 8 2003 // A tentative ruling in the class action lawsuit A&J Liquor Co. Inc., et al v. State Compensation Insurance Fund found in favor of California’s largest workers’ comp insurer April 7.San Francisco Superior...