All the headlines from our Legislation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sep 30 2002 // By now, it’s hardly an exaggeration that medical-malpractice liability insurance markets in several states are in crisis.As is the case with so many other insurance lines, the exodus of medical liability carriers...
Sep 27 2002 // World Trade Center leaseholder Larry Silverstein, who has argued that the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the property were two occurrences, has informed Judge John Martin that he will appeal a Sept. 25 ruling involving...
Sep 27 2002 // The California Department of Insurance (Department) lacks the statutory authority to mandate a single format for proof-of-insurance cards, according to the American Insurance Association (AIA). AIA formally expressed its...
Sep 26 2002 // By now, it’s hardly an exaggeration that medical-malpractice liability insurance markets in several states are in crisis.As is the case with so many other insurance lines, the exodus of medical liability carriers...
Sep 25 2002 // A federal judge ruled Sept. 25 that the attacks on the World Trade Center last September resulted in “one occurrence” under a policy form used by a trio of insurers of the destroyed complex, according to a Dow...
Sep 23 2002 // New York Governor George Pataki signed into law a bill that will make more affordable health insurance available to small businesses run across New York State that are owned and operated by single-person businesses.The new...
Sep 23 2002 // The Arkansas Department of Insurance has issued a rule that establishes standards for developing and protecting customer information, Rule and Regulation 77-Standards for Safeguarding Customer Information. It was drafted...
Sep 20 2002 // A proposed state privacy regulation does not comply with the enabling legislation, and therefore the state Insurance Division does not have authority to adopt the rule, according to the National Association of Independent...
Sep 20 2002 // The Independent Insurance Agents of New York Inc. (IIAANY) says Gov. George Pataki can take a major step in helping licensed insurance agents and brokers from running afoul of state agencies by signing a bill that would...
Sep 19 2002 // The National Association of Independent Insurers has issued a statement that a regulation proposed by the State of Missouri’s Insurance Department requiring insurers to enter into contracts with all third party...
Sep 18 2002 // The Hawaii Insurance Division (Division) received the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (NAIC) Uniform Regulation through Technology (URTT) Award after completing all 12 of the URTT initiatives.The...
Sep 18 2002 // Ohio Insurance Director Lee Covington has filed a “friend of the court” brief supporting the decision of the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas that refused to certify a class action lawsuit against Mayfield...
Sep 18 2002 // The problems of state oversight are significant, requiring reform of the system, but Congress can best modernize state rules through federal legislation, not regulation, Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of...
Sep 17 2002 // The New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance (DOBI) has devised a program to assist the state’s auto policyholders find new coverage in light of State Farm Indemnity’s pending non-renewal of 4,000 polices...
Sep 17 2002 // A federal judge has dismissed J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.’s fraud claim levied against 11 insurers, possibly derailing the company’s attempt to gather approximately $1 billion in losses resulting in trade...
Sep 16 2002 // Outrageous! A travesty of Justice! Should be reversed! Both sides have probably said that at one time or another as the case of Campbell vs. State Farm worked it’s way through Utah’s court system, culminating...
Sep 16 2002 // Arizona property/casualty insurance laws addressing the use of credit information, new form filing and investment provisions, spiraling costs of construction defect litigation and minors’ seatbelt usage took affect...
Sep 16 2002 // The California Workers’ Compensation Institute will hold a one-day seminar in October at three locations to help workers’ compensation professionals prepare for the statutory and regulatory changes brought...
Sep 12 2002 // California Governor Gray Davis has signed a measure that guarantees employers and injured workers will continue to receive workers’ compensation benefits if an insurance carrier becomes insolvent, according to the...
Sep 11 2002 // Requiring workers’ compensation insurers to send an annual privacy notice to their employers is not necessary and will result in added administrative costs, insurers told regulators, during the National Association...