All the headlines from our Legislation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Feb 18 2020 // For years, Facebook Inc. lobbied governments against imposing tough regulations, warning in some cases that they could harm the company’s business model. Now, it’s pleading for new rules for the good of its...
Feb 14 2020 // The Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas (SLTX) reported that new rules for surplus lines agents in Texas who are military spouses have been adopted by the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) and became effective Feb. 6,...
Feb 14 2020 // The Ohio House has once again approved a measure covering post-traumatic stress disorder for emergency responders who haven’t suffered a physical injury.Police and firefighters have been pushing for the coverage...
Feb 14 2020 // As insurers introduce artificial intelligence into pricing and claims handling activities, regulatory focus on disparate impact will grow into “one of the biggest topics of the next 10 years,” a well-known...
Feb 14 2020 // After years of setbacks, medical marijuana advocates in Kentucky gained momentum Wednesday when a House committee overwhelmingly approved a bill to legalize medical cannabis.The House Judiciary Committee advanced the...
Feb 13 2020 // The startup-laden cannabis industry is probably just right for those who are willing to forego a few extra dollars on their paychecks for the possibility of a bigger payout later when the company grows or goes...
Feb 12 2020 // Britain said it would force social media companies such as Facebook, Twitter and Snap to do more to block or remove harmful content on their platforms.Following a consultation, the UK government said on Wednesday it...
Feb 12 2020 // Louisiana’s Small Business Protection Act (SBPA), passed in the 2019 Legislative Session and effective as of Feb. 1, aims to help make small business owners aware of proposed regulations that could negatively impact...
Feb 12 2020 // A federal judge has refused to exempt rideshare company Uber and on-demand meal delivery service Postmates from a broad new California labor law while she considers their lawsuit.U.S. District Judge Dolly Gee in Los...
Feb 12 2020 // A U.S. House panel on Tuesday heard from advocates of imposing stricter safeguards for self-driving cars as part of any effort to speed the adoption of the vehicles on U.S. roads.At the same subcommittee hearing, groups...
Feb 11 2020 // Pen Underwriting has announced the appointment of Tom Downey to the role of chief executive officer, subject to regulatory approval.He takes over the leadership of the £500 million (USS$646 million) GWP underwriting...
Feb 11 2020 // The culture at technology startups like Uber, Airbnb and PayPal is all about risk-taking. They start by offering a unique, untested or reimagined product or service or by disrupting an industry’s established...
Feb 11 2020 // Britain wants a stable relationship with the European Union for “decades to come” in financial services, Britain’s finance minister Sajid Javid said on Tuesday, but received an instant rebuttal from...
Feb 11 2020 // Georgia could soon loosen safety standards for dams that sit above newly built homes, under a proposal unanimously passed by a state Senate committee.Senate Bill 319 would allow for homes and other inhabitable structures...
Feb 10 2020 // An environmental nonprofit has released an analysis of first-of-its-kind air monitoring data that shows benzene levels at 10 U.S. petroleum refineries exceeded limitsEight years ago, two environmental nonprofits sued the...
Feb 10 2020 // A U.S. House panel will hold a hearing Tuesday on autonomous vehicles as lawmakers try to hammer out legislation to advance self-driving cars.An Energy and Commerce subcommittee overseeing automotive issues will hear from...
Feb 10 2020 // Pamela Davis, president, founder and CEO for the Nonprofits Insurance Alliance (NIA), is on a mission to help nonprofits be successful at their mission by ensuring insurance is affordable and available.She started the...
Feb 10 2020 // As we embark upon a new decade, the surplus lines insurance market has never been stronger. Growth in specialty products and demand for insurance protection in an increasingly dynamic, technological climate necessitates a...
Feb 7 2020 // The Georgia Senate on Tuesday passed a bill that could lead the state to taking a hands-off approach to the regulation of electric scooters.Senate Bill 159 would define electric scooters in state law but do nothing else,...
Feb 7 2020 // Canada’s privacy commissioner asked a federal court to declare that Facebook had broken federal privacy law for the private sector, according to a notice of application filed on Thursday.The application also asked...