All the headlines from our Politics Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 27 2005 // Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s plan to provide health insurance to all children in Illinois passed the Senate yesterday and is poised for vote in the Illinois House today during a short-term veto session.The Senate...
Oct 18 2005 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I”) said Tuesday it is pleased that Congress is taking up the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and how to improve it.The Senate...
Sep 26 2005 // If the Republican Party of Virginia’s lawsuit against its former insurer for refusing to cover a legal battle over the GOP eavesdropping scandal goes to trial, key GOP figures could again be subpoenaed and...
Sep 25 2005 // Democrats questioned claims by the auto insurance industry and Colorado state insurance commissioner that rates declined after the state switched from a no-fault system to a tort system, saying 48 of 200 companies have not...
Sep 19 2005 // A Wisconsin Senate Committee has killed the “all sums” bill, a measure vehemently opposed by the insurance industry.A.B. 222 (Senate Bill 137), was defeated in the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Insurance...
Sep 19 2005 // The California Senate has approved two bills designed to ease the process of rebuilding for victims of natural disasters in the state. Senate Bills 2 and 518 share a provision requiring insurance companies to pay the...
Sep 6 2005 // A Wisconsin Senate Committee late Friday killed the anti-business “all sums” bill, a measure vehemently opposed by the insurance industry. “The Senate is to be commended for taking a sound, principled...
Aug 22 2005 // The Republican Party of Virginia is suing its liability insurance carrier, seeking nearly $1 million in reimbursement for the GOP’s payout to settle a lawsuit over an eavesdropping scandal and attorneys’ fees...
Aug 7 2005 // A state Republican Party lawsuit seeking nearly $1 million from an insurance company that refused to cover the GOP after Democrats sued over partisan eavesdropping is frivolous, the insurer contends in a court filing.Union...
Jul 31 2005 // Virginia Democrats said last week that the state Republican Party misled them when the GOP claimed in response to the Democrats’ eavesdropping lawsuit it had no insurance to cover damages in the case.The Republican...
Jul 27 2005 // The Republican Party of Virginia is suing its liability insurance carrier, seeking nearly $1 million in reimbursement for the GOP’s payout to settle a lawsuit over the eavesdropping scandal and attorneys’ fees...
Jul 25 2005 // New York’s Republican chairman called on state Attorney General Eliot Spitzer to return a $25,000 campaign donation from a former top executive of a company his office had investigated.The donation from Richard...
Jul 7 2005 // Twnety-one bipartisan members of Congress from New York have signed a letter urging quick action on renewal of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act, which the Bush Administration has opposed in its current form.A day after...
Jul 1 2005 // Early reaction from Republicans on Capitol Hill suggests they are likely to go along with Treasury Secretay John Snow’s recommendations and not renew the federal terrorism insurance program in its current form.House...
Jun 8 2005 // The Connecticut state Senate has approved a series of measures designed to lower medical malpractice insurance rates for physicians, who say rising premiums are threatening the availability of medical care in...
Jun 6 2005 // To ensure that vehicle inspection stations have the level of liability coverage for any damage sustained to a vehicle while under the control of the inspection facility, Sen. Daniel Da Ponte (D), is sponsoring legislation...
Jun 6 2005 // The New York State Senate confirmed Governor George E. Pataki’s nominee, Howard Mills, as Superintendent of the New York State Insurance Department. Mills has been serving as acting superintendent since January 2005....
Jun 6 2005 // Also, Comp Deal That Imposes Fee Schedule, Ups Benefits Will Get Guv’s SignatureThe latest turn in the battle over capping medical malpractice jury awards in Illinois may have the state’s trial bar singing the...
Jun 6 2005 // The latest turn in the battle over capping medical malpractice jury awards in Illinois may have the state’s trial bar singing the old Righteous Brothers tune, “You’ve Lost That Lovin’...
Jun 1 2005 // Oklahoma Senate President Pro Tempore Mike Morgan announced he is confident a special session on workers’ compensation reform will result in legislation to save millions for Oklahoma businesses while preserving the...