All the headlines from our Politics Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 25 2005 // Insurance companies would be required to pay living expenses for two years instead of one for homeowners who lose their houses in fires or other natural disasters under a bill approved Monday by the state Senate.The bill,...
May 25 2005 // A Senate Homeland Security Subcommittee hearing set for Thursday, May 26, is the latest in a series of Capitol Hill examinations of port security and the potential economic harm terrorists can cause. These hearings clearly...
May 23 2005 // Cars passing muster at any of Rhode Island’s recognized vehicle inspection stations should not come out of the testing facility in worse condition than when they went in, according to Sen. Daniel Da Ponte (D-Dist....
May 23 2005 // Cars passing muster at any of Rhode Island’s recognized vehicle inspection stations should not come out of the testing facility in worse condition than when they went in, according to Sen. Daniel Da Ponte (D-Dist....
May 18 2005 // While the U.S. Senate approved its version of the “Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy For Users” (TEA LU) by a wide margin, the American Insurance Association (AIA) will reportedly continue fighting for a...
May 18 2005 // The New York State Senate confirmed today Governor George E. Pataki’s nomination of Howard Mills as Superintendent of the New York State Insurance Department. Mills has been serving as acting superintendent since...
May 16 2005 // Cars passing muster at any of Rhode Island’s recognized vehicle inspection stations should not come out of the testing facility in worse condition than when they went in, according to Sen. Daniel Da Ponte (D-Dist....
May 11 2005 // The Rhode Island Senate is scheduled to vote today on the confirmation of Robert E. Hardman of Narragansett to the Rhode Island Workers’ Compensation Court as an associate justice.Hardman is an attorney in the...
May 3 2005 // The Oklahoma Senate Communications Office reported that Senate President Pro Tempore Mike Morgan cited his constitutional authority and presided over the Oklahoma State Senate on May 2 while standing beside his desk on the...
May 2 2005 // Oklahomans should know more about House Bill 2046, the workers’ compensation reform measure being pushed by Lt. Governor Mary Fallin, than Republicans are telling them, according to Oklahoma Senate Judiciary Chairman...
May 2 2005 // Last week the California Senate Banking, Finance and Insurance Committee approved two measurers that are detrimental to the underwriting process and will increase costs for consumers, says the American Insurance...
Apr 29 2005 // Both the American Insurance Association and the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America recently issued statements lauding the Texas Senate for passing comprehensive asbestos and silica litigation reform...
Apr 28 2005 // The Texas State Senate reported that after 10 years of searching for a balanced, bipartisan solution to the increasing number of asbestos lawsuits clogging the state’s courts, it has unanimously passed a measure that...
Apr 28 2005 // Senate Bill 1670, which addresses the problem of uninsured drivers in Texas, was passed by the state Senate. The bill by Sen. Todd Staples, R-Palestine, calls for a $1 fee on motor vehicle license renewals to pay for an...
Apr 19 2005 // The Automobile Insurance Agents of Texas reported that just one day after several AIAT members testified on behalf of Senate Bill 1670, the Senate Committee on Transportation and Homeland Security unanimously voted for the...
Apr 19 2005 // The Automotive Occupant Restraints Council (AORC) commended the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee on Tuesday for including a provision in reauthorization legislation for the National Highway Traffic...
Apr 18 2005 // A proposal that would create a single Florida-wide territory map and eliminate individual rate territories based on predicted hurricane risks and expected loss models was removed from House legislation, but was approved on...
Apr 14 2005 // In testimony today before the Senate Banking Committee, Ernie Csiszar, president and chief executive officer of the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America, outlined possible components of a long-term terrorism...
Apr 11 2005 // The West Virginia House of Delegates passed Senate Bill 414 on Friday prohibiting third-party bad-faith lawsuits against insurance companies. SB 414 is part of Gov. Joe Manchin’s insurance and tort reform proposals,...
Apr 4 2005 // A proposal which would create a single Florida-wide territory map and eliminate individual rate territories based on predicted hurricane risks and expected loss models was removed from House hurricane legislation last...