Most Popular Legislation Headlines This Year
The most viewed headlines from our Legislation Topic Page over the last year.
#1 Trump’s Bond Insurer Tells Judge Shortfall Is ‘Inconceivable’
Apr 17 2024 // Donald Trump submitted evidence that the insurer providing his $175 million appeal bond in New York’s civil fraud case is financially capable of paying up if his legal challenge fails, after the state attorney...
#2 Florida Judge Slams Universal for ‘Stonewalling,’ Demands Answers From Company
Dec 19 2023 // Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Co. officials are discounting the significance of recent Florida judges’ rulings that have slammed the company for violating court orders, have forced Universal to default...
#3 AM Best Tweaks State Farm Outlook to Negative After Weather, Regulatory Issues
Sep 25 2023 // The AM Best financial rating firm has downgraded its outlook for multiple State Farm insurance companies due to weather losses and regulations that the firm said hinder the insurance giant’s ability to adequately...
#4 Fed Judges Ask Florida Supreme Court to Decide if Insurers Can Sue Auto-Glass Shops
Nov 9 2023 // The Florida Legislature earlier this year struck a mighty blow for auto insurers in their years-long fight against windshield repair shops, ending assignment-of-benefits and the practice of offering gifts to insureds. Now,...
#5 Judge Tosses Suit by Estate of Employee Killed in Crash After Mandatory Wine Tasting
Feb 9 2024 // A Connecticut judge has tossed a lawsuit by the estate of a woman who was killed in a crash while driving intoxicated following a mandatory wine tasting at the restaurant that employed her. The estate brought claims of...
#6 Judge in $6 Billion 3M Settlement Issues Order to Stop Litigation Funding
Sep 12 2023 // A federal judge has barred attorneys and claimants involved in 3M’s $6 billion settlement with U.S. military servicemembers from any third-party litigation funding agreements. District Judge M. Casey Rodgers in the...
#7 Workers’ Compensation Undercuts Employer Liability Exclusion, U.S. Appeals Court Rules
Jul 11 2023 // Since workers’ compensation shields an employer from liability, an insurer may not be able to rely on an employer liability exclusion in a commercial general liability policy to avoid claims. That’s the...
#8 Massachusetts Judge Rejects Auto Insurance Class Actions Over Diminished Value
Jun 23 2023 // A judge in Massachusetts has denied class certifications for claimants seeking payments from two insurers for the lost resale value of their motor vehicles that were damaged in accidents and then repaired. Suffolk County...
#9 Bill Introduced to Keep CFPB Out of State Insurance Regulation
Jan 17 2024 // New bi-partisan legislation meant to keep the regulation of insurance companies with state regulators was introduced in the Senate on Jan. 16. The Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2024 from senators Tim...
#10 Litigation Abuse, Regulation, Hard Market Among Insurance Trades’ Priorities for 2024
Dec 27 2023 // Insurance trade organizations are always working for the industry so Insurance Journal asked them: What are the top priorities and/or challenges heading into 2024? Here are the responses we received: In the coming year,...
#11 Fate of Most Remaining Zantac Lawsuits Weighed by Delaware Judge
Jan 26 2024 // GSK, Pfizer and other pharmaceutical companies are urging a judge in Delaware this week to find that evidence plaintiffs’ lawyers want to use in about 72,000 lawsuits claiming that the discontinued heartburn drug...
#12 Judge Blocks Chubb Exit From New York Diocese’s Thousands of Child Sex Abuse Suits
Dec 19 2023 // A New York judge has ruled that the “plain language” of Chubb Insurance policies dictates that the insurer must cover the Archdiocese of New York parishes and schools as they contend with thousands of sex abuse...
#13 Judge Upholds $24M Award in Suit by Employee With Social Anxiety Disorder
Nov 14 2023 // A federal district court judge in Massachusetts has upheld a $24 million jury award for a woman who sued her employer for retaliation and discrimination because of her social anxiety disorder. The employer, PPD...
#14 New Law Lets New York Auto Insurers Waive Photo Mandate Starting Next May
Nov 21 2023 // New York finally has a law on the books that allows insurance companies to waive pre-insurance photo inspections. Bills to permit inspection waivers have been introduced since 2009. Gov. Kathy Hochul recently signed one...
#15 Florida High Court Rule Change Seen as a Win for Med Mal Insurers
Jul 14 2023 // Like a sports league deciding to make greater use of in-game instant replay on crucial calls, the Florida Supreme Court has made it a little easier for hospitals and other medical malpractice defendants to challenge expert...
#16 Regulatory Battles In Personal Lines Ahead; Allstate May Drop Customers
Dec 8 2023 // Analysts from Standard & Poor’s predicted this week that while personal auto results are starting to stabilize, the continued push for rate in 2024 will set the stage for more faceoffs between regulators and...
#17 Florida Lawmakers Approve Surplus Takeouts but Stop Short on Nonrenewal Limits
Mar 11 2024 // A number of property insurance-related bills were introduced in the Florida Legislature this year – from a fundamental change to the Citizens Property Insurance Corp. coverage model to further limiting policy...
#18 Judge Gives Early Nod to GEICO’s $5M Settlement in Georgia Class Action
Dec 8 2023 // GEICO Indemnity Co. has agreed and a federal court in Georgia has given approval to a preliminary settlement of $5.1 million in a class-action lawsuit in which plaintiffs said the insurer had shorted them on ad valorem...
#19 Deadly Lithium Battery Fires Force Lawmakers to Play Catch-Up on Safety
Mar 28 2024 // For a decade, Illinois state Sen. Sue Rezin has recognized the technological and economic potential of lithium-ion batteries. Rezin, a Republican who serves in a district that is a major chemical and energy industry hub...
#20 California Insurance Co. Says Judge’s Tentative Order Won’t Stop CDI Overreach
Mar 11 2024 // A California court’s tentative decision in a dispute between the California Department of Insurance and the California Insurance Company “failed to undo the unprecedented use of the CDI’s conservation...
