April 25, 2018
California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones appears to be poised for a fight with the insurance industry over a legislative package supports say will protect survivors of last year’s wildfires that struck in the fall. Jones is rallying with state Senators …
September 26, 2017
The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies has named Illinois state Sen. Bill Haine as one of two State Legislators of the Year for 2017. Arkansas state Sen. Jason Rapert also was honored with the award. Haine is the assistant …
September 26, 2017
The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies has named Arkansas state Sen. Jason Rapert as one of two State Legislators of the Year for 2017. Illinois state Sen. Bill Haine also was honored with the award. Rapert currently serves as …
October 3, 2016
The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies named Rep. Erik Paulsen, R-Minn., as the association’s Federal Legislator of the Year for his work to win passage of the Small Mutual Inflation Update. Paulsen was recognized for his work to include …
September 29, 2016
The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies announced today that Ohio state Sen. Bob Hackett has been named the association’s State Legislator of the Year. Hackett was tapped as the top state legislator for 2016 for his leadership in sponsoring …
September 14, 2016
The Oklahoma Supreme Court handed a major setback to proponents of workers’ compensation alternatives on Sept. 13, ruling that the state’s Opt Out Act is unconstitutional. The high court’s 7-2 ruling came in Vasquez v. Dillards, which was appealed to …
April 22, 2016
As the California Department of Insurance stages hearings on proposed regulations designed to give more money to auto body repair shops, a handful of property/casualty insurance trade associations are voicing their opposition to the proposals. The groups are: The American …
January 31, 2016
The Florida Supreme Court will hear yet another case challenging the constitutionality of the state’s workers’ comp system on April 16, 2016. The case, Daniel Stahl v. Hialeah Hospital, et al., has been making its way through the state courts …
January 15, 2016
The designation of MetLife as a systemically important financial institution by the Financial Stability Oversight Council is a done deal. But exactly what that means in terms of higher regulatory standards is still not clear. Those details could come this …
October 5, 2015
Missouri Rep. Don Gosen and Indiana Rep. Matt Lehman were named Legislators of the Year for the 2015 legislative session by the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies. Gosen is chairman of the Missouri House Select Committee on Insurance, which …