Yearly Archives: 2004

MD. GOV. URGES MED-MAL ACTION:

Maryland Gov. Robert Ehrlich called on the legislature to pass a medical malpractice reform bill after the state’s largest medical...

N.Y. MED-MAL RATES UP 7%:

New York Superintendent of Insurance Gregory V. Serio announced that the majority of New York State’s 50,000 physicians will see...

N.Y. FAIR PLAN BACK IN BUSINESS:

After nearly nine weeks of being suspended, operations at the New York property insurance residual market are back. The suspension...

MASS. TO HEAR HIGH RISK AUTO PLAN:

Massachusetts Insurance Commissioner Julianne Bowler has scheduled a public hearing for July 22 to hear testimony on proposed rule changes...

R.I. ADOPTS FLEX-RATING:

Rhode Island has relaxed its regulation of personal lines insurance rates. The House and Senate approved a flex-rating measure allowing...

R.I. DELAYS LEAD PAINT RULES:

The Rhode Island General Assembly recessed on June 26, after approving dozens of bills that included health insurance reforms, a...

Lowering the Bar

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The American Association of Trial Lawyers held its annual convention in Boston early this month. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer...