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States Treat Electric Scooters as Bikes Even as Injuries Appear to Rise
Apr 1 2019 // Kentucky state Rep. Ken Upchurch says he doubts he will ever see an electric scooter in his rural district on the state’s southern border, but he was happy to help when a lobbyist for Bird Rides Inc. asked him to...
8 Things to Consider When Buying or Selling an Insurance Agency
Apr 1 2019 // Insurance agency acquisitions and deal values are near an all-time high and all expectations are that deal flow in 2019 will match or exceed last year’s numbers. And while reported numbers tend to skew towards larger...
A Mix of Flood Insurance Reforms
Apr 1 2019 // Conservation, CarFax-Like Disclosure, Means-Test for Rates Up for Discussion The federal flood insurance program has a knack for inspiring ideas from reformers across the political spectrum on how to improve government. If...
Conn. High Court Rules Gun Maker Can Be Sued Over Marketing
Apr 1 2019 // Ruling Seen At Odd with Previous State and Federal Court Opinions Gun-maker Remington can be sued over how it marketed the rifle used to kill 20 children and six educators at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012, a divided...
Judge Nixes Trump Administration’s Low-Cost Association Health Plans for Small Firms
Mar 31 2019 // A federal judge has struck down a small-business health insurance plan widely touted by President Donald Trump, the second setback in a week for the administration’s health care initiatives. U.S. District Judge John...
Missouri Bill Could Exempt 1M Vehicles from Safety Inspections
Mar 29 2019 // Mandatory safety inspections would no longer be required for more than a million vehicles on Missouri’s roads under legislation passed by the state House. Safety inspections currently are required every other year...
Hard Brexit Fears Rise as UK Parliament Again Rejects Prime Minister’s Deal
Mar 29 2019 // Lawmakers rejected Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal for a third time on Friday, sounding its probable death knell and leaving Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union in turmoil on the very day it...
Judge Allows Suit Over Nestle Claim Its Poland Spring Water Is From Natural Spring
Mar 29 2019 // A federal judge on Thursday rejected Nestle SA’s bid to dismiss a revised lawsuit claiming that it defrauded consumers by filling bottles of its Poland Spring water with ordinary groundwater. U.S. District Judge...
Court Rules Dating App Not Liable for Harassing Content
Mar 29 2019 // A U.S. federal appeals court refused to hold Grindr liable to a New York man who said his former boyfriend used the gay dating app to post fake profiles, in a harassment campaign that caused more than 1,000 men to approach...
Supreme Court May Overturn Tradition of Courts Deferring to Regulatory Agencies
Mar 28 2019 // The U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative justices expressed doubts about a precedent that business groups and the Trump administration say gives federal agencies too much power to change regulations without notice. In...
N.Y. Cyber Reg: A Third-Party Service Provider Compliance Framework
Mar 27 2019 // This writing presents a framework that if adopted by insurance agencies and carriers could simplify and minimize the cost of complying with the New York Department of Finance Regulation 23 NYCRR Section 500.11...
California to Waive Environmental Rules to Prep for Wildfire Season
Mar 26 2019 // California Gov. Gavin Newsom has moved to bypass environmental regulations to prepare for the next wildfire season, a move he said was necessary to prevent further loss of life even as it frustrated activists in a state...
Bills on Tap at Massachusetts Statehouse Target Lead in School Water
Mar 26 2019 // Lawmakers on Beacon Hill are pushing legislation aimed at improving the safety of drinking water in schools in part by requiring schools and child care centers to test every drinking water outlet each year for elevated...
UK Parliament Seizes Control of Brexit Process from Prime Minister May
Mar 26 2019 // The U.K. Parliament seized control of the Brexit process from Prime Minister Theresa May and will now seek to decide how Britain exits the European Union. In a vote late Monday, the House of Commons split 329 to 302 to...
California Judges Target Class Actions That Benefit Lawyers Over Consumers
Mar 26 2019 // Federal judges in California are cracking down on warped incentives in class-action lawsuits, exerting tighter oversight of settlements that provide hefty fees for plaintiff lawyers but no meaningful benefit for those...
PG&E Pushes Back on Judge’s Proposals to Prevent Wildfires
Mar 25 2019 // Pacific Gas & Electric Co. is pushing back on a U.S. judge’s revised proposals to prevent the utility’s equipment from causing more wildfires, saying it could not “monitor every tree at every moment...
Marsh & McLennan Clears Final Regulatory Hurdle to Close on Buying JLT on April 1
Mar 25 2019 // Marsh & McLennan Cos. (MMC) announced on Friday, March 22 that the European Commission has approved its $5.6 billion acquisition of Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc. All regulatory and competition authority approvals...
Arkansas ‘Truth in Labeling’ Bill Signed by Governor
Mar 22 2019 // Food manufacturers will soon have to comply with “truth in labeling” legislation that aims to protect Arkansas’ meat and rice producers from outlets who, the bill’s sponsor says, mislead consumers...
PURE’s Johanson Joins Executive Team at H.W. Kaufman Group
Mar 22 2019 // H.W. Kaufman Group, a global network of companies headquartered in Farmington Hills, Michigan, has added Kori M. Johanson to its executive team as corporate vice president and chief compliance officer. She will be based at...
EU Gives UK Prime Minister Two Extra Weeks to Avoid No-Deal Brexit
Mar 22 2019 // European Union leaders staved off the threat of the U.K. crashing out of the bloc without a deal next Friday by giving Theresa May an extra two weeks to work out what to do. At a summit in Brussels on Thursday, the leaders...
