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California Lawmaker to Introduce Bill to Free up Funding for Retrofits
Jan 22 2019 // California state Sen. Majority Leader Bob Hertzberg, D-Van Nuys, on Tuesday announced a bill to allocate $1 billion in funding over the next 10 years to retrofit homes across California. The bill was timed to follow the...
PM May Refuses to Rule Out No-Deal Brexit, but Seeks Further EU Concessions
Jan 22 2019 // British Prime Minister Theresa May sought to break the parliamentary deadlock over Brexit on Monday by proposing to seek further concessions from the European Union on a plan to prevent customs checks on the Irish...
Wildfires, Dynamex Dominate California Wholesaler Conference
Jan 21 2019 // Wildfires and the Dynamex decision dominated discussions at an insurance wholesaler conference in early January. The California Wholesaler Association conference in La Jolla, Calif., from Jan. 6 to Jan. 8 featured numerous...
Flood Coverage, TWIA, Workers’ Comp Relativities Among TDI Concerns in Legislative Report
Jan 21 2019 // In its 2018 Biennial Report to the Legislature dated Dec. 14, 2018, the Texas Department of Insurance made several recommendations to state lawmakers regarding issues the agency believes are worth looking at in the...
Insurance Agents Assured of Trump Pass-Through Tax Break Under Final Treasury Rule
Jan 18 2019 // The U.S. Treasury today issued final regulations and other guidance on a provision of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that allows owners of sole proprietorships, partnerships, trusts, and S corporations to deduct up to 20...
California OK’s Pot Deliveries into Communities that Ban Sales
Jan 18 2019 // California has endorsed a rule that will allow home marijuana deliveries statewide, even into communities that have banned commercial pot sales. The regulation by the state Bureau of Cannabis Control was opposed by police...
Missouri’s Lindley-Meyers to Chair NAIC’s Market Regulation Committee
Jan 18 2019 // Missouri Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions & Professional Registration (DIFP) Director Chlora Lindley-Myers has been appointed chair of the Market Regulation and Consumer Affairs (D) Committee for the...
Michigan Senate GOP Priority: Cutting Car Insurance Rates
Jan 17 2019 // Michigan Senate Republicans have signaled their intent to make lowering high auto insurance premiums a top priority in the two-year session, proposing legislation that would make it optional for Michigan drivers to buy...
South Carolina Lawmakers Try to Legalize Medical Marijuana, Again
Jan 17 2019 // South Carolina lawmakers are once again introducing legislation to legalize marijuana for treatment of critically ill patients in the state, making another go at a debate that has gradually made progress in this deeply red...
Trump EPA Chief Tells Senators Climate Change ‘Not the Greatest Crisis’
Jan 17 2019 // U.S. President Donald Trump’s new pick to run the Environmental Protection Agency told lawmakers on Wednesday he does not believe climate change is a major crisis, and would continue to undo Obama-era emission limits...
Cyber Joins Business Interruption as Top Global Business Risks: Allianz Survey
Jan 16 2019 // Cyber incidents join business interruption as the top risks facing global businesses, according to a survey conducted by Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS). The impact of business interruption (which includes...
Criminalizing 1st-Time DUIs in Wisconsin Is a Tough Sell
Jan 16 2019 // With a new Democratic ally in the governor’s office, a handful of Republican lawmakers are pushing for Wisconsin to join the rest of the country and criminalize first-offense drunken driving. On paper it might look...
May’s Brexit Deal Rejected by Parliament in Landslide Vote
Jan 15 2019 // Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal was rejected by Parliament in a humiliating defeat, her plan for leaving the European Union all but dead. She now faces a confidence vote in her government. The House of...
CSAA in California Names Evans VP of Regulatory and Government Affairs
Jan 15 2019 // CSAA Insurance Group has named Katherine Evans president of regulatory and government affairs. Evans will oversee all areas of CSAA Insurance Group’s government and regulatory practices, and will report to the...
TDI Shares Consumer Concerns About Contractors, Roofers with Lawmakers
Jan 15 2019 // While not making any specific recommendations to lawmakers regarding the licensing of building and roofing contractors, the Texas Department of Insurance noted in its 2018 Biennial Report to the Legislature that the...
Insurance Regulators’ Group NAIC Names 2019 Key Committee Leaders
Jan 15 2019 // The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) has named its 2019 committee chairs and vice chairs. The association of state insurance regulators also assigned members to its standing committees. “The...
Connecticut Judge Dismisses Opioid Crisis Lawsuits Against Drugmakers
Jan 15 2019 // A Connecticut judge has dismissed lawsuits against Purdue Pharma and two dozen other drug companies brought by 37 cities and towns in the state, which blame them for the opioid crisis and seek to recoup millions of dollars...
UK Prime Minister’s Brexit Deal Faces Crushing Parliamentary Defeat
Jan 15 2019 // Prime Minister Theresa May is set to see her Brexit deal rejected in the biggest Parliamentary defeat for a British government in 95 years after her last minute pleas for support appeared to fall on deaf ears. The battle...
2019 Cyber Insurance Predictions: Strong Drivers for Growth Ahead
Jan 15 2019 // Cyber insurance is trending upward, the industry is growing, and the technology around it is evolving at a very quick pace. While predictions are always hard to make, here are five trends that are likely to catapult the...
U.S. Plan for Major Expansion of Drone Uses Allows Flights at Night, Above Crowds
Jan 15 2019 // The federal government has unveiled a long-awaited set of proposals to dramatically expand civilian drone flights while also tightening security, critical steps for an industry seeking to expand into robot aerial...
