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Court Rules Failed California Workers’ Comp Insurer Can’t Use Special Funds for Administrative Expenses
Jun 20 2018 // The Appellate Court of Illinois has issued a decision supporting California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones and the California Insurance Guarantee Association’s position that Lumbermens California workers’...
Opioid Makers Endure Setback as Judge Lets New York Lawsuit Proceed
Jun 20 2018 // Purdue Pharma LP, Johnson & Johnson and other opioid makers faced one of the first extensive reviews of their legal defenses to claims they violated consumer-protection laws and created a public nuisance with the sale...
Hackers Steal $32M from S. Korean Cryptocurrency Exchange Bithumb
Jun 20 2018 // South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb said 35 billion won ($31.5 million) worth of virtual coins were stolen by hackers, the second local exchange targeted in just over a week as cyber thieves exposed the high risks...
Patients in Louisiana Could Get More Details About Medication Costs
Jun 19 2018 // Louisiana patients could soon get more details about what happens at the pharmacy counter and whether they’ve gotten the most affordable medication for an ailment. In the regular legislative session, lawmakers passed...
UK Regulators, Lawmakers Get Tough on ‘Poor Performance’ of Big 4 Auditing Firms
Jun 19 2018 // The U.K. accounting watchdog is ramping up misconduct fines after being called useless and toothless by lawmakers irate at the failure of the accounting industry to prevent several high-profile corporate collapses. Over...
Citizens to Implement New Lobbyist Registration System Aug. 1
Jun 19 2018 // Citizens Property Insurance Corp., the Florida state-run insurer of last resort, has devised a new policy requiring lobbyists seeking to lobby the insurer to register via a new online registration system. The new corporate...
Iowa Supreme Court Rules Union Workers May Sue for Wrongful Discharge
Jun 18 2018 // Two former Iowa Workforce Development judges may sue the agency for wrongful discharge after the Iowa Supreme Court made significant rulings in their cases on June 15 that could have broad implications for other state...
Despite New Law, Nebraska Not Expected to See Self-Driving Cars Soon
Jun 18 2018 // Nebraska lawmakers may have cleared the way for companies to test self-driving vehicles with a law passed earlier this year, but don’t expect a large number to hit the streets anytime soon. Although industry...
Custody Protection, Regulation, Insurance Seen Paving Way for Shift to Cryptocurrencies
Jun 18 2018 // Hedge fund manager Kyle Samani embraces his job making multimillion-dollar bets on the wild market for cryptocurrencies, but he’s long contended with a headache: Ensuring his holdings aren’t stolen. Samani, a...
UK Court Rules Contractor Entitled to Employment Rights in Test Case for Gig Economy
Jun 18 2018 // A London plumber who claimed he was unfairly dismissed after years of working as a contractor won a court ruling Wednesday [June 13] giving him employment rights, in a closely watched case testing labor rules in the...
South Carolina Enacts New Laws to Fight Opioid Abuse
Jun 18 2018 // South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster conducted a ceremonial signing May 9 on nine opioid related bills in an effort to address the ongoing health crisis in the state. The signing came at an addiction treatment and...
Bonding with California’s Autonomous Vehicle Testing and Deployment Regs
Jun 18 2018 // A new legislative framework for autonomous vehicle testing and deployment in California created this year is expected to lead to a strong wave of development of this technology in the state. In February 2018, the Office of...
Germany Moves Toward U.S.-Style Class-Actions, Benefiting VW Diesel Car Litigants
Jun 15 2018 // Germany will allow interest groups to sue on behalf of consumers, taking a tentative step toward U.S.-style class-action lawsuits in a bid to make it easier to collect damages from big companies in the aftermath of...
PCI: Louisiana Bills Allow Electronic Access to Insurance Information
Jun 13 2018 // Lawmakers in Louisiana enacted legislation this year that allows insurers to keep up with policyholder demands to conduct business electronically, according to the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America...
Trump ‘Probably’ Will Back Lifting Federal Ban on Marijuana
Jun 13 2018 // President Donald Trump said last Friday that he was inclined to support a bipartisan effort in Congress to ease the U.S. ban on marijuana, a proposal that would dramatically reshape the nation’s legal landscape for...
UK Insurance Entrepreneur Banks Accuses Lawmakers of `Witch Hunt’ to Derail Brexit
Jun 13 2018 // Arron Banks, one of the self-described “bad boys of Brexit,” said he has no business interests in Russia and there was no evidence of a conspiracy connected to Britain’s vote to leave the European...
Insurers’ Big Data Plans Could Fail if They Don’t Get Basics Right: Mair of Atticus DQPro
Jun 13 2018 // Executive summary: Many major insurers still rely on manual or semi-automated data quality checks, which are time consuming, costly and have a high margin for error. As a result, before they pursue advanced data projects...
Elias Begins Term as New Hampshire Insurance Commissioner
Jun 12 2018 // John Elias has begun his five-year term as Commissioner of the New Hampshire Insurance Department. He was nominated by Governor Chris T. Sununu and unanimously approved by the New Hampshire Executive Council in...
In 2nd Year Back, Fireworks Industry Faces More Restrictions in Iowa
Jun 11 2018 // A year after firework sales returned to Iowa, many cities have implemented new restrictions as the fledgling industry tries to put itself on a more permanent footing. The Iowa Legislature last year cleared the way for...
Optional Auto Premium Cut for Seniors OK’d by Michigan Senate
Jun 11 2018 // Michigan drivers age 65 and older could avoid paying most of a mandatory insurance fee that covers unlimited medical benefits and instead choose $50,000 in coverage under legislation the state Senate approved on June...
