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Judge Refuses to Block California Gas Facility From Reopening
Aug 7 2017 // A judge has refused to block a Los Angeles, Calif. natural gas storage facility from reopening a year-and-a-half after a major blowout spewed methane that drove thousands of families from their homes. Los Angeles Superior...
California Commissioner Counters AGs, Other Commissioners over Climate Initiative
Aug 7 2017 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones fired off a letter to the 12 oil state attorneys general and one governor from states like Texas and Oklahoma over threats to sue him if he did not stop his Climate Risk Carbon...
Senators Weigh Bipartisan Effort to Save Health Insurer Subsidies
Aug 4 2017 // A bipartisan Senate effort to continue federal payments to insurers and avert a costly rattling of health insurance markets faces a dicey future. The uncertainty shows that last week’s wreck of the Republican drive...
2 New Driving Laws Among Some 200 New Laws for Louisiana in August
Aug 3 2017 // Two new driving laws kicked in for Louisiana this month. Also children can bring sunscreen to school without a doctor’s note, minors face tougher restrictions for getting an abortion and colleges can’t ask...
Florida Office of Insurance Regulation Appoints New Chief of Staff, Deputy Commissioners
Aug 3 2017 // Florida Insurance Commissioner David Altmaier has appointed Michael Yaworsky as the new chief of staff for the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR), replacing former Chief of Staff Belinda Miller, who retired at...
Volkswagen Wants Judge to Reject Wyoming Lawsuit
Aug 2 2017 // Volkswagen AG, trying to put a massive emissions-cheating scandal behind it, has asked a U.S. judge to reject a lawsuit by Wyoming potentially seeking more than $1 billion in additional penalties for environment...
XL Catlin Offers Cyber & Data Protection Policy in Asia Pacific
Aug 2 2017 // XL Catlin announced it has launched its Cyber and Data Protection insurance policy in Asia Pacific. With cyber risk ranking in the top 10 in today’s emerging risks, the new policy is designed to protect businesses...
Delaware Governor Carney Signs Insurance Consumer Fairness Bill
Aug 2 2017 // On Tuesday, August 1, 2017, Delaware Governor John Carney signed into law House Substitute 1 for House Bill 80 (HS 1 for HB 80), a consumer fairness bill that targets unfair discriminatory practices by automobile and...
Brexit Transition Period Crucial to Protect London as Financial Center: UK Lawmaker
Aug 2 2017 // Transitional arrangements after leaving the European Union in 2019 will be crucial for protecting the economy and the City of London’s global role in finance, a senior British lawmaker said on Tuesday. Nicky Morgan,...
California Workers’ Comp Drug Formulary Would Reduce Costs, Study Shows
Aug 1 2017 // Roughly one-in-three prescription drugs currently dispensed to injured workers in California will be no longer require authorization prior to dispensing under the state’s proposed workers’ compensation...
More Counties Could Be Without an Obamacare Insurer in 2018
Aug 1 2017 // With Republican efforts to dismantle Obamacare in disarray, hundreds of U.S. counties are at risk of losing access to private health coverage in 2018 as insurers consider pulling out of those markets in the coming...
Judge Refuses to Block California Gas Facility From Reopening
Jul 31 2017 // A judge has refused to block a Los Angeles natural gas storage facility from reopening a year and a half after a major blowout spewed methane that drove thousands of families from their homes. Los Angeles Superior Court...
At Labor’s Urging, House Bill to Speed Self-Driving Vehicles Exempts Trucks
Jul 31 2017 // Labor unions are urging a slowdown as lawmakers fast track legislation to allow self-driving vehicles on the road, a potential boon to some union jobs and an existential threat to others. The House Energy & Commerce...
Insurers Await Trump Decision on Health Insurance Cost Subsidies
Jul 30 2017 // Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price said Sunday that “no decision’s been made” on whether to continue key Affordable Care Act subsidies to health-insurance companies, but that the...
California Commissioner Counters AGs, other Commissioners over Climate Initiative
Jul 28 2017 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones has fired off a letter to the 12 oil state attorneys general and one governor from states like Texas and Oklahoma over threats to sue him if he did not stop his Climate Risk...
Senators Question If Trump Adviser, AIG Investor Icahn Plays Role in ‘Too Big to Fail’
Jul 28 2017 // Two prominent U.S. Democratic senators are raising questions about President Donald Trump’s special adviser, Carl Icahn, asking in a letter on Thursday if the activist investor is attempting to persuade the...
Senate Republicans Fail in Bid to Repeal Obamacare
Jul 28 2017 // A months-long effort by Senate Republicans to pass health legislation collapsed early Friday after GOP Senator John McCain joined two of his colleagues to block a stripped-down Obamacare repeal bill. “I regret that...
Democratic Republic of Congo to Open $500M Insurance Industry to Investors
Jul 28 2017 // The Democratic Republic of Congo’s insurance regulator is preparing to open up an industry for the first time that could be worth as much as $500 million a year to investors. The newly created Insurance Regulatory...
School Bus Cameras Can Implicate Speeding Drivers Under New N.C. Law
Jul 28 2017 // North Carolina motorists could be fined at least $400 if they pass a stopped school bus, according to a new law now in effect. Gov. Roy Cooper on Tuesday signed into law legislation that he suggested while still attorney...
Former Texas Workers’ Comp Commissioner Bordelon Joins Granite Public Affairs
Jul 27 2017 // Former Texas Public Insurance Counsel and former Workers’ Compensation Commissioner Rod Bordelon has joined Austin-based Granite Public Affairs where he will lead the firm’s insurance and regulatory affairs...
