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Insurers Push to Keep Industry Expert Woodall on U.S. Regulatory Council
Apr 19 2017 // With no sign of a replacement in the works, the U.S. insurance industry is pushing to prevent the departure of a key figure on the federal body that determines how large insurance companies are regulated. Roy Woodall, the...
Uber Sees EU Growth Despite Impending EU Court Ruling, Denmark Setback
Apr 19 2017 // Uber Technologies sees opportunities to expand in the Europe Union, despite withdrawing its ride-hailing service from Denmark and facing the possibility of an EU court ruling that could mean tougher rules for the firm, an...
UK Prime Minister May Seeks Early Election to End Brexit Divisions
Apr 18 2017 // U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May said she will seek an early election on June 8, in an unexpected gamble aimed at strengthening her hand going into talks on leaving the European Union. The surprise statement came less than...
Airbnb Sues City of Miami, Alleges Violation of Hosts’ First Amendment Rights
Apr 18 2017 // The homesharing platform Airbnb is suing the city of Miami, where officials threatened to crack down on hosts who publicly protested regulations prohibiting short-term rentals. According to the lawsuit filed Friday in...
China’s Ant Financial Raises Bid for Fintech Firm, MoneyGram, by 36%
Apr 17 2017 // China’s Ant Financial has sweetened its bid for MoneyGram International Inc by 36 percent, beating a rival offer to gain approval from the U.S. electronic payment firm’s board, although it still faces...
Iowa GOP’s Workers’ Comp Bill Signed by Governor
Apr 17 2017 // Iowa Gov. Gov. Terry Branstad has signed a controversial workers’ compensation bill that reduces benefits for injured workers, notably benefits for shoulder injuries, and decreases coverage for injuries tied to a...
Missouri Senate Passes Statewide Ride Hailing Regulation Bill
Apr 13 2017 // Missouri Senators has passed a bill that would expand regulations for transportation companies such as Uber and Lyft — a measure that legislative leadership and Gov. Eric Greitens have called a job creator and an...
Iowa Lawmakers Pass Tougher Texting and Driving Law
Apr 13 2017 // The Legislature has sent the governor a bill that would let police officers stop and ticket drivers who were texting while driving. The legislation approved by the House would take effect July 1 if Gov. Terry Branstad were...
China’s Probe of Regulatory Chief Won’t Slow Insurers’ Overseas M&A: Opinion
Apr 11 2017 // Xiang Junbo, the man on whose watch China’s insurance industry flourished, is now himself under investigation. As Bloomberg News reported over the weekend, China’s anti-graft agency is probing the...
Making a Federal Case Out of ‘Legal’ Marijuana Insurance Claims
Apr 11 2017 // Michael Johnston, the great, great grandson of the founder of one of the first Baptist churches in Texas, grew up being constantly warned about sin, including the evils of television and dancing. Thus it is a bit strange...
New York Sees Its Cyber Rules for Insurers as Model for Other States
Apr 10 2017 // A group of U.S. state insurance regulators should use New York’s sweeping cyber security rules as a model for how insurers must protect their networks from hackers and when they must disclose cyber events, New...
Baylor Scandal Inspires a Slew of Texas Campus Sex Assault Bills
Apr 7 2017 // Texas lawmakers are pushing for tougher sexual assault reporting requirements on college campuses in response to the ongoing investigations into Baylor University’s handling of sexual assault allegations involving...
Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Seattle Law Allowing Ridesharing Union
Apr 7 2017 // A federal judge in Seattle, Wash. has temporarily blocked the city’s first-in-the-nation law allowing drivers of ridesharing companies such as Uber and Lyft to unionize over pay and working conditions. U.S. District...
Representatives of Rideshare Companies Push for Oregon Regulations
Apr 7 2017 // Representatives for ridesharing companies Uber and Lyft are pushing a bill that would ensure the state of Oregon regulates them instead of individual cities. The Eugene Register-Guard reported representatives said at a...
California Governor Wants to Unite Marijuana Laws
Apr 7 2017 // Whether one entity can legally grow and sell marijuana at the retail level in California is emerging as one of the biggest conflicts state authorities are wrestling with as they move to streamline regulations and adopt the...
Tennessee Lawmakers Reluctantly Move Bill Requiring Seat Belts on School Buses
Apr 6 2017 // A bill that would require seat belts on new school buses in Tennessee continues to advance in the Legislature, but lawmakers remain skeptical about the restraints. Questions about the cost of the measure and concerns about...
D&O Liability Insurance Could Feel Effects of New York’s Cyber Regulation
Apr 6 2017 // While the full implications of the New York State Department of Financial Services’ (DFS) cybersecurity regulation, which went into effect March 1, are still being realized by the insurance industry, many are...
Judge Gets High-Stakes New Jersey Dune Wars Case
Apr 6 2017 // A judge will consider a high-stakes, multimillion-dollar battle over whether a wealthy New Jersey shore enclave can opt out of a protective sand dune plan in an area devastated by Superstorm Sandy. Both sides in the...
Delaware Bill Aimed at Substance Abuse Insurance Coverage
Apr 6 2017 // House lawmakers have unanimously approved legislation aimed at ensuring that people struggling with drug addiction get the help they need. Supporters of the bill say denial of insurance coverage for substance abuse...
17 States Sue to Halt Trump Rollback of Climate Change Regulations
Apr 6 2017 // A coalition of 17 U.S. states filed a legal challenge on Wednesday against efforts by President Donald Trump’s administration to roll back climate change regulations, deepening a political rift over his emerging...
