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Republican Governors Have Own Ideas for Healthcare Reforms
May 18 2017 // A group of about a dozen Republican governors is pushing for its own set of national healthcare reforms, flexing its considerable muscle in the national debate over the future of Obamacare as the U.S. Senate begins writing...
Texas ‘Hailstorm’ Litigation Bill Headed to Governor’s Desk
May 17 2017 // Legislation backed by the insurance industry and some Texas business groups that curtails the ability of policyholders to sue insurance companies over property claims following extreme weather events has passed the state...
AIG’s High Cost of Hiring Duperreault
May 17 2017 // American International Group’s decision to recruit Hamilton Insurance Group CEO Brian Duperreault as its next leader won’t come cheap. To begin with, AIG will pay Hamilton $20 million to release Duperreault...
Bill Limiting Medical Costs in Injury Lawsuits Sent to Missouri Governor
May 15 2017 // Missouri lawmakers sent Gov. Eric Greitens a measure that would limit how much money people could receive for medical costs in injury lawsuits, the latest in a series of proposals that Republican supporters hope will make...
South Carolina Lawmakers Override Gov to Pass Road Improvement Bill
May 15 2017 // A bill raising taxes and fees to repair South Carolina’s crumbling highways became law last week over Gov. Henry McMaster’s veto after House leaders blasted the Republican governor as failing to provide...
South Carolina Insurance Director Farmer Elected as NAIC Secretary-Treasurer
May 15 2017 // South Carolina Insurance Director Ray Farmer was elected to fill the position of secretary-treasurer of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners During a Plenary meeting by members, effective immediately. Farmer...
Wholesale Associations NAPSLO, AAMGA Merging to Form WSIA
May 15 2017 // Things are moving forward for a new insurance industry trade association for the wholesale, specialty and surplus lines insurance industry. The new Wholesale and Specialty Insurance Association (WSIA) is being formed by...
Producer Compliance in California: The Top Three Regulatory Danger Zones
May 15 2017 // Like Big Brother, California’s Department of Insurance is watching you. Okay, perhaps not literally — and certainly not all of you, but the department definitely has its antennae up when it comes to the...
Oregon Judge Dismisses $4M Suit in Family Drowning
May 15 2017 // A judge has dismissed a $4 million lawsuit filed by a relative of four people who drowned in a northwest Oregon lake in 2014. Judge Andrew Erwin dismissed the suit after Washington County argued it was entitled to...
Nevada Lawmakers Pushing Blood-Only Detection of Marijuana DUIs
May 15 2017 // Weighing in on how Nevada should test people for stoned driving, lawmakers advanced a measure to eliminate urine samples as a viable measure for police to show a driver to be impaired by marijuana. Under the bipartisan...
Florida Lawmakers Once Again Fail to Pass AOB Claims Reform
May 15 2017 // Florida lawmakers have once again let slip an opportunity to address insurance claims abuse, as legislation failed to make it through the Senate before the 2017 legislative session ended. This is the fifth consecutive year...
Atkins Appointed Kentucky Insurance Commish
May 15 2017 // Nancy G. Atkins has been appointed Commissioner of the Kentucky Department of Insurance (KYDOI), in the wake of Brian Maynard’s decision in April to vacate the post. Maynard stepped down as commissioner of KYDOI...
Florida Fails to Pass Workers’ Compensation Reform
May 15 2017 // Florida businesses shouldn’t expect relief for workers’ compensation rates, this year at least. The Florida Legislature failed to pass legislation this session addressing 2016 decisions by the Florida Supreme...
Insurance Industry-Backed Storm Damage Bill Passes Texas House
May 15 2017 // The passage in the Texas House of a bill limiting liability for property insurance companies sued by policyholders following weather related events has given the insurance industry, which lobbied strongly for the bill,...
U.S. Judge Set to Approve Another VW Diesel Settlement of $1.2 Billion
May 12 2017 // A U.S. judge said he intends to give final approval to Volkswagen AG’s $1.225 billion settlement with regulators and about 78,000 drivers of premium Audis, VWs and Porsches over the company’s diesel...
Uber Faces Biggest Challenge to European Plans in Region’s Top Court
May 12 2017 // Uber faces the biggest challenge yet to its European roll-out after the region’s top court was advised to rule that the U.S. ride-hailing firm is actually a transport service not an app. Although the opinion of the...
Judge’s Denial of Anthem Injunction Effectively Kills Cigna Merger
May 12 2017 // A judge effectively killed off any practical chance of Anthem Inc merging with Cigna Corp on Thursday as he declined to order Cigna not to terminate the deal. Judge Travis Laster of Delaware’s Court of Chancery...
Global Temps Could Hit 1.5°C Target in 9 Years: Research
May 11 2017 // Believe it or not, the planet could be much warmer in the next few years, according to new research. The research, published this week in Geophysical Research Letters, indicates that Earth could be 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit...
Ohio Governor: Too Many Die in Manufactured Homes, Regulation Needed
May 11 2017 // Ohio Gov. John Kasich believes too many people are dying in manufactured homes, and he wants oversight of those homes transferred from an industry-controlled board to the state. Statistics compiled by the State Fire...
Missouri Workers’ Comp Lawsuit Bill Heads to Governor’s Desk
May 11 2017 // Missouri lawmakers have passed a bill to raise the standard for employees to sue for discrimination over workers’ compensation claims. Senators voted 23-10 on May 8 to send the legislation to Republican Gov. Eric...
