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House Lawmakers Kill Louisiana License Plate Reader Proposal
May 26 2016 // Lawmakers in the House have spurned a proposed program that would allow law enforcement agencies to automatically scan motorists’ license plates. The House and Governmental Affairs Committee voted 7-3 to kill the...
Congress on Brink of First Update to Toxic Chemical Law in 40 Years
May 26 2016 // Legislation with bipartisan support that would revamp U.S. chemical safety law for the first time in decades is advancing in Congress, winning overwhelming passage in the House of Representatives as backers sought quick...
Oklahoma Commissioner: 4 Insurers Have 55% of Earthquake Market
May 25 2016 // Data released at a May 24 hearing to determine the competitiveness of earthquake insurance coverage in Oklahoma shows that four insurance companies have 55 percent of the market in the state. That’s a concern for...
Report Calls Out Insurers for Half-a-Trillion Dollars in ‘Dirty Energy’ Investments
May 24 2016 // Leading U.S. insurers have nearly half-a-trillion dollars invested the fossil fuel energy and the electric and gas utility sectors, according to a report out today that urges state insurance regulators and board members of...
AIA Urges Mitigation, not Regulation to Ease Oklahoma’s Quake Coverage Woes
May 24 2016 // In testimony submitted to Oklahoma’s insurance commissioner, the American Insurance Association (AIA) has suggested that the state look at mitigation, rather than further regulation of the earthquake insurance market...
Insurers Rethinking $17.7 Billion Invested in Hedge Funds
May 24 2016 // Insurers have had about enough of hedge funds. Stung by market-trailing returns, the insurance industry in the U.S. is reversing course after more than doubling its hedge fund allocation over five years, to $17.7 billion...
Equal Coverage of Cancer Drugs Required Under Michigan Bill
May 23 2016 // Cancer patients and survivors are lobbying lawmakers to make Michigan the latest in a long line of states to require equal insurance coverage of chemotherapy regardless of whether the drugs are given by needle or taken...
Washington Judge OKs Mobile Home Lawsuit Settlement
May 23 2016 // A Grant County judge has given preliminary approval to a settlement in a class action lawsuit filed by mobile homeowners against their landlord in central Washington. The lawsuit alleges that Royal Coachman Mobile Home...
FAA Creates Drone Advisory Panel, Lifts Barrier to Education
May 23 2016 // The Federal Aviation Administration is establishing a broad-based advisory committee to provide advice on key unmanned aircraft integration issues. Also, under a new policy, the FAA will also make it easier for students to...
Another Part of Oklahoma Workers’ Comp Act Struck Down
May 23 2016 // The Oklahoma Supreme Court dealt another blow to the state’s 2013 workers’ comp overhaul by finding unconstitutional a provision of the Oklahoma Administrative Workers’ Compensation Act pertaining to the...
New Florida Insurance Commissioner Altmaier Takes the Reins
May 23 2016 // David Altmaier After nearly 13 years, Florida has a new insurance commissioner. The Florida Cabinet appointed David Altmaier April 29 to succeed long-time insurance commissioner Kevin McCarty, who announced earlier this...
Drones: An Emerging Market Quickly Taking Flight
May 23 2016 // So what is all the buzz about? Lately it is about unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) or drones, which are emerging as a valuable component in a vast array of American businesses and markets. While UAVs are generally associated...
Judge Allows Concussion Class Action Suit Against National Hockey League
May 19 2016 // A U.S. District judge in Minnesota this week refused to dismiss a lawsuit filed by ex-players accusing the National Hockey League of failing to protect them from head injuries and withholding information about the...
McGovern Leaving Lloyd’s as CRO to Join XL Group as Chief Compliance Officer
May 19 2016 // XL Group plc announced it has appointed Sean McGovern as chief compliance officer, head of Regulatory & Government Affairs, moving from Lloyd’s of London where he is chief risk officer and general counsel. In...
South Carolina Lawmakers Override Governor’s Farm Aid Veto
May 19 2016 // With dozens of farmers in the lobby and lawmakers cheering every speech, the South Carolina House on Tuesday voted to override Gov. Nikki Haley’s veto of a bill offering $40 million in state aid to farmers who lost...
Louisiana Medical Marijuana Expansion Bill Goes to Governor’s Desk
May 18 2016 // An effort to speed up and expand the dispensing of medical marijuana in Louisiana has won final legislative passage, spurred by personal stories of people with seizures and severe pain that bill advocates say would be...
Louisiana Drivers Seek Relief from Lawmakers for Insurance Lapse Fines
May 16 2016 // State lawmakers hope to offer relief to thousands of Louisiana drivers who collectively owe millions of dollars to the Office of Motor Vehicles in unpaid fines from lapsed insurance coverage. It’s not clear yet what...
Judge Orders Imprisoned Ohio Cardiologist to Pay Victims $5.5M
May 16 2016 // An imprisoned Ohio cardiologist has been ordered to repay $5.5 million to people on whom he performed unnecessary heart procedures as part of a medical overbilling scheme. Cleveland.com reports that a federal judge ordered...
Media Groups Ask Judge for Access to Sandusky Insurance Case Records
May 16 2016 // Several media organizations want a judge to make public sealed court records in a dispute between Penn State and an insurance company over settlement payments to people who said former Penn State assistant football coach...
Vermont to Become 1st State Requiring Drug Makers to Explain Price Hikes
May 16 2016 // Vermont is poised to become the first state requiring drug companies to explain their price increases, and Bob and Deborah Messing think that’s a good idea. The Messings live in Montpelier and are in their early 70s....
