Latest Legislation Headlines
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Report: Ammonium Nitrate Still Close to Schools, Houses in Texas
Apr 19 2016 // A newspaper analysis has found that while some safety steps have been taken across Texas following the deadly 2013 explosion at a plant in West, tons of the same kind of fertilizer that exploded there can still be found...
Supreme Court Hears Claim Against Hospital for Allegedly Defrauding U.S.
Apr 19 2016 // The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday struggled with the question of when federal contractors can be sued for defrauding the government in a case involving a 19-year-old Massachusetts woman who suffered a fatal 2009 seizure at...
Pennsylvania Becomes 24th State to Legalize Medical Marijuana
Apr 19 2016 // Pennsylvania has become the 24th state to legalize a comprehensive medical marijuana program. Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf signed the bill into law Sunday afternoon surrounded by a jubilant crowd of supporters at the Capitol...
Rhode Island Bills Aim to Regulate Uber, Lyft
Apr 18 2016 // Rhode Island could become the latest state to set rules for ride-hailing companies such as Uber and Lyft, but first lawmakers must come to agreement on dueling bills — one favored by Uber and the other by traditional...
Hawaii Lawmakers Want to Regulate Rideshare Companies
Apr 18 2016 // Hawaii lawmakers are considering a bill to close the gap in car insurance coverage for transportation network companies like Uber and Lyft. Supporters of the bill say that, right now, Uber and Lyft drivers might not be...
Agents Storm Capitol Hill
Apr 18 2016 // Independent insurance agents and brokers from all 50 states convened in Washington, D.C., last week for the biggest and most effective industry gathering of its kind: the Big “I” Legislative Conference. Our...
Maryland’s Chesapeake to Phase in NCCI Rates in 2020
Apr 18 2016 // Chesapeake Employers’ Insurance Company, Maryland’s largest writer of workers’ compensation insurance, announced its plan to phase in the National Council on Compensation Insurance’s (NCCI) rating...
Maine Lawmakers Reject Marijuana OUI Bill
Apr 18 2016 // A Maine bill that would allow a blood test to determine whether a driver is impaired from marijuana use is heading to defeat. The Maine House on April 1 voted unanimously to reject the bill, which set a blood level limit...
Water in 19 Detroit Schools Contains High Copper or Lead Levels
Apr 15 2016 // Elevated lead or copper levels have been found in the water at 19 Detroit schools, amid testing that is also going on at schools around the country in response to the lead-tainted water crisis in nearby Flint. The district...
Ohio Lawmakers Want Medical Marijuana Legal by Summer
Apr 15 2016 // Medical marijuana will be legalized in Ohio by summer, state representatives pledged, calling their legislative effort more responsible and comprehensive than any ballot proposal. The Ohio legislation comes as the national...
Louisiana Lawmakers Back Motorist Bills: License Plate Scans; Texting; Seatbelts
Apr 15 2016 // Louisiana lawmakers have approved several bills related to driving safety. A proposal filed by Republican Sen. Ronnie Johns to allow law enforcement agencies to automatically scan motorists’ license plates was passed...
Judge: Sandy Hook Families’ Suit Against Bushmaster Can Move Forward
Apr 15 2016 // The maker of the assault rifle used in the 2012 massacre of more than two dozen students and teachers must face a lawsuit by victims’ families accusing Bushmaster Firearms International LLC of wrongfully selling the...
Connecticut Cab Companies Drop Lawsuit Against Uber
Apr 14 2016 // More than a dozen taxi and limousine companies in Connecticut have dropped their federal lawsuit accusing ride-hailing company Uber of failing to follow state laws and regulations on taxi services, their lawyer said...
North Carolina Gov Pushes for Changes to Controversial Discrimination Law
Apr 14 2016 // North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory said Tuesday he wants to change a new state law that prevents people from suing over discrimination in state court, but he’s not challenging a measure regarding bathroom access for...
Federal Court Rules CGL Insurance Covers Data Breach
Apr 12 2016 // A federal appeals court in Virginia has upheld a lower federal court in ruling that a commercial general liability policy (CGL) may cover a data breach. In a case involving the publication of private medical records on the...
Woods Named UK’s Head of Prudential Regulation, Overseeing Insurers & Banks
Apr 11 2016 // Sam Woods, a former U.K. Treasury official, was appointed as deputy governor for regulation at the Bank of England, replacing Andrew Bailey. Woods — who will continue as the central bank’s executive director of...
Former Minnesota Insurance Division Official Alleges Harassment, Retaliation
Apr 10 2016 // A former top official at Minnesota’s Department of Commerce is suing the state over alleged sexual harassment and retaliation from a fellow agency executive whom he says ordered his staff to destroy documents — a...
Uber, Lyft Campaign to Expand Operations Into Upstate New York
Apr 8 2016 // Uber and Lyft are gearing up for a campaign to expand their ride-hailing operations into upstate New York to include Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse and Albany. New Yorkers for Ridesharing, a coalition of more than 50 groups...
Judge Calls FSOC Review of MetLife ‘Fatally Flawed;’ Government Vows Appeal
Apr 8 2016 // The U.S. government panel that decided MetLife Inc. was too big to fail erred in not analyzing the insurer’s vulnerability to financial distress, according to the federal judge who rescinded that designation last...
Ironshore’s Pembroke Agency Expands UK Financial Institutions’ D&O Cover
Apr 8 2016 // Ironshore’s Pembroke Managing Agency Ltd. has enhanced its directors & officers liability product for financial institutions to reflect U.K. regulation. The new regulation, known as the “Senior Managers...
