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Uber Probed by U.S. Judge in San Francisco on Driver Employment Status
Feb 2 2015 // A U.S. judge appeared skeptical on Jan. 30 about Uber’s bid for a quick pretrial ruling that its drivers are contractors and not employees, a critical question facing Silicon Valley’s sharing economy. App-based...
Cayman Enacts Regulations Affecting Portfolio Insurance Companies
Feb 2 2015 // The Cayman Islands passed new insurance regulations on January 16, which affect portfolio insurance companies (PIC). These regulations are designed to provide more risk management alternatives for insurers incorporated as...
California Judge Questions Lyft’s Refusal to Pay Drivers as Employees
Jan 30 2015 // Lyft Inc.’s practice of treating drivers as independent contractors was questioned by a federal judge who said that under California law they may be considered employees who would qualify for minimum wage and other...
Arkansas Senate Votes to Continue ‘Private Option’ for Healthcare Insurance
Jan 30 2015 // The Arkansas Senate voted to continue the state’s compromise Medicaid expansion another year and create a task force to look at alternatives for the hundreds of thousands of people receiving coverage through the...
Democrats File Bill to Create U.S. Food Safety Agency
Jan 30 2015 // U.S. lawmakers proposed a bill this week that would create a single food safety agency by bringing together the oversight functions of the Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Department of Agriculture and other...
Local Regulations Prompt Uber to Stop Service in Alabama City
Jan 30 2015 // The ridesharing service Uber has left Auburn, Ala. in its rearview mirror. The Opelika-Auburn News reported that the popular service that lets users book rides using a mobile app sent emails to drivers and customers last...
Roadway Bicycle Safety Bill Stalls in South Dakota House
Jan 30 2015 // State lawmakers want to make bicycling safer in South Dakota, but they’re having trouble figuring out how exactly to do it. The House Transportation Committee on Jan. 27 for the second time was unable to reach a...
Deloitte Insurance Report Keys in on Climate Change
Jan 29 2015 // The potential impact of climate change on the insurance industry was important enough for consulting giant Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Ltd. to include the topic as a significant part of its recent 2015 Property and Casualty...
North Carolina Restarts Debate Over Moped Regulations
Jan 29 2015 // The debate over regulating mopeds in North Carolina resumed Tuesday as legislators heard new rule suggestions from the Division of Motor Vehicles just months after the General Assembly mandated owners register the...
Lawmakers Revive Export-Import Bank Legislation
Jan 29 2015 // A group of U.S. Republican lawmakers introduced a bill on Wednesday to extend the term of the U.S. export credit agency for five years past its current June deadline. The Export-Import Bank, which provides support to U.S....
Kansas Businesses Support State Takeover of OSHA Enforcement
Jan 27 2015 // A proposal that the state take over enforcement of workplace safety rules from the federal government seems unlikely to pass this year but still has some support in the Kansas House. Republicans on the Senate Commerce...
White House Drone Landing Complicates Regulation Debate
Jan 26 2015 // The discovery of a radio-controlled copter on the White House lawn injects a new complication into the debate over the growing popularity of drones used by civilians. The unintentional security breach Monday at the U.S....
NAIC Seeks Input on TNC White Paper
Jan 26 2015 // The National Association of Insurance Commissioners has begun a 30-day comment period on a draft white paper (available here) that no doubt will shape the development in states across the country of insurance requirements...
Conn. Lawmaker Seeks to Ban Homeowner Insurance Link to Dogs
Jan 26 2015 // A Connecticut state lawmaker is introducing legislation that would bar insurance companies from inquiring about or discriminating against a “bully breed” dog when issuing a homeowners’ insurance policy in...
HealthCare.gov Adds Consumer Data Protections After Criticisms
Jan 26 2015 // The Obama administration appears to be making broader changes to protect consumer information on the government’s health insurance website, after objections from lawmakers and privacy advocates. The Associated Press...
TWIA Legislative Recommendations Address Funding, Depopulation
Jan 26 2015 // The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association, the state-created insurer that provides property coverage for wind and hail in 14 coastal counties and parts of Harris County, has submitted a report to the Legislature with...
Report Card Rates States on Insurance Regulation
Jan 26 2015 // Vermont gets a grade of “A+” and California and North Carolina get grades of “F” in the annual report card on state insurance regulation issued by the free market think tank, The R Street...
Ballinger on Growth, Professionalism in Texas Surplus Lines Market
Jan 26 2015 // Phil Ballinger retired at the end of December 2014 as executive director of the Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas (SLSOT), a post he’s held for more than two decades. During his tenure at SLSOT, the organization...
How States Rate on Insurance Regulation, ‘A’ to ‘F’
Jan 26 2015 // Vermont gets a grade of “A+” and California and North Carolina get grades of “F” in the annual report card on state insurance regulation issued by the free market think tank, The R Street...
Florida PIP Report Shows Reduction in Rates and Fraud
Jan 26 2015 // Florida’s attempt to lower the cost of personal injury protection (PIP) automobile coverage is progressing as insurers’ rates have declined due in part to lower losses and fewer fraudulent claims. The Florida...
