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Torus Survey: Top Issues in Management Liability & Professional Lines Market
Nov 29 2012 // A recent survey* undertaken by global specialty insurer Torus has highlighted a myriad of current issues facing the management liability and professional lines market. Designed to identify key trends affecting this...
Audit: Louisiana Restaurant Inspections Don’t Ensure Food Safety
Nov 28 2012 // Louisiana’s regulators of food safety fail to ensure restaurants and other retail food establishments are complying with health standards and allow violators of safety requirements to continue operations, according...
Senate Preparing New Iran Sanctions, Expanded Insurance Ban
Nov 28 2012 // New sanctions aimed at reducing global trade with Iran in the energy, shipping and metals sectors may soon be considered by the U.S. Senate as part of an annual defense policy bill, senators and aides said on Tuesday. The...
White House Request for Sandy Aid Expected to Include Flood Insurance Funds
Nov 28 2012 // The White House is expected in the coming days to send Congress a multibillion dollar request to fund recovery from Superstorm Sandy, which caused an estimated $71 billion in damages in New York and New...
New Mexico Overhauling State Insurance Regulation
Nov 26 2012 // As New Mexico prepares to enroll tens of thousands of people into health plans, the state is revamping the government regulator that oversees insurance prices and policies. Under a constitutional change approved by voters...
Alabama Bill Would Allow Guns at Work
Nov 26 2012 // An Alabama lawmaker is again pushing legislation that would let employees take handguns to work. State Sen. Roger Bedford, D-Russellville, says his bill is aimed at increasing personal safety, reported The Montgomery...
Ohio Officials Working to Get Exotic Pets Registered
Nov 26 2012 // State officials continue to work with owners of exotic animals to help them fully register their creatures with the Ohio Department of Agriculture, even though the state deadline for them to submit information was several...
Lawmaker: Every Michigan Resident Should Get $500 from Health Insurer
Nov 26 2012 // A Republican state lawmaker says Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan should pay $500 for every Michigan resident as part of legislation that would convert the company from a charitable trust of the state to a customer-owned...
United Airlines Not Liable for Alleged 9/11 Security Lapse: Judge
Nov 23 2012 // United Airlines bears no responsibility for suspected security lapses at a Maine airport, which allowed hijackers to board the American Airlines plane that crashed into one of the World Trade Center towers on Sept. 11,...
Oklahoma Judge: Hobby Lobby Must Offer Morning-After Pill
Nov 21 2012 // A federal judge has rejected Oklahoma-based Hobby Lobby Stores Inc.’s request to block part of the federal health care overhaul that requires the arts and craft supply company to provide insurance coverage for the...
Best’s Special Report on Columbia Cites Growth, Regulation
Nov 20 2012 // A special report from A.M. Best – “Regulation Tightens as Colombia’s Insurance Market Grows and Matures -“notes that “insurance companies operating in Colombia are benefiting from a vibrant,...
N.Y. Workers’ Comp Board Seeks Changes to Medical Treatment Guidelines
Nov 19 2012 // The New York State Workers’ Compensation Board has proposed new regulations to improve the medical treatment guidelines adopted in 2010. The proposed regulations, announced last week, aim to expedite the best medical...
Florida Supreme Court Rules in 2 Sovereign Immunity Cases
Nov 19 2012 // The Florida Supreme Court last week put off a decision on whether Citizens Property Insurance Corp. can use its status as a state-backed entity to avoid lawsuits accusing it of bad faith in responding to claims. The...
Texas Commissioner: Windstorm Will Be an Issue for Texas Lawmakers
Nov 19 2012 // There may not be a hefty number of property/casualty insurance issues taken up by the Texas Legislature when it convenes in 2013, but there’s certain to be one dominating topic to counter any lack of diversity. That...
Q&A With ELANY Executive Maher on Surplus-Lines Industry’s Resiliency
Nov 16 2012 // The Excess Line Association of New York (ELANY) plays a vital role for New York’s surplus-lines industry. The group, a non-profit advisory association created by the New York statute in 1988, is charged with the duty...
Q&A: Surplus Lines Association of California Director McKay
Nov 15 2012 // Andrew G. Simpson, vice president of content for Wells Media Group Inc., recently grilled Surplus Lines Association of California Executive Director Benjamin McKay on an array of matters, including the market, new...
Judge Urged to Approve Chinese Drywall Settlements
Nov 15 2012 // Attorneys for thousands of Gulf Coast property owners urged a federal judge in New Orleans to give his final approval to a proposed class-action settlement that calls for a Chinese drywall manufacturer to pay hundreds of...
President Obama Vows to Address Climate Change
Nov 15 2012 // President Barack Obama said he plans to work with Congress in his second term to curb human-aggravated climate change, but not at the expense of the U.S. economy. “I am a firm believer that climate change is real,...
Craddick Bill Would Ban Texting While Driving in Texas
Nov 14 2012 // Texas Rep. Tom Craddick (Midland) has filed House Bill 63, the Alex Brown Memorial Act, which would implement a statewide ban on texting while driving. According to Craddick, House Bill 63 introduces a common sense safety...
Meningitis Outbreak Spurs Calls to Boost Pharmacy Oversight
Nov 14 2012 // U.S. and state health regulators called on Congress on Tuesday to strengthen federal oversight of compounding pharmacies as lawmakers prepared for two days of hearings on a deadly fungal meningitis outbreak linked to a...
