Latest Legislation Headlines
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Georgia Regulates Certificates of Insurance
May 2 2011 // Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal is expected to sign into law a bill requiring that certificate of insurance forms be filed with and approved by the state insurance commissioner. Agent groups and insurance companies have had...
Judge Rejects Plea in Indiana Doctor’s Malpractice Case
Apr 29 2011 // An American former surgeon who was captured on a mountain in Italy after more than five years on the run has withdrawn his guilty plea on federal health care fraud charges after a judge told him he was rejecting a plea...
Judge Tosses New York Mets Fan’s Broken-Bat Suit
Apr 29 2011 // A judge has thrown out a New York Mets fan’s lawsuit against the team and Major League Baseball over a bat that broke and flew into his face in the former Shea Stadium’s stands. A judge dismissed the case...
New York Agents Want Say in State Health Exchange
Apr 29 2011 // Insurance agents in the Empire State are calling on lawmakers to ensure that brokers and producers have a role in the creation of the state-based health exchange mandated by federal health care reform. Those calls come...
Lloyd’s Market Association Questions Aspects of FSA Regulatory Reform
Apr 29 2011 // In a response to the proposals to restructure the UK’s financial regulations the Lloyd’s Market Association (LMA) has taken issue with some of the proposals, which, in its view are “over-engineered”...
Both Sides Lobby Missouri Gov. on Workplace Discrimination Bill
Apr 28 2011 // Several Missouri lawyers and civil rights groups are urging Gov. Jay Nixon to veto a bill that would change the legal standard workers must meet when they file discrimination lawsuits against former employers. In letters...
Lawmakers Question Louisiana Governor’s Insurance Privatization Plan
Apr 28 2011 // Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal’s top financial advisor has defended the administration’s proposal to hire a private company to run a state worker and retiree health insurance program, rebutting complaints the...
U.S. Regulators Define Swaps, What Falls Under Dodd-Frank
Apr 27 2011 // U.S. futures and securities regulators unveiled a crucial part of their expanded supervision of the swaps market on Wednesday, by defining what products will be covered by last year’s financial oversight...
Major Florida PIP Reform Effort Dies in Committee
Apr 27 2011 // The industry’s push for comprehensive reforms to Florida’s no-fault personal injury protection (PIP) insurance law came to an abrupt end in Florida after a House committee by a single vote margin rejected a...
Missouri Governor Condemns Discrimination Law Changes
Apr 27 2011 // Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon spoke out April 25 against legislation that would make it harder for employees to prove they were fired because of discrimination. In a statement, the governor condemned a measure given final...
Washington Special Legislative Session to Address Workers’ Comp
Apr 26 2011 // Washington’s Legislature is being called into a special session that starts today at 9 a.m., with workers’ compensation insurance among the topics to be discussed, according to Gov. Chris Gregoire. “This...
Judge Tosses Worker’s Suit over NYC Office Bedbugs
Apr 26 2011 // A former TV news staffer’s pioneering lawsuit over bedbug bites she received at her office has been thrown out by a judge who said workers can’t necessarily hold their employers’ landlords responsible for...
Tennessee Insurance Agents Win Investigation Protections, Lower Fines
Apr 26 2011 // Tennessee insurance agents who come under investigation by the state will enjoy some new due process protections and face lower financial penalties if found in violation of any laws under a measure just signed into...
Alabama Boosts Tax Break for Small Businesses Buying Health Insurance
Apr 25 2011 // Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley has signed legislation increasing the state income tax deduction that small businesses get for supplying health insurance for their employees. The new law applies to the current tax year....
Top Judge on Delaware Business Court to Leave
Apr 25 2011 // The chief judge of Delaware’s Chancery Court, whose rulings in cases involving Walt Disney Co, Hewlett Packard Co. and eBay Inc. made him one of the most powerful arbiters of U.S. business disputes, has announced...
Georgia Passes Bill Regulating Insurance Certificates
Apr 25 2011 // Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal is expected to sign into law a bill requiring that certificate of insurance forms be filed with and approved by the state insurance commissioner. Agent groups and insurance companies have had...
As Tennessee Debates Limits, Verdict Winners Say Money’s Not the Issue
Apr 21 2011 // A mother who won $1.5 million in court for the death of her only child says the March verdict brought her some closure, but she was too emotional a week later to testify to state lawmakers about why she thinks their idea...
Calif. To Provide Workers’ Comp E-Billing
Apr 20 2011 // California’s Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) has adopted new regulations for standardized paper billing forms and electronic billing standards, making it one of the first states in the country to...
Treasury Defends Dodd-Frank Reforms; Promises Insurance Expert Soon
Apr 20 2011 // The Obama administration fired a fresh salvo at Wall Street Tuesday, telling critics of the U.S. financial reform law to knock off their attacks. “We will continue to oppose efforts to slow down, weaken, or repeal...
ABI Warns of Potential Duplication in Regulatory Reform
Apr 20 2011 // The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has issued a call for “for better co-ordination between the new financial regulatory authorities, with the emphasis on transparency and accountability and a focus on positive...
