Latest Legislation Headlines
All the headlines from our Legislation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Judge in Kansas Upholds Ruling in Boeing Age Discrimination Suit
Mar 30 2011 // A federal judge in Wichita, Kan., has refused to reconsider his earlier ruling siding with The Boeing Co. and Spirit AeroSystems in an age discrimination lawsuit brought by former workers in the wake of Boeing’s 2005...
The ride to Capitol Hill
Mar 30 2011 // Do you know what is going on in your state legislatively? Are you aware how it impact’s your agency or company’s bottom line? What about nationally? What is the impact of legislation on your business and on...
Oklahoma Governor Defends Support for Health Insurance Exchange
Mar 30 2011 // Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin defended her efforts to create a health insurance exchange for uninsured Oklahoma residents, explaining if the state does not have an exchange in place by 2013 the federal government will step in...
Judge Limits NFL Offset for Players’ Workers’ Compensation Benefits
Mar 30 2011 // A New York judge says the NFL must be limited in how much money it can recover when injured NFL players receive state workers’ compensation awards. Judge Paul Crotty wrote in a decision that the NFL sometimes wants...
Montana Senate Passes Workers’ Comp Reform Bill
Mar 29 2011 // The Montana Senate has passed a workers’ compensation reform bill that supporters claim will bring nearly $100 million in savings its first year. The Senate passed HB 334 by a 45-5 vote in its third reading on March...
Insurer Group Says Amendments to Arkansas Bill Prevent Coverage Expansion
Mar 29 2011 // Amendments to insurance-related legislation in Arkansas will prevent unintended expansion of commercial liability insurance coverage in that state, according to an insurance company trade group. The American Insurance...
North Carolina Eyes Public Panel to Oversee Home Insurance Rates
Mar 29 2011 // Frustrated by rising home insurance rates, some North Carolina residents want a greater role in the rate approval process and state lawmakers are looking to give it to them. The North Carolina Insurance Committee is...
AIG Ex-CEO Greenberg Loses Bid to Remove Judge from Case
Mar 28 2011 // The judge overseeing New York’s lawsuit against former American International Group Inc. Chief Executive Hank Greenberg denied Monday a motion urging him to quit the case. Greenberg sought to have New York State...
New York Dilutes Plan to Merge Banking and Insurance Departments
Mar 28 2011 // The merger of New York state’s banking and insurance departments might not create the powerful agency first advertised, according to Governor Andrew Cuomo’s recent budget deal with legislative leaders. At first...
Federal Government Lifts Cargo Insurance Requirement for Truckers
Mar 28 2011 // The federal government is no longer requiring that about 76,000 of the nation’s for-hire truckers carry cargo liability insurance. Over the objections of shippers and transportation brokers, the Federal Motor Carrier...
Connecticut Lawmakers Approve Local Lawsuit Protection Bill
Mar 28 2011 // A proposal to protect Connecticut cities and towns from lawsuits over injuries on lands owned by municipal authorities has passed a key legislative committee. The Planning and Development Committee voted 19-1 Friday to...
Michigan Court Reinstates Injured Cheerleader’s Lawsuit
Mar 25 2011 // A civil lawsuit accusing a Detroit area youth football league and team of negligence contributing to a cheerleader’s injury has been reinstated by the Michigan Court of Appeals. The Appeals Court reversed a Macomb...
Former NAIC Pres. Atchinson to Head Geneva Ass’n. Institutional Relations
Mar 25 2011 // The Geneva Association, an important international insurance think tank, announced that Brian Atchinson has been appointed as Acting Head of Institutional Relations. He is a former President of the National Association of...
Lawsuit Reform Measures Advance in Oklahoma House, Senate
Mar 24 2011 // Oklahoma state lawmakers seem to be serious about reforming the state’s tort environment. Legislation aimed at eliminating joint and several liability, requiring that juries be provided with information on the tax...
Florida Homeowners Insurers Seek ‘Flex-Rating’ Up to 15%
Mar 24 2011 // Florida lawmakers are considering giving homeowners insurers more flexibility to raise rates. The Florida Senate and Banking Insurance Committee recently approved a bill that would give homeowners insurers some latitude,...
UK Insurers Support Corporate Tax Reduction; Budget for Growth
Mar 24 2011 // The UK government’s recently proposed budget contain a number of measures aimed at helping UK firms to increase their business, and to make them more competitive. As the UK’s insurance industry is one of the...
Michigan Nixes Strict Workplace Ergonomics Rule
Mar 23 2011 // Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has signed a bill to prevent state-level administrative rules mandating workplace ergonomics. Ergonomics aims to limit injuries caused by lifting, repetitive motion and awkward work positions. The...
Ohio Governor Signs Surplus Lines Insurance Legislation
Mar 23 2011 // Ohio Gov. John R. Kasich has signed legislation continuing Ohio’s involvement in the surplus lines insurance market, the governor’s office announced. House Bill 122 permits the director of the Ohio Department...
Commentary: Pending State Legislation to Implement NRRA is Fly in the Ointment
Mar 23 2011 // Pending state legislative proposals, such as California’s AB 315, that would implement the Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act of 2010 (NRRA) are akin to the fly in the ointment. The NRRA becomes effective on July...
New York Ex-Lawmaker Gets Prison in Insurance Fraud Case
Mar 23 2011 // A former New York lawmaker will spend at least four years in prison following his conviction in a Hamptons insurance fraud case. George Guldi was sentenced in Suffolk County Court in Riverhead to three to nine years for...
