Latest Legislation Headlines
All the headlines from our Legislation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Florida Cheerleader’s Mom Not Satisfied with Insurance Settlement
Oct 4 2010 // Two years after her 18-year-old daughter died from a rare genetic condition during plastic surgery, Joanne Kuleba can talk about her without crying. The devastating sadness has been replaced by new emotions: Anger....
South Carolina Requires Notice to Families of Deaths from Medical Errors
Oct 4 2010 // A new state law designed to notify families of those who die within 24 hours of hospital admittance and invasive surgery is increasing the call volume for some coroner’s investigators. The Ann S. Perdue Independent...
Judge Refuses to Dismiss Securities Fraud Lawsuit Against AIG
Oct 4 2010 // A judge has refused to dismiss a securities fraud lawsuit accusing American International Group Inc. of misleading investors about its exposure to subprime mortgages, which led to a liquidity crisis and $182.3 billion of...
Declarations
Oct 4 2010 // Phantom Oversight “We need to uncover the true extent of what the FDA knew and when they knew it and determine whether or not they acted appropriately and timely.” —Congressman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.),...
New Jersey Lawmakers Advance Bill Hiking Cell Phone Fines for Drivers
Oct 4 2010 // New Jersey lawmakers have advanced a bill that would impose heftier fines for talking or texting while driving. The bill approved last month by the Senate Law and Public Safety Committee would double the fine for first...
Saved From Death Suits in Florida
Oct 4 2010 // How Florida Workers’ Comp Law Shields Disney World, SeaWorld from Liability In 2003, lawmakers approved a 182-page rewrite of the state’s laws for workers’ compensation. They are two of Central...
Judge Keeps TWIA Ike Settlement Information Private for Now
Oct 4 2010 // Galveston County Judge Susan Criss on Sept. 27 put on hold a Texas state representative’s request for information from the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association regarding a $189 million settlement in a class action...
California Modifies Privacy Regulations, Makes Insurance Shopping Easier
Oct 4 2010 // In what’s being called “a major victory for insurance agents and brokers,” the California Department of Insurance has notified the California Office of Administrative Law of its intention to repeal...
Clock is Ticking on Surplus Lines Tax Reform
Oct 4 2010 // With Less Than a Year to Go, Can States Agree on Tax Sharing Plan? The insurance industry called the passage of the Wall Street Reform & Consumer Protection Act on July 21, 2010, a “big win” thanks to...
What’s In the NRRA?
Oct 4 2010 // Reporting, Payment, and Allocation of Premium Taxes: Only the home state of insured may require premium tax payment. States may enter into a compact or other procedures to allocate among the states taxes paid to home...
Another Gusher to Cap
Oct 4 2010 // New Taxes, Regulations and Red Tape Threaten Future of Small Business After weeks of news bulletins, press conferences and images of oil surging from a blown-out Gulf of Mexico well, we all breathed a sigh of relief when...
Homeowners’ Madoff Claims Not Covered Under AIG Policy: Judge
Oct 1 2010 // American International Group Inc. need not make payments to some former Bernard Madoff clients who said their homeowner insurance policies entitled them to coverage for alleged losses, a judge ruled. Two California...
Lloyd’s Chairman Warns on Peril of Over-Regulation; Urges Growth
Oct 1 2010 // Lloyd’s Chairman, Lord Peter Levene warned a receptive audience at Lloyd’s City dinner that the current focus on regulation should not get in the way of strategies for future growth. His speech was addressed to...
UK, Guernsey Execs Strengthen Relationships with China
Sep 30 2010 // Peter Niven, Chief Executive of Guernsey Finance – the promotional agency for the Island’s finance industry, recently joined the Lord Mayor of the City of London, Alderman Nick Anstee, for a trip to Beijing and...
Judge Keeps TWIA Ike Settlement Information Private for Now
Sep 30 2010 // Galveston County Judge Susan Criss on Sept. 27 put on hold a Texas state representative’s request for information from the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association regarding a $189 million settlement in a class action...
Federal Regulators Taking New Steps to Identify Most Dangerous Mines
Sep 30 2010 // Federal regulators have implemented new measures for identifying the nation’s most dangerous mines, replacing what U.S. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis had called a “badly broken” process. The Mine Health and...
Help Wanted: U.S. Insurance Chief; Salary to $179K, Good Benefits; D.C. Office
Sep 29 2010 // The U.S. Treasury is looking for a Director of the Federal Insurance Office. The full-time job pays $119,554 to $179,700 per year depending on experience. Applications will be accepted from all qualified individuals until...
California Modifies Privacy Regulations, Makes Insurance Shopping Easier
Sep 27 2010 // In what’s being called “a major victory for insurance agents and brokers,” the California Department of Insurance has notified the California Office of Administrative Law of its intention to repeal...
Judge Refuses to Dismiss Securities Fraud Lawsuit Against AIG
Sep 27 2010 // A judge refused to dismiss a securities fraud lawsuit accusing American International Group Inc. of misleading investors about its exposure to subprime mortgages, which led to a liquidity crisis and $182.3 billion of...
SW Idaho Lawmaker to Pursue Texting Ban
Sep 24 2010 // A southwestern Idaho lawmaker plans to make another run at banning texting while driving. Republican state Sen. John McGee laments the Idaho Legislature’s failure in 2010 to pass a ban. A bill passed the Senate, but...
