Latest Legislation Headlines
All the headlines from our Legislation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
As Hurricane Season Nears, Florida Still Facing Large Exposure
Mar 16 2009 // Florida lawmakers need to make some smart decisions on reducing the risk for Florida property owners from hurricane damage, the state’s chief financial officer said Thursday. In a letter to key legislative leaders,...
99% of Indiana Pools Fail to Install Required Safe Drains
Mar 16 2009 // Indiana health officials say most of Monroe County’s swimming pools, spas and whirlpools don’t comply with a new federal law requiring them to be fitted with special drain covers to prevent children from...
Retired Pennsylvania Judge Appeals Fraud Conviction
Mar 16 2009 // A retired Pennsylvania Superior Court judge is appealing his conviction on charges of falsely collecting $440,000 from insurance companies. Michael Joyce was sentenced Tuesday to three years and 10 months in federal...
UK Insurance Association Supports Regulatory Reform Principles
Mar 16 2009 // The Association of British Insurers has published five key principles to “help ensure that regulatory reform brings real benefits for consumers, ahead of next week’s Turner review into regulation and the G20...
Bills Filed to Roll Back Texas 2003 Insurance Reforms
Mar 16 2009 // Reforms to the Texas insurance regulatory system put in place by Senate Bill 14 in 2003 are under attack by a coalition of state lawmakers who have filed bills to, among other things, return the rate setting process for...
Oklahoma Senate OKs Tax Credits for February Storm Victims
Mar 16 2009 // A bill introduced into the Oklahoma State Senate that provides tax credits for victims of the Feb. 10, 2009, storms that destroyed dozens of homes and businesses and caused multiple fatalities is now headed to the House of...
California Insurance Commissioner Opposes Optional Federal Charter
Mar 16 2009 // California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner warned state insurance regulators to be engaged in opposing national attempts to weaken the current state-by-state insurance oversight, speaking at the National Association...
Congress Gives U.S. Official 3 Weeks to Revise Mark-to-Market Accounting
Mar 13 2009 // Lawmakers told the top U.S. accounting rulemaker to deliver new guidance on mark-to-market accounting within three weeks, or face legislation changing the rule that has forced banks to write down billions of dollars in...
Okla. Dems Oppose Bill Calling for Senate Approval of Work Comp Judges
Mar 13 2009 // State Senate confirmation of judges in Oklahoma’s workers’ compensation system would be required under legislation approved by the state House of Representatives that was quickly condemned by a spokesman for...
Coastal Insurance Legislation Facing Test in Alabama
Mar 12 2009 // Coastal insurance bills face a test in the Alabama Legislature. The House and Senate Banking and Insurance committees met in joint session on Wednesday to take up legislation aimed at providing relief to homeowners along...
Injured Wyoming Workers, Families Get Workers’ Comp Boost
Mar 12 2009 // A bill increasing benefits for Wyoming workers injured on the job has been signed into law by Gov. Dave Freudenthal. House Bill 54 addresses workers’ compensation rules that have for years generated complaints from...
Retired Pennsylvania Judge Gets 46 Months in Jail for Fraud
Mar 12 2009 // A retired Pennsylvania Superior Court judge was sentenced to three years, 10 months in prison Tuesday for falsely collecting $440,000 from insurance companies after being injured in a slow-speed fender bender. Michael...
Utah Opens Bars to Public, Increases Liability Coverage Requirements
Mar 11 2009 // Getting into a bar in Utah is about to become a lot easier. Legislative leaders and Gov. Jon Huntsman agreed to eliminate the state’s much-criticized private club system. Utah is the only state in the country that...
Bernanke Says G20 Should Guide Regulatory Revamp
Mar 11 2009 // Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke Tuesday said leaders from the Group of 20 rich and developing economies should agree early next month on principles to guide nations as they revamp financial rules to prevent future...
Minnesota Judge Won’t Remove Himself from Medtronic Case
Mar 11 2009 // A judge who dismissed thousands of lawsuits against Minneapolis-based Medtronic said this week he will not remove himself from the case, despite criticism for not revealing that his son works for a law firm tied to the...
Lobbyist, Former Lawmaker Squires Running for Georgia Insurance Post
Mar 11 2009 // Mary Squires, a former Democratic state lawmaker who now lobbies for the self-insurance industry, is running to be Georgia’s next insurance commissioner. Squires is the first candidate to enter the race to succeed...
Florida Surplus Lines Insurance Industry Seeks Regulatory Certainty
Mar 11 2009 // Surplus lines insurance industry leaders in Florida hope legislation working its way through the state Legislature will clarify how the industry will be regulated. The industry has had concerns about its future since court...
New Jersey Ex-Lawmaker Pleads Not Guilty to Child Porn Charges
Mar 11 2009 // A former New Jersey lawmaker who once headed the state assembly’s key committee on insurance issues has pleaded not guilty to child pornography charges. Prosecutors say Neil Cohen has admitted viewing child porn, but...
Rhode Island Judge OKs Plan for Sharing Club Fire Settlement
Mar 10 2009 // Survivors of a deadly nightclub fire and relatives of the 100 people killed are moving closer to sharing a $176 million court settlement. A federal magistrate judge on Friday approved a proposal for distributing the money...
Mississippi’s Rep. Taylor Renews Push for Federal Wind Insurance Policy
Mar 10 2009 // Rep. Gene Taylor, D.-Miss., isn’t letting opposition by major insurance companies keep him from pushing his plan to make wind coverage for properties available through the federal flood insurance...
