Latest Legislation Headlines
All the headlines from our Legislation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Judge Sides with Okla. AG on Legal Challenges to Poultry Suit
Jun 19 2007 // A federal judge has sided with the state of Oklahoma on several legal challenges brought by the poultry industry in an attempt to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson. After two days of...
10 N.Y. business protest ‘scaffold law’ as session nears end
Jun 18 2007 // Coalition urges Gov. Spitzer, lawmakers to end strict liability now 10 Maine insurer caught up in nationwide scam Scammers have latched onto an insurer’s name and logo – without permission 10 Storms of...
N.Y. vows to revamp regulation to remain financial capital
Jun 18 2007 // New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer has created a commission to identify ways for New York to enhance its status as a world financial capital by modernizing its regulatory scheme and perhaps merging state regulation of insurance,...
Declarations
Jun 18 2007 // Declarations 21st Century “The financial world has changed and we must change with it to retain our leadership position. This panel will help the state bring its regulatory structure into the 21st Century,...
News Currents
Jun 18 2007 // State Farm to lower rates if Fla. lets no-fault expire in October State Farm will be able to cut its car insurance rates by about 16 percent on average if lawmakers do not continue the state’s no-fault accident...
Fla. extends police, firefighter workers’ compensation benefits
Jun 18 2007 // Florida police, firefighters, paramedics and other first responders would have an easier time becoming eligible for workers’ compensation benefits, and would get a better package of benefits under legislation signed...
News Currents
Jun 18 2007 // Florida and Louisiana take different paths on insurance woes Industry prefers government approach taken by Democrat Blanco over Republican Crist Florida and Louisiana are hurricane-prone states with similar property...
News Currents
Jun 18 2007 // S.C. reforms workers’ comp fraud, injury reporting laws Legislation gets tougher with cheaters and closes state’s Second Injury Fund Employers who lie about what their workers do to save money on workers’...
Fla. Supreme Court ruling could set wind-water case precedent
Jun 18 2007 // An insurance company lawyer argued to the Florida Supreme Court earlier this month that his client should not have to pay full policy limits for wind damage to a home destroyed mainly by flooding during Hurricane...
Alabama lawmakers raise auto insurance limits, but delay legislation for statewide building code
Jun 18 2007 // The Alabama Legislature adjourned after giving final approval to a key insurance measure that will increase the state’s auto liability minimum limits from 20/40/10 to 25/50/25. Legislators deferred to the 2008...
News Currents
Jun 18 2007 // Slow death for coastal windstorm bill in last days of Texas session In the waning days of the 2007 session of the Texas Legislature, marked by a tumultuous, unsuccessful struggle to oust the current Speaker of the House of...
Terrorism Risk Insurance Act Déjà Vu
Jun 18 2007 // It’s becoming a familiar song: the Federal Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) is once again due to expire on Dec. 31, 2007, and as of this writing, no long- or short-term successor program has been decided upon or...
Judge Blocks Greenberg Move to Add AIG Execs to Lawsuit Over C.V. Starr
Jun 15 2007 // A judge this week denied a defense motion to add more current and former American International Group Inc. officials to a lawsuit challenging payments that the insurance giant made to an outside firm headed by former AIG...
Mo. Supreme Court Rules Against St. Louis in Lead Paint Lawsuit
Jun 15 2007 // A divided Missouri Supreme Court ruled against the city of St. Louis on Tuesday in a fight over who should pay to clean up lead paint in homes. In a 4-3 unsigned opinion, the Supreme Court upheld a lower court’s...
Insurers Say Florida Backsliding on Insurance Scores
Jun 14 2007 // Property/ casualty insurers are contending that the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation is “off the mark” in developing rules implementing a law passed in 2003 addressing insurers’ use of credit...
W. Va. Judge Seals Records in Medical Malpractice Case
Jun 13 2007 // Legal documents in the numerous lawsuits filed against a former Putnam County General Hospital osteopath have been placed off limits by a West Virginia judge overseeing the cases. Putnam County Circuit Judge O.C. Spaulding...
White Named Insurer Regulation Director at Delaware Department
Jun 13 2007 // Steve White has been named director of the Bureau of Company Examination, Regulation and Guaranty (BERG) in the Delaware Department of Insurance, Insurance Commissioner Matt Denn announced. A 13-year employee of the...
S.C. Passes Workers’ Comp Anti-Fraud, Injury Reporting Bill
Jun 12 2007 // Employers who lie about what their workers do to save money on insurance premiums would face fines and prison time under an agreement South Carolina legislators reached to overhaul the state’s workers’...
Fla. Eases Eligibilty for Workers’ Comp Benefits for Police, Fire
Jun 12 2007 // Florida police, firefighters, paramedics and other first responders would have an easier time becoming eligible for workers compensation benefits, and would get a better package of benefits under legislation Gov. Charlie...
Texas Mid-Year Property/Casualty Symposium Set for July 12
Jun 12 2007 // The Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) and the Association of Fire and Casualty Companies in Texas (AFACT) will present the 15th Annual 2007 Mid-Year Property & Casualty Insurance Symposium on July 12, in Austin,...
