Latest Legislation Headlines
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Michigan shows judicial restraint with asbestos decision
Sep 4 2006 // We say that creating law is the right and responsibility of legislatures, not courts. However, in this case Michigan’s Supreme Court came up with a unique approach to controlling caseloads and prioritizing sick...
The Commissioners
Sep 4 2006 // Indiana Insurance Director Jim Atterholt is focused on bringing more insurance companies to his state. Atterholt said the current Indiana governor has a strong pro-business philosophy and has made “growing insurance...
Michigan shows judicial restraint with asbestos decision
Sep 4 2006 // Courts and legislatures around the country are taking a serious look at the problems created by the consolidation of mass tort cases, like the asbestos and silica litigation. The Michigan Supreme Court provided the latest...
Glenn
Sep 4 2006 // Former Executive Director A ‘spirited’ Kentucky wants make up ground in the race for captives Glenn Jennings replaced Martin J. Koetters as Executive Director of the Kentucky Office of Insurance in April 2005....
Michigan Supreme Court shows judicial restraint with asbestos decision
Sep 4 2006 // Courts and legislatures around the country are taking a serious look at the problems created by the consolidation of mass tort cases, like the asbestos and silica litigation. The Michigan Supreme Court provided the latest...
News Currents
Sep 4 2006 // Chubb, State Farm reducing auto rates in California State Farm Insurance, California’s largest auto insurer, has applied for an 8 percent average reduction for its policyholders while simultaneously implementing new...
News Currents
Sep 4 2006 // Associations oppose eliminating contingent commissions The attorneys general of New York, Connecticut and Illinois are continuing their fight against anti-competitive practices in the insurance industry. In doing so, they...
James J. Donelon, Louisiana, Commissioner of Insurance
Sep 4 2006 // With his state still in recovery mode after last year’s Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon is arguably one of the busiest state insurance regulators in the U.S. While...
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita spawn legislation, bulletins in Miss. and La.
Sep 4 2006 // Hurricanes Katrina and Rita exposed many misconceptions and misunderstandings that consumers had, or claimed to have had, with respect to their insurance coverage for hurricane related damage. The aftermath of these two...
Michigan Supreme Court shows judicial restraint with asbestos decision
Sep 4 2006 // Courts and legislatures around the country are taking a serious look at the problems created by the consolidation of mass tort cases, such as asbestos and silica litigation. The Michigan Supreme Court provided the latest...
News Currents
Sep 4 2006 // Bill introduced to allow DOI to oversee California State Fund California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi have jointly submitted legislation, inserted into Assembly Bill 2125, to...
Guy Carpenter report examines impact and risks of nanotechnology
Sep 4 2006 // Guy Carpenter & Company, the risk and reinsurance specialist of Marsh & McLennan Companies, released a new study that provides an overview of the emerging science of nanotechnology, its potential benefits for the...
N.Y. speeds up benefits to 9/11 rescue workers
Sep 4 2006 // New York State has adopted a trio of laws designed to speed workers’ compensation benefits for workers and their families with claims related to 9/11 rescue efforts. The first new law enables many workers who became...
Michigan shows judicial restraint with asbestos decision
Sep 4 2006 // Courts and legislatures around the country are taking a serious look at the problems created by the consolidation of mass tort cases, like the asbestos and silica litigation. The Michigan Supreme Court provided the latest...
Chubb, State Farm reducing auto rates in California
Sep 4 2006 // State Farm Insurance, California’s largest auto insurer, has applied for an 8 percent average reduction for its policyholders while simultaneously implementing new auto rate regulations, according to the Department...
Michigan Supreme Court shows judicial restraint with asbestos decision
Sep 4 2006 // Courts and legislatures around the country are taking a serious look at the problems created by the consolidation of mass tort cases, such as asbestos and silica litigation. The Michigan Supreme Court provided the latest...
Bill introduced to allow DOI to oversee California State Fund
Sep 4 2006 // California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi have jointly submitted legislation, inserted into Assembly Bill 2125, to establish oversight responsibility and regulatory authority for the...
Associations oppose eliminating contingent commissions
Sep 4 2006 // The attorneys general of New York, Connecticut and Illinois are continuing their fight against anti-competitive practices in the insurance industry. In doing so, they have been finding fault with contingent commissions...
California Land and Title Association Encourages Commissioner to Withdraw Regulations
Sep 1 2006 // The California Land and Title Association is urging the Department of Insurance (DOI) to withdraw a proposal for new government regulations that it says would devastate small title companies at a time when the cyclical...
Judge Orders New Trial on $50 Million Award in Vioxx Case
Aug 31 2006 // The $50 million (euro39 million) compensatory damage award in a federal Vioxx case this month was “grossly excessive,” and a new trial must be held to decide damages for a retired FBI agent who suffered a heart...
