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Mass. Regulator Looks Ahead After Court Ruling Clears Way for Assigned Risk Plan
Aug 23 2006 // “We’re one step closer to operating like a normal market.” That’s how Massachusetts Insurance Commissioner Julianne Bowler greeted the news that the state Supreme Judicial Court had upheld her...
S.C. High Court Rules State Responsible fro Contractors’ Work
Aug 22 2006 // The South Carolina Supreme Court has reversed a lower court decision, ruling that the state is still responsible for providing reasonable care to patients even when it contracts work out to private vendors. In 1997,...
Rebuilt Homes Higher, More Varied, In Line with Stricter Building Codes
Aug 22 2006 // As homeowners along the Gulf Coast have started rebuilding and repairing since Hurricane Katrina hit nearly a year ago, they’ve been learning a new vocabulary and have been bombarded with recommendations. In many...
Judge Rules Against Private Ambulance Company Serving Spokane
Aug 21 2006 // A judge has ruled that Spokane, Wash., residents who have used American Medical Response ambulances since 1998 can pursue state Consumer Protection Act and breach of contract claims against the company. AMR, the...
Judge denies California insurers’ lawsuit to stop auto rate regs
Aug 21 2006 // A Sacramento Superior Court judge has rejected the insurance industry’s request for an injunction against auto insurance rate regulation reforms in California, but the legal challenges will not end...
It Figures
Aug 21 2006 // 86% The percent of Virginians opposed to increasing fees on car insurance to help pay for transportation improvements. The Mason-Dixon Polling & Research Inc. survey also found that 10 percent supported insurance fees...
Rough riding for workers’ comp on the racetrack
Aug 21 2006 // The problem of providing workers’ compensation insurance for jockeys and backstretch workers, such as grooms and exercise riders, in the horse racing industry is a complicated one. Only four states —...
Rough riding for workers’ comp on the racetrack
Aug 21 2006 // The problem of providing workers’ compensation insurance for jockeys and backstretch workers, such as grooms and exercise riders, in the horse racing industry is a complicated one. Only four states —...
Michigan blocks asbestos case
Aug 21 2006 // The Michigan Supreme Court’s 4-3 decision to preclude trial courts from bundling together asbestos cases for trial or settlement is an “excellent first step toward restoring balanced justice” in asbestos...
Rough riding for workers’ comp on the racetrack
Aug 21 2006 // The problem of providing workers’ compensation insurance for jockeys and backstretch workers, such as grooms and exercise riders, in the horse racing industry is a complicated one. Only four states —...
State Farm Files for Rate Reduction
Aug 18 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...
Judge Who Decided First Katrina Case Now Faces Hundreds
Aug 18 2006 // One down, hundreds to go. That’s the tally for a federal judge who ruled this week in favor of Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. in the first trial to challenge insurers for refusing to cover billions of dollars in...
Georgia Athletic Group Weighs Heat Safety Policy for High Schools
Aug 17 2006 // The Georgia High School Association is considering changing regulations to require schools to have a written heat policy and thermometers on the field. The change comes amidst growing criticism from state lawmakers after...
Calif. Commissioner Calls Court Ruling on Auto Regs a Victory
Aug 17 2006 // On Wednesday afternoon, the 3rd District Court of Appeal in Sacramento, Calif., refused to overturn a Superior Court ruling that required insurers to comply with the new auto rating regulations. “Once again the...
Iowa Lawmakers, Wellmark Want Review of Hospital Construction Law
Aug 16 2006 // Hospital executives should seek approval from state regulators before closing hospitals on Des Moines’ east side and opening new ones in the suburbs, say some lawmakers and officials along with Iowa’s largest...
Guy Carpenter Report Examines Impact of Nanotechnology
Aug 16 2006 // Guy Carpenter & Company, the risk and reinsurance specialist of Marsh & McLennan Companies, announced the publication of “Nanotechnology: The Plastics of the 21st Century?” The study provides “a...
Judge for Katrina Insurance Lawsuits Seeks Lawyers’ Advice
Aug 16 2006 // A federal judge presiding over most of the insurance lawsuits spawned by Hurricane Katrina is soliciting advice on the best way to resolve hundreds of cases in a “just, speedy and inexpensive” manner. In a...
Commission Unveils Interstate Compact Web Site
Aug 16 2006 // The Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Commission has launched a new Web site www.insurancecompact.org to enhance its availability to consumers, insurers and regulators. The site “is a progressive step in...
Calif. Governor, Commissioner Propose Legislation To Oversee State Fund
Aug 16 2006 // California’s Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi have jointly submitted legislation to establish oversight responsibility and regulatory authority for the State Compensation...
Associations Oppose Eliminating Contingent Commissions
Aug 16 2006 // The Alliance of Insurance Agents and Brokers has joined the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America (IIAB) and Western Insurance Agents Association (WIAA) in criticizing regulators and public officials who seek...
