Latest Legislation Headlines
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Q & A with Texas Workers’ Compensation Commissioner Albert Betts
Jun 5 2006 // Chief of state’s workers’ comp division says much reform work has been done but there’s more to do Insurance Journal: What are some of the major aspects of the Division of Workers’...
‘Significant’ Fla. reform bill could be national model, says PIA chief
Jun 5 2006 // Elements of a property insurance reform bill signed into law May 16 by Florida Governor Jeb Bush could be included and effective in national legislation, according to Len Brevik, executive vice president and CEO of the...
Big ‘I’ Bob Rusbuldt is on the job
Jun 5 2006 // Rusbuldt, chief executive officer of the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America, needs no introduction to independent agents, insurance company executives or the power brokers in Washington, D.C., before whom...
States promise quicker insurance product, filing approval under new system with Interstate Compact
Jun 5 2006 // State regulators have reached a milestone in their efforts to streamline product regulation, with a centralized approval system for certain life and financial products on the verge of becoming reality. After three years of...
Q & A with Texas Workers’ Compensation Commissioner Albert Betts
Jun 5 2006 // Insurance Journal: What are some of the major aspects of the Division of Workers’ Compensation’s Strategic Management Plan for implementing workers’ compensation system reforms? Commissioner Albert Betts:...
Judge Fines R.I. Attorney General for Lead Paint Case Comments
Jun 4 2006 // A judge fined Rhode Island’s attorney general $10,000 last week for public comments he made after the state won a lawsuit against former lead paint manufacturers, his second fine over statements about the case. A...
La. House Committee Rejects Two Insurance Bills; Another Moves Forward
Jun 2 2006 // Bills to expand lawsuit options against insurers who are slow to pay claims and to change the way insurance companies get rate hikes were rejected by the Louisiana House Insurance Committee. Both faced staunch organized...
Industry Groups Applaud Gov. Bush for Vetoing No-Fault Extension
Jun 1 2006 // Gov. Jeb Bush has vetoed SB 2114, a bill passed by the Florida Legislature, that would have extended the state’s no-fault auto insurance law for an additional two years. The PIP law will sunset Oct. 1, 2007, when...
PCI Opposes S.C. Auto Liability Limits Bill; Urges Governor’s Veto
Jun 1 2006 // The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America is asking Gov. Mark Sanford to veto South Carolina legislation that would force thousands of drivers to pay more for automobile insurance by increasing the minimum...
New Okla. Law Will Require Communities to Have Evacuation Plans
Jun 1 2006 // Beginning this year, cities and towns throughout Oklahoma will be required to develop emergency evacuation plans under a new law signed recently by Gov. Brad Henry. State Sen. Kenneth Corn is author of Senate Bill 1709,...
Fla. Judge Approves Poe Insurance Companies Liquidation
Jun 1 2006 // A Leon County, Fla. circuit judge has approved putting three financially-troubled insurance companies under the state’s control, a move Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher said will protect more...
La. Lawmakers to Take on Insurance Issues
May 31 2006 // In a legislative alert to members of the Professional Insurance Agents of Louisiana, the Tatman Group reported that both the Louisiana House and Senate Insurance Committees will be considering this week several bills of...
California Considering New Mileage Verification Rules
May 31 2006 // Insurance brokers and agents could be required to verify odometer readings for new and renewal automobile insurance policies under amendments the California Department of Insurance (CDI) has proposed to its personal...
N.H. Joins States Requiring Cigarettes to be ‘Fire-Safe’
May 31 2006 // Joined by New Hampshire fire chiefs, New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch signed into law legislation that requires the sale of only “fire-safer” cigarettes in his state. “States across the nation are beginning...
Insurance Strategist to Lead New Mass. Health Plan Agency
May 30 2006 // Jon Kingsdale’s life is about to get a whole lot more complicated. The Romney administration has announced that Kingsdale will head up the new Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector Authority, the independent state...
Insurers Urge Veto of N.Y. Credit Freeze Legislation
May 30 2006 // New York lawmakers have passed legislation designed to protect consumers against identity theft but insurers are urging Gov. George Pataki to veto the measure because its credit freeze provision does not exclude...
R.I. Governor Appeals Judge’s Ruling Blocking His Beacon Mutual Firings
May 30 2006 // Rhode Island Gov. Donals Carcieri is appealing a judge’s decision that bars him from firing two members of the board of directors at Beacon Mutual Insurance Co. A Superior Court judge last week denied...
Fla. Democrats Renew Calls to Fix Hurricane Insurance
May 26 2006 // Saying Floridians are “storming mad” about rising property insurance premiums, Democrats have renewed a call for lawmakers to do more on the issue, and warned that if they don’t, angry voters could take...
States Promise Quicker Insurance Product Approvals Under New System
May 26 2006 // State regulators have reached a milestone in their efforts to streamline product regulation, with a centralized approval system for certain life and financial products on the verge of becoming reality. After three years of...
Senate Unveils Flood Program Bill
May 26 2006 // With its chairman proclaiming the program is at a “crossroads,” the U.S. Senate Banking Committee this week advanced bipartisan legislation to bolster the nation’s debt-ridden flood insurance...
