Latest Legislation Headlines
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AIA Urges S.C. House to Vote ‘No’ on Auto Legislation
May 26 2006 // The American Insurance Association has warned South Carolina drivers that higher auto insurance premiums could result if the South Carolina Legislature approves a bill raising the minimum required auto insurance limits. A...
Mich. AAA Oppose Lawmakers’ Attempt to Repeal State Helmet Law
May 26 2006 // An informal AAA poll of state lawmakers suggests that the Michigan House of Representatives has the number of votes needed to repeal the state’s 37-year-old mandatory motorcycle helmet law. It is estimated that the...
Insurers Fight Push to Increase S.C. Auto Financial Responsibility Law
May 26 2006 // The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America is urging South Carolina legislators to oppose legislation (HB 4622) that would increase insurance premiums for many consumers and put more uninsured motorists on the...
Miss. Judge Rules Some State Farm Policy Exclusions Unenforceable
May 26 2006 // Provisions in a State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. policy that exclude certain damage from Hurricane Katrina are unenforceable, a federal judge in Gulfport, Miss. has ruled. A couple whose Long Beach home was damaged by...
Boating Safety Bill Approved by Okla. Lawmakers
May 26 2006 // In response to the tragic death of a 12-year-old Edmond boy who was killed in a jet-ski accident in August 2004, Oklahoma lawmakers passed a measure aimed at better protect children by improving boating safety...
Fla. CFO Candidates Have Feisty Debate on Insurance, Spending
May 25 2006 // Democrat Alex Sink joked after participating in a chief financial office candidates forum with Republicans Tom Lee and Randy Johnson that she wanted to crawl under the table during the event in Orlando, Fla. Not that she...
PIA of La. Stresses Preparation for 2006 Hurricane Season
May 24 2006 // Due to the upcoming start of Hurricane Season on June 1, the Professional Insurance Agents (PIA) of Louisiana launched a public awareness campaign that includes the following tips for insurance consumers to prepare for the...
Group Urges Action as La. House Committee Considers Critical Bills
May 23 2006 // The Louisiana House Insurance Committee is set to vote May 24 on two bills insurance bills that the Professional Insurance Agents of Louisiana believes are critical to the industry in the state. In a PIA Legislative Alert,...
Iowa Judge Says Hidden Restroom Camera Case Can Proceed to Trial
May 23 2006 // An Iowa judge has sent a case involving an insurance agent accused of installing a hidden camera in a restroom to trial. The attorney for Robert Speirs had asked the court to throw out a charge of misdemeanor invasion of...
Insurance Issues Remain High on La. Legislative Agenda
May 23 2006 // With the scheduled adjournment date of June 19, Louisiana lawmakers will be taking action on several important issues in the next few weeks that have the potential of reshaping the state’s insurance marketplace,...
Florida Regulator Accused of Flaunting Law in Credit Rule
May 23 2006 // The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation is making an end run around Florida law by seeking to implement a credit-based insurance scoring rule that is currently being challenged in state court, according to the Property...
Alaska Legislature rejects self-insurance bill as session comes to end
May 22 2006 // News Currents Alaska legislators concluded the 2006 regular session this month and in the final hours rejected a bill opposed by insurers that would have encouraged more employers to self-insure for workers’...
Florida OKs Citizens Rate Increase of 16 Percent on Average
May 22 2006 // Florida residents whose homes are insured by Citizens Property Insurance will see their premiums go up by about 16 percent on average this year, although for some coastal residents the increase will be much higher. State...
Not all agents oppose an optional federal charter
May 22 2006 // The Commissioners are now fully prepared to go before their various legislative committees with recommendations for a system of insurance law which shall be the same in all States–not reciprocal, but identical; not...
To bee or not to bee
May 22 2006 // Scientists at Cornell University in New York have come across a management strategy for group decision-making that is sure to set the business world buzzing. When 10,000 honeybees hunt for a new home, usually a tree...
Blackmail allegations heat up California auto reforms debate
May 22 2006 // John Garamendi has called for an investigation into an apparent campaign attacking him and his proposed auto insurance rate regulations in California. Supposedly waged by insurance industry officials and advocates,...
Fla. legislative package targets Citizens deficits, mitigation; establishes oversight policies
May 22 2006 // The hurricane insurance package passed by the Florida Legislature just before adjournment May 5 is the most significant property insurance bill since major legislation following Hurricane Andrew in the early 1990’s,...
AGENTS HAIL PASSAGE OF TAX LEGISLATION
May 22 2006 // The Senate has passed a conference report on the bill, the Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act, last month on the heels of House passage a day earlier. The tax-cut bill, supported by independent insurance agents...
Editor’s Note: To bee or not to bee
May 22 2006 // Scientists at Cornell University in New York have come across a management strategy for group decision-making that is sure to set the business world buzzing. When 10,000 honeybees hunt for a new home, usually a tree...
Minimizing litigations and investigations by managing e-records
May 22 2006 // The focus of litigations and investigations on electronic documents, particularly e-mails, and the increasing accountability of compliance programs, including record retention, are leading organizations to reexamine their...
