Latest Legislation Headlines
All the headlines from our Legislation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Conn. AG Blumenthal Proposes Trucking Safety ‘Hall of Shame’
Feb 7 2006 // If conscience and good business practices are not enough to make Connecticut trucking companies comply with safety regulations, Attorney General Richard Blumenthal hopes the threat of public humiliation will do the...
S.C. Legislators to Consider Asbestos Litigation Reform
Feb 6 2006 // To avoid the asbestos litigation crisis some states have experienced, South Carolina lawmakers have introduced legislation that will require plaintiffs to meet specific medical criteria in order to bring or pursue an...
PCI Says N.Y. Credit Freeze Won’t Cool Identity Theft Problem
Feb 6 2006 // While property/casualty insurers share New York legislators’ concerns about the problem of identity theft, one industry trade group believes that so-called “credit freeze” legislation is an ineffective...
Rhode Island Beacon Mutual’s looks to write next chapter
Feb 6 2006 // Nearly 15 years ago, Rhode Island employers faced an uncertain future: state law required businesses to carry workers’ compensation insurance to cover their employees, yet no commercial insurer would write such...
Beacon Mutual bill advances over R.I. Gov. Carcieri’s opposition
Feb 6 2006 // Rhode Island Gov. Donald Carcieri lost the first round in this year’s battle to restructure the state’s dominant workers’ compensation writer, Beacon Mutual. Over Carcieri’s objections, the Rhode...
Insurers seek bond measures for Texas catastrophe fund
Feb 6 2006 // Taking a cue from the Scout motto “Be Prepared,” a group of insurers is recommending legislation that would allow for generating funds to help pay for the reconstruction of the Texas coast should a powerful...
Oklahoma’s legislative session shifts into gear
Feb 6 2006 // The bill-filing deadline for the Oklahoma Legislature passed Jan.19, 2006, and the session opens Feb. 6. At the close of the filing process, the state Senate had 1,034 bills and 28 joint resolutions filed, the House filed...
Pushing paper
Feb 6 2006 // There appears to be a lot of action on state legislative hills these days. Politicians have been meeting in most Western states to consider a wide variety of insurance proposals to regulate the industry. And hundreds of...
Proposed Calif. reinsurance regulations could hurt business
Feb 6 2006 // The California Department of Insurance has proposed new reinsurance oversight regulations, which several insurance industry associations said are “unnecessary, burdensome and anti-market competition,” according...
Surplus lines ready for some uncertainty
Feb 6 2006 // The surplus lines market remains alive, healthy and stable. Few argue with the success of this niche-based market, which has risen from 4 percent in 1984 to almost 15 percent of the insurance market in 2005. The National...
Surplus lines ready for some uncertainty
Feb 6 2006 // The surplus lines market remains alive, healthy and stable. Few argue with the success of this niche-based market, which has risen from 4 percent in 1984 to almost 15 percent of the insurance market in 2005. The National...
Rhode Island Beacon Mutual’s looks to write next chapter
Feb 5 2006 // Beacon Mutual remains a non-profit. Beacon remains Rhode Island based. Beacon remains focused exclusively on workers’ compensation. Nearly 15 years ago, Rhode Island employers faced an uncertain future: state law...
Rhode Island Beacon Mutual’s looks to write next chapter
Feb 5 2006 // Beacon Mutual remains a non-profit. Beacon remains Rhode Island based. Beacon remains focused exclusively on workers’ compensation. Nearly 15 years ago, Rhode Island employers faced an uncertain future: state law...
News Currents
Feb 5 2006 // Bill Bailey, director of the Hurricane Insurance Information Center Windstorm Conference speaker doesn’t think Mississippi wind vs. flood suits will succeed After 2004, 2005 hurricane season, record attendance...
News Currents
Feb 5 2006 // Insurers seek bond measures for Texas catastrophe fund Taking a cue from the Scout motto “Be Prepared,” a group of insurers is recommending legislation that would allow for generating funds to help pay for the...
News Currents
Feb 5 2006 // Oklahoma’s legislative session shifts into gear Lawsuit reform, uninsured drivers are among issues to be debated. The bill-filing deadline for the Oklahoma Legislature passed Jan.19, 2006, and the session opens Feb....
News Currents
Feb 5 2006 // Bill Bailey, director of the Hurricane Insurance Information Center Windstorm Conference speaker doesn’t think Mississippi wind vs. flood suits will succeed The controversy over litigation about wind vs. flood damage...
Proposed Calif. reinsurance regulations could hurt business
Feb 5 2006 // News Currents The California Department of Insurance has proposed new reinsurance oversight regulations, which several insurance industry associations said are “unnecessary, burdensome and anti-market...
E&S Market
Feb 5 2006 // The surplus lines market remains alive, healthy and stable. Few argue with the success of this niche-based market, which has risen from 4 percent in 1984 to almost 15 percent of the insurance market in 2005. The National...
Editor’s Note: Pushing paper
Feb 5 2006 // There appears to be a lot of action on state legislative hills these days. Politicians have been meeting in most Western states to consider a wide variety of insurance proposals to regulate the industry. And hundreds of...
