Latest Legislation Headlines
All the headlines from our Legislation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oregon Judge Dismisses $4M Suit in Family Drowning
May 15 2017 // A judge has dismissed a $4 million lawsuit filed by a relative of four people who drowned in a northwest Oregon lake in 2014. Judge Andrew Erwin dismissed the suit after Washington County argued it was entitled to...
Nevada Lawmakers Pushing Blood-Only Detection of Marijuana DUIs
May 15 2017 // Weighing in on how Nevada should test people for stoned driving, lawmakers advanced a measure to eliminate urine samples as a viable measure for police to show a driver to be impaired by marijuana. Under the bipartisan...
Florida Lawmakers Once Again Fail to Pass AOB Claims Reform
May 15 2017 // Florida lawmakers have once again let slip an opportunity to address insurance claims abuse, as legislation failed to make it through the Senate before the 2017 legislative session ended. This is the fifth consecutive year...
Atkins Appointed Kentucky Insurance Commish
May 15 2017 // Nancy G. Atkins has been appointed Commissioner of the Kentucky Department of Insurance (KYDOI), in the wake of Brian Maynard’s decision in April to vacate the post. Maynard stepped down as commissioner of KYDOI...
Florida Fails to Pass Workers’ Compensation Reform
May 15 2017 // Florida businesses shouldn’t expect relief for workers’ compensation rates, this year at least. The Florida Legislature failed to pass legislation this session addressing 2016 decisions by the Florida Supreme...
Insurance Industry-Backed Storm Damage Bill Passes Texas House
May 15 2017 // The passage in the Texas House of a bill limiting liability for property insurance companies sued by policyholders following weather related events has given the insurance industry, which lobbied strongly for the bill,...
U.S. Judge Set to Approve Another VW Diesel Settlement of $1.2 Billion
May 12 2017 // A U.S. judge said he intends to give final approval to Volkswagen AG’s $1.225 billion settlement with regulators and about 78,000 drivers of premium Audis, VWs and Porsches over the company’s diesel...
Uber Faces Biggest Challenge to European Plans in Region’s Top Court
May 12 2017 // Uber faces the biggest challenge yet to its European roll-out after the region’s top court was advised to rule that the U.S. ride-hailing firm is actually a transport service not an app. Although the opinion of the...
Judge’s Denial of Anthem Injunction Effectively Kills Cigna Merger
May 12 2017 // A judge effectively killed off any practical chance of Anthem Inc merging with Cigna Corp on Thursday as he declined to order Cigna not to terminate the deal. Judge Travis Laster of Delaware’s Court of Chancery...
Global Temps Could Hit 1.5°C Target in 9 Years: Research
May 11 2017 // Believe it or not, the planet could be much warmer in the next few years, according to new research. The research, published this week in Geophysical Research Letters, indicates that Earth could be 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit...
Ohio Governor: Too Many Die in Manufactured Homes, Regulation Needed
May 11 2017 // Ohio Gov. John Kasich believes too many people are dying in manufactured homes, and he wants oversight of those homes transferred from an industry-controlled board to the state. Statistics compiled by the State Fire...
Missouri Workers’ Comp Lawsuit Bill Heads to Governor’s Desk
May 11 2017 // Missouri lawmakers have passed a bill to raise the standard for employees to sue for discrimination over workers’ compensation claims. Senators voted 23-10 on May 8 to send the legislation to Republican Gov. Eric...
Judge Finds Alabama Workman’s Compensation Act Unconstitutional
May 11 2017 // A judge has ruled that two statutes of the Alabama Workmans Compensation Act are unconstitutional, thereby rendering the entire act unconstitutional because of a non-severability statute. The Gadsden Times reports...
Georgia Colleges Grapple With New Law Allowing Concealed Handguns on Campus
May 11 2017 // Georgia’s public university presidents and police chiefs were strongly opposed to letting people carry concealed handguns on college campuses. Now that Gov. Nathan Deal has signed the campus-carry law, it falls on...
Louisiana Lawmakers Dismiss Plan to Ban Speed Enforcement Cameras
May 10 2017 // Voters won’t be deciding whether they want to ban certain traffic cameras in Louisiana. The House transportation committee resoundingly defeated the proposal from Republican Rep. Paul Hollis, of Covington, to...
3 Key Activities to Prepare for Autonomous Vehicles
May 10 2017 // This week’s post has been something of a struggle for me. I’ve had to catch up on a lot of terminology and the progress that has been made in the autonomous vehicle world. In way, it has always seemed like...
Insurance Hub Gibraltar Plans for End of EU Passporting After Brexit
May 9 2017 // Gibraltar is preparing for a post-Brexit setup in which its firms will have no longer access to the European Union market but will maintain a preferential relationship with Britain, a top Gibraltar financial official said...
Florida Lawmakers Once Again Fail to Pass AOB Claims Reform
May 9 2017 // Florida lawmakers have once again let slip an opportunity to address insurance claims abuse, as legislation failed to make it through the Senate before the 2017 legislative session ended Friday. This is the fifth...
Lawmakers in Nevada Pushing Blood-Only Detection Of Marijuana DUIs
May 8 2017 // Weighing in on how Nevada should test people for stoned driving, lawmakers advanced a measure to eliminate urine samples as a viable measure for police to show a driver to be impaired by marijuana. Under the bipartisan...
Tennessee Legislators Tighten Amusement Park Safety Regulations
May 8 2017 // Tennessee could soon tighten amusement park safety regulations after people were injured on rides in two incidents last year. The Tennessee House passed a bill Thursday with heightened safety requirements. The Senate...
