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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...
Florida Fails to Pass Workers’ Compensation Reform
May 8 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...
Texas House Passes ‘Hailstorm’ Bill Aimed at Weather Damage Lawsuits
May 5 2017 // Note: this story was originally published in the Texas Tribune. The Texas House gave initial passage on May 4 to a bill that would make it harder for property owners to sue insurers over weather-related damage to...
Luxembourg ‘Not Offering’ Special Deals to Lure Financial Firms After Brexit
May 5 2017 // Luxembourg is in talks with a wide range of financial firms looking to relocate out of London as Britain leaves the European Union, but it will not offer sweeteners to undercut rival centers, Finance Minister Pierre...
China’s Anbang Denies Accusation It Lied About Finances
May 4 2017 // The Chinese insurer that bought New York City’s Waldorf Astoria Hotel is fighting an accusation by China’s leading business magazine that it lied about its finances. The report by Caixin follows a series of...
California Insurer Groups and Insurance Department Battle over Auto Repair Survey Bill
May 3 2017 // A California bill that could affect auto repair costs is making its way through state Legislature, and one group that’s happy about that is the Association of California Insurance Companies. ACIC is one of several...
Atkins Takes Over as Kentucky Insurance Commissioner as Maynard Steps Down
May 3 2017 // Nancy G. Atkins has been appointed Commissioner of the Kentucky Department of Insurance (KYDOI), in the wake of Brian Maynard’s decision to vacate the post. Maynard stepped down as commissioner of KYDOI effective...
Vermont Captive Insurance Legislative Agenda Signed into Law
May 3 2017 // Vermont Captive Insurance Association (VCIA) President Richard Smith joined Vermont Governor Phil Scott as he signed new legislation passed in the 2017 session. This new legislation serves to strengthen Vermont’s...
Proposed New York Regulations Crack Down on Title Insurance Industry
May 2 2017 // New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has announced two new proposed regulations to protect New Yorkers and crack down on unscrupulous practices in the title insurance industry. These new protections were drafted following an...
Supreme Court Issues Mixed Rulings on Municipal Suits Over Predatory Lending
May 2 2017 // The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled that cities may sue banks over predatory mortgage lending to minorities that harms municipal finances, but cast doubt on whether such cases can succeed by throwing out a lower court...
New Law Encourages Flood Protection in West Virginia Communities
May 2 2017 // A new law in West Virginia aims to help parts of the state better prepare for major flooding. A new state resiliency office will receive funds, coordinate efforts and update plans annually against disasters like the...
