Latest Legislation Headlines
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U.S. to Pursue Covered Agreement with EU for Re/Insurers
Nov 22 2015 // The U.S. Treasury and U.S. Trade Representative announced plans on Friday to negotiate a covered agreement on insurance with the European Union, a move it said will “level the regulatory playing field for U.S-based...
FAA Task Force Recommends Requiring Registration for Most Drones
Nov 22 2015 // Owners of all but the smallest toy drones will have to register them with the U.S. government before the end of the year if the Obama administration adopts proposals issued by a task force it appointed. Registration...
Arizona Lawmaker Wants Another Cut to Insurance Company Taxes
Nov 20 2015 // One of the top Republican leaders in the Arizona House wants to accelerate cuts to insurance company taxes that were included in a bill he sponsored. Majority Whip David Livingston of Peoria has filed a bill for the...
R.I. Insurance Superintendent Torti to Leave Post, Join Fairfax Financial
Nov 19 2015 // Rhode Island Superintendent of Banking and Insurance Joseph Torti III will leave his post at the end of the year and join Fairfax Financial as vice president of Regulatory Affairs. Torti was appointed associate director...
Readopted Credit-Scoring Model Highlights NCOIL’s Annual Meeting
Nov 19 2015 // Cyber insurance, international regulatory efforts, the sharing economy and the successful state credit-scoring model dominated the agenda of this past week’s National Conference of Insurance Legislators meetings in...
Penn. Judges Recommend $50M Fine Against Rideshare Firm Uber
Nov 19 2015 // Judges for the Pennsylvania agency that regulates buses and taxis recommended on Tuesday a record $50 million fine against ride-sharing company Uber for operating in the state without approval. Two administrative law...
Battle Over Legalizing Marijuana Taking Shape in New Jersey
Nov 18 2015 // New Jersey’s Democratic-controlled Legislature took a step toward a showdown with Gov. Chris Christie over legalized marijuana on Monday. A state Senate panel convened a hearing on legalizing the drug, and a leading...
N.J. Gov. Opposes Driver’s Licenses for Undocumented Immigrants
Nov 18 2015 // New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Monday he would veto a bill that that would establish a New Jersey driver’s license for residents who cannot prove they are in the United States legally, dashing the hopes of...
Federal Reserve Pressured to Narrow Emergency Bailout Powers
Nov 18 2015 // The Federal Reserve is on the verge of relinquishing the tools it used to rescue American International Group Inc. and Bear Stearns Cos. That probably won’t appease lawmakers who’ve said they’re still...
New Hampshire Lawmakers Expected to Create Drug-Focused Task Force
Nov 17 2015 // New Hampshire state lawmakers are expected to create a task force aimed at tackling New Hampshire’s substance abuse crisis when they return to Concord, New Hampshire, on Wednesday for a special session. If all goes...
Louisiana Hosts Saudi Arabia, Philippines Insurance Regulators
Nov 17 2015 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance is hosting insurance regulators from Saudi Arabia and the Philippines as part of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) International Fellows Program. First...
California DMV’s Pedestrian Pace on Self-Driving Car Rules Makes Google Antsy
Nov 17 2015 // Hustling to bring cars that drive themselves to a road near you, Google finds itself somewhere that has frustrated many before: Waiting on the California Department of Motor Vehicles. The tech titan wants the freedom to...
N.J. Lawmakers: FEMA Maps May Have Exaggerated Flood Risk
Nov 16 2015 // New Jersey’s Congressional delegation members sent a letter to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), expressing “significant concerns with the methodology” of the Flood Insurance Rate Maps...
Illinois Budget Mess Leaves Families’ Flood Buyouts in Limbo
Nov 15 2015 // After the Mississippi River flooded four years ago, more than 100 Illinois families agreed — some reluctantly — to sell their homes to the government for demolition so they could move to higher ground. With the...
N.H. GOP Leaders Say Substance Abuse Proposals Need More Work
Nov 13 2015 // New Hampshire’s Republican lawmakers said they would rather create a legislative task force during a special session planned for next week to study some of Gov. Maggie Hassan’s proposals to combat the...
More Firms Could Feel Heat from New York AG’s Climate Change Disclosure Win
Nov 13 2015 // The New York state attorney general’s office, which told Peabody Energy this week to give investors more details about how its sales would suffer from measures to curb global warming, is now mulling whether the...
N.Y. Regulators Weigh Cybersecurity Requirements for Banks, Insurers
Nov 12 2015 // New York regulators are considering a host of cybersecurity requirements for banks and insurers and urged other state and federal authorities to collaborate on establishing a framework of defenses for the financial...
Kentucky Court: Mine-Safety Laws Don’t Apply to Subcontractors
Nov 12 2015 // Kentucky’s mine-safety laws and regulations didn’t apply to a subcontract worker who died while installing a massive garage door on a building at a mine site in Muhlenberg County, the state’s Supreme...
Florida Joins International Information Exchange Agreement
Nov 12 2015 // The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) has joined as the 55th jurisdiction internationally to be admitted as a signatory to the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) Multilateral Memorandum of...
South Carolina Lawmakers Seek $500M to Repair Flood-Damaged Roads
Nov 11 2015 // Democratic leaders in the South Carolina Senate say they will introduce a bill to borrow $500 million to repair or replace roads and bridges damaged by last month’s catastrophic flooding. Senate Minority Leader Nikki...
