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Uber Gains Support From Upstate New York Mayors
Nov 10 2015 // Mayors of some of upstate New York’s largest cities have joined together to support Uber’s proposal to expand throughout the state. Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren, Binghamton Mayor Richard David and Syracuse...
Judge Rules Punitive Damages Possible for GM in Ignition Case
Nov 10 2015 // General Motors Co. may be liable for punitive damages in lawsuits it faces over an ignition switch problem that prompted the recall of millions of vehicles last year, a U.S. judge said on Monday. The decision from U.S....
Kinsale Launches New Law Enforcement/Police Professional Product
Nov 9 2015 // Kinsale Insurance Co. has launched a new law enforcement/police professional product. This is the initial product in Kinsale’s recently established Public Entity Division. Per Clay Rhoades, Kinsale vice president,...
Judge Dismisses California Suit Against Apple Over Worker Searches
Nov 9 2015 // Apple Inc. persuaded a judge to throw out a lawsuit by employees of the company’s retail stores in California seeking back pay for time spent in “demoralizing” security searches when they left work for...
House, Senate Transportation Bill Compromise to Address Auto Safety
Nov 9 2015 // The multiyear transportation bill that passed the U.S. House this week parcels out a number of provisions on auto safety and environmental regulation sought by interest groups including automakers, dealers and safety...
China Asked to Revise Draft Cyber Security Rules Affecting Insurance Industry
Nov 5 2015 // Foreign business lobbies have asked China to substantially revise proposed cyber security regulations for the insurance industry, signaling a dispute that started with the publication of similar bank technology rules...
New York Officials Propose Regulations for Projecting Rises in Sea Level
Nov 3 2015 // New York conservation officials are proposing regulations for establishing official state projections of rising sea levels. The Department of Environmental Conservation says the projections will reflect the best science...
New Oklahoma Texting Law Now in Effect
Nov 3 2015 // A new law making it illegal to text and drive in Oklahoma has received plenty of attention, but it’s just one of more than 250 laws enacted on Nov. 1. People caught reading or writing texts or emails while driving...
Florida DMV Requests Dismissal of Taxi Companies’ Rideshare Complaint
Nov 2 2015 // In a move that is sure to further frustrate Florida taxicab companies, the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FDHSMV) has asked a Leon County, Florida, judge to dismiss a complaint requiring the state...
Florida Beach City Businesses Say Spring Break Ban Violates Civil Rights
Nov 2 2015 // Several Panama City Beach, Fla., nightclub owners argue in a lawsuit filed Oct. 30 that local officials violated their rights and showed racial bias when they approved a series of new ordinances designed to curb spring...
Massachusetts OKs USAA’s Rideshare Gap Policy
Nov 2 2015 // Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker and the Division of Insurance announced on Oct. 19 that the United Services Automobile Association (USAA) has been approved to offer additional “gap protection” coverage to its...
Judge Tosses Concussions Lawsuit Against Illinois Prep Group
Oct 30 2015 // An Illinois judge has dismissed the nation’s first class-action concussions lawsuit against a prep sports governing body, saying the Illinois High School Association has taken steps to make football safer and that...
North Dakota Lawmakers Criticize Proposed $3B Crop Insurance Cut
Oct 29 2015 // North Dakota’s congressional delegation and others from the state say a proposed $3 billion cut to crop insurance is unacceptable. A two-year budget deal in Congress would reduce federal subsidies to companies that...
Judge Orders Wyoming Restaurant to Pay $11.4M in Salmonella Case
Oct 29 2015 // A judge has ordered a Cheyenne, Wyo. restaurant to pay a Nebraska couple nearly $11.4 million after the husband contracted salmonella poisoning. The Casper Star-Tribune reported Christopher Gage and his wife, Heather, sued...
Budget Deal Called ‘Devastating’ to Crop Insurance
Oct 29 2015 // The two-year budget deal produces savings from one of the most popular programs in farm country — federally subsidized crop insurance — and farm state lawmakers are furious. Senators and House members said Tuesday they...
Judge Rules Lawyer’s Traffic School in Louisville Unconstitutional
Oct 29 2015 // A judge in Louisville has ruled that a local traffic school program run by the Jefferson County Attorney’s office is unconstitutional. Judge Sean Delahanty ruled the state law allowing such programs “is a...
Activist Paulson Joins Icahn’s Call to Break Up AIG
Oct 28 2015 // Activist investor Carl Icahn said he owns a “large stake” in American International Group Inc. and urged the insurer to spin off its life and mortgage units into public companies to avoid being tagged as a...
Top Insurance Lobbyists on Capitol Hill
Oct 28 2015 // The Hill, a popular Capitol Hill insider publication with political news and opinions, has placed five insurance groups and their lobbyists on its 2015 list of the top lobbyists in Washington for associations. The...
Premiums on New Jersey Health Exchange Rising 5%
Oct 28 2015 // The premium for a mid-level plan offered on the federal government’s health insurance exchange will be up by 5 percent in New Jersey in 2016. But premiums will be lower, as expected, for people choosing a new plan...
Indiana Judge OKs Facebook Messages in Marina Fire Trial
Oct 28 2015 // A judge has declined to prevent private Facebook messages from being considered during a trial of two people charged in an Evansville, Ind., marina fire. The Evansville Courier & Press reports the judge denied the...
