Latest Legislation Headlines
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California Court Rejects Insurance Challenge to Prop. 103
Feb 9 2015 // The Sacramento Superior Court issued a decision in mid-January rejecting an insurance industry challenge to the California insurance commissioner’s regulations under Proposition 103. Among other things, Prop. 103...
Legislation Addressing Property Claims Litigation Likely to Crop Up in Texas
Feb 9 2015 // By the end of 2008, the Texas residual market for insuring seacoast properties for wind and hail figured it had enough resources available to pay claims for both Hurricane Ike and Hurricane Dolly that hit the Texas coast...
Mississippi Again Weighs Making Insurers Disclose Area Costs
Feb 9 2015 // A group of lawmakers and residents from the Mississippi Gulf Coast are again pushing a bill that would require insurance companies to disclose, by geographic area, how much they are charging to insure property. The idea,...
Oklahoma Lawmakers Want to Regulate Drones in State
Feb 6 2015 // Concerned about the growing presence of drones in the skies above Oklahoma, a couple of state lawmakers have filed legislation to rein in their use. But state officials trying to attract unmanned aerial vehicle designers...
California Lawmaker Proposes Annual $52 Fee For Road Repairs
Feb 6 2015 // Most California drivers would pay an extra $52 a year under a proposal to raise $2 billion a year to fix the state’s crumbling roads, bridges and highways. Assembly Speaker Toni Atkins’ proposal released...
Colorado Legislators Weigh Harsher Punishment For Repeat DUIs
Feb 6 2015 // Repeat DUI offenders in Colorado will face tougher penalties under a bill lawmakers are considering this year. Colorado is among five states where DUI offenders face only misdemeanor charges even after repeated...
Uber, Taxi Battle Could Be Big Issue For Nevada Legislature
Feb 6 2015 // Lawmakers say a fight between Nevada’s taxicab industry and Uber, the ride hailing company that operated in the state this fall before a court decision prompted it to shut down, could be the biggest transportation...
White House Urges Action on Cyber Bill After Anthem Attack
Feb 6 2015 // President Barack Obama’s top advisers urged Congress to act quickly to strengthen consumer data protections after the security breach at Anthem Inc. “Hardly a week goes by when the problem is not on the front...
Pioneer Offers EU-Compliant Insurance for Alternative Investment Managers
Feb 6 2015 // Pioneer Underwriters* announced the launch of a new EU regulatory compliant product for alternative investment fund managers (AIFMs). This specialist product is aimed at AIFMs domiciled outside of the EU, which in addition...
Lawmaker Proposes Bill Regulating Uber in Georgia
Feb 6 2015 // The chairman of the Georgia House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee has sponsored a bill to regulate the popular ridesharing service Uber. Republican Rep. Alan Powell of Hartwell said Wednesday that House Bill...
Wyoming Lawmakers Consider Raising State Highway Speed Limits
Feb 5 2015 // State senators have advanced a bill that would increase the speed limit to 70 mph on some Wyoming highways. The Wyoming Tribune Eagle reported the Transportation, Highways and Military Affairs committee advanced the bill...
Nigohosian Returns to Western Agents Group as VP of Regulatory Affairs
Feb 5 2015 // Ken Nigohosian has returned to Western Insurance Agents Association as vice president of regulatory affairs. Nigohosian will work with the association’s legislative and regulatory affairs advisory committee. He had...
Heading a National Ridesharing Outline a Political Gain for Jones?
Feb 4 2015 // A committee of regulators led by California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones is working on standards on ridesharing that departments of insurance in states across the U.S. can look to as an example. Whether the National...
Trial Over, Judge to Decide Extent of BP’s Penalties for Gulf Oil Spill
Feb 4 2015 // The latest phase of a trial to determine how much BP should pay in Clean Water Act penalties for the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill — which could reach $13.7 billion — ended on Feb. 2, but a decision from the judge is...
Attorneys, Insurers Facing Off over Hail Litigation in Texas
Feb 4 2015 // The vestiges of twin hailstorms that ravaged the south Texas coast in 2012 are now blowing through the halls of the Capitol in Austin. Two of the state’s most-powerful lobbies, the insurance industry and trial...
New Mexico Bill Would Reduce Benefits If Workers Are High
Feb 3 2015 // A New Mexico lawmaker has introduced a bill to reduce workers’ compensation in cases when an employee’s death or injury results from being drunk or high on the job. Republican Rep. Dennis Roch of Logan said...
N.Y., Mass. Adopt Certificates of Insurance Law
Feb 2 2015 // New York and Massachusetts in January became the latest states to enact laws to prohibit improper use of certificates of insurance. On Jan. 28, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed into law a bill (A.9590/S.6545-A) that would...
Penn. Public Utility Commission Gives Uber 2-Year License, Except in Philly
Feb 2 2015 // The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission has given ride-sharing service Uber a two-year experimental license to operate anywhere in the state except Philadelphia, where it has been operating despite a local ban. The...
Judge Seeks Additional Changes in NFL’s $765M Concussion Settlement
Feb 2 2015 // The National Football League’s $765 million settlement over concussions came up short a second time as a judge said she wants more changes before she’ll approve it. U.S. District Judge Anita Brody in...
Fatal Houston Fender-Bender Shows Shortcomings of Recalls
Feb 2 2015 // By the time Carlos Solis IV laid eyes on the silver Honda Accord in a Texas used-car lot last April, the sedan had changed hands twice, been in at least two crashes and still had a defective air bag that had been recalled...
