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North Carolina Restarts Debate Over Moped Regulations
Jan 29 2015 // The debate over regulating mopeds in North Carolina resumed Tuesday as legislators heard new rule suggestions from the Division of Motor Vehicles just months after the General Assembly mandated owners register the...
Lawmakers Revive Export-Import Bank Legislation
Jan 29 2015 // A group of U.S. Republican lawmakers introduced a bill on Wednesday to extend the term of the U.S. export credit agency for five years past its current June deadline. The Export-Import Bank, which provides support to U.S....
Kansas Businesses Support State Takeover of OSHA Enforcement
Jan 27 2015 // A proposal that the state take over enforcement of workplace safety rules from the federal government seems unlikely to pass this year but still has some support in the Kansas House. Republicans on the Senate Commerce...
White House Drone Landing Complicates Regulation Debate
Jan 26 2015 // The discovery of a radio-controlled copter on the White House lawn injects a new complication into the debate over the growing popularity of drones used by civilians. The unintentional security breach Monday at the U.S....
NAIC Seeks Input on TNC White Paper
Jan 26 2015 // The National Association of Insurance Commissioners has begun a 30-day comment period on a draft white paper (available here) that no doubt will shape the development in states across the country of insurance requirements...
Conn. Lawmaker Seeks to Ban Homeowner Insurance Link to Dogs
Jan 26 2015 // A Connecticut state lawmaker is introducing legislation that would bar insurance companies from inquiring about or discriminating against a “bully breed” dog when issuing a homeowners’ insurance policy in...
HealthCare.gov Adds Consumer Data Protections After Criticisms
Jan 26 2015 // The Obama administration appears to be making broader changes to protect consumer information on the government’s health insurance website, after objections from lawmakers and privacy advocates. The Associated Press...
TWIA Legislative Recommendations Address Funding, Depopulation
Jan 26 2015 // The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association, the state-created insurer that provides property coverage for wind and hail in 14 coastal counties and parts of Harris County, has submitted a report to the Legislature with...
Report Card Rates States on Insurance Regulation
Jan 26 2015 // Vermont gets a grade of “A+” and California and North Carolina get grades of “F” in the annual report card on state insurance regulation issued by the free market think tank, The R Street...
Ballinger on Growth, Professionalism in Texas Surplus Lines Market
Jan 26 2015 // Phil Ballinger retired at the end of December 2014 as executive director of the Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas (SLSOT), a post he’s held for more than two decades. During his tenure at SLSOT, the organization...
How States Rate on Insurance Regulation, ‘A’ to ‘F’
Jan 26 2015 // Vermont gets a grade of “A+” and California and North Carolina get grades of “F” in the annual report card on state insurance regulation issued by the free market think tank, The R Street...
Florida PIP Report Shows Reduction in Rates and Fraud
Jan 26 2015 // Florida’s attempt to lower the cost of personal injury protection (PIP) automobile coverage is progressing as insurers’ rates have declined due in part to lower losses and fewer fraudulent claims. The Florida...
Report Card Rates States on Insurance Regulation
Jan 26 2015 // Vermont gets a grade of “A+” and California and North Carolina get grades of “F” in the annual report card on state insurance regulation issued by the free market think tank, The R Street...
Insurance Groups Criticize Mass. Rideshare Regulations
Jan 26 2015 // Insurance industry associations say Massachusetts’ newly developed rideshare regulations are vague and woefully deficient in addressing the insurance concerns. The regulations, crafted by Massachusetts Department of...
N.Y. Assembly Speaker Silver Accused of Running 15-Year Graft Scheme
Jan 23 2015 // New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver reaped millions of dollars in kickbacks in a 15-year conspiracy that involved medical referrals, real estate developers and law firms, the U.S. said. Silver, 70, used his position...
Mississippi Residents, Lawmakers Pushing Bill to Disclose Insurance Costs by Area
Jan 23 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,...
Consumer Group Urges Florida to Keep McCarty as Commissioner
Jan 23 2015 // A national consumer group is urging Florida to keep its current insurance regulator, a man the group says is one of the best regulators in the country but who is rumored to be under pressure to resign by the Scott...
Legislative Focus for Texas Windstorm Insurer: Funding, Depopulation
Jan 22 2015 // The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association, the state-created insurer that provides property coverage for wind and hail in 14 coastal counties and parts of Harris County, has submitted a report to the Legislature with...
Cyber Attack Retaliation Is Government’s Job: Poll
Jan 22 2015 // At a time when most people aren’t confident their workplace is safe from a hacking attack, respondents to the Bloomberg Global Poll are more certain about one thing: Vengeance is not mine. Companies shouldn’t...
Cybersecurity Is Corporate America’s Job
Jan 22 2015 // Barack Obama wants to prod corporations into addressing their cybersecurity weaknesses and he used his State of the Union speech last night to do just that. Obama also placed responsibility for inaction and any damage from...
