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California Wholesalers Stress Opportunity Theme at Convention
Jan 13 2015 // Opportunity was a theme that came up often at the annual California Wholesaler Industry Days convention from Sunday through today in La Jolla, Calif. at Hilton Torrey Pines. The three-day conference organized by the...
Conservationists’ Lawsuit Challenges North Carolina Fracking Rules Panel
Jan 12 2015 // A lawsuit filed January 5 by conservationists asks that rules on fracking in North Carolina be thrown out, arguing the panel that developed the rules was formed in violation of the state Constitution. Lawyers representing...
Poll: Majority of Georgia Voters Support Medical Marijuana Legalization
Jan 12 2015 // A clear majority of Georgia voters support legalizing medical marijuana, but they appear more closely split on whether to permit its recreational use, according to a poll by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The poll...
Report Calls for More Study of N.H. Workers’ Comp Costs
Jan 12 2015 // A governor’s commission aimed at addressing New Hampshire’s high workers’ compensation costs recommended no significant changes to state laws in a new report and instead suggested gathering more data and...
Florida Touts Workers’ Comp Market Competition But Warns on Court Rulings
Jan 12 2015 // Florida’s workers’ compensation market remains competitive and well-capitalized, with loss ratios that are among the lowest among larger states, according to a report from the state’s insurance...
Injured Snowboarder Can Sue, Oregon High Court Rules
Jan 12 2015 // The Oregon Supreme Court has ruled a ski resort’s broad liability waiver cannot prevent a paralyzed snowboarder from suing. The justices ruled that the liability waiver was “unconscionable” and contrary...
Kansas Judge Tosses Boeing, Spirit AeroSystems Discrimination Lawsuit
Jan 9 2015 // The remaining age-discrimination claims against Boeing Co. and Spirit AeroSystems were tossed out by a federal judge in Kansas on Jan. 7, a major blow to a lawsuit that’s spanned nine years. When Boeing sold its...
Florida PIP Report Shows Reduction in Rates and Fraud
Jan 9 2015 // Florida’s attempt to lower the cost of personal injury protection (PIP) automobile coverage is making progress as insurers’ rates have declined due in part to lower losses and fewer fraudulent claims. The...
House Passes Hike in Obamacare Requirement to 40-Hours
Jan 9 2015 // The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives voted on Thursday to ease Obamacare’s health insurance requirements for employers by approving the first of an expected series of bills aimed at weakening the overall...
Ballinger on Growth, Professionalism in Texas Surplus Lines Market
Jan 8 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 8 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...
Missouri Fines Insurer Nearly $162K for Misstatements to Policyholders
Jan 7 2015 // The Missouri Department of Insurance announced that a regulatory settlement agreement has been reached with Humana Insurance Co. under which the company will pay a $161,800 fine to the Missouri State School Fund. Missouri...
House Passes TRIA Renewal; Senate Leader Vows Quick Action Also
Jan 7 2015 // The U.S. House of Representatives voted to reauthorize a government backstop for insurers’ losses from acts of terrorism after lawmakers let the measure expire last month. The legislation, which will extend the...
Republicans Target Obamacare Part-Time Worker Provision
Jan 7 2015 // Republicans, newly in charge of the U.S. House and Senate, begin their campaign to dismantle Obamacare with a vote this week to ease the law’s requirement that large employers give health insurance to full-time...
West Virginia Schedules Storage Tank Regulation Hearing
Jan 5 2015 // West Virginia regulators are taking public comment and holding a hearing on a proposed rule that regulates aboveground storage tanks. The Department of Environmental Protection has opened comment on the proposed rule...
Oklahoma Bill Targets Texting While Driving
Jan 2 2015 // Oklahoma Sen. Ron Sharp has filed legislation banning the use of cell phones or other handheld devices to text, email or call while driving in his state. Senate Bill 67 would make it a misdemeanor to use a handheld device...
More Uninsured Drivers Likely To Be Towed Under New Utah Law
Jan 2 2015 // Uninsured drivers on Utah roadways can expect to have their cars impounded on the spot under a new law that took effect Thursday. Utah police have had the option to pull over an uninsured driver and impound their car since...
Idaho City Issues Cease and Desist Letter to Uber
Jan 2 2015 // Boise, Idaho officials say Uber ignored its promise to not charge for driver services within city limits while negotiating an operating agreement for the rideshare company. The city sent Uber a cease and desist letter...
Debate Heats Up Over Proposed Ridesharing Rules in Massachusetts
Jan 2 2015 // Taxicab drivers and owners decried proposed Massachusetts regulations on popular transportation companies like Uber and Lyft, while rideshare drivers defended their jobs at a packed and heated public hearing...
U.S. Drone Regulations Delayed
Jan 1 2015 // The United States missed a year-end deadline for publishing new rules on remote-control aircraft, delaying an eagerly awaited step toward using drones in everything from farming to package delivery. Businesses have been...
