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Workers’ Comp Costs Could Rise for Missouri Businesses
Oct 7 2013 // Missouri businesses could face significantly higher costs for workers’ compensation insurance next year, due partly to a new law that seeks to shore up a financially troubled state fund for disabled...
EU-U.S. Trade Talks Halted by Shutdown, Complicated by Financial Services Rift
Oct 6 2013 // Even before the cancellation of the latest round of EU-U.S. talks, negotiations to create the world’s largest free-trade deal were getting into difficulty territory. France won a concession to leave European movies...
Stakeholders to TDI: Not So Fast on Marketplace Navigator Rules
Oct 4 2013 // State lawmakers and representatives from health insurance marketplace navigator organizations are questioning both the timing of an effort by Texas regulators to craft rules regarding navigators and the need for rules that...
What to Know About NARAB or National Producer Licensing: Bissett of Big ‘I’
Oct 3 2013 // If and when the federal government resumes operations, a multistate producer licensing reform bill long pushed by the country’s insurance agent lobby could be among the few bipartisan pieces of business Congress...
Florida Medical Malpractice Consent Rule Preempted By Federal Law, Says Judge
Oct 2 2013 // A federal judge has struck down a key Florida medical malpractice law that required a patient to allow a defending physician’s attorney to informally discuss the case with the patient’s other health care...
Homeowner Fees Recommended To Address Colorado Fires
Oct 2 2013 // Colorado homeowners living in high-risk wildfire areas should be charged fees, and officials need to adopt statewide building requirements to address destructive fires, according to recommendations Monday from a group...
New Law: New York Considers First Tornado Warning System
Oct 2 2013 // New York is looking into creating its first statewide early warning system for tornadoes. A bill signed into law by Gov. Andrew Cuomo directs a review into the feasibility of installing a system. The system could involve...
Judge Allows Tennessee Rules on Health Insurance Navigators
Oct 2 2013 // A judge refused to block emergency rules covering people who dispense advice on the new health insurance exchange in Tennessee that launched Tuesday. Chancellor Russell T. Perkins ruled Monday evening that the...
Painter’s Alabama Football Scenes with Uniforms Do Not Infringe Trademark: Judge
Oct 2 2013 // A federal judge has dismissed a trademark infringement lawsuit the University of Alabama filed against an artist for painting scenes from school football games and transferring his work to other mediums. AL.com reported...
Judge Again Refuses to Exit New York AG’s Suit Against Greenberg
Oct 1 2013 // Former AIG Inc. Chairman Maurice “Hank” Greenberg lost a second bid to have a judge remove himself from an eight-year-old lawsuit brought by the New York attorney general’s office. Greenberg in July asked...
FERMA Forum Opens with Solvency II Analysis from Karel Van Hulle
Sep 30 2013 // The bi-annual Risk Management Forum of the Federation of European Risk Management Associations (FERMA) kicked off with a reception on Sunday night for the 1400 plus delegates at the MECC Conference Center in the Dutch city...
West Virginia Supreme Court Judge Hits Ruling on Massey
Sep 30 2013 // West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Robin Davis criticized her colleagues in a dissenting opinion Friday for refusing to let institutional shareholders revive a lawsuit filed against the former Massey Energy two weeks...
Attorney Jeff Kingsley on ‘Post Event’ Regulatory Changes, Cyber Liability
Sep 29 2013 // Jeff Kingsley, a partner in the law firm of Goldberg Segalla, specializes in the emerging and highly complex field of cyber liability and security, which requires explaining the difficult process of applying the long held...
Insurance Law, Regulation – Jim Wrynn’s Experience Covers It All
Sep 29 2013 // James J. Wrynn, Esq. served as New York’s Superintendent of Insurance from 2009 to 2012, when he joined the law firm of Goldberg Segalla LLP, which specializes in insurance law. His knowledge and experience are both...
Florida’s Citizens, Heritage Defend Controversial Takeout Deal
Sep 27 2013 // Florida’s state-backed property insurer found itself on the defensive in Tallahassee this week as state lawmakers inquired into a deal whereby a private insurer stands to receive millions in exchange for removing...
Mass. Congressional Delegation Seeks Delay of Flood Insurance Rate Hikes
Sep 27 2013 // Massachusetts’ congressional delegation is urging fellow lawmakers in Washington to delay implementation of the Biggert-Waters National Flood Insurance Reform Act provisions. The Massachusetts lawmakers said this...
Workers’ Comp Costs Could Rise for Missouri Businesses
Sep 27 2013 // Missouri businesses could face significantly higher costs for workers’ compensation insurance next year, due partly to a new law that seeks to shore up a financially troubled state fund for disabled...
Groups Say Regulators Allow Unsafe Mexican Trucks on U.S. Roads
Sep 27 2013 // Regulators determined to let Mexican trucks on U.S. roads under a trade deal have downplayed safety shortcomings with companies in a border-crossing pilot program, according to safety, trucking and labor groups. Trucking...
Georgia Studies Moving Malpractice Claims from Court to Review Panel
Sep 26 2013 // A panel of state lawmakers is studying a Senate bill that would overhaul Georgia’s medical malpractice system, with groups such as the Medical Association of Georgia and the State Bar of Georgia lining up against...
Snowden Leaks, NSA Activities Complicate Push for Cybersecurity Law
Sep 26 2013 // Senior U.S. officials on Wednesday sought to mend fences with the technology industry as they renewed their pleas for legislation to increase the flow of information about cyber attacks between federal agencies and private...
