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New Jersey Lawmakers Pass Gun Carry Bill With Insurance Mandate
Dec 21 2022 // New Jersey lawmakers gave final approval Monday to legislation overhauling rules to get a firearm carry permit after this summer’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling expanded gun rights. The Democrat-led Senate passed the...
Fund Managers Frustrated Over Confusing ESG Regulations
Dec 20 2022 // After a turbulent few weeks during which some of the world’s biggest asset managers removed coveted ESG tags from huge chunks of their business, industry bosses have had enough. Managers running the funds affected...
Judge Halting Provision Making California Gun Lawsuits Costlier
Dec 19 2022 // A federal judge said he will block a provision in a new California law to take effect next year that gun advocates argued was designed to hinder anyone from challenging the state’s famously restrictive gun laws. U.S....
Congress Passes New Law on Tourist Boats After Missouri Tragedy
Dec 19 2022 // JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A bill requiring stricter safety rules in response to the 2018 deadly sinking of a tourist boat in Missouri is headed to President Joe Biden for his signature. The legislation, which passed the...
California Occupational Safety Board Votes to Adopt COVID Prevention Regulations
Dec 19 2022 // The California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board has adopted COVID-19 prevention non-emergency regulations. The COVID-19 prevention emergency temporary standards will continue to remain in effect while the...
NC Lawmaker Calls for Removal of State Disaster Recovery Director
Dec 16 2022 // North Carolina lawmakers rebuked the state’s disaster recovery director — with one calling for her removal — for the agency’s slow progress amid years-long delays that have left some low-income...
Twitter Must Notify Laid-Off Workers of Pending Lawsuit, Judge Rules
Dec 16 2022 // Twitter Inc must notify the thousands of workers who were laid off after its acquisition by Elon Musk of a proposed class action accusing the company of failing to give adequate notice before terminating them, a San...
Spyware Hacks of Federal Workers Could Run Into Hundreds, Lawmaker Says
Dec 13 2022 // A US government probe into how many mobile phones belonging to diplomats and government workers have been infected with spyware could “easily run to the hundreds,” according to a member of the House...
AM Best Urges ‘Immediate and Substantive’ Reforms by Florida Lawmakers
Dec 12 2022 // Ahead of this week’s special legislative session in Florida, the AM Best financial rating firm predicts that “without immediate and substantive long-term legislative reforms,” further insurer insolvencies...
Insurer Liable for COVID Shutdown of Tina Turner Play, New York Appellate Court Rules
Dec 9 2022 // Producers of a Broadway play based on the life of pop star Tina Turner, which was shut down because of COVID-19, may pursue its business-interruption claim despite a communicable disease exclusion in the policy, a New York...
European Central Bank Urgently Seeks Regulation After Multiple Crypto Bubbles Burst
Dec 8 2022 // Crypto assets are here to stay so their regulation is urgently needed to protect investors and the stability of the global financial landscape, European Central Bank board member Fabio Panetta said on Wednesday. Crypto...
Judge Dismisses 1,000 Shingles Vaccine Claims Against Merck for Lack of Evidence
Dec 8 2022 // After four years of multidistrict litigation, a federal judge in Pennsylvania has dismissed 1,189 lawsuits claiming the Zostavax shingles vaccine by drugmaker Merck did not do what it was supposed to do and instead caused...
Florida Chamber Summit Panelists Confident Lawmakers will Stem Attorney Fees
Dec 7 2022 // If Florida lawmakers had any doubts about what reforms they need to consider at next week’s special legislative session, the Florida Chamber of Commerce’s Insurance Summit on Tuesday provided plenty of...
Delaware Judge Blocks Dr. J Lawsuit Against Branding Firm, Passes Case to Arbitration
Dec 1 2022 // A Delaware judge on Monday halted a lawsuit filed by basketball legend Julius Erving against a brand-development and marketing company, ruling that the dispute must go to arbitration. The lawsuit by the Hall of Fame player...
Indiana Judge Rejects Plea for Alleged Barn Fire Accomplice
Nov 30 2022 // ELKHART, Ind. (AP) – A judge rejected a plea agreement Monday for a woman accused of helping her boyfriend set fire to several northern Indiana barns, citing her plea deal’s lack of prison time. Sherry Thomas, 33,...
Judges Appear Skeptical of Fired Amazon Organizer’s Race Bias Claims
Nov 30 2022 // A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday seemed unlikely to revive claims that Amazon.com Inc. fired New York warehouse worker Christian Smalls, a pivotal figure in a campaign to unionize the company’s workforce, because of...
Viewpoint: California Regulatory System Hurting Independent Agents and Their Clients
Nov 29 2022 // Millions of California insurance consumers are being adversely affected and incurring higher costs of insurance due to the malfunctioning insurance regulatory system in California. Moreover, the broken regulatory...
Texas Judge Backs Full $49M Jury Award Against Alex Jones
Nov 28 2022 // AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A Texas judge said last week she will not lower a nearly $50 million punishment against Alex Jones that a jury handed down earlier this year over the Infowars host spreading false conspiracy theories...
Fidelis Receives Regulatory Nod to Create New MGU, Split Business
Nov 28 2022 // Fidelis Insurance Holdings Ltd. announced it has received regulatory approval to create a new managing general underwriter (Fidelis MGU), which is separate from the existing balance sheet insurance companies – known as...
400 Groups Urge U.S. Lawmakers to Take ‘Immediate Steps’ to Block Potential Rail Strike
Nov 28 2022 // More than 400 groups on Monday called on Congress to intervene in an ongoing railroad labor standoff that threatens to idle shipments of food and fuel and strand rail travelers while inflicting billions of dollars of...
