Latest Legislation Headlines
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Jon Palmquist Joins NARS as General Counsel and Director of Field Operations
Jun 27 2011 // Altamonte Springs, Fl, 6/27/11 – North American Risk Services (NARS) has appointed Jon Palmquist to the newly created role of General Counsel and Director of Field Operations. Palmquist has more than 25 years of...
Oklahoma Lawmaker Seeks Study on Day Care Insurance
Jun 24 2011 // Oklahoma state Rep. Mike Shelton has requested a legislative study to determine if the state can enact policies that result in all day care centers having liability insurance. “In recent years, we have made...
New York Approves Deregulation of Large Commercial Insurance Products
Jun 24 2011 // New York insurers and insurance agents are applauding lawmakers for giving final approval to a bill that eases regulations on commercial insurance products and rates. The bill exempts insurance policies written for large...
House Approves Patent Reform Bill Similar to Senate’s
Jun 24 2011 // Patent legislation that aims to clear a years-long backlog of applications and allows the patent office set its own fees was approved by the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday. Supporters say the bill will help the...
Generic Drug Firms Shielded from State Suits: Supreme Court
Jun 23 2011 // The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that generic drug companies cannot be sued under state law over allegations that they failed to provide adequate label warnings about potential side effects. By a 5-4 vote, the justices...
Senate Panel to Hear Flood Insurance Reauthorization Bill
Jun 23 2011 // Insurers today will again urged federal lawmakers to reauthorize and reform the nation’s flood insurance program, which is slated to lapse on Sept. 30 if Congress does not act. At a hearing today, a Senate Banking...
Florida Agents’ Leader Grady Cites Progress, Disappointments on Reform
Jun 23 2011 // For those in the industry, Florida’s recent legislative session was a long march as they tried to navigate through a process that initially promised much in the form of a new governor and strong pro-business...
Lawyers Immune to Ex-NFL Player’s Fraud Suit, Connecticut Court Rules
Jun 23 2011 // A state appeals court in Connecticut has ruled that ex-NFL player and investment firm founder Bob Simms can’t sue his ex-wife’s lawyers for fraud during a long-running divorce and alimony case, saying...
New Chief Judge of Delaware Chancery Court Confirmed
Jun 23 2011 // Leo Strine was confirmed Wednesday as the first new chief judge in 14 years on Delaware’s Chancery Court, which has overseen some of the biggest corporate legal battles of the past 30 years. The state’s senate...
Former Association of California Insurance Companies President Joins Barger & Wolen
Jun 22 2011 // Samuel Sorich, the former president of the Association of California Insurance Companies (ACIC), a California property/casualty insurance trade association, has joined Barger & Wolen as of counsel. Sorich, who has been...
Mississippi Case Shines Light on Relationships Between Judges, Lawyers
Jun 21 2011 // The corruption case involving Paul Minor and two former Harrison County jurists has changed forever the relationships between Mississippi judges and lawyers, a federal public defender says. “Every judge in...
Effects of Tennessee Law Restricting Anti-Discrimination Rules Debated
Jun 21 2011 // A lawsuit filed in Nashville challenging a new state law says the legislation voids school board policies that protect gay and lesbian students from bullying and harassment, but the law’s sponsor disagrees. The law...
Advocates Say Mass. Temp Agencies Need Oversight
Jun 20 2011 // Blue collar workers hired through temporary staffing agencies often aren’t paid fairly and have difficulties filing workers’ compensation, according to a new study by the University of Massachusetts at...
North Carolina Workers’ Comp Change
Jun 20 2011 // Legislation to change limits on benefits for workers injured on the job in North Carolina swept through the General Assembly and is expected to be signed by Gov. Beverly Perdue. The bill caps temporary payments for a...
Timely Workers’ Comp Reforms
Jun 20 2011 // Prices for workers’ compensation insurance are inching up after decreasing and then flat-lining for the past few years, according to Towers Watson. The global professional services firm’s most recent Commercial...
Agents Warn of Insurance Complications for New York City Contractors
Jun 20 2011 // Insurance agents are warning contractors in New York City that they may not be able to obtain increased coverage requirements called for by city regulations set to go into effect this month. Many of those new coverages are...
Illinois Passes Workers’ Comp Reform but Some Say More Is Needed
Jun 20 2011 // Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn plans to sign a major overhaul of Illinois workers’ compensation system that he said will mean “significant savings” for the state, but at least one insurance carrier trade group...
Calif. State Fund Seeks to Offer Workers’ Comp in Other States
Jun 20 2011 // California State Compensation Insurance Fund is pursuing legislation to allow it to offer coverage to California employers who have out-of-state employees. Currently, California-based businesses insured with State Fund...
‘Loser Pay’ Comes to Texas
Jun 20 2011 // Texas Gov. Rick Perry has signed legislation into law commonly referred to as the “Loser Pay Rule.” Immediately, the national press jumped on this new statute as an example of a major step forward in tort...
Timely Workers’ Comp Reforms
Jun 20 2011 // Prices for workers’ compensation insurance are inching up after decreasing and then flat-lining for the past few years, according to Towers Watson. The global professional services firm’s most recent Commercial...
