Latest Legislation Headlines
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November Elections Brought Insurance Power Shift
Jan 21 2011 // The Republican takeover of the House of Representatives bodes well for the insurance industry, according to one leading Washington insurance lobbyist. “I think it will be an environment that will be a little more...
Oklahoma Lawmaker Proposes Texting While Driving Ban
Jan 21 2011 // Texting while driving would be illegal in Oklahoma under a bill being proposed in the House. State Rep. Danny Morgan, D-Prague, unveiled the bill Jan. 19, flanked by members of law enforcement, health officials and...
Debate on Repeal of Wisconsin Auto Insurance Changes Begins
Jan 20 2011 // Republicans in the Wisconsin Legislature are aiming to repeal most of the auto insurance coverage increases mandated by Democrats, which industry and state regulators blame for higher premiums. Insurers are supporting the...
House Passes Repeal of Healthcare Law
Jan 20 2011 // The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation that would repeal President Barack Obama’s landmark healthcare reform law Wednesday in a mostly symbolic move likely to be scuttled in the...
Agent Group Sounds Alarm Over Federal Insurance Study
Jan 19 2011 // Congress should refuse to fund a study of insurance regulation that the new Federal Insurance Office is supposed to conduct, an insurance agents’ trade group said. The National Association of Professional Insurance...
Lawmakers Consider Ending Some Pinnacol Tax Breaks
Jan 19 2011 // Colorado lawmakers are considering getting rid of some tax exemptions for Pinnacol Assurance. The Joint Budget Committee decided last week to draw up the legislation. The decision follows the release of documents showing...
Texas Lawmaker Proposes Bill Aimed at Reducing Drunk Driving
Jan 19 2011 // Texas state Rep. Bill Callegari (District 132, Katy) has introduced House Bill 506 to require that all persons convicted of driving while intoxicated have an ignition interlock device installed in their vehicle. The bill...
Ohio Uninsured Motorist Litigation Tied to Money for Charities
Jan 19 2011 // An Ohio insurance company in late 2010 successfully challenged a class action lawsuit involving uninsured motorist/underinsured motorist (UM/UIM) coverage in a case that played prominently in a campaign to change the way...
Federal Judge in Michigan Nixes Religious Challenge to AIG Bailout
Jan 18 2011 // A federal judge in Michigan has dismissed a lawsuit challenging the bailout of American International Group on religious grounds. An Ypsilanti man claimed the United States should not have bailed out AIG because the...
President Obama Vows Review of Business Regulations
Jan 18 2011 // President Barack Obama said on Tuesday he would order a government-wide review of regulations with the goal of eliminating those that hurt job creation and make the U.S. economy less competitive. In an op-ed piece in The...
Mississippi Lawmakers Pass School Bus Safety Bills
Jan 18 2011 // The Mississippi Senate has unanimously passed a bill designed to improve safety on school buses and on campuses during pick-up and drop-off times. It says striking a child with a vehicle after passing a school bus would be...
New Systemic Risk Council Faces Key Test
Jan 18 2011 // The new council of U.S. regulators will face a major test on Tuesday when it unveils recommendations on how to enforce one of the most recognizable, if inscrutable, aspects of the six-month-old Wall Street reform law: the...
New Regulation Aims to Reduce Deaths in Rollover Crashes
Jan 18 2011 // Automakers must develop new approaches to reduce the number of people ejected in U.S. rollover crashes, which are blamed for 10,000 deaths annually over the past decade. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration...
Oklahoma Lawmaker Tackling Use of Cell Phone While Driving
Jan 14 2011 // Oklahoma state Rep. Danny Morgan, D-Prague, plans to file legislation to restrict the use of cell phones while driving. The lawmaker reported that Sapulpa drivers on public roads fell again victim to the legal practice of...
Texas Governor Calls for Expanded Lawsuit Reform
Jan 14 2011 // Texas Gov. Rick Perry is urging state lawmakers to further expand the lawsuit reforms that the state has enacted in recent years. Texas lawmakers meet every two years. The 82nd Legislature Regular Session convened earlier...
House to Vote on Healthcare Repeal Next Week
Jan 14 2011 // The U.S. House of Representatives will resume action next week on repealing President Barack Obama’s landmark healthcare overhaul, a House Republican spokesman said Thursday. The House had been expected to act this...
Florida Lawmakers Seek Ways to Curb Sinkhole Losses
Jan 14 2011 // Florida lawmakers are trying to address the cost of sinkhole claims, which state officials and insurers say are driving up property insurance rates and could threaten the solvency of some domestic insurers if not brought...
Fremont Michigan Evaluating Options after Revised Biglari Holdings Offer
Jan 13 2011 // Fremont Michigan InsuraCorp Inc., a Michigan-exclusive property and casualty insurance carrier, says it is evaluating a revised unsolicited offer from Biglari Holdings Inc. to take over the company. Fremont confirmed that...
Companies Concerned About U.S. Consumer Complaint Sites
Jan 12 2011 // The U.S. government is intensifying its use of consumer complaint websites with two new outlets for customer gripes that have trade groups for manufacturers and financial firms concerned about smear campaigns and lawsuits....
AIG Agrees to $2.2 Billion Sale of Taiwan Life Unit
Jan 12 2011 // American International Group Inc. accepted a $2.16 billion cash offer for its Taiwan Nan Shan Life unit from a group led by local conglomerate Ruentex, marking the beginning of the end of a drawn-out process fraught with...
