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Forfeiture Set in Ex-Pennsylvania Judge’s Fraud Case
Aug 19 2010 // A federal judge has set a forfeiture hearing for a former Pennsylvania Superior Court judge who is serving a 46-month prison sentence for insurance fraud. Michael Joyce, of Millcreek Township, was convicted of mail fraud...
Missouri Consumers Better Protected Against Insolvent Insurers
Aug 18 2010 // Financially strapped insurance companies in Missouri will soon face tighter oversight, thanks to a new law signed by Gov. Jay Nixon. Senate Bill 583, which takes effect Aug. 28, spells out the specific standards the...
Calif. Employers Face New Workers’ Comp Posting Requirements
Aug 18 2010 // As of Oct. 8, California employers must begin distributing an updated version of the workers’ compensation new hire pamphlet to all employees hire on or after that date; post revised workers’ comp employee...
Report: Improve Benefits for Injured North Dakota Workers
Aug 16 2010 // An unusual North Dakota workers’ compensation law provides reduced benefits when a job injury worsens a medical problem the employee already has, and a consultant told state lawmakers on Friday they should repeal...
Cuomo and New York Regulators Respond to Producer Comp Lawsuit
Aug 16 2010 // In a series of court filings, the New York Attorney General’s Office and State Insurance Department argue that new rules requiring agents to disclose their pay to clients are needed to penetrate a “cloak of...
New Laws on Louisiana’s Books Include Tougher Penalties for Texting
Aug 16 2010 // More than 650 new laws took effect in Louisiana this week, including revisions to existing statutes and arcane adjustments of insurance and health care regulations. New abortion regulations will require ultrasound exams...
NAS Expands Regulatory Business Interruption Coverage
Aug 13 2010 // NAS has expanded its Regulatory Business Interruption (RBI) product to include coverage for mandatory and voluntary evacuation. RBI provides companies with extra expense protection, on a per day basis, for business...
Tennessee State Senator Could Have Sentence Reduced
Aug 12 2010 // Former state senator John Ford could have his federal prison sentence nearly cut in half after a recent Supreme Court decision that weakened an anti-fraud law. The 68-year-old Ford is serving a 19-year sentence. A 2008...
Kipper Named Deputy Commissioner in Louisiana Insurance Department
Aug 10 2010 // Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon has named Scott Kipper as the Louisiana Department of Insurance (LDI) Deputy Commissioner of the Office of Health. “This is a critical time for the Department of Insurance as we...
Cruise Ships Traveling In Changing Legal, Security Climate
Aug 9 2010 // Crime on cruise ships is rare, considering 10 million North Americans sailed last year. But some crime victims believe that justice also is rare — due to overlapping investigative powers, difficulty obtaining...
Illinois Insurance Regulators Want More Oversight on Health Rates
Aug 9 2010 // Illinois regulators will ask lawmakers for the authority to approve or deny health insurance rate increases, saying residents need protection from skyrocketing costs that aren’t justified. Currently there is nothing...
NAS Managed Care Errors & Omissions Adds Cyber Liability
Aug 6 2010 // NAS Insurance Services has enhanced its managed care product with an e-MD cyber liability coverage enhancement. Because of increased regulations on patient privacy, HIPAA and customer notification, managed care...
Judge Blocks FDNY Hiring, Says Test Invalid
Aug 6 2010 // The mostly white Fire Department of New York is temporarily barred from hiring more than 300 rookie firefighters because it used an entry exam that discriminates against blacks and Hispanics, a federal judge ruled. In a...
Calif. Imposes Regulations To Prevent Illegal Insurance Recissions
Aug 6 2010 // California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner has imposed regulations designed to combat illegal rescissions. The rules take effect on August 18. Currently, health insurers may only rescind policies under very specific,...
Federal Judge Lets Virginia Challenge to Obama Healthcare Law Proceed
Aug 2 2010 // A U.S. judge Monday refused to dismiss a challenge by the state of Virginia to President Barack Obama’s landmark healthcare reform law, a setback that will force his administration to mount a lengthy legal...
Industry Balks as Democrats Press for Mine Safety, OSHA Changes
Aug 2 2010 // Prompted by the deadly explosion in April that killed 29 coal miners in West Virginia, a House of Representatives committee recently approved sweeping mine and workplace safety reforms. The 30-17 vote came over the...
People
Aug 2 2010 // Stephen M. Franz was named senior vice president of Dallas-based managing general agency and wholesale broker Capstone Underwriters LLC. Franz has been with Capstone since 2004. Prior to Capstone, he held positions at all...
Globalization: How Systemic Risks Have Altered the Financial World
Aug 2 2010 // When the present Lloyd’s building was completed in 1986, the architecture was called high tech, but inside you would have found that the offices contained no Internet, no e-mails and no World Wide Web. Since the...
House Set to Debate Oil Liability Bill
Jul 30 2010 // Three months after the catastrophic oil rig explosion that sent millions of gallons of crude spewing into the Gulf of Mexico, the House of was poised Friday to debate legislation clamping down on the industry’s...
Congress Set to Tackle Oil Spill Liability, Drilling Safety
Jul 28 2010 // U.S. Senate Democrats are set to unveil a slimmed-down energy bill Tuesday aimed at reforming offshore drilling, but House lawmakers are taking up a tougher bill on Friday that adds another hurdle to get a bill signed into...
