Latest Legislation Headlines
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Insurance priorities for the U.S. Senate
Jan 8 2007 // Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., is the incoming chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, which has jurisdiction over flood and terrorism insurance, as well as over regulation of insurance, credit...
Insurance priorities for the U.S. Senate
Jan 8 2007 // Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., is the incoming chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, which has jurisdiction over flood and terrorism insurance, as well as over regulation of insurance, credit...
Insurance priorities for the U.S. Senate
Jan 7 2007 // Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., is the incoming chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, which has jurisdiction over flood and terrorism insurance, as well as over regulation of insurance, credit...
Insurance priorities for the U.S. Senate
Jan 7 2007 // Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., is the incoming chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, which has jurisdiction over flood and terrorism insurance, as well as over regulation of insurance, credit...
‘Snowbirds’ not protected by Florida state law, court rules
Jan 7 2007 // Part-time Florida residents and so-called “snowbirds” who insure their cars back home cannot make claims under Florida laws that may be more favorable to them than those in their own states, the state Supreme...
La. judge: Insurers liable for water
Jan 7 2007 // Even though a homeowner’s insurance policy said floods were not covered, leaving that statement out of the application left the company liable for damages to a house destroyed by Hurricane Rita’s winds and...
10 La. judge says water may be covered
Jan 7 2007 // Ruling against La. Citizens could affect more insurers 10 Survey says party hosts are underinsured Trusted Choice reports 28.5 million need more coverage 12 Miss. AG’s Katrina lawsuit moved Judge rules state court...
Ark. starts insurance plan for low-income workers
Jan 7 2007 // Enrollment began Dec. 20, 2006, in Arkansas for a program partly paid by Medicaid dollars that will eventually offer insurance to 80,000 low-income workers. The Associated Press reported that health officials hope the...
News Currents
Jan 7 2007 // Oregon promotes best practices with IMSA membership The Oregon Insurance Division is recognizing the Insurance Marketplace Standards Association as a group that can help to establish “best practices” and...
Enron’s legacies and directors’ and officers’ risk
Jan 7 2007 // Shortly after former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling’s Oct. 23, 2006, sentencing, the Enron Task Force said it was closing down, with its mission mostly complete. Yet did that event really signal an endpoint in the Enron...
Thabault Promoted to Top Job at Vermont Regulatory Agency
Jan 5 2007 // Vermont Governor Jim Douglas has appointed Paulette Thabault as the Commissioner of the Department of Banking, Insurance, Securities and Health Care Administration (BISHCA). Thabault steps into the position upon the...
Okla. Lawmaker Files ‘Negative Outcomes’ Insurance Bill
Jan 5 2007 // Oklahoma State Representative Jason W. Murphey (R-Guthrie) has introduced legislation intended to lower medical costs by providing incentive for insurers to write “Negative Outcomes” insurance policies. The...
Insurer Group to Target Windstorm Funding in Texas
Jan 4 2007 // Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) funding issues will be the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America’s (PCI) top legislative priority in its Southwestern region, the insurer group announced. The...
Kentucky: Ruling Expected Soon in Christian Health Care Case
Jan 3 2007 // Don’t try to tell Ken Walker that the health care program Medi-Share should be banned in Kentucky. Formerly of Louisville, the Huntington, W.Va.-based freelance writer enrolled in the for-Christians-only initiative...
Agents, Brokers Set 2007 Legislative Priorities
Jan 3 2007 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I”) will again confront a number of legislative issues important to agents and brokers at both the state and federal levels in 2007,...
Ohio’s New Attorney General Faces Workers’ Comp Court Decision
Jan 3 2007 // Ohio’s new attorney general made criticism of the scandal-ridden state insurance fund for injured workers a hallmark of his campaign. Taking office next month, Democrat Marc Dann must now decide whether to appeal a...
E. Coli Outbreaks Have Industry, Government Increasing Safety
Jan 3 2007 // In light of food poisoning outbreaks involving spinach and lettuce, the government and the produce industry are scrambling to make leafy greens safer before the spring planting season. New guidelines from the industry are...
Rule Restricting R.I. Crime Victim Compensation Challenged
Jan 2 2007 // An association of drug treatment programs is challenging a Rhode Island state policy that allows financial compensation to be denied to crime victims who have been convicted of driving drunk or dealing drugs. The Drug and...
Government, Industry Push to Protect Food Chain
Jan 2 2007 // In light of food poisoning outbreaks involving spinach and lettuce, the government and the produce industry are scrambling to make leafy greens safer before the spring planting season. New guidelines from the industry are...
New Year Brings Higher Insurance Rates, Minimums for S.C. Drivers
Jan 2 2007 // The new year will force about a third of South Carolina’s drivers to dig deeper into their wallets to pay for auto insurance. A little-debated change in state law requires drivers to buy minimum liability coverage of...
