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Critics allege wind modelers following politics over science

May 8 2006 // News Currents Risk Management Solutions has defended its hurricane risk models in the face of consumer groups’ criticisms that the models are more political than they are scientific and that they are designed to...

Miss. lawmakers pass building code requirements for coastal counties

May 8 2006 // Progress was made this legislative session as Mississippi lawmakers passed requirements for tougher building codes and took steps to help ensure new construction in five coastal counties will better protect residents from...

After the storms, 2006 a ‘critical’ year for Louisiana

May 8 2006 // The number of bills filed by members of the Louisiana Legislature for the regular session that began March 27 was relatively low, according to the Tatman Group’s David Tatman, a lobbyist for the Louisiana Surplus...

Texas lawmakers close in on tax reform

May 8 2006 // News Currents Adhering to the Texas Tax Reform Commission’s recommendations, five bills aimed at providing long-term property tax relief passed the Texas House of Representatives in late April. While the tax reform...

Why agents oppose Sen. Sununu’s optional federal charter

May 8 2006 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America, and New Hampshire, strongly oppose S. 2509, the National Insurance Act of 2006, introduced recently by our own Sen. John Sununu (R-N.H.) and his colleague, Sen....

10 Texas lawmakers close in on tax reform

May 8 2006 // Although it’s not perfect, agent groups support Perry-Sharp plan 10 Louisiana after the storms Insurance issues top lawmakers’ agenda 10 In case of emergency Get out fast but make sure documents are...

Proposed Calif. regulations would stress driving record over zip code in pricing auto insurance

May 8 2006 // California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi has unveiled enhancements to his proposed regulations that he said follow through on the promise voters sought when they approved Proposition 103 in 1988 -namely, that the...

Consumers, many departments required to fight identity theft

May 8 2006 // Editor’s Note: This is the second installment of a two-part roundtable discussion on identity theft. Part 1 examined the scope and source of identity theft and can be found on page 100 of Insurance Journal’s...

Editor’s Note: To bee or not to bee

May 8 2006 // Scientists at Cornell University in New York have come across a management strategy for group decision-making that is sure to set the business world buzzing. When 10,000 honeybees hunt for a new home, usually a tree...

Governor claims Calif. workers’ comp changes ‘huge success’

May 8 2006 // California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger declared the sweeping workers’ compensation changes he pushed through the Legislature two years ago a “huge success,” but critics called them a disaster for injured...

Why agents oppose Sen. Sununu’s optional federal charter

May 8 2006 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America, and New Hampshire, (the Big “I”) strongly oppose S. 2509, the National Insurance Act of 2006, introduced recently by our own Sen. John Sununu (R-N.H.)...

Judge Finds R.I. Attorney General in Contempt in Lead Paint Case

May 7 2006 // A judge held the Rhode Island attorney general in civil contempt and fined him $5,000 for publicly accusing former lead paint makers of twisting the facts during Rhode Island’s landmark lawsuit against the companies,...

Fla. SB 1596, HB 561 Tighten Grip on Insurance Fraud

May 5 2006 // Passage by Florida’s Legislature of Senate Bill 1596 and House Bill 561, sponsored by Sen J.D. Alexander and Rep. David Rivera, Florida’s Legislature has tightened the grip on insurance fraud artists who steal...

W.Va. Officials, Cline, McGraw Oppose Federal Insurance Proposal

May 5 2006 // Two state officials in Charleston, W.Va. say state insurance requirements would be undermined by federal legislation that would give small businesses greater flexibility in offering health insurance to employees. The...

La. House Advances Bill to Abolish Insurance Rating Commission

May 5 2006 // Days after the Louisiana Senate voted to require that all insurance rate changes be approved by the Louisiana Insurance Rating Commission (LIRC), the Louisiana House Insurance Committee approved House Bill 1115, which...

La. Judge Steps Down from Suit Against Last-Resort Insurer

May 5 2006 // A judge has disqualified herself from a lawsuit brought by policyholders against Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. Civil District Judge June Darensburg said she found out she has a policy from Louisiana Citizens,...

Insurers Assoc. Pushes Fla. Legislators for Property Market Reforms

May 5 2006 // On the final day of the Florida legislative session, the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America is encouraging legislators to make a commitment to create a healthy and competitive insurance marketplace, which is...

Insurer Group Says Some La. Bills Are Bad for Consumers

May 4 2006 // As the Louisiana Legislature considers a wide array of legislative proposals, many of which would be detrimental for consumers, the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America said it is telling lawmakers that the...

Judge Grants “Take Nothing” in California State Fund, Palm Medical Group Case

May 4 2006 // San Francisco County Superior Court Judge Donald Mitchell has granted California State Fund’s Motion for Judgment Notwithstanding the Verdict and has vacated the March 2, 2006, judgment for Palm Medical and has...

R.I. Judge Blocks Governor’s Firing of Beacon Mutual Directors; Sets Hearing

May 4 2006 // Rhode Island Gov. Donald Carcieri has been handed a setback in his campaign to fire two Beacon Mutual Insurance Co. board members. Superior Court Judge Steven Forunato has issued a temporary restraining order delaying...