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Tennessee Senate Measure would Ban Lawyers from Impaired Driving Ads
Apr 24 2008 // Tennessee defense attorneys would be banned from advertising their expertise with drunken driving cases under a bill advancing in the Senate. Sen. Rosalind Kurita, a Clarksville Democrat, successfully added the provision...
Louisiana Senate Approves Bill to Extend Insurance Incentive Program
Apr 24 2008 // The Louisiana Senate has voted to allow the state to continue offering millions in taxpayer dollars to private insurance firms that agree to begin writing homeowners policies along the hurricane-vulnerable coast. Senators...
Democrat Vying for Delaware Insurance Post Defends Funds
Apr 16 2008 // A Democrat running for insurance commissioner says contributions listed in his campaign finance report from a state contractor aren’t unethical. INS Regulatory Services Inc. — which has received $60 million from...
New York Senate Tweaks Medical Malpractice Insurance Requirements
Apr 16 2008 // The New York State Senate has passed a bill that lowers the required level of primary medical malpractice coverage that a doctor must have to qualify for the state’s Excess Medical Malpractice Liability Insurance...
Okla. Democrats Express Frustration Over Death of Insurance Bills
Apr 16 2008 // Democrats in the Oklahoma Legislature have expressed frustration over their lack of success in getting insurance mandate bills heard in the Republican-controlled state House. Democratic legislators said insurance measures...
Florida Senate Property Insurance Bill Pleases Regulators, Angers Insurers
Apr 16 2008 // As insurers and other interested parties criticized a Florida property insurance bill that passed through the state Senate this week on a 32-7 vote, Florida’s insurance commissioner lauded the action. Sponsored by...
Okla. Senate Republicans: Dems Blocked Vote on Work Comp Reform
Apr 15 2008 // Oklahoma Senate Republicans say their Democratic peers have blocked consideration of an amendment on workers’ compensation reform. Democrat Lt. Gov. Jari Askins recently broke a tie to help Senate Democrats block...
Illinois Senate Votes to Expand Health Care, Add Spending
Apr 8 2008 // The Illinois Senate voted last week to expand Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s health care program, add money to the budget to pay for it and close an expected budget gap. The Democratic-controlled chamber closed out its week...
Montana Republican Criticizes Bush Administration Proposal
Apr 4 2008 // The Republican candidate for Montana state auditor and insurance commissioner is criticizing plans by the Bush Administration for the federal government to take over regulation of the insurance industry. Duane Grimes says...
Oklahoma Senate Committee Approves Day Care Insurance Bill
Apr 4 2008 // A bill to require day care centers to carry liability insurance has cleared an Oklahoma Senate committee. The bill called Demarion’s Law recently cleared the Senate Rules Committee and goes to the full Senate for...
South Carolina Senate OKs Tax Breaks for Fire Sprinkler Systems
Apr 4 2008 // Installing a new fire sprinkler system in a home or business could bring tax breaks worth about half their cost under a bill sent to the South Carolina Senate. The legislation allows local governments to decide whether...
Impaired Driver Bill Advances in Tennessee Senate
Apr 3 2008 // A proposal to lower the blood alcohol content required for a person to be guilty of extreme drunken driving is among several impaired driving bills slowly moving in the Tennessee Legislature. The measure sponsored by Sen....
Kansas Senate Calls for Staff Changes on Board that Regulates Docs
Apr 2 2008 // The state board that regulates doctors will hold a special meeting Wednesday to discuss a Senate resolution calling on the board to fire some of its staff. Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius said legislators and the Board of...
Democrat Savage Joins Race for Delaware Insurance Commissioner
Mar 31 2008 // A Sussex County Democrat is running for Delaware insurance commissioner. Tom Savage filed to run for the seat earlier this month, setting up a primary against Gene Reed of Bear. Savage, a former deputy Wilmington fire...
Kansas House, Senate Must Resolve Who Gets State Aid on Health
Mar 28 2008 // Legislators are committed to modest health care improvements, but the House and Senate disagree about which uninsured Kansans should get help from the state. The House approved a bill Tuesday on a 103-20 vote to provide a...
South Carolina Senate Bill Aimed at Reducing Teen Driver Accidents
Mar 27 2008 // South Carolina’s youngest drivers would have to go through more training before getting a regular license under a bill that has won approval in a Senate panel. Sen. Joel Lourie says requiring four hours of private...
Florida Senate Passes Bill to Reduce Insurers’ Catastrophe Coverage Limits
Mar 27 2008 // Legislation passed by the Florida Senate this week would reduce the amount of state-funded reinsurance that insurers can purchase under the temporary increase in coverage limit (TICL) program. The Senate bill would reduce...
U.S. Senate Approves Legislation Targeting Consumer Product Safety
Mar 24 2008 // A bill to crack down on dangerous consumer products was approved by the U.S. Senate in early March after a year of recalls of millions of lead-tainted toys and other hazardous products, many made in China. The bill would...
Michigan Senate Plan for Health Insurance Segment Coming Soon
Mar 21 2008 // A Republican in the Michigan Senate is expected to propose changes to rules guiding Michigan’s health insurance market for individuals who aren’t covered by employer or government plans. Senator Tom George...
Maryland Senate Revives Ban on Cell Phones, Texting While Driving
Mar 20 2008 // A cell phone driving ban that has been rejected many times by Maryland lawmakers — as recently as last week — is alive again and headed for approval in the Maryland Senate. But it’s still unclear whether this is...
