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Ky. Senate Approves Bill that Oversees Coal Plant Sites
Mar 12 2007 // The process for deciding where coal gasification plants can be built in Kentucky would be streamlined under a bill that received final passage by the state Senate last week. The bill allows proposed coal or biomass...
Senate Finance Chairman Wants $50 Billion Increase for Children’s Health Insurance
Mar 8 2007 // The chairman of the Senate Finance Committee said Tuesday that he is pushing for an additional $50 billion over five years for a health care program that insures millions of children. That is more than double what the Bush...
Bill to Protect Victims of Identity Theft Clears Okla. Senate
Mar 8 2007 // A bill to give greater protection to victims of identity theft recently passed the Oklahoma State Senate. The measure, Senate Bill 567, was authored by Sen. Randy Bass as a result of an incident in his...
Idaho Senate Passes Bill to Require Underinsured Motorists Coverage
Mar 8 2007 // A bill to require Idaho insurers to offer coverage for accidents involving underinsured drivers passed the Senate, overcoming objections from two insurance agents who said it could increase costs. The measure now goes to...
N.J. Senate Panel Kills Bill to Ban Use of Education, Job in Rates
Mar 7 2007 // A bid to make it illegal for New Jersey auto insurers to use a driver’s job and education to decide rates failed Monday. The Senate Commerce Committee voted against releasing a proposal to ban car insurers from...
N.Y. Workers’ Comp Reform Sails Through Senate, Assembly
Mar 6 2007 // The New York State Senate and Assembly on Tuesday passed legislation its bipartisan backers hope will significantly reform the state’s workers’ compensation system and save employers as much as $1 billion. The...
Mo. Senate Votes to Change Liability for Crop Damage
Mar 5 2007 // Farmers whose crops are destroyed by someone else may have an easier time getting paid for them under a bill that recently cleared the Missouri Senate. The legislation changes the liability standard for crop damage or...
Congressman’s Widow Urges Senate to Ban Asbestos
Mar 5 2007 // The widow of a congressman who died from asbestos-related cancer has urged Congress to pass legislation that would ban the substance. Sue Vento told a Senate panel last week about the battle waged by her late husband,...
Regulators Urge Senate to Move Quickly on Insuring Terrorism Risks
Mar 1 2007 // Speaking on behalf of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), Michael McRaith, director of the Illinois Division of Insurance, testified this week before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and...
Industry leaders debate federal versus state regulation with Democratic Congress shift
Feb 26 2007 // Could federal regulation of the insurance industry become a reality, now that Democrats control both the House and Senate in Congress?And are consumers and the insurance industry ready for such a scenario? Other financial...
Industry leaders debate federal versus state regulation with Democratic Congress shift
Feb 25 2007 // Could federal regulation of the insurance industry become a reality, now that Democrats control both the House and Senate in Congress? And are consumers and the insurance industry ready for such a scenario? Other financial...
Minn. Senate Gives Preliminary Nod to Rise in Age for Child-seat Use
Feb 22 2007 // A bill to raise the age at which children must be strapped in booster seats while riding in cars, trucks and vans received preliminary approval in the state Senate. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Jim Carlson, DFL-Eagan, would...
Mo. Senate Approves Refunds When License Plates Returned
Feb 21 2007 // Missourians can get a refund on their auto insurance when they get rid of a vehicle and don’t replace it. So why can’t they get a refund from the state on their vehicle license fees? That’s a question...
Senate, House Get Bipartisan Bills to Repeal Insurance Antitrust Immunity
Feb 15 2007 // Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), chairman of the Judiciary Committee, joined with Senate Democratic and Republican leaders this week to introduce a bipartisan bill that would strip the insurance industry of its limited...
Motorcycle Helmet Bill Fails in Ark. Senate Committee
Feb 14 2007 // Helmetless motorcyclists need not fear arrest in Arkansas unless the sponsor of a measure to require helmets decides he can muster the votes in the state Senate to remove his proposal from a committee that declined to...
Alabama Senate Leader Calls for Special Session on Coastal Insurance
Feb 8 2007 // Alabama Senate President Pro Tem Hinton Mitchem urged the governor to consider calling the Legislature into special session to address insurance cancellations and skyrocketing costs along the Alabama coast. “The...
Ariz. Senate Votes to Require Affidavits for Auto Theft Reports
Feb 7 2007 // Approving a measure aimed at helping to curb insurance fraud, the Arizona Senate voted to require that a person reporting an auto theft also present police with a signed affidavit. The Senate approved the bill (SB1043) on...
Okla. Senate Committee Passes Bill Protecting Volunteers from Lawsuits
Feb 7 2007 // A measure that will exempt volunteers who provide transportation services for charitable organizations or not-for-profit corporations from liability lawsuits passed out of the Oklahoma Senate Judiciary...
Wis. Senate Confirms Appointment of Sean Dilweg as Commissioner
Feb 5 2007 // The Wisconsin state Senate voted unanimously to confirm the appointment of Sean Dilweg as Commissioner of Insurance to head up the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI). Dilweg was appointed by Governor Doyle on...
Industry leaders debate regulation in wake of Democratic Congress shift
Jan 29 2007 // The Professional Liability Underwriting Society held its international conference in Chicago in late 2006. Moderating a conference panel, television journalist Forrest Sawyer, a 24-year veteran of ABC, CBS and MSNBC,...
