Partisan Differences Highlight Debate over Illinois Workers’ Comp Reform May 18, 2015 By Sara Burnett Business groups and injured employees had a chance on May 5 to tell Illinois lawmakers their thoughts on a possible...
Insurers Get Ready to Comply With New Mississippi Property Insurance Clarity Act May 18, 2015 By Amy O'Connor Property insurers in Mississippi have until October 1, 2015 to respond to the Mississippi Insurance Department’s (MID) first call for...
Louisiana Medical Marijuana Bill Advances with Sheriffs’ Support May 18, 2015 Louisiana law enforcement associations have previously blocked efforts to get medical marijuana to patients who suffer, despite a 1991 state...
Alabama Governor Signs ‘Innovator Liability’ Law May 18, 2015 Companies in Alabama would be protected from lawsuits related to products they didn’t make under newly passed legislation. Gov. Robert...
Texas Senate Passes Property Claim Litigation Bill May 18, 2015 By Stephanie K. Jones The Texas Senate on April 30 passed a bill aimed at stemming the onslaught of property claim litigation that has...
More Hurricane Drones to Fly Into Atlantic This Season May 18, 2015 Scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are planning to send more drones flying into hurricanes that develop...
Oklahoma High Court Won’t Hear Work Comp Alternative Suit May 18, 2015 The Oklahoma Supreme Court declined to take up a case challenging the constitutionality of the portion of the state’s workers’...
Insurers Warn Against Encroachment on State Regulation May 18, 2015 By Mark Hollmer Insurance companies are calling for Congress to ensure state-based insurance regulation remains protected from federal or international “regulatory encroachment.” “Congress...
Texas Bill Preventing Local Drilling Bans Goes to Governor May 18, 2015 A Texas bill banning its own cities from imposing prohibitions on hydraulic fracturing and other potentially environmentally harmful oil and...
Incoming President Ware Talks About Canadian Expansion & Why AAMGA Is More Than MGAs May 18, 2015 By Andrea Wells The American Association of Managing General Agents (AAMGA) expanded its membership again in 2015 with the addition of eight new...