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Florida Posts New Workers’ Comp Doctor Reimbursement, But Lawmakers Must Review
Oct 28 2021 // The Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation has adopted a new reimbursement manual, governing fee schedules and payments to doctors and other health care providers. The 2020 Health Care Provider Reimbursement...
Judge Rejects Southwest Airlines Pilots’ Bid to Block COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
Oct 28 2021 // A federal judge has rejected a bid by pilots to block Southwest Airlines from imposing a vaccine mandate, saying the Dallas-based airline is within its power to require vaccination as a safety measure. U.S. District Judge...
Judge Dismisses More Unsettled Lawsuits Over Sex Abuse by Ohio State Doctor
Oct 28 2021 // A federal judge on Monday dismissed more of the unsettled lawsuits filed by men who say Ohio State University failed to stop sexual abuse decades ago by now-deceased team doctor Richard Strauss. U.S. District Court Judge...
Regulatory Changes are Inevitable: Falling Behind on Your Producer Compliance Doesn’t Have to Happen
Oct 28 2021 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. Question: If each state is responsible for regulating its own insurance industry, and there are 50 states in the U.S., how many different entities dictate insurance...
Unvaccinated Pilots Costing It Millions in Paid Leave, United Airlines Tells Judge
Oct 27 2021 // United Airlines Inc. told a federal judge the company is spending millions on paid leave for unvaccinated pilots because their colleagues “refuse to risk their safety” by flying with them. The leave is costing...
Florida Lawmakers May Hold Off on More Insurance Reforms, Despite Warnings
Oct 25 2021 // Despite hearing warnings of more rate hikes and more red ink from property insurers in coming months, Florida lawmakers may little appetite for further, significant changes to the state’s insurance laws. Instead, the...
Fintech Paytm Gets Regulatory Nod for India’s Biggest Ever IPO: Source
Oct 22 2021 // NEW DELHI – Indian fintech firm Paytm has received approval from the capital markets regulator for its $2.2 billion stock market listing that is likely to be India’s biggest ever IPO, a source familiar with the...
Louisiana Lawmaker Slams Ida Housing Assistance Program
Oct 20 2021 // A Louisiana House leader offered blistering criticism Monday of Gov. John Bel Edwards’ temporary housing program for people with severe home damage from Hurricane Ida, slamming the effort as moving too slowly to...
Regulation, Technology Know-How Are Delaying Embedded Insurance’s Full Potential
Oct 20 2021 // Embedded insurance has made substantial gains in 2021, but the technology faces regulatory and other roadblocks that could postpone its full potential, a panel of experts and industry insiders said during InsureTech...
Ohio Lawmakers Push Sex Assault Lawsuit Bills That Would Lift Damage Caps, Time Limits
Oct 18 2021 // House Democrats are calling for action on legislation that would remove time limits restricting when sexual assault victims could file lawsuits against their perpetrator. The lawmakers are also urging that hearings be held...
Lawmakers Introduce Liability, Competition Bills Targeting Giant Internet Firms
Oct 18 2021 // The biggest U.S. tech companies would face new constraints under two bills announced Thursday after a month of revelations from a Facebook Inc. whistle-blower sparked fresh calls to rein in an industry that has largely...
Washington Judge Shoots Down Insurance
Oct 18 2021 // Commissioner’s Credit Scoring Ban A judge in Washington in mid-October ruled in favor of the insurance industry’s argument against Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler’s emergency rule...
Judge Dismisses Air Ambulance Attempt to Block Florida Reimbursement Law
Oct 15 2021 // Florida officials are applauding a federal court’s decision to dismiss an air ambulance company’s challenge to a 2020 law that limits insurance reimbursements for pricey helicopter and fixed-wing medical...
Florida Insurers Upheld in Three More AOB Court Rulings
Oct 14 2021 // Three more appeals in assignment-of-benefits cases have gone in favor of Florida property insurers. Florida’s 3rd and 4th District Courts of Appeal handed down opinions Wednesday that upheld lower courts and found...
Judge Rejects Missouri’s Medical Marijuana Ownership Residency Rule
Oct 14 2021 // A federal judge has struck down Missouri’s requirement that a majority of the owners of companies that dispense, grow or manufacture marijuana must be state residents. U.S. District Judge Nanette Laughrey issued a...
Republican Lawmaker’s Bill Would Legalize Marijuana in Ohio
Oct 13 2021 // Marijuana would be legalized in Ohio for adults 21 and older under Republican legislation coming in the Ohio House. The bill would encompass the growth, processing, distribution and sale of marijuana and marijuana...
Cryptocurrency Crash ‘Plausible Scenario’, Regulations Needed: BoE’s Cunliffe
Oct 13 2021 // A collapse in cryptocurrencies is a “plausible scenario” and rules are needed to regulate the fast-growing sector as a “matter of urgency,” Bank of England Deputy Governor Jon Cunliffe said on...
Federal Judges Uphold Status Quo in Rulings on 3 New York COVID Vaccine Mandates
Oct 13 2021 // Federal judges issued three different decisions on New York state and city requirements for Covid-19 vaccinations, upholding the status quo as the contentious issue winds it way through the court system. New York...
Washington Judge Shoots Down Insurance Commissioner’s Credit Scoring Ban
Oct 11 2021 // A judge in Washington ruled in favor of the insurance industry’s argument against Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler’s emergency rule temporarily banning use of credit scoring. Kreidler’s...
Judge Says Evidence Destroyed in Georgia Poultry Plant Deaths
Oct 11 2021 // The Georgia judge overseeing lawsuits brought after workers were killed at a chicken processing plant is weighing sanctions against a freezer manufacturer after crucial evidence was thrown away. “It makes your client...
