Latest Legislation Headlines
All the headlines from our Legislation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
CWCI Hosts Seminar to Cover New WC Law
Aug 26 2002 // The California Workers’ Compensation Institute has announced it will hold a one-day seminar in October at three locations to help workers’ compensation professionals prepare for the statutory and regulatory...
TWCC Fee Schedule Halted by Travis County Judge
Aug 26 2002 // The new medical fee guideline approved by the Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission (TWCC) last spring and scheduled to go into effect Sept. 1 was temporarily stayed by a Travis County judge. According to the Austin...
Contractors Protest at Florida Workers’ Comp Commission Meeting
Aug 26 2002 // Florida contractors mounted a protest at a meeting with the Governor’s Commission on Workers’ Compensation, insisting that a new law requiring all workers to be covered by workers’ comp on commercial...
Judge Ponders Possibly Two Trials to Settle WTC Dispute
Aug 23 2002 // A federal judge reportedly may order a pair of trials to decide how much in insurance proceeds World Trade Center leaseholder Larry Silverstein should receive to rebuild the destroyed site, according to an Associated Press...
Conning Study Reveals Hidden Crisis in Health Insurance
Aug 22 2002 // A new study from Conning Research & Consulting, Inc. of state health insurance regulation has revealed a hidden crisis adding to the cost of health insurance and increasing the number of uninsured...
PIFC, NAII Oppose CDI Proposal on Rate Regulations
Aug 21 2002 // The Personal Insurance Federation of California (PIFC) and the National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII) say they are opposed to a proposal by the California Department of Insurance (CDI) to change the current...
Groups Urge Regulatory Constraint at Fla. Mold Hearings
Aug 21 2002 // Both the American Insurance Association (AIA) and the Alliance of American Insurers urged Florida policyholders, insurers, and regulators to take a rational approach to mold issues at a recent hearing held by the...
Atlantic Mutual Announces Statutory Financial Results
Aug 21 2002 // Atlantic Mutual Companies, a New York-based mutual insurance company providing commercial and personal coverages through independent agents and brokers, announced unaudited statutory financial results for the second...
Fla. Department Clarifies who is Exempt under New Workers’ Comp Law
Aug 20 2002 // A key administrative rule has been published clarifying which tradespeople must have workers’ compensation coverage in order to work on commercial construction projects valued at $250,000 or more, according to...
N.Y. Agents Group Enlists Members in Opposition Against Spousal Liability Legislation
Aug 19 2002 // The Independent Insurance Agents Association of New York Inc. is urging more than 18,000 workers employed by the 1,900 agencies the Syracuse-based trade association represents to join a grass-roots efforts against...
Lobbying Groups Gear Up for Legislative Session
Aug 19 2002 // Even though the next Texas legislative session is still months away, lobbying organizations with ties to insurance are polishing their strategies for influencing state lawmakers. Last month, the Austin American Statesman...
OKLA. REFORM ORDER PRAISED
Aug 19 2002 // An order signed last week by Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher will ease regulatory restrictions on an insurer’s ability to develop and introduce new commercial lines insurance products in the state,...
AB 2996 Could Allow DMV to Arbitrarily
Aug 19 2002 // The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is attempting to create a way to raise the rates charged for motor vehicle reports through Assembly Bill 2996. Earlier this year, the DMV attempted to raise the rates from...
Nev. Company Says No to Lowering Rates
Aug 16 2002 // A nonprofit company put together last spring by Nevada to offer medical malpractice insurance for physicians having difficulty obtaining affordable coverage has chosen not to lower rates, according to an Associated Press...
NAII Says Colo. No-Fault Regulation Would Not Allow Pre-Authorization Requirement for Medical Care
Aug 16 2002 // A proposed Colorado regulation would prohibit auto insurers from requiring pre-authorization before someone injured in an auto accident receives medical treatment under the state’s no-fault insurance law, according...
Wash. Begins Adopting Credit-Scoring Regulation
Aug 15 2002 // Washington State Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler has begun the process of adopting a regulation to implement the new law restricting insurers’ use of credit-based insurance scores. He hopes to adopt a final rule...
NAII Says Iowa Privacy Regulations Would Penalize Single Infractions
Aug 14 2002 // Under Iowa’s proposed regulation on consumer privacy, an insurer could be penalized for a single instance of failing to comply with its requirements, according to the National Association of Independent Insurers...
IIABA’s Soto Chosen as Panelist for Bush Economic Forum
Aug 13 2002 // Alex Soto, a member of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America’s (IIABA) Executive Committee, will participate in a White House-led economic forum hosted by President Bush and Vice President Cheney...
AAI Supports Newly Revised HHS Medical Privacy Regulations
Aug 13 2002 // The Department of Health and Human Services struck the right balance between privacy and practicality concerns in revising its medical privacy regulations, according to the Alliance of American Insurers. HHS announced Aug....
S&P’s Publishes Enhanced Criteria in Analyzing Eligibility of New Classes of Hybrid Capital
Aug 13 2002 // Standard & Poor’s has published enhanced criteria for analyzing the eligibility of new classes of hybrid capital issued by insurers and banks. The article, “Mandatory Convertibles: New Hybrid Capital...
