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S.C. Legislature Passes ‘Watered Down’ Workers’ Comp Bill to Senate
Apr 10 2006 // The American Insurance Association is calling H. 4427, passed by the South Carolina Legislature, a “watered down” version of workers’ compensation reform and “reform in name only;” while the...
Fla. Senate Looks for Ways to Solve Property Insurance Problems
Apr 7 2006 // With thousands of Floridians reeling from huge property insurance premium spikes as yet another hurricane season approaches, a Senate panel began discussion Wednesday of ways to fix what many say is a broken hurricane...
Okla. Republican Lawmakers Renew Drive for Lawsuit Reform
Apr 7 2006 // Days after the defeat of their lawsuit reform bill, Oklahoma House and Senate Republican legislative leaders, joined by business and health care leaders, announced a renewed drive for lawsuit reform in Oklahoma in...
Delaware Senate Reaches Credit Scoring Compromise
Apr 5 2006 // The Delaware Senate has voted for compromise legislation that will allow insurers to continue to consider credit history information in the underwriting process. Insurance Commissioner Matthew Denn’s original bill...
PIP Bill Moves on to Florida Senate Healthcare Committee
Mar 31 2006 // After revising a bill to extend the Florida no-fault auto insurance system to remove a proposed medical fee schedule, the Senate has passed it on to the Healthcare Committee for further consideration. Members of the...
Maine GOP Candidate Unveils Health Ideas; Calls for Dirigo Suspension
Mar 27 2006 // When it comes to health care, Mainers must stop thinking Augusta knows best, Chandler Woodcock said Friday as he campaigned for the Republican nomination for governor. Unveiling his health care plan for the state, Woodcock...
Fla. Senate Committee Approves Long-Term Care Legislation
Mar 23 2006 // The Florida Senate Banking and Insurance Committee has approved legislation that, if signed into law, will help ensure the viability of long-term care insurance in Florida. Senate Bill 2290 provides protections to seniors...
Okla. Senate Proposes Comprehensive Rural Fire Protection Plan
Mar 23 2006 // Oklahoma State Senator Jeff Rabon, chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Natural Resources and Regulatory Services, announced that recent wildfires across the state have prompted the Senate to step forward with a...
N.H. House Passes Premum Tax Cut for Insurers; Measure Now Goes to Senate
Mar 23 2006 // The New Hampshire House of Representatives has passed legislation (HB 678) supported by insurers and agents to reduce the state premium tax from two percent to one percent for property-casualty and life...
Insurer Group Says Kan. Workers’ Comp Bill in Senate for Possible Veto Override
Mar 23 2006 // The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America expressed disappointment with Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius’ decision to veto comprehensive workers’ compensation reform legislation. “SB 461 made...
Mass. State Sen. Nuciforo, Insurance Panel Chairman, to Exit Senate
Mar 19 2006 // Massachusetts State Sen. Andrea F. Nuciforo Jr. has announced that he will not seek re-election in November and will instead run for registrar of the Middle Berkshire Registry of Deeds. Nuciforo, D-Pittsfield, told the...
Mass. House, Senate Reported Close to Final Health Reform Terms
Mar 16 2006 // House and Senate negotiators in Massachusetts are nearing a final deal on a health care reform package, Senate President Robert Travaglini said Tuesday. “The biggest obstacle that we’re left with is just fine...
N.Y. Senate Passes Bill Requiring Insurance on Public Boats
Mar 14 2006 // The New York State Senate has passed legislation (S.6828-B), sponsored by Senator Betty Little (R-C-I, Queensbury), that would require owners of public boats operating on navigable waters in New York State to obtain marine...
Measure to Encourage Safer Driving by Teens Clears Okla. Senate
Mar 13 2006 // Teenagers in Oklahoma with learner’s permits could soon face restrictions on cell phone use while driving. That’s the focus of legislation recently approved by the State Senate. Sen. Clark Jolley, who authored...
At Congressional Silicosis Hearing, Doctors Refuse to Testify on Diagnoses
Mar 12 2006 // Three physicians who looked at thousands of X-rays and saw an epidemic of silicosis that no one else noticed took the protections of the Fifth Amendment rather than tell Congress about their work or the money they made...
Wis. Senate Passes Med-Mal Reform Bill, Awaiting Governor’s Signature
Mar 10 2006 // The American Insurance Association and the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies are praising the recent actions of the Wisconsin Legislature in their passage of major tort reform legislation. The Legislature...
Okla. House Committee Approves Republicans’ Lawsuit Reform Bill
Mar 9 2006 // The Oklahoma House of Representatives Judiciary Committee approved House Bill 3120, the Common Sense in the Courtroom Act, which was proposed by the House Republican leadership. The bill now goes to the full House for a...
Oklahoma Senate Votes Against Democrats’ Lawsuit Reform Bill
Mar 8 2006 // The Oklahoma Senate defeated by a vote of 21-25 Senate Bill 1874, which was authored and introduced by the Senate’s Democrat leadership as a lawsuit reform bill. All 21 Republican senators present, joined by four...
Ariz. Senate Backs Higher Hurdle for Some Malpractice Suits
Mar 8 2006 // Arizona’s Senate voted to make it more difficult to win medical malpractice lawsuits over emergency health care, a step which supporters said is needed to prevent physicians from refusing to work in emergency...
Wash. Senate passes changes in unemployment insurance
Mar 6 2006 // Washington Senate Democrats have approved a bill that would permanently change unemployment laws to pay additional benefits to seasonal workers. The measure, which passed on a 25-22 vote, reverses the state’s move...
