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Senate Confirms Woodall as Insurance Voting Member on Financial Stability Panel
Sep 27 2011 // The Senate has confirmed former Kentucky insurance regulator S. Roy Woodall for the one voting position on the federal Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) reserved for someone with insurance expertise. The term is...
Senate Approves Government Funding, Disaster Aid Bill
Sep 27 2011 // The U.S. Senate approved a deal Monday to avert a government shutdown, ending a standoff that highlighted a dysfunctional Congress’ trouble in passing even the most basic legislation. “We’ve averted a...
Senate Poised to Defeat House Spending, Disaster Aid Bill
Sep 23 2011 // With aid to disaster victims running out, the U.S. Senate Democratic leader Friday vowed to hold a quick vote to defeat a House-passed spending bill, clearing the way for negotiations to avoid a government shutdown. Senate...
‘Hank’ Greenberg to Host Fundraiser for Republican Candidate Perry
Sep 20 2011 // C. V. Starr & Co. Inc. Chairman and CEO Maurice “Hank” Greenberg is scheduled to host a fundraising event in New York on Tuesday, Sept. 20, for Texas Gov. Rick Perry. Perry is one of the leading Republican...
Senate Will Consider Wind vs. Water Formula
Sep 16 2011 // Senate leaders have agreed to consider a provision designed to help settle wind versus water claims in a more timely and equitable manner as part of reauthorization of the federal flood insurance program. The...
Senate, House Differ Over Disaster Aid
Sep 16 2011 // The Democratic-led Senate Thursday sent the House a measure to fund disaster aid by twice as much as the House wants to spend — laying the groundwork for another political showdown. The Senate voted 62-37 to approve...
North Carolina Senate Panel Learns Hurricane Irene’s Costs
Sep 16 2011 // The state agency overseeing North Carolina’s response to Hurricane Irene estimates the price tag on helping individuals and governments recover from Hurricane Irene so far at about $125 million. The Division of...
Senate Committee Passes Federal Flood Insurance Reform Legislation
Sep 8 2011 // As many property owners continue to recover from hurricane and tropical storms Irene and Lee and new storms form offshore, the U.S. Senate is taking steps to renew the federal flood insurance program. Today, the Senate...
Indiana Republicans Vote to Privatize State Farm
Aug 15 2011 // Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in Insurance Journal’s Satire Issue, August 15, 2011. The content in this issue is not real and is not to be taken seriously. It’s supposed to be humorous....
Democrats, Republicans Compromise on Federal Flood Insurance
Aug 15 2011 // Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in Insurance Journal’s Satire Issue, August 15, 2011. The content in this issue is not real and is not to be taken seriously. It’s supposed to be humorous....
North Carolina House Joins Senate to Override Veto of Malpractice Cap
Jul 27 2011 // Victims of North Carolina doctors guilty of medical malpractice will be limited to $500,000 what they can collect for pain, suffering and lost body parts under legislation the state House passed into law over a veto by...
Insurers Urge Senate OK for Insurance Rep on Financial Council
Jul 26 2011 // The Senate Banking Committee is today considering the nomination of a key insurance member to the new federal board that deals with the financial system and matters of systemic risk. President Barack Obama has nominated a...
North Carolina Senate Overrides Malpractice Bill Veto
Jul 14 2011 // The North Carolina Senate has rejected Gov. Beverly Perdue’s opposition to a bill to limit certain damages for negligence victims in medical malpractice cases. The Senate agreed Wednesday to override Perdue’s...
Michigan Senate Votes to Lift Motorcycle Helmet Rule for Some
Jun 30 2011 // A proposal to allow some motorcycle riders to go without a helmet has been approved by the Michigan Senate. The measure approved this week by a 24-14 vote would allow riders 21 or older to go helmetless if they have been...
Rhode Island Senate Passes Seat Belt, Cell Phone Driver Bills
Jun 27 2011 // The Rhode Island Senate has advanced two bills on driver safety, one boosting seat belt enforcement and another banning young drivers from using cell phones while behind the wheel. The cell phone proposal would make it...
House Approves Patent Reform Bill Similar to Senate’s
Jun 24 2011 // Patent legislation that aims to clear a years-long backlog of applications and allows the patent office set its own fees was approved by the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday. Supporters say the bill will help the...
Texas Senate Passes Windstorm Bill
Jun 23 2011 // The Texas Senate has passed a bill intended to improve the state’s coastal windstorm insurance agency, clarifying the claims process and increasing transparency at the agency. The measure to reform the Texas...
Senate Panel to Hear Flood Insurance Reauthorization Bill
Jun 23 2011 // Insurers today will again urged federal lawmakers to reauthorize and reform the nation’s flood insurance program, which is slated to lapse on Sept. 30 if Congress does not act. At a hearing today, a Senate Banking...
North Carolina Senate Panel Drops Drug Firm Liability Shield
Jun 15 2011 // A North Carolina legislative committee has removed from a liability lawsuit measure a provision that would have given broad product protections for pharmaceutical companies. A Senate judiciary panel has deleted language...
Nevada Construction Defect Reform Bill Dies in Senate
Jun 9 2011 // Proposed Nevada construction defect lawsuit reforms that were criticized as “window dressing” by the building industry died in the Senate. AB401 sponsored by Democratic Assembly Speaker John Oceguera failed on...
