But new governor not likely to make big changes Newly elected Gov. Bobby Jindal will face a slew of hurricane recovery problems that plagued his predecessor, but Jindal isn’t charting a complete shake-up of Louisiana’s recovery efforts. Instead, Jindal, a …
Climate change is likely to increase the number of wildfires fueled by invasive weeds that are spreading throughout the Great Basin, researchers recently told a U.S. Senate subcommittee. Researchers described a potential increase in the amount of cheatgrass and other …
Calif. DOI partners with CAL FIRE to prevent fire losses A helicopter moves in close to wildfire flames to make a water drop over the Del Dios neighborhood of Escondido, Calif. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy). Just days before massive wildfires broke …
Wyoming may revisit malpractice debate A state senator says he expects debate in Wyoming over medical malpractice reform, without focusing on capping damage awards in malpractice cases. “We are looking for something that is different than caps. They are not …
Industry urged to watch for emerging benzene, lead, welding rod torts Large pool of litigants, scientific evidence, plaintiff’s attorneys all cause for concern Actuaries need to be on the look out for emerging mass tort claims related to benzene, lead …
Conn. AG alleges reinsurance antitrust conspiracy drives-up prices A lawsuit against a major reinsurance broker for alleged antitrust activity in Connecticut is being used to raise broader questions about the largely unregulated reinsurance business. Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal has …
N.H. judge questions medical screening panels’ effectiveness A two-year-old law in New Hampshire that was supposed to speed up the processing of medical malpractice lawsuits has slowed things down instead. The law created special screening panels designed to encourage people …
Mass. finalizes rules for managed competition in auto One week before she approved a final plan, Massachusetts Insurance Commissioner Nonnie Burnes told Insurance Journal that the public and industry should not expect big changes from the original proposal to implement …
Feds weigh $40 billion buyout of homes on Mississippi coast The federal government is considering buying out as many as 17,000 homes along the Mississippi coast and remaking the land into a vast hurricane-protection zone, raising anxieties that it could …
N.C.’s Rep. Watt leads debate in Congress against credit scoring The latest skirmish in the battle between politicians who want to eliminate insurance-based credit scoring and insurers that say they need it to do their job unfolded in a congressional …
