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• Two Calif. MedMal Insurers Lower Rates upon Department Request

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 11, 2012

  Two California medical-malpractice insurers have agreed to lower their premiums, a decision the state-insurance commissioner says will lower costs to healthcare providers in the state by $4 million.

• Calif. Law Clarifies Agent/Broker Bond Requirements

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  October 10, 2011

  California has moved to streamline some agent-licensing provisions, but the new law does not address a priority of agents and brokers: uniform licensing laws through reciprocity.

• Texas Enacts Surplus Lines Tax Law; No Mention of Compact

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  July 20, 2011

  Texas, the nation’s third largest state in terms of surplus lines premiums, has enacted legislation that in theory allows the state to keep all the premium taxes generated by the surplus lines industry.

• Calif. Surplus Lines Law Allows State to Keep All Premium Taxes

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  July 19, 2011

  California enacted a law Monday that allows the state to keep all the premium taxes generated by the surplus lines industry.

• Taking Stock of 2010 State Legislative Sessions

  By Paul Tetrault,JD,ARM, Aim  |  August 9, 2010

  Overall, on a nationwide basis, the 2010 state legislative session was a bit quieter than expected by many insurer representatives.