General Assembly

• Maryland Ends Notices for De Minimis Increases

  By Staff Writer  |  April 13, 2012

  The Insurance Agents & Brokers of Maryland is applauding the state legislature’s passage of a law that no longer requires insurers to send notices for de minimis premium increases on commercial policies.

• Connecticut Seeks to Recapture Role as Insurance Capital

  By Stephen Singer, Associated Press  |  February 21, 2012

  Hartford, Conn. is trying to recapture its status as the nation's insurance capital by drawing in a specialized insurance business that is finding a home elsewhere.

• Ill. High Court Rejects Med Mal Caps

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  February 8, 2010

  An Illinois law that set caps on medical malpractice awards for "pain and suffering" has been ruled unconstitutional by the state's high court, which found legislators had overreached in attempting to restrict the judicial process.

• Illinois High Court Rejects Limits On Med Mal Awards

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  February 5, 2010

  An Illinois law that set caps on medical malpractice awards for "pain and suffering," has been ruled unconstitutional by the state's high court, which found legislators had overreached in attempting to restrict the judicial process.