Judiciary Committee

• S. Carolina Would Elect Insurance Director Under New Bill

  By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press  |  March 22, 2012

  A bill approved unanimously by a legislative panel in South Carolina on March 21 would make the director of the state insurance agency an elected position.

• Industry Association Backs Non-Resident Tax Bill

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  November 22, 2011

  A House panel has passed legislation sought by business interests, including the American Insurance Association, that imposes a uniform 30-day presence requirement for non-resident personal income-tax returns.

• GAO Report on Asbestos Trusts Renews Fight Between Businesses, Lawyers

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

  Corporate interests and the plaintiff’s bar are using a new Government Accountability Office study on asbestos trusts to renew their battle over whether the trusts should be required to be more specific in disclosing claims-settlement data.

• N.Y. Governor’s Chief Of Staff Confirmed As First DFS Head

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 26, 2011

  New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says the state Senate has confirmed Benjamin M. Lawsky as the Empire State’s first superintendent of the Department of Financial Services.

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  House Committee Backs Medical Malpractice Reform Bill

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 12, 2011

  The House Energy and Commerce Committee has reported to the full House legislation that would cap non-economic damages in malpractice cases at $250,000 and set other restrictions on lawsuits against doctors.

• PIP Bills Crash in Florida

  By Joan E. Collier, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 26, 2011

  Despite support from Florida's regulator, CFO, major insurance groups and even some consumer groups, the bills to curb PIP fraud have run into a massive roadblock.

• Recent Healthcare Skirmishes Show Difficulty Of ‘Repeal And Replace’

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 11, 2011

  Opponents of the healthcare-reform law are expending huge amounts of rhetorical energy bad-mouthing the legislation, and various means of repealing it are pushing forward—even as the rolling-out of the bill continues apace.

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  NCSL: Federal Med-Mal Bill Undermines States

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 6, 2011

  A state legislative group has asked a House committee to drop efforts to impose a “one-size-fits-all” standard on medical liability through federal legislation.

• Workers’ Comp Battles Across the Nation

  By Joan E. Collier, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  February 25, 2011

  The nation’s lingering economic woes are prompting many state legislatures to review — and try to rein in — workers’ compensation costs.

• House Committee Votes For 1099 Repeal

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  February 18, 2011

  The House Ways and Means Committee reported out legislation that repealed the unpopular 1099 reporting provision of the health care law.