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By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com |
April 13, 2012
A tenuous truce has been forged between federal and Florida emergency-management officials over a bill passed by the Florida legislature that could potentially leave 2.06 million Florida property owners without flood insurance just as the hurricane season nears its peak in July.
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By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com |
November 11, 2011
A House subcommittee will hold a hearing Wednesday and the main subject will be three pieces of legislation sought by state regulators seeking to severely roll back federal authority to oversee insurance companies gained in the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial services reform law.
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By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com |
June 23, 2011
New York lawmakers have sent to the governor a commercial deregulation bill that allows insurers to go to market with some policies before regulatory approval.
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By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com |
June 23, 2011
New York lawmakers have sent to the governor a commercial-deregulation bill that allows insurers to go to market with some policies before regulatory approval, while Florida Gov. Rick Scott has signed into law a commercial-dereg bill in that state.
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By Fred E. Karlinsky, Esq., Andromeda Monroe, Esq. |
April 7, 2011
The scope of captive insurance in Florida could be significantly expanded if captive-specific legislation pending in the 2011 Florida Legislature is ultimately enacted.
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By Fred E. Karlinsky, Esq., Andromeda Monroe, Esq. |
April 6, 2011
The scope of captive insurance in Florida could be significantly expanded if captive-specific legislation pending in the 2011 Florida Legislature is ultimately enacted.
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By Emery P. Dalesio, Associated Press |
April 2, 2011
A Republican push to change how liability lawsuits against companies and doctors are handled was panned by consumer advocates and praised by business backers.
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By Troy D. Sisum, Patrick C. Timoney |
April 1, 2011
One of the realities of operating in a global economy is the rising number of today’s products liability claims relating to defective products that were manufactured overseas.
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By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com |
March 25, 2011
Employers are increasingly being confronted with users of medical marijuana on the payroll. Thus far, the courts have sided with the right to terminate or deny employment, but employers are still being advised to shore up drug policies to avoid liability from potentially impaired workers.
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By Jack Zemlicka |
August 19, 2010
New Berlin, Wis., plaintiffs' attorney Shannon D. McDonald frequently gets calls from people who claim to be victims of an abusive work environment.
