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• 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.

• Florida PIP: A Loss Tucked Inside a Win

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  March 15, 2012

  Some say you know a negotiation was successful when neither side is completely happy with the final outcome.

• N.Y. Appellate Court Upholds Reg. 194

  By Arthur D. Postal  |  March 8, 2012

  A New York state appellate court panel today upheld a lower court decision dismissing an appeal by New York property and casualty insurance agents of a rule requiring agents to make greater discloser of their compensation.

• California State Work Comp Fund to Downsize

  By Joan E. Collier, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  October 10, 2011

  California's State Compensation Insurance Fund wants to reduce its staff by 25 percent.

• Calif. Commissioner: Sign Workers’ Comp Arbitration Bill

  By Staff Writer  |  September 8, 2011

  California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones is urging Gov. Jerry Brown to sign a bill that requires insures to notify an employer when it intends to use arbitration to resolve workers’ compensation disputes.

• Flex-Rating Extended in Connecticut

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  June 14, 2011

  Connecticut lawmakers have extended the state’s flex-rating law for two years.

• Vermont Expands Cell-Captive Protection

  By Caroline McDonald, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  June 3, 2011

  Captives in Vermont will enjoy greater protection of their assets now that a bill has been passed by the state legislature that will allow for the separation of risk within a captive cell.

• Poll: Fla. Insurance More Expensive, Harder To Get

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 31, 2011

  Nearly three-quarters of Floridians say property insurance is getting more expensive, and more than 60 percent say coverage is harder to get, according to a Quinnipiac University poll.

• Vermont Expands Cell Captive Protection

  By Caroline McDonald, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 20, 2011

  Captives in Vermont will enjoy greater protection of their assets now that a bill has been passed by the state legislature that will allow for the separation of risk within a captive cell.

• Workers' Comp Overhaul Approved In Okla. Legislature

  By Associated Press  |  May 20, 2011

  A plan to overhaul Oklahoma's workers' compensation laws has been given final approval in the state legislature.