Category: Insurance Regulatory News

Justices asked to consider dismissed Florida tobacco cases

May 8, 2018

About three months after an appeals court upheld the dismissal of 73 lawsuits against tobacco companies, plaintiffs’ attorneys are asking the Florida Supreme Court to take up the dispute.  THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA reports via FloridaPolitics.com. http://floridapolitics.com/archives/263108-justices-asked-to-consider-dismissed-tobacco-cases

Belinda Keiser Files to Run for Joe Negron’s State Senate Seat

May 8, 2018

Belinda Keiser, the vice chancellor of Keiser University and a member of the Florida Constitution Revision Commission, is running for the state Senate seat currently held by retiring Senate President Joe Negron, R-Palm City, SunshineStateNews.com reports. http://sunshinestatenews.com/story/belinda-kesier-files-run-joe-negrons-state-senate-seat

Oklahoma Commissioner Plans Regulatory Action After Towing Claim Bill Fails

May 8, 2018

A bill aimed at prevented insurance companies from cancelling, non-renewing or increasing consumers’ insurance premiums for filing a towing or roadside assistance claim failed to advance in Oklahoma’s legislative session, so the state’s insurance commissioner plans take regulatory action. https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southcentral/2018/05/07/488492.htm

Puerto Rico governor submits bill to open insurance market

May 8, 2018

Puerto Rico governor Ricardo Rosselló has introduced proposed legislation to grant international insurers and reinsurers greater access to the local market, James Young reports for BNAmericas.com. Jamaica looks at cat bonds, other tools to confront disasters   http://www.bnamericas.com/en/news/insurance/puerto-rico-governor-submits-bill-to-open-insurance-market/

Why Most States Are Struggling to Regulate Airbnb

May 8, 2018

Competing constituencies help account for the difficulty states have had in regulating and taxing the short-term rental industry, even as some cities have taken action to regulate short-term rentals.  RouteFifty.com notes the Stateline article. https://www.routefifty.com/management/2018/05/states-struggle-to-regulate-airbnb/148001/