Workers’ Compensation on Legislative Agenda for Oklahoma State Chamber

Taxation, workers’ compensation insurance and health care coverage top the State Chamber of Oklahoma’s agenda for the 2012 legislative session that kicks off on Feb. 6.

Kansas Ag Secretary Seeks Waiver for Illegal Immigrant Workers

Facing pressure from large dairies and feedlots desperate for workers, Kansas Agriculture Secretary Dale Rodman is seeking a federal waiver that would allow companies to hire illegal immigrants. Rodman has met several times with officials at the U.S.

California Insurance Commissioner, Insurers Settle on Iran Investments

California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones and a group of insurers have settled litigation over insurer investments in companies doing business in Iran, it was announced on Friday. The terms of the settlement permit the Jones to “maintain a public list of businesses involved in volatile sectors of the Iranian economy,” according to a statement issued by Jones’ office. The settlement also prevents Jones from declaring the investments of insurers in question to be declared non-admitted

Florida Lawmakers Reject Bad-Faith Reform Bill

Business groups in Florida saw their efforts to reform the state’s bad-faith law end suddenly for the year after a legislative committee voted by a one vote margin to kill a bill that would have placed additional restrictions on lawsuits.

California Legislator: Feds Will Step Up Involvement in Insurance Industry

“Listen to me now, understand me later.” State Sen. Juan Vargas, D-San Diego, gave a well-received Arnold Schwarzenegger impression, chest heaving and heavy on the former California governor’s thick Austrian accent.

Teen Driver Bill Fails to Get New Jersey Governor’s Support

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie refused to sign into law a bill that aimed to make younger drivers safer

Texas Ranks Low in Study of Building Codes; Louisiana Fares Better

That Texas ranked among the bottom three states in a recently released analysis of residential building codes in the 18 hurricane-prone coastal states does not sit well with the state’s insurance regulators.

Illinois Officials Report Drop in Tollway Usage After Fee Hike

Illinois State Toll Highway Authority officials say the number of cars using the state’s toll roads dipped by 4.5 percent since fees for users nearly doubled on Jan. 1. Spokeswoman Wendy Abrams says the decrease was not as great as the 5.9 percent drop forecast by the agency’s engineers

Connecticut Law Nixing Legitimate Malpractice Lawsuits

After losing a baby because of an incompetent cervix, Patricia Votre thought she was well prepared when she got pregnant again.

Florida Investigating Massive PIP Fraud in Dade County

State investigators are considering criminal charges after finding regulatory violations in almost 90 percent of the pain clinics that treat automobile accident victims in Miami-Dade County.

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