Insurance Law

May 22–TALLAHASSEE– A glitch in a new state law reforming no-fault car insurance could allow companies to deny claims, a lawmaker is alleging. The way the law is written, new licensing rules for clinics take effect on July 1, but … Continue reading →

Rep. Mike Shelton, D-Oklahoma City, said people have fought for decades to persuade legislators to pass laws requiring insurance companies to cover such things as mammography screenings, prostate cancer screenings and other procedures. “Most people don’t …

Laws in 18 states let dog owners off on liability for the … or unless the dog had rabies and the owner didn’t know it. “Most insurance policies are going to put in their underwriting provisions that they’re not going … Continue reading →

News outlets offer updates regarding state progress related to developing the health law’s insurance exchanges, the timing for risk adjustment rules and the release of the final federal rule on the health insurance premium tax credit.

Here are some key points she explained to me: Health insurance cannot be customized   That means if you buy an individual policy, you can’t pick and choose your benefits to build the policy you want.  By law, insurance companies … Continue reading →

May 20–Beginning in June, there will be some teeth behind the law that requires Kentucky motorists to be insured. That’s when the state will start sending out notices that vehicle registrations will be revoked for motorists who don’t have insurance.

Laws in 18 states let dog owners off on liability for the … or unless the dog had rabies and the owner didn’t know it. “Most insurance policies are going to put in their underwriting provisions that they’re not going … Continue reading →

TALLAHASSEE — A glitch in a new state law reforming no-fault car insurance could allow companies to deny claims, a lawmaker is alleging. Rep. Rick Kriseman, D-St. Petersburg, penned a letter to Gov. Rick Scott spelling out what he described … Continue reading →

The Ohio Insurance Institute (OII) sends this double-reminder regarding our four-legged friends. National Dog Bite Prevention Week is May 20-26, which is also the week when the state’s new “vicious dog” law becomes effective. According to …

Such a revision would not solve our moral dilemma. In the President’s scenario the cost of mandated services would be rolled into the cost of an insurance policy, which federal law requires Catholic University and other religious organizations to buy.