Some Privacy Snags For Comp InfoWashington Workers compensation insurers are facing increasing problems acquiring medical information needed to process claims under a new privacy regime ...
Senate Republicans Side With InsurersWashington Despite voting in favor of the controversial asbestos reform bill, S. 1125, five Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee ...
Asbestos Reform Lobbying Continues During RecessWashington The insurance industry is using the Congressional August recess to lobby for changes in an asbestos litigation bill that ...
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FCRA Vote Scheduled Washington The House Financial Services Committee was scheduled at press time to vote on legislation reauthorizing the Fair Credit Reporting Act, although ...
Federal Insurance Reg Bill Introduced In U.S. SenateWashington Sen. Ernest F. Hollings, D-S.C., has introduced legislation that would create federal regulation of insurance.The legislation, S. ...
Med Mal Reform Sidetracked In Senate Washington Medical malpractice reform legislation is at least temporarily sidetracked in the Senate after sponsors of the bill failed ...
Groups Warn On Asbestos Bill Cost; Threaten Opposition Washington As the Senate Judiciary Committee tried to develop a consensus asbestos litigation reform bill, insurance groups ...
Asbestos Reform Bill Costs Rising Washington Insurance companies are maintaining a wary eye on an asbestos reform bill that is getting more and more expensive ...