Regulation/Legislation

If an underwriter stopped by the office a few years ago and proposed that drywall leads to significant pollution liabilities, you probably would have laughed.

Health care reform legislation unveiled by the Senate Democratic leadership last week includes a "public plan" that states could reject.

Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty announced he had signed an order increasing rates for the state-created insurer of last resort's high risk accounts to make them financially adequate.

Health insurance representatives said they are concerned lawmakers may still move to amend health care legislation on the Senate floor to include a repeal of their industry's antitrust exemption.

Health care reform legislation unveiled by the Senate Democratic leadership last week does not kill the federal antitrust exemption for health and med mal carriers, but that step could be taken in an amendment during floor debate.

A provision in the Senate version of healthcare reform legislation dealing with so-called "Navigators" that would be created to help people under the alternative "Exchange" market system has industry officials concerned.