Proposed bill aims to protect trucking industry from insurance fraud
WASHINGTON – Many in the trucking industry are heralding the proposed Highway Accident Fairness Act as a way to improve the safety of...
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Mass. bill would limit claims investigations, require insurers to make loan payments
A committee of the Massachusetts Legislature has held a hearing on a bill that would limit the amount of time insurance...
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Connecticut strengthens data breach notification requirements and the uniform law commission approves and recommends comprehensive and uniform state privacy legislation
In recent weeks, Connecticut passed An Act Concerning Data Privacy Breaches (“The Act”), and the Uniform Law Commission approved and recommended...
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Surprise billing regulations: Impact on out-of-network providers
On 1 July 2021, the United States Office of Personnel Management, and the Departments of the Treasury, Labor, and Health and...
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First surprise medical bills head to arbitration under Virginia’s new balance-billing ban
Doctors and hospitals are up 2-1 over insurance companies as the first three disputes resolved under the state’s ban on balance...
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Most surprise medical bills to end under new rule
Patients would no longer receive surprise medical bills for emergency treatment and certain other health care services from out-of-network providers starting in January...
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Fla. governor vetoes insurance overhaul bill
Pointing to possible negative impacts for the insurance market and drivers, Gov. Ron DeSantis late Tuesday vetoed a long-sought effort by...
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Florida bill could raise auto-insurance rates if signed
If you carry the bare minimum of $10,000 for personal injury protection, your rates will go up if the governor signs...
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Senators introduce bill to protect Americans from insurance fraud after flooding
Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) today introduced the National Flood Insurance Program Consultant Accountability Act of 2021 to...
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Bipartisian legislation to lower surprise medical billing for Michiganders
The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) announced on Friday that new health insurance consumer protections are now in...
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