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Expanded Hurricane Forecast Calls for Increased Risk of Destructive Storm From Carolinas to New England

AccuWeather.com Hurricane Center meteorologists, led by Chief Long-Range and Hurricane Forecaster Joe Bastardi, have released an expanded hurricane season forecast for 2008. The forecast calls for a near average overall number of named storms but suggests a heightened risk for the eastern U.S. coastline. (Posted: 5/12/2008)

Missouri: Revenue Department Sued Over Higher Records Fee (Kansas City Star, May 10)

Three businesses have sued to block the Missouri Department of Revenue from increasing the fee it charges for motor vehicle and driver records. (Posted: 5/12/2008)

Colorado: Governor Provides Annual Outlook for Fire Season

A warm, windy summer could mean more wildfires for Colorado, Gov. Bill Ritter announced at his annual wildfire briefing. (Posted: 5/12/2008)

Arkansas, Virginia: Insurance Filings Begin Following Deadly Tornados

More than 140 homes and several buildings, including a hospital, were destroyed by three twisters that hit Suffolk, Va., and two towns close to Richmond. (Posted: 5/7/2008)

NAMIC: Florida Omnibus Insurance Bill Still ‘Fraught with Problems’

Legislation designed to crack down on the insurance industry is not in the best interests of consumers, according to NAMIC. (Posted: 5/1/2008)

Nevada Insurance Commissioner to Retire, NAMIC Comments

Longtime Nevada Insurance Commissioner Alice A. Molasky-Arman has decided to retire effective Sept. 7, 2008, Gov. Jim Gibbons announced April 25. (Posted: 5/1/2008)


South Dakota: Commissioner Says Workers’ Compensation Rates May Fall in 2008

South Dakota Insurance Director Merle Scheiber announced that most employers in the state may see a decrease in workers' compensation rates effective July 1, 2008. (Posted: 4/29/2008)


New Jersey: Department Proposes Amendments to Block Nonrenewal Rules

The New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance has proposed amendments to existing rules as well as new rules regarding insurers' ability to block nonrenew or cancel homeowners and certain commercial property and liability coverages. (Posted: 4/29/2008)


Florida: Last Week of Session Should be Photo Finish

Behind-the-scenes negotiations are continuing on the market-gutting omnibus property insurance package that passed the Senate. (Posted: 4/29/2008)


New Jersey: Department Report on Education, Occupation Rating Factors Cites Predictive Power and Market Benefits

The department's report is the result of a wave of publicity over and legislative interest in insurers' use of the rating factors in auto insurance. The issue peaked at a Senate Commerce Committee hearing at which NAMIC submitted testimony and analysis stressing the benefits of allowing insurers to use a range of factors in a competitive marketplace. (Posted: 4/29/2008)

Proposed Florida Rule to Waive Reinsurers’ Collateral Requirements is ‘an Experiment’ that will Threaten Solvency, NAMIC Tells OIR (4/29/2008)


Iowa: Governor Signs Omnibus Insurance Bill; Commissioner Announces Start of Implementation Process (4/29/2008)


Colorado: Two Mandatory Medpay Bills Down; One to Go (4/29/2008)


New York: NAMIC Files Amicus Brief in Case Involving Disclosure of Insurers’ Submitted Underwriting Data (4/29/2008)


Florida: NAMIC Opposes Rule to Waive Alien Reinsurers’ Collateral Requirements (4/29/2008)


Colorado: ‘Bad Faith’ Bill is Really ‘Bad Public Policy’ Bill, Says NAMIC (4/29/2008)


NAMIC Refutes Claims Made by Consumer Federation of America on Best Regulatory Structure (4/29/2008)

Survey: Washington, Oregon on Shaky Ground (4/25/2008)

Missouri: Gov. Blunt Nominates Doug Ommen to Administrative Hearing Commission (4/24/2008)

NAMIC Refutes Claims Made By Consumer Federation of America on Best Regulatory Structure (4/24/2008)

New Study Ranks Best, Worst State Lawsuit Climates (4/23/2008)


California: Credit Bill Would Interfere With Insurers’ Efforts to Protect Policyholders’ Confidential Personal Information (4/22/2008)


NAMIC Raises Concerns Over Proposed Federal Insurance Office (4/22/2008)


New Jersey: Legislative Interest in Coastal Property Issue on the Rise (4/22/2008)


Illinois: House Committee Hears Testimony on Credit-based Insurance Scoring (4/22/2008)


Colorado: Mandatory Medpay Bill Amended, Passes Out of Committee (4/22/2008)


Colorado: Prior Approval Bill Amended to Remove Auto Insurance From Purview of Bill (4/22/2008)


Florida: House, Senate at Table on Punitive Insurance Package (4/22/2008)

CEOs Defend Property/casualty Industry Record at AAIS Main Event Conference (4/22/2008)

WSJ Letters: Would the Feds Do a Better Job Regulating Insurance? (4/22/2008)


Massachusetts: Supreme Judicial Court Affirms Workers’ Comp ‘Going and Coming’ Rule in Case Involving an Accident Following a 27-hour Shift (4/22/2008)


South Carolina: Municipal Fee Ban Moving (4/22/2008)


Louisiana: Grassroots Lobbying Effort Needed to Push Pro-insurance Bill (4/22/2008)


NAMIC Submits Testimony as Congressional Subcommittee Takes Another Look at Insurance Regulatory Reform (4/22/2008)

NAMIC Urges Caution on Proposal to Create Federal Insurance Office (4/17/2008)

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