WATCH ON THE MEDIA.
The Washington Times reported in a front-page article Dec. 26 that
some conservative Republicans want to block Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA)
from becoming chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee if, . . .
TEXAS REGULATORS WEIGH LIMITS ON CREDIT SCORING.
The Texas Department of Insurance has set a hearing for Jan. 7 to
consider restrictions on the use of credit-based insurance scoring.
TDI adopted initial rules last November that, along with . . .
TEXAS INSURANCE AGENT CHARGED WITH SECURITIES FRAUD.
A Texas insurance agent has been indicted on federal charges of
mail and securities fraud for allegedly soliciting clients to invest in
annuities he falsely represented as variable annuities issued . . .
TEXAS: EMPLOYERS CASUALTY EMPLOYEES LOSE ERISA CLAIM.
Former employees of now-defunct Employers Casualty Co. have lost
their claim to benefits under the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act, with the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirming a . . .
OHIO GETS NEW MEDMAL INSURER AS ASSEMBLY PREPARES TO ACT.
Ohio Department of Insurance Director Ann Womer Benjamin has
licensed a new medical malpractice insurer, Ohio Hospital Association
Insurance Solutions.
She said the licensing of OHAIS was one of . . .
FLORIDA REFERS MOST FRAUD INSURANCE CASES FOR
PROSECUTION.
The Coalition Against Insurance Fraud has found Florida referred
more insurance fraud cases for prosecution in 2002 than any other state.
It said Florida referred 771 cases for prosecution.
. . .
COLORADO AUTO INSURANCE DOWN 15%-27% SINCE NO-FAULT
ENDED.
Colorado insurance rates have gone down 15 to 27 per cent since the
state switched in July to a tort-based automobile insurance system after
having a no-fault system for the past 30 years, an . . .
CALIFORNIANS FILE HUNDREDS OF LAWSUITS AGAINST CATHOLIC
CHURCH.
Hundreds of Californians filed lawsuits against the Roman Catholic
Church before Jan. 1, when the one-year deadline lifting the statute of
limitations for molestation lawsuits ended.
At least 500 . . .
FORRESTER NAMED PRESIDENT OF INSURANCE EDUCATION
FOUNDATION.
Larry L. Forrester, former president and chief executive officer of
the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies, has been named
president and chief executive officer of the Insurance . . .
CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT FILED OVER USE OF NATIONAL CRIME
DATABASE.
The federal government's use of information in the National
Criminal Information Center database to enforce civil immigration laws
has been challenged in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn.
The . . .
THOUSANDS FILE WITH 9/11 VICTIM COMPENSATION FUND BY
DEADLINE.
By the time the clock struck midnight Dec. 22 - the deadline for
filing a claim with the federal Victim Compensation Fund for injuries or
deaths resulting from the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks - 97 . . .
JUSTICE FINALIZES RULE ON TORT LIABILITY OF FEDERAL
EMPLOYEES.
The Justice Department published its final rule Dec. 23 on tort
protections of federal employees and certain non-federal employees who
are sued for an act or omission while acting within the scope . . .
NAII CALLS FOR SWEEPING STATE REGULATORY MODERNIZATION IN
2004.
Calling state insurance regulation at "a critical
crossroads," the National Association of Independent Insurers has
made achieving modernization of state insurance regulations a top
priority for . . .
FEDERAL HOURS-OF-SERVICE RULE FOR TRUCK DRIVERS TAKES
EFFECT.
A new Department of Transportation rule took effect Jan. 4
requiring truck drivers to take 10 consecutive hours off after driving
11 hours.
The rule also requires truckers to take at least 34 . . .
FEDERAL JUDGE RULES IN FAVOR OF PBGC IN US AIR PENSION
DISPUTE.
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. is entitled to recover up to
$2.1 billion from US Airways rather than the $890 million the airline
claimed for the value of the pilot pension plan, which was . . .
'DRAG QUEEN' RESTAURANT SUES OVER ASPERSIONS ON ITS
FOOD.
Lucky Cheng's, Manhattan's "original drag queen
restaurant," is suing the Zagat Survey for giving it a food rating
of 9 out of a possible 30.
The guide publishes restaurant reviews based almost . . .
SUIT OF THE WEEK: STUDENT MAY SUE OVER BEING CALLED
'MONICA'.
A former student at State University of New York - New Paltz may
proceed with her lawsuit claiming her political science professor
harassed her by, among other things, calling her "Monica"
because . . .
FLORIDA COURT DECERTIFIES TOBACCO CLASS ACTION.
A Florida appeals court decertified a class action against Philip
Morris USA Dec. 32, ruling plaintiffs who alleged they were deceived by
advertising of "light" cigarettes did not have enough . . .
PC INDUSTRY NET INCOME RISES FROM $5 BILLION TO $21.1
BILLION.
The nation's property/casualty industry's net income
after taxes rose from $5 billion during the first nine months of 2002 to
$21.1 billion for the same time period in 2003, the Insurance . . .
MANHATTAN INSTITUTE: TIPPING POINT IN TORT BAR WARS
APPROACHING.
As the Manhattan Institute marks its 25-year anniversary of
"Turning Intellect into Influence," it claims the war against
the plaintiffs' bar is close to victory - a claim bolstered by its
own . . .
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