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How States Are Stepping in to Regulate AI

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States are stepping in to regulate AI amid an absence of federal legislation to address fast-changing developments with the technology. This spring, Colorado became the first state to pass a comprehensive piece of AI...more

McGlinchey Stafford

Podcast: Reflections on Insurance Regulation: A Conversation with McGlinchey’s Newest Member, Former Commissioner Donelon, Part 1...

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In this installment of the More with McGlinchey Podcast, Insurance Regulatory Member Lauren Ybarra interviews Member and Former Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon. They reflect on Jim’s tenure as Louisiana’s...more

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Abracadabra – How a Stalking Bill Magically Turned into Revisions to a Georgia Settlement Statute

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In Georgia’s recent Legislative Session, Senate Bill 83 started off addressing the eligibility for restraining orders related to stalking, but there must have been some magic pixie dust floating around the House Committee...more

McGuireWoods Consulting

North Carolina General Assembly Week in Review - May 2024 #4

Members of the North Carolina General Assembly were back in Raleigh for another full week of committee meetings and floor voting sessions. House and Senate appropriations chairs continued to meet behind the scenes throughout...more

Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP

Georgia Legislature Overhauls Holt Demand Statute in Effort to Curb Failure to Settle Litigation

On April 22, 2024, Governor Kemp signed into law Senate Bill 83, overhauling Georgia’s statute governing pre-suit time-limited demands (TLD) in auto wreck cases, O.C.G.A. § 9-11-67.1. The amendment aims to reduce or eliminate...more

McDermott Will & Emery

US Insurers: Climate Change Disclosure Litigation and Data Calls Await

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The climate change landscape for insurers has changed dramatically this past month. There are multiple developments insurers should keep in mind – and not just the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) recent adoption...more

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2023 Second Half Year End Review and 2024 Preview

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In the second half of 2023, the 135th Ohio General Assembly returned after its summer recess, initially set to focus on the state legislative redistricting process. The legislature spent most of the fall campaigning on...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Client Alert: Recent Statutory Changes in Florida Insurance Law: Bad Faith - Part Two

This is the second in a series of four articles analyzing recent changes in Florida law governing bad-faith claims in insurance coverage litigation. The changes were made in Senate Bill 2A and House Bill 837, which became law...more

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Oregon Legislature Falls Short On Passage of Statutory Bad Faith Cause of Action

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In an unexpected and last minute turn of events, the Oregon legislature failed to pass a final-stage version of House Bill 3242 before its regular session adjourned on June 25, 2023 for the remainder of the year. Generally,...more

Brooks Pierce

Brooks Pierce Capital Dispatch: Members are Busy as Crossover Approaches

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Legislators considered dozens of policy bills this week in advance of the May 4 crossover deadline (the date by which policy bills must pass one chamber to remain eligible)....more

Chartwell Law

2023-2024 Final Georgia Legislative Updates: General Liability

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In its current session, the Georgia Legislature considered ten bills that, if passed, would have directly impacted the transportation industry in the state. The last day of the Georgia legislative session, known as sine die,...more

Carlton Fields

Florida Overhauls Bad Faith Law, Repeals One-Way Attorneys’ Fee Statutes, Adopts Modified Comparative Negligence and Other Tort...

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On March 23, 2023, the Florida Legislature passed HB 837, a bill enacting major reforms to Florida tort law. Gov. Ron DeSantis wasted no time, signing the bill into law shortly after the bill was presented to him the next...more

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California's legislature provides new guidelines and requirements for time-limited demands

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A new year inevitably brings changes to existing laws and “time-limited demands” are no exception. Parties and jurists use different names to refer to such demands, including “time limit demands,” “policy limit demands,” or...more

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NYS DFS scores Big Win in New York Court of Appeals

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On October 20, 2022, the New York Court of Appeals ― the highest court in New York ― issued its opinion in In the Matter of Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of New York Inc., et al. v. New York State Department of...more

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New Legislation From Florida Special Session on Property Insurance Reform

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The Florida Legislature wrapped up its special session on property insurance reform yesterday, overwhelmingly passing legislation to reform the property insurance market and unanimously passing reforms to enhance the safety...more

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Climate Change Regulatory Update for US Insurers: April 2022

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If anyone believed that the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) release of proposed climate change-related disclosure requirements last month might have been an isolated matter, of immediate importance only to the...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Climate Change Regulatory Update for US Insurers

After a variety of promises concerning climate change-related regulatory development activity last year, forward movement has been relatively slow. The leading exception has been the New York Department of Financial Services...more

Carlton Fields

Two Property and Casualty Bills Headed to Fla. Governor: What Insurers Need to Know

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The Florida Legislature adjourned the 2022 session on Monday, March 14. Though the Legislature was unable to reach a consensus on a major property insurance reform bill, it did pass a handful of insurance-related bills, which...more

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Illinois House of Representatives Passes Insurance Business Transfer Act

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The Illinois House of Representatives has passed a new bill, HB 5534, entitled the Insurance Business Transfer Act (the “IL IBT Act”), to address the current significant limitations that are in place concerning the sale and...more

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2021 second half year-end review and 2022 preview

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In the second half of 2021, the 134th Ohio General Assembly focused on the state legislative and congressional redistricting process and finishing work on a wide variety of legislation dealing with topics such as sports...more

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LEGAL ALERT: Big Licensing Changes for Texas Insurance Professionals

On September 1, 2021, Texas HB 4030 went into effect, bringing with it several significant changes for Texas licensed (resident and non-resident) insurance professionals. As summarized below, HB 4030 implements several...more

McGuireWoods Consulting

Florida End of Session Update

The 2021 regular legislative session ended Friday, April 30th. Lawmakers took up and passed a wide range of bills during this 60-day session. Two weeks later, legislators reconvened for a special session on gaming, ending...more

Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC

Captive Insurance Update | Spring Edition | 2021 - A summary of state and federal developments in the captive insurance industry

The measures taken by the Vermont Department of Financial Regulation (the “DFR”) in 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic have been extended through 2021. These include a recognition that in-person board meetings in...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Gold Dome Report — Legislative Day 33

Seven legislative days remain in the 2021 Legislative Session, but you would not believe it based on House and Senate floor action today. Neither chamber held floor votes on any legislation, with the sole bill on the House...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Gold Dome Report — Legislative Day 22

Wednesday marked a widely welcomed halfway point to a full legislative week under the Gold Dome. Legislators gave approval to two measures of education interest — Representative Tim Barr’s alternative student transportation...more

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