Florida’s personal injury protection (“PIP”) statute, Florida Statute § 627.736, requires Florida insureds to maintain at least $10,000 in “no fault” coverage for automobile accidents and compels insurers to pay 80% of all reasonable, related, and necessary medical expenses. However, subsection (10) of the PIP statute creates an alternative to standard PIP coverage options.
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Terrorism Risk Insurance Revision and Extension Act of 2007 Inches its Way Toward Passage
Late yesterday afternoon, the House Financial Services Committee approved an amended version of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Revision and Extension Act of 2007 (“TRIREA”) by a vote of 49 to 20.
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Massachusetts Insurance Commissioner Introduces Managed Competition Into The State’s Auto Insurance Market
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On July 16, 2007, the Massachusetts Commissioner of Insurance, Nonnie S. Burnes, issued two decisions which will introduce managed competition into the Massachusetts automobile insurance market.
House Panel Approves Bill to Amend NFIP
Despite warnings from the Bush Administration, as reported here that it would not support any legislation expanding the National Flood Insurance Program (“NFIP”) to include windstorm coverage, the House Financial Services Committee approved the Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2007 (H.R. 3121), which contains just such an amendment to the NFIP.
National Insurance Act/Optional Federal Charter Legislation Reintroduced in House
Following up on our post last month, on July 24, 2007, a bipartisan optional federal charter (OFC) bill was proposed in the House by Reps. Melissa Bean (D-IL) and Ed Royce (R-CA), serving as a companion bill to the previously-filed Senate version, both of which are entitled the National Insurance Act of 2007. …
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Consumer Federation Of America Urges Ban On Anti-Concurrent-Causation Clauses
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In a letter dated June 25, 2007, the Consumer Federation of America urged insurance commissioners around the country to ban the use of anti-concurrent-causation clauses (“ACC clauses”) in insurance policies.
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SEC Releases Competing Proposals For Shareholder Participation In Contested Elections
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On July 27, 2007, the Securities and Exchange Commission posted two separate proposing releases that relate to shareholder access to a public company’s proxy ballot in connection with director elections. The unusual aspect of these releases is that they represent alternative and very different approaches to the same issue.
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Stock Options Backdating: Recent Developments in Government Investigations
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Posted in D&O Liability, United States
Recent developments in the Brocade, KLA-Tencor and Brooks Automation stock option backdating matters are of interest. …
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Massachusetts Insurers Insolvency Fund Not Implicated Until Uninsured Motor Vehicle Coverage Is Exhausted
On July 12, 2007, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court held that, where a vehicle causing an accident is owned by a governmental entity and is insured by an insolvent insurer, the Massachusetts Insurers Insolvency Fund is not obligated to compensate the injured individual unless and until the injured individual’s own uninsured motor vehicle coverage has been exhausted.
Eleventh Circuit Bars Life Insurance Actions Due to Prior Class Action Settlement
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Posted in Life Insurance & Annuities, United States
In Adams v. Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance, No. 98-00020-CV-CDL-4 (July 25, 2007), the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district court’s opinion that res judicata barred appellants’ claims, owing to the settlement of an earlier consumer class action against Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance Company (“Southern Farm”).
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