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A plan to help ensure the California Coastal Conservancy can work on addressing climate change was approved by the Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee. Senate Bill 1066, authored by state Sen. Ted W. Lieu, D-Torrance, would require the conservancy … View full post on Insurance Journal » News

A director of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of New York told lawmakers and regulators this week that New Yorkers are dealing with unnecessary hassles when they make flood insurance claims. William Oliver told the panel that the difficulty … View full post on Insurance Journal » News

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Women only need to get a Pap test once every three years to check for cervical cancer, and don't need to be screened until age 21 – even if they're sexually active earlier, according to new guidelines from a gov… View full post on Yahoo! Health News

MONDAY, March 12 (HealthDay News) — A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel on Monday will weigh the wisdom of allowing new clinical trials of a class of powerful painkillers for osteoarthritis. The drugs may have worked so well for so… View full post on Yahoo! Health News

An Oklahoma House of Representatives committee has voted to close a loophole in state law, ensuring that all daycare facilities have liability insurance. House Bill 1848, by state Rep. Mike Shelton, eliminates an exemption that allowed home-based daycare facilities to … View full post on Insurance Journal » News

A Senate bill aimed at cracking down on the rampant personal injury protection insurance fraud that costs Florida drivers more than $1 billion annually in premiums is headed to the full floor for what promises to be a contentious debate … View full post on Insurance Journal » News

An Oklahoma state representative said he is disappointed that a legislative panel rejected a bill aimed at informing consumers about earthquake insurance. Oklahoma State Rep. Mike Shelton said the House Insurance Committee voted down House Bill 2863, which was opposed by the insurance industry. … View full post on Insurance Journal » News

Indiana’s building safety commission would set standards for inspecting large, temporary outdoor stages under a proposal advancing in the state Legislature. The House public safety committee approved sending the bill to the full House for consideration. The bill follows the … View full post on Insurance Journal » News

SILVER SPRING, Maryland (Reuters) – An experimental inhaled lung treatment from Forest Laboratories Inc and Almirall SA won a U.S. panel's support on Thursday, a boost for the companies' chances of eventually gaining approval for a drug to… View full post on Yahoo! Health News

An Alabama House committee has approved a bill that would ban sending or reading text messages while driving. The bill by Republican Rep. Jim McClendon of Springville passed the House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee on Wednesday. It would … View full post on Insurance Journal » News