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Illinois Amends the Definition of "Home State" for Unaffiliated Groups Under Its Surplus Lines Laws

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On August 1, 2025, Governor JB Pritzker approved Senate Bill No. 1289, amending the definition of “home state” as it relates to more than one unaffiliated insured from a group and named as insureds on a single surplus lines...more

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Florida Bill Eliminating the Surplus Lines Diligent Effort Requirement and a Discussion on Surplus Lines Regulation Trends

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On June 13, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed House Bill 1549 into law. Among other things, the bill has removed the “diligent effort” requirement applicable to surplus lines agents....more

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Florida Insurance Reform Law SB-2D Approved

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Florida just adopted a major insurance reform package that will directly impact the property insurance industry in the state. On May 24, 2022, the Florida Senate voted 30-9 to approve SB-2D, and then on May 25, 2022, the...more

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New Surprise Billing Legislation and Rules Go Into Effect on January 1

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New legislation passed in the 2019 session of the Texas Legislature, SB 1264, went into effect on January 1, 2020. The statute protects Texas residents from so-called surprise billing, where patients receive costly medical...more

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Bills to replace Michigan No Fault with pure tort liability insurance system introduced

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Here is what a pure tort liability system will mean for car accident victims and drivers in Michigan - Yesterday House Republicans introduced legislation to repeal Michigan’s 45-year-old No Fault auto insurance law and...more

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Duggan’s new D-Insurance plans will be great for the auto accident lawyers, but terrible for everyone else

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Does Mayor Duggan want to ‘repeal and replace’ Michigan’s auto No Fault law? Does Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan want to scrap Michigan’s auto No Fault law? Last night, during his State of the City address, the mayor...more

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