Once again, the end of Florida’s spring legislative session is drawing near and the property insurance industry is starting to worry that chances to enact reforms to stem financial losses are slipping away.

Since 2003, there’s been at least one issue nearly all Texas Republicans could unite behind - tort reform. "Twenty to 30 years ago, Texas was known as a haven for plaintiff lawyers and jackpot justice," said Tom Mechler, chairman of the Republican Party of Texas.

Employees and third-party services are most likely the weakest links in a company’s cyber security system, but regular risk assessments can help prevent information leaks, a financial services regulatory attorney said last week.

The use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS or "drones") by individuals and industry continues to grow. According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) drone sales are expected to grow from 2.5 million units in 2016 to 7 million in 2020.

As Oklahomans, many of us accept that sometimes Mother Nature is not kind to our state. We’ve all been affected by tornadoes in one way or another. One thing we don’t have to accept is that our home will be destroyed or seriously damaged by severe weather.

Florida currently requires auto drivers to carry personal injury protection of at least $10,000 in medical benefits. But critics say that isn’t enough to cover health care costs when there’s an accident.

Congress appears to be taking steps to block health insurers from pooling loss data - and the industry fears this could open a Pandora’s Box that would lead to a broader removal of the privilege for all insurers in the future.

Insurance-industry officials remained adamant Tuesday that a proposal to eliminate a decades-old tax credit will cost jobs and hike premiums as the measure moved forward in the Senate with a significant change.

The state is considering dropping out of the nationwide program in favor of establishing its own. California flood insurance found itself in the spotlight last month when the Oroville Dam threatened to fail.

Funding reductions to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) may divert cash to cover the wall.

On March 3, 2017, a bill that would require medical malpractice claims to be reviewed by expert advisory panels before proceeding to court won final passage in the Kentucky Senate, two days after it narrowly passed in the House of Representatives.

Mark Bernstein knows a lot about auto accidents. Because for half a century his family law group, The Sam Bernstein Law Firm, has represented hundreds of thousands of accident victims seeking compensation on their behalf.

Three million Americans, primarily in Oklahoma and Kansas, are at risk from human-induced earthquakes this year, the U.S. Geological Survey said Wednesday.

To be or not to be remains the question with workers’ compensation and gross negligence. Currently, Florida law bars contractors and subcontractors from being sued for gross negligence when another subcontractor employs and insures its own crew.

More than $59 million in fraudulent workers’ compensation claims were prevented thanks, at least in part, to a bill by Assemblyman Adam Gray, D-Merced, signed into law last year, according to a statement from his office.