Kevin Brady, R- Texas, issued the following news release:. Today, President Trump signed into law the Disaster Tax Relief and Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2017, which includes Congressman Kevin Brady’s bill to deliver targeted tax relief to the victims of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria. “Families in my district, and throughout Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico, and…
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The Association of British Insurers issued the following news release:. Changes to the way insurers categorise damaged vehicles which are salvaged will offer used car buyers a new way of finding out more about the history of the vehicles. Ben Howarth, Senior Policy Adviser for Motor and Liability at the Association of British Insurers, said: “Not all insurance’…
Benjamin L. Cardin, D- Md., issued the following statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on Sept. 28, on legislation to improve the understanding of, and promote access to treatment for, chronic kidney disease:. Kidney disease is the 9th leading cause of death in the United States, and unfortunately, more than 1 in 10 Americans today suffer from some…
The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release:. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that its dredging and capping pilot project will begin next week as part of its overall cleanup of the Gowanus Canal Superfund site in Brooklyn, New York, one of the nation’s most seriously contaminated bodies of water.
On September 27th, a bi-partisan group of NCOIL legislators from State Senates, Houses and Assemblies around the country met in Washington DC to educate Members of Congress, and their staffs about the vital importance of state-based regulation of insurance and its success for more than 70 years. Steve Riggs, NCOIL President; AR Senator Jason Rapert, NCOIL Vice…
Sept. 30– Many Beaufort County homeowners could see reduced flood insurance premiums with the release of new preliminary flood maps that show less flood risk, though residents likely will have to wait more than a year before seeing any savings. The Federal Emergency Management Agency maps– the first proposed changes for the county in more than 30 years– show few…
Sept. 30– WOODSBORO– The only items that remain undestroyed by Hurricane Harvey in Olia Anderson’s house are photos. Anderson is one Woodsboro resident who decided to evacuate to avoid the Category 4 hurricane churning in the Gulf. Anderson does not have insurance, so she applied for Federal Emergency Management Agency funds to help kickstart the rebuilding…
Sept. 30– Voters in District 5 are going back to the polls for a run-off election in the Democratic primary between Darrell Bonapart and Matt Newton. District 5 covers much of east Charlotte, including the roughly 80- acre site that used to be home to Eastland Mall. Darrell Bonapart, a life insurance broker, narrowly lost a District 5 race six years ago, as well as an…
Sept. 30– And now it’s time for the main event: tax reform. Tax reform is the centerpiece of the party’s legislative agenda, the one big gift to Americans that Republicans are counting on to make good on their campaign promises. To begin with, President Trump and his allies in Congress have solemnly pledged that this overhaul would not be about making the rich richer.
Sept. 30– President Trump says his tax plan makes everyone a winner. Fewer low-income Americans will pay any federal income tax. As the latest bid to repeal Obamacare fizzled in the Senate, Trump and Republican leaders rolled out the outline of a tax plan.
Investigators now say the fire may have started from careless smoking rather than from an electrical problem that officials originally believed was the source of the blaze, an official with Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner Ralph Hudgens’ Office said Friday. According to officials, Sarah Jenkins, 71, died when she went back into the house at 378…
Burdette& Rice, one of the leading Texas estate, trust, and probate litigation law firms, is proud to announce that attorney Mark Caldwell has had the honor of having his paper on “Power of Attorney Litigation” accepted by the Thomson Reuters national publication, “Estate Planning,” for publication in early 2018. While the content of Mark’s paper is as yet unpublished,…
Burdette& Rice, considered one of the top Texas law firms for probate, estate, and trust litigation, is proud to announce that firm attorneys Mark Caldwell, Sarah Toraason, and David Mead have been selected to author a paper on constitutional issues in contested guardianships for the Texas Tech School of Law Estate Planning and Community Property Law Journal.
–Kahn Swick& Foti, LLC and KSF partner, former Attorney General of Louisiana, Charles C. Foti, Jr., remind investors that they have until November 10, 2017 to file lead plaintiff applications in a securities class action lawsuit against Health Insurance Innovations, Inc., if they purchased the Company’s securities between August 2, 2017 and September 11, 2017,…
Sept. 29– Idaho’s health exchange insurance rates are expected to rise by double digits in 2018, propelled by the pressure of uncertainty in Washington as Republicans fight a key Obamacare program. If the federal government waits until after Nov. 1– the start of open enrollment– to make a decision on the program, it could cause a serious headache for Idaho.
Sept. 29– A number of Philadelphia- area pain-management doctors, pharmacists, and related entities have been sued for prescribing $4.7 million in allegedly fraudulent pain creams– some costing nearly $8,000 per tube. Liberty Mutual Insurance filed the lawsuit Sept. 14 in Philadelphia Common Pleas Court, claiming that 18 doctors have been sending workers’…
Sept. 29– In the past, about 60,000 North Carolina public workers have paid nothing for employee-only health plan premiums. But in 2018, they will pay $300 a year– $25 a month– for the same plan, according to the State Treasurer’s Office. In Mecklenburg County alone, more than 19,000 public workers at Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools, UNC Charlotte and other public…
Sept. 29– President Ronald Reagan, who honed his speaking skills as a Hollywood actor, knew how to make a good speech. But perhaps his most memorable line, spoken during a 1980 debate with the incumbent president, Jimmy Carter, was: “There he goes again.” Those four words came to mind Wednesday as President Trump trotted out the framework of his promised tax reform plan,…
Greg Abbott chose him as the Harvey recovery czar Friday, praising the governor’s handling of the recovery from his up-close perch while talking bluntly about insurance companies, Houston developers, the reliance on undocumented workers to help in the cleanup, and temporarily skirting environmental regulations, all in ways the governor can’t or won’t.
