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Lawmakers consider raising uninsured/underinsured minimums for rail‑crew carriers after PSC docket recommendation
Summary
Senators heard proponents push LB444 to raise uninsured/underinsured (UIM) minimums for rail‑crew carriers toward $1 million per person, citing a 2020 PSC docket recommendation; rail contractors, insurers and railroads warned of practical and legal problems, including market availability of policies and overlapping federal frameworks (FELA).
Senator George Dungan introduced LB444 to raise the statutory minimums for uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage for certain intrastate carriers that transport railroad crews.
"This has not been addressed since 1996," Dungan said, noting current statutory minimums date to that year and explaining the bill was brought at the request of the SMART Transportation Division union. The sponsor said the intent is to target contractors that transport rail crews; he offered to clarify the bill by amendment if the committee desired.
Andrew Faust, Nebraska legislative director for SMART TD, described a 2020 Public Service Commission public investigation that recommended $1,000,000 minimums for…
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