All the headlines from our Legislation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 6 2008 // Rep. Henry Waxman, chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, has asked the new chief executive officer at American International Group Inc. to give his committee internal documents related to...
Oct 6 2008 // These are historic times. The country and the world are learning the hard way how intertwined the insurance industry is with the global economy. A respected private insurer — American International Group — called too...
Oct 6 2008 // Federal vs. state—AIG“This argument is fundamentally flawed because it is based on a totally inaccurate assumption of facts. First and foremost, AIG is not an insurance company; it is a federally-regulated holding...
Oct 6 2008 // These are historic times. The country and the world are learning the hard way how intertwined the insurance industry is with the global economy. A respected private insurer — American International Group — called too...
Oct 6 2008 // These are historic times. The country and the world are learning the hard way how intertwined the insurance industry is with the global economy. A respected private insurer — American International Group —...
Oct 6 2008 // Rep. Henry Waxman, chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, has asked the new chief executive officer at American International Group Inc. to give his committee internal documents related to...
Oct 6 2008 // These are historic times. The country and the world are learning the hard way how intertwined the insurance industry is with the global economy. A respected private insurer — American International Group —...
Oct 6 2008 // New federal “Red Flag” regulations will soon require businesses of all sizes to have identity theft and data breach protections in place. By Nov. 1, 2008, the date at which the regulations should be...
Oct 6 2008 // These are historic times. The country and the world are learning the hard way how intertwined the insurance industry is with the global economy. A respected private insurer — American International Group — called too...
Oct 6 2008 // Insurance Journal‘s exclusive “AIG in Crisis Survey” asked independent agents: What insurance, management, economic, regulatory or other lessons the industry and public should learn from AIG’s...
Oct 6 2008 // State insurance commissioners have lashed out at members of Congress who are blaming state regulation for the problems of American International Group (AIG) and using the AIG crisis to bolster their advocacy for federal...
Oct 6 2008 // A client concerned about identity theft might consider moving to the Dakotas. It’s best to stay away, however, from Arizona, California, Nevada, Texas, Florida and New York. All of these states reported that more...
Oct 3 2008 // A Montgomery, Ala. circuit court judge barred the two-year college system from changing the classification of 140 employees in a way that would remove their tenure benefits. Post-secondary officials sought to move the...
Oct 3 2008 // The House of Representatives voted 263-171 to pass a $700 billion Wall Street rescue bill and sent it to President Bush, who signed it into law this afternoon.The Senate passed the measure earlier this week. The House had...
Oct 2 2008 // Movie munchers beware! A New York judge says popcorn purchasers worried about breaking a tooth on unpopped kernels should nibble carefully — or eat something else. Insurance broker Steve Kaplan says he encountered a...
Oct 2 2008 // California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has vetoed three bills he said would have interfered with the state’s workers’ compensation system.SB 1115 Permanent Disability Apportionment would have prohibited...
Oct 1 2008 // Federal prosecutors say retired Pennsylvania Superior Court Judge Michael Joyce spent $440,000 in insurance money on a new house, hot tub, motorcycle, jewelry and cosmetic surgery for a woman he has since married.Joyce is...
Sep 30 2008 // Insurance regulators in New York and Bermuda have signed an agreement that calls for closer cooperation between the two agencies in overseeing insurance matters.New York State Insurance Superintendent Eric Dinallo and...
Sep 30 2008 // President Bush Tuesday said the U.S. economy was depending on decisive action from the government on a financial bailout plan or the economic damage could be “painful and lasting.”“I assure our citizens...
Sep 29 2008 // Dr. Paul Cullis of Michigan says most patients who have had seizures or blackouts get the message loud and clear: Don’t drive for six months.But some get behind the wheel anyway, not waiting to see if their...