All the headlines from our Legislation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mar 3 2004 // The American Insurance Association has issued a bulletin noting that the New Hampshire Insurance Department (NHID) has finalized a rule on credit-based insurance scores (INS 3300) “that balances consumer protections...
Mar 3 2004 // The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) and the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) issued statements in response to a letter from two consumer groups that criticized the insurance...
Mar 2 2004 // On Tuesday, the American Insurance Association (AIA) testified before the Maryland Senate Finance Committee in support of critical workers’ compensation legislation that would reportedly enable Maryland – like...
Mar 1 2004 // Michael Segal, the president and CEO of Chicago-based Near North National Group, was already under federal indictment of 17 counts of fraud and racketeering. Now federal prosecutors in the U.S. District Court of Northern...
Mar 1 2004 // Maine Governor John E. Baldacci has reappointed Alessandro A. Iuppa as superintendent of the Maine Bureau of Insurance. The bureau is responsible for overseeing the 950 insurance companies and 35,000 agents licensed in...
Mar 1 2004 // The New Mexico legislature’s regular 30-day session adjourned at noon on Feb. 19, 2004. Although the New Mexico Constitution largely limits the scope of 30-day sessions to fiscal matters, the governor can ask...
Feb 27 2004 // Calling it California’s best hope for a comprehensive solution to the workers’ compensation crisis, Assemblyman Juan Vargas (D-San Diego), and California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi announced the...
Feb 26 2004 // An effort by the U.S. Senate to reform the nation’s medical liability system by placing reasonable caps on non-economic damages fell short earlier this week, reportedly leaving the future of reform legislation in...
Feb 26 2004 // A Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling last week regarding asbestos liability limits will only exacerbate the out-of-control asbestos litigation system in the state and can potentially delay or prohibit a truly sick claimant...
Feb 25 2004 // The American Insurance Association joined the PCI (See IJ Web site Feb. 24) in opposing legislation – Assembly Bill A. 9736 – under consideration in New York, indicating that the measure would further erode a...
Feb 24 2004 // Pediatricians Insurance Risk Retention Group of America (PIRRGA), a physician-owned and governed medical malpractice insurance company, has received notification of registration from the Florida Office of Insurance...
Feb 23 2004 // Insurers’ use of credit scoring in underwriting and rating personal lines insurance harms poor and minority policyholders in Missouri, according to a study released by the state’s insurance department.The...
Feb 23 2004 // In the last year, policymakers have crafted more measured responses to political concerns about insurers’ use of credit information. Such a balance is lacking in the Missouri proposal. Property/casualty...
Feb 23 2004 // The South Carolina Senate Banking and Insurance Committee recently approved a flex rating bill supported by the American Insurance Association that would reportedly eliminate prior approval for homeowners insurance rates....
Feb 23 2004 // For reasons that remain incomprehensible to me, some lawmakers tend to believe that they have a constitutional duty to meddle in rate filings.South Carolina Insurance Director Ernst Csiszar was the first to admit that he...
Feb 23 2004 // From 1979 to 1988 I had the pleasure of serving as executive V. P. of the Independent Insurance Agents of Arkansas. For the past fifteen years I have served as the lobbyist for the Arkansas Medical Society. When Kelley...
Feb 18 2004 // The Coalition for Affordable and Reliable Health Care (CARH), an organization of health care providers and others dedicated to medical liability reform, this week praised new efforts by U.S. Senate leaders to bring balance...
Feb 18 2004 // The Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions (FACT) Act of 2003 will impact property/casualty insurers primarily in the areas of sharing information among affiliates and providing consumers with adverse action notices on...
Feb 12 2004 // Halliburton announced that the Honorable Judith K. Fitzgerald issued a ruling holding that insurers lack standing to bring motions seeking to dismiss the prepackaged reorganization cases filed by DII Industries, Kellogg...
Feb 9 2004 // A New Hampshire legislative panel with responsibility for reviewing regulatory changes has cleared the way for a streamlining of the state’s automobile insurance system. The Joint Legislative Committee on...