All the headlines from our Legislation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Feb 2 2004 // Roy Perry, a British Conservative member of the European Parliament, has called for an investigation by the European Court of Justice, the EU’s highest court, of the accusations against Lloyd’s and the U.K....
Feb 2 2004 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services made several announcements concerning PMA Capital Corp.’s (PMACA) credit ratings. It has lowered its counterparty credit rating on PMACA to “CC” from...
Jan 30 2004 // Workers’ compensation and automobile insurance laws accounted for nearly 40 percent of the new property/casualty-related statutes enacted by state legislatures last year, according to the fifth annual analysis of...
Jan 30 2004 // Sen. Don Nickles (R-Okla.), who is spearheading the fight for common-sense asbestos litigation reform in the Senate, will speak to national leaders of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA)...
Jan 30 2004 // Leading figures in financial services will convene for a one-time Regulatory Reform Summit at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C. on Feb. 10-11.Participants can take part in...
Jan 29 2004 // The South Carolina Senate Banking and Insurance Committee on Wednesday approved a flex rating bill supported by the American Insurance Association that would reportedly eliminate prior approval for homeowners insurance...
Jan 27 2004 // The New York State Insurance Department’s Frauds Bureau 2003 Annual Report details some significant achievements made over the past year to combat insurance fraud.The Bureau racked up a record number of fraud...
Jan 26 2004 // Like many other parts of the country, West Virginia is looking to answers to improve tort reform in the state.Recently, Insurance Journal Southeast spoke with Randy Cox, American Insurance Association West Virginia...
Jan 26 2004 // Paula Flowers, the commissioner of Tennessee’s Department of Commerce and Insurance, recently set aside some time to talk with Insurance Journal Southeast regarding some of the industry issues impacting the Volunteer...
Jan 26 2004 // An ever increasing number of insurance companies are using your personal credit information—like billing history, the number of credit cards you have, and even the number of credit checks made by businesses offering you...
Jan 26 2004 // Members of the Alliance of American Insurers and the National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII) finalized the merger of the trade groups forming a new association to be known as Property Casualty Insurers...
Jan 26 2004 // With the creation of the Texas Committee on Insurance Fraud, the Texas insurance industry, state and county agencies, and national organizations are engaging for the first time in a coordinated effort to battle insurance...
Jan 26 2004 // Members of the Alliance of American Insurers and the National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII) finalized the merger of the trade groups forming a new association to be known as the Property Casualty Insurers...
Jan 26 2004 // U.S. District Judge Michael B. Mukasey has had enough of the sniping between the insurers led by Swiss Re and Silverstein Properties over the recovery for the destruction of the WTC’s Twin Towers. He recently told...
Jan 26 2004 // If the Professional Insurance Agents of Louisiana, the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of Louisiana (IIABL) and Louisiana’s insurance commissioner have their way, the state will soon be flooded with insurers...
Jan 26 2004 // With the start of the New Year and the beginning of a new session of Congress only a few weeks away, the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America (IIABA) is rolling out its legislative agenda for 2004.Top issues...
Jan 26 2004 // With the start of the New Year and the beginning of a new session of Congress only a few weeks away, the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America (IIABA) is rolling out its legislative agenda for 2004.Top issues...
Jan 26 2004 // Insurance Journal had a chance to sit down with newly-elected Secretary-Treasurer Joel Ario, Administrator of the Oregon Department of Insurance, at the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ Winter Meeting...
Jan 26 2004 // The distinction between an agent and broker has had increased significance in California following Proposition 103 as brokers may charge broker fees and agents may not. Producers rely heavily on broker fee income due to...
Jan 21 2004 // Although the Florida workers’ compensation market is still under stress, and the Florida Workers’ Compensation Joint Underwriting Association (FWCJUA) prepares to post hefty deficits, observers are confident...