All the headlines from our Legislation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nov 7 2003 // Following the Senate’s 95‑2 approval of S 1753, the Alliance of American Insurers urged quick action to resolve differences between the House and Senate versions of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)...
Nov 7 2003 // In an effort to provide relief to skyrocketing workers’ compensation premiums in California, Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi lowered the advisory pure premium rate by 14.9 percent, a shift that would return...
Nov 7 2003 // Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Mike Pickens told members of the House Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises that regulating the business of insurance is a function of the states,...
Nov 6 2003 // Congress’ interest in insurance regulation should reportedly motivate state policymakers to act to make the insurance marketplace more competitive, according to a property/casualty trade association.NAMIC, the...
Nov 6 2003 // With the aim of reportedly aiding in the development of an international accounting standard for insurers, the National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII) and six other major insurance trade associations have asked...
Nov 6 2003 // New York State Senator Kemp Hannon minced no words in his testimony today before the U.S. House Financial Services’ Subcommittee on Capital Markets Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises.“For more than...
Nov 6 2003 // The Association for Cooperative Operations Research and Development (ACORD) announced that it will soon be providing temporary as well as permanent auto ID cards in New Jersey, as part of a major change in the...
Nov 5 2003 // The Alliance of American Insurers this week urged the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) to show they are serious about modernizing state regulation by reducing the monies they are collecting from...
Nov 5 2003 // The U.K.’s Treasury Department will begin an investigation of the Financial Services and Markets Act, which created the Financial Services Authority as the sole regulatory and enforcement agency for financial...
Nov 3 2003 // Corporate governance, the future of asbestos legislation, and building capital strength will be among the topics discussed this month at the 2003 annual Property/Casualty Executive Conference, as announced by conference...
Nov 3 2003 // U.S. ocean marine insurers need to work in partnership with government and all components of the maritime trade in order to meet the challenges of operating in the post-9/11 environment, according to David French,...
Nov 3 2003 // Cincinnati-based insurer American Financial Group (AFG) reported net earnings for the 2003 third quarter of $41.6 million, or 59 cents per share. These results include an after-tax charge of $23.1 million, or 33 cents per...
Nov 3 2003 // In this ever-changing world of privacy regulation and legislation, many in the insurance industry are left wondering, ‘Where do I fit in?’ There are a number of insurance agencies that use telemarketing to...
Nov 3 2003 // California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi outlined the second phase of his workers’ compensation reform plan Oct. 21. The reform legislation that he helped shape during the first phase of this effort is...
Nov 3 2003 // Where do you go to see a best-selling business author, a folksy economist, wisecracking political pundits, a college football star turned ex-Congressman and a bona fide American military hero? The National Association of...
Nov 3 2003 // Since 1946, Dallas-based Old American County Mutual Fire Insurance Co. has stayed true to a simple business philosophy: Provide reasonably priced insurance on a reasonable payment schedule for difficult risks. Much has...
Nov 3 2003 // And then there were two.That is the scenario for this month’s runoff election (Nov. 15) in the race to be the next insurance commissioner in Louisiana. The Oct. 4 primaries brought the field of candidates down to...
Nov 3 2003 // Where do you go to see a best-selling business author, a folksy economist, wisecracking political pundits, a college football star turned ex-Congressman and a bona fide American military hero? The National Association of...
Oct 29 2003 // The European Financial Services Round Table (EFR), has prepared a report titled “Harmonization of Regulation and Supervision of the European Financial Sector,” calling for increased harmonization on a European...
Oct 28 2003 // Navigators Pro, a division of Navigators Management Company, a subsidiary of The Navigators Group, announced the introduction of “LPL Magistrate(SM) its Lawyers’ Professional Liability Policy.”The...