All the headlines from our Legislation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 23 2001 // Environmental pollution policies – they’re not just for oil industry giants and radioactive waste depositories anymore.Even the most seemingly benign businesses may carry the risk of producing, storing or...
Jul 20 2001 // A California Court of Appeal has ruled that a suit against CIGNA Corp. and its former subsidiary, Insurance Company of North America (INA) — charging both companies with illegal conduct and fraud — could...
Jul 19 2001 // The Alliance of American Insurers expressed strong disagreement with the American Insurance Association’s (AIA) new position endorsing an optional federal chartering plan for property and casualty insurers.Alliance...
Jul 19 2001 // According to the American Insurance Association (AIA), despite continued opposition from the financial services industry, the California Assembly Banking Committee approved the state’s most controversial financial...
Jul 18 2001 // The American Insurance Association (AIA) Board of Directors formally endorsed draft legislation that would allow property/casualty insurance companies to obtain a federal business charter. Although the AIA proposal is...
Jul 18 2001 // The National Conference of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL) adopted a model bill that calls for states to adopt a use-and-file approach for personal lines rates, in what industry groups are calling a significant victory in...
Jul 17 2001 // The National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII) gave high marks to the Health and Human Services Administration’s (HHS) first guidance document incorporating clarifications to its regulation on protecting the...
Jul 16 2001 // Marking the first anniversary of implementation of California’s low-cost auto insurance program, the state’s Department of Insurance (CDI) held informal hearings on why the results of the program have been less...
Jul 16 2001 // Following intense opposition by the insurance industry, the American Insurance Association (AIA) reported that the California Assembly Insurance Committee defeated legislation that would have disclosed insurers’...
Jul 13 2001 // Oregon’s legislature adjourned last weekend having once again considered a staggering number of bills during its biennial session, including dozens of insurance-related bills. Michael Harrold, Northwest regional...
Jul 12 2001 // The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) encouraged the National Conference of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL) to introduce its Insurance Compliance Self-Evaluative Privilege Model Act in state...
Jul 11 2001 // According to the American Insurance Association (AIA), the first in a series of guidance materials intended to clarify key provisions of the new federal privacy protections for medical records and other personal health...
Jul 9 2001 // The Missouri Insurance Department has adopted an emergency consumer privacy regulation containing a third party claimant provision but excluding health and workers’ compensation insurance. National Association of...
Jul 9 2001 // Federal legislation aimed at helping prevent fraud from within the ranks of the rapidly converging financial service sector has been voted out of the House Financial Services Committee.This legislation — the Fin-ancial...
Jul 6 2001 // The California Department of Insurance (CDI) filed a request to be a part of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (NAIC) Midwest Zone Continuing Education Reciprocity Project.The CDI stated that it...
Jul 5 2001 // According to the National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII), as the Washington state legislature gears up for a third special session to settle transportation issues, insurance industry representatives are...
Jul 3 2001 // The Council of Insurance Agents + Brokers showed its support to The House Financial Services Committee Chairman Mike Oxley (R-OH) and Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI) on the recent passage of the Financial Services Antifraud...
Jul 2 2001 // According to the National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII), the California Assembly Banking and Finance Committee narrowly nixed proposed legislation that would have restricted the ability of businesses to offer...
Jul 2 2001 // Calling the Consumer Federation of America’s (CFA) study on state insurance regulation “poorly conceived” and “wrong headed,” the American Insurance Association (AIA) is urging CFA to retract...
Jun 29 2001 // According to the National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII), a state’s rating law plays a significant role in what people pay for auto insurance, Consumers in states with more regulation pay higher premiums...