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Model Acts, Confidentiality, Cooperation, Key NAIC Concerns

Mar 7 2006 // Developing model acts to cover a wide variety of insurance issues, confidentiality disclosures and cooperation between states were key concerns discussed by state insurance commissioners and their representatives as the...

People and Places

Mar 6 2006 // Suhr Risk Services of California has named Patricia Coutermarsh chief operations officer. In that role, she will oversee operations from Suhr’s three Northern California branches, ensuring quality service delivery to...

Commissioners Face Long List of Topics in Orlando

Mar 3 2006 // Reference to the National Catastrophe Insurance Plan is prominently absent from the National Association of Insurance Commissioner’s agenda as NAIC kicks off its March 4-7 Spring National Meetings in Orlando,...

U.S. State Regulators Reaching Out to Foster International Standards

Feb 27 2006 // At a time when they face pressure to bring more uniformity to their own domestic regulatory operations, the nation’s state regulators are also increasingly active in efforts to harmonize the rules governing...

Catastrophes and Receivership Model Act Top NAIC’s Orlando Meeting Issues

Feb 27 2006 // The latest proposal of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners Catastrophe Insurance Working Group will garner much attention as will the effort to draft the Insurers Receivership Model Act at the March 4 to 7...

NCOIL Resolution Supports State Regulation of Insurance

Feb 24 2006 // The preservation of state regulation of insurance and a multi-pronged approach to disaster management was outlined by the National Conference of Insurance Legislators and approved as amended on Friday by the Property and...

Ohio Insurance Director Elected National Association Officer

Feb 17 2006 // Ohio Insurance Director Ann Womer Benjamin was elected secretary of the Midwestern Zone section of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) during its winter meeting in Chicago. Womer Benjamin was elected...

Iowa, Minn. to Host Free Life/Annuity Products Seminar at NAIC Meeting

Feb 15 2006 // The Iowa Insurance Division and the Minnesota Department of Commerce will host a free seminar on indexed life and annuity products on Saturday, March 4, 2006.The seminar, “Indexed Products: Fact and Fiction”...

NAMIC Opposed to NAIC as Industry Database Czar

Feb 8 2006 // The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) questions the trend by the National Association of Insurance Commissioner (NAIC) to create new insurance industry databases.“The proliferation of NAIC...

NAMIC to NAIC: ‘Alternate SOX Proposal Still Too Much’

Feb 1 2006 // An alternate proposal to impose Sarbanes Oxley Act provisions on mutual insurers, “errs in applying to mutual insurers costly and burdensome internal accounting control measures not demonstrated to preclude or...

NAIC Praises Life Insurers Group in Backing More Consumer Protections

Jan 25 2006 // The National Association of Insurance Commissioners commended the American Council of Life Insurers this week for agreeing to support a measure to extend consumer protections in the sale of life insurance and annuities.At...

NAIC: Standards for Sale of Life and Annuities Should Protect “All Ages”

Jan 16 2006 // North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Jim Poolman has called for the National Association of Insurance Commissioners to review and develop new standards for the sale of life insurance and annuities that would protect...

People & Places

Jan 2 2006 // Crump Insurance Services of Texas Inc. appointed three new members to the Dallas property/casualty brokerage team: Brent Jenkins, Stephanie Murillo and Matt Sheehan. Additionally, Elizabeth Wafer has joined the P/C team at...

People

Jan 1 2006 // Crump Insurance Services of Texas Inc. appointed three new members to the Dallas property/casualty brokerage team: Brent Jenkins, Stephanie Murillo and Matt Sheehan. Additionally, Elizabeth Wafer has joined the P/C team at...

NAIC Announces New Staff in D.C.

Dec 27 2005 // The National Association of Insurance Commissioners recently announced that two key management positions in the Association’s Government Affairs office in Washington, D.C. have been filled. New staffers Cheye Calvo...

State Commissioners Elect Maine’s Iuppa as President

Dec 19 2005 // Members of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners have elected Maine Insurance Superintendent Alessandro Iuppa as president.They also elected regulators from Alabama, Kansas and New Mexico to key positions at...

Role of Government, All-Perils Policy Among Sticking Points Cited by Insurers

Dec 19 2005 // Role of Government, All-Perils Policy Among Sticking Points Cited by InsurersIndustry representatives generally support state regulators’ efforts to craft a comprehensive plan for natural catastrophes but take issue...

Industry Voices Concerns Over National Insurance Catastrophe Plan

Dec 19 2005 // Role of Government, All-Perils Policy Among Sticking Points Cited by InsurersIndustry representatives generally support state regulators’ efforts to craft a comprehensive plan for natural catastrophes but take issue...

Mutuals’ SOX Success

Dec 19 2005 // The insurance industry effects real public policy change when our arguments are based on principle. Presented in an assertive, thoughtful and focused manner, we can succeed. Recent developments in the National Association...

Mutuals’ SOX Success

Dec 18 2005 // While NAMIC may stand virtually alone, our position has received vital support from the chairmen of the U.S. House Financial Services Committee and state legislative groups.The insurance industry effects real public policy...