All the headlines from our Politics Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Dec 10 2001 // In what is viewed by many leading insurance industry organizations as a significant step in the right direction, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Terrorism Risk Protection Act (HR 3210) by a vote of 227-193 on...
Dec 5 2001 // A bill providing confidentiality protection for insurers that conduct voluntary self-assessments recently passed the Michigan Senate and was referred to the House Committee on Insurance and Financial Services. SB 674,...
Dec 3 2001 // The Alliance of American Insurers voiced support Nov. 29 for the congressional compromise allowing Mexican trucks greater access to the U.S. with inspection and safety requirements. The fiscal 2002 Transportation spending...
Nov 15 2001 // Washington State Democrats apparently won two special House elections last week, breaking a three-year tie and giving them a 50-48 majority. Although absentee ballots will not be fully counted and certified until Nov. 21,...
Oct 5 2001 // The Michigan Senate Financial Services Committee approved legislation that provides confidentiality protection for insurers that conduct voluntary self-assessments of their compliance with state insurance...
Oct 3 2001 // S. Roy Woodall, Jr. has joined the Library of Congress’ Congressional Research Service (CRS), becoming a consultant on insurance issues before Congress.Woodall has held various insurance, legal, regulatory and...
Sep 25 2001 // The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) announced on Sept. 20 it will work collaboratively with Rep. Mike Oxley, chair of the House Financial Services Committee, and other members of the Finance...
Sep 20 2001 // On Sept.17, key congressional leaders from the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services sent a letter to National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) President Kathleen Sebelius regarding the...
Aug 3 2001 // The National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII) said it is cautiously optimistic about the Senate vote to increase funding levels for implementation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) by $15 million...
Jun 21 2001 // On Thursday, June 21, 2001, National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII) Vice President and Assistant General Counsel Bob Zeman will testify before the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on...
Jun 8 2001 // Despite strong opposition from the business community, the California State Senate narrowly approved a trial-lawyer sponsored measure that will give public access to potentially all information exchanged during the civil...
May 14 2001 // The Texas Senate Nominations Committee approved the reappointment of José Montemayor as the state’s insurance commissioner, but not before grilling him on sanctions against insurance companies that the committee...
Apr 30 2001 // The Texas State Senate voted to pass a bill which would select at random 500,000 of the state’s 14 million motorists each year and require them to prove they have insurance to drive an automobile. The Dallas Morning...
Apr 27 2001 // The Senate unanimously passed the Brownfields Revitalization and Environmental Restoration Act of 2001 by a vote of 99 to 0. The American Insurance Association (AIA) called the bill (S 350) good for cities, people,...
Mar 28 2001 // The New York State Senate and Assembly introduced budget bills last week that omitted an Administration proposal that the Independent Insurance Agents of America, New York say would have proved costly for contractors and...
Mar 19 2001 // Thirteen members of the Senate Banking Committee recently expressed concern to trade representative Robert B. Zoellick that China may be attempting to back out of its commitments for compulsory reinsurance and large...
Mar 19 2001 // A Washington bill, SB 5610, authorizing the use of traffic safety cameras to detect red-light running, passed the Senate on a 27-to-22 vote. The legislation would allow the use of traffic safety cameras in certain zones to...
Mar 2 2001 // The Oregon Senate Business, Labor and Economic Development Committee has moved a bill designed to correct a controversial state Supreme Court ruling on pollution exclusions to the Senate floor with a “do pass”...
Oct 9 2000 // The U.S. Senate passed a bill granting China permanent normal trading relations (PNTR), thus clearing one of the final obstacles to the entry of the world’s most populous nation into the World Trade Organization...
Sep 21 2000 // Washington Insurance Commissioner Deborah Senn, vying for a seat in the U.S. Senate, was defeated in Tuesdays Democratic primary by Internet software millionaire Maria Cantwell.Cantwell, riding the surge of a $5 million...