Insurance Journal » President Barack Obama http://www.insurancejournal.com Insurance Journal delivers the latest business news for the Property/Casualty insurance industry Tue, 21 May 2013 04:03:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Coalition Pushing for New National Framework for Disasters http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2013/01/31/279569.htm Thu, 31 Jan 2013 20:09:51 +0000 Don Jergler http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=279569 A coalition of national interests has introduced a framework intended to shape how the nation responds to natural disasters, or as one advocate of the framework described it, change the way governments and communities operate so they can “prespond to …

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]]> Q&A on Oregon Insurance Exchange http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2013/01/30/279343.htm Wed, 30 Jan 2013 17:06:36 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=279343 While some states have fought President Barack Obama’s federal health care overhaul, known as the Affordable Care Act, Oregon has embraced it. The law requires every state to have a new health insurance marketplace called an exchange. Oregon’s Legislature created …

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]]> Utah Governor Asks Obama to Approve His State’s Health Exchange http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2012/12/12/273747.htm Wed, 12 Dec 2012 19:13:08 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=273747 Utah Gov. Gary Herbert asked President Barack Obama on Tuesday for help getting the state’s small-business health insurance marketplace approved as good enough for Obama’s Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Utah created a health insurance exchange for small businesses …

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]]> Washington Governor Signs Insurance Exchange Bill Into Law http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2012/03/26/240753.htm Mon, 26 Mar 2012 16:37:48 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=240753 Gov. Chris Gregoire on Friday signed into law a bill setting rules for insurers preparing for the state’s online insurance exchange. Online insurance exchanges are key to the federal health care overhaul signed into law by President Barack Obama in …

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]]> 11 Washington Counties to Get Federal Disaster Aid http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2012/03/08/238749.htm Thu, 08 Mar 2012 17:22:55 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=238749 President Barack Obama on Monday signed a federal disaster declaration for 11 Washington counties for damages and costs suffered during January’s snowstorm. The storm of snow, ice and freezing rain caused power outages, landslides, avalanches and fallen trees across Washington, …

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]]> Feds Reimburse County in Utah for Flooding Damages http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2012/01/13/231189.htm Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:24:35 +0000 http://www.insurancejournal.com/?p=231189 The federal government has reimbursed Cache County, Utah and municipalities more than $780,000 for flooding damages last spring. The Herald Journal of Logan reported that President Barack Obama approved the request after declaring an emergency for the area. A record-breaking snowpack last …

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