Latest AIA Headlines
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Committee Votes to Carry Over AIA-Opposed Maine Premium Tax Increase
May 13 2005 // The Joint Labor Committee of the Maine state legislature has voted to carry over a proposal (LD 1021) opposed by the American Insurance Association that would increase the premium tax by 25 percent. This measure would...
Conn. Passes AIA-Supported Producer Compensation Legislation
May 12 2005 // The Connecticut Senate has approved legislation (HB 6806), supported by the American Insurance Association (AIA), dealing with producer compensation issues. Some of the provisions in the legislation were instructive in...
AIA: Passage of Texas Asbestos Reform Bill Scores a Significant Win
May 11 2005 // The Texas House of Representatives passed comprehensive asbestos and silica litigation reform legislation in Senate Bill 15 that will preserve the rights of victims, while also protecting Texas businesses from widespread...
AIA: LOSS HISTORY BILL GOES TOO FAR
May 9 2005 // The American Insurance Association said that North Dakota’s Senate Bill 2186 goes too far in regulating the use of loss history reports for homeowners insurance and plans to ask Republican Gov. John Hoeven to veto...
AIA: On FBI Probe, It Would be Grossly Unfair to Say Entire Industry is Troubled
May 6 2005 // The American Insurance Association (AIA) on Friday addressed a Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) probe of insurance entities in the U.S. and overseas. “Any time an individual breaks the law, they should be...
AIA Urges Lawmakers to Defeat Maine Premium Tax Increase
May 5 2005 // The American Insurance Association (AIA) is urging Maine lawmakers to reject a proposal (LD 1021) that would increase the premium tax by 25 percent. “This tax increase would damage the state’s economy by making...
AIA Applauds Fla. Asbestos Reform Legislation’s Passage
May 5 2005 // The American Insurance Association has applauded the Florida Legislature’s passage of landmark legislation to help truly sick victims of asbestos exposure receive compensation quickly and fairly. The bill now will go...
AIA Backs N.Y. Workers’ Comp Guaranty Fund Bill
May 5 2005 // The American Insurance Association (AIA) on Wednesday praised legislation (S.5248A/A.7708), which passed the Assembly on Monday and the Senate late Tuesday, to protect the solvency of the workers’ compensation...
Calif. Senate Committee Passes SB 150, SB 603
May 2 2005 // Last week the California Senate Banking, Finance and Insurance Committee approved two measurers that are detrimental to the underwriting process and will increase costs for consumers, says the American Insurance...
Insurer Groups Praise Texas Senate Passage of Asbestos Reform Legislation
Apr 29 2005 // Both the American Insurance Association and the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America recently issued statements lauding the Texas Senate for passing comprehensive asbestos and silica litigation reform...
Credit Scoring, Med-Mal Insurance Dominate Busy Mont. Legislative Session
Apr 28 2005 // New Democratic control of the Montana executive and legislative branches proved challenging for insurers who faced uphill lobbying efforts on several fronts in 2005, according to the American Insurance Association...
Fla. House Debating HB 1937 on Tuesday; AIA Supports Legislative ‘Fix’
Apr 26 2005 // As the Florida Legislature moves into its final two weeks, one of the key issues still under consideration is a legislative remedy for a 2004 Florida court decision requiring insurers to pay policy limits for homes with...
Passage of Highway Safety, Terrorism Exclusion Legislation Highlight 2005 Idaho Legislative Session
Apr 21 2005 // Idaho’s 2005 legislative session was marked as much by what legislation was passed as by what was not passed, according to the American Insurance Association (AIA). “Idaho legislators and Gov. Dirk Kempthorne...
AIA Pleased as 2005 Ark. Legislative Session Ends
Apr 21 2005 // The Arkansas General Assembly has completed its business for 2005, but will return for a formal and mostly ceremonial sine die adjournment on May 13, the American Insurance Association (AIA) reported. “AIA had two...
AIA: Reform of Mass. Residual Market Vital
Apr 20 2005 // Reforms of the Massachusetts high risk auto insurance pool will benefit the market and consumers, according to the American Insurance Association (AIA). Last Friday, AIA joined with the Massachusetts Insurance Federation...
AIA: SB 899 Makes a Difference to Work Comp System
Apr 20 2005 // April 19 marks the anniversary of the signing of SB 899, the third of three significant workers’ compensation reform measures enacted during the past few years by California’s elected officials. Together, these...
MONTANA LEGISLATURE PASSES CREDIT SCORING BILL:
Apr 18 2005 // The American Insurance Association applauded the passage of an insurance scoring measure in Montana. This bill will ensure consistent use of personal credit information by insurers, while maintaining a tool that enables...
AIA Urging Federal Incentive for Primary Seat Belt Laws
Apr 13 2005 // The American Insurance Association is urging the Senate Commerce Committee to include an incentive grant program in its transportation safety bill for states to enact primary seat belt laws, as recommended by the National...
AIA Commends Md. Legislature for Forceful Response to Epidemic of Teen Auto Crashes
Apr 13 2005 // The American Insurance Association (AIA) on Wednesday commended the Maryland legislature for passing of a host of bills targeting teen driver safety. The bills include HB 393, which bars novice teen drivers from carrying...
Montana Legislature Passes Credit Scoring Bill
Apr 8 2005 // The American Insurance Association applauded the passage of an insurance scoring measure in Montana. This bill will ensure consistent use of personal credit information by insurers, while maintaining a tool that enables...
