Latest AIA Headlines
All the headlines from our AIA Topic Page, ordered by recency.
AIA: Increasing Idaho’s Speed Limit is Dangerous
Feb 11 2005 // Increasing Idaho’s speed limit from 65 mph to 75 mph is dangerous public policy, according to the American Insurance Association (AIA). A bill (SB 1082) introduced by the Senate earlier this month will reportedly...
AIA Urges Market Liberalization in Geneva Talks
Feb 10 2005 // Insurance can provide unique and important benefits to a society, but those benefits cannot be realized unless markets are liberalized, said David Snyder, vice president and assistant general counsel for the American...
AIA Says No to Elected Conn. Commissioner Proposal
Feb 8 2005 // Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal’s (D) call on Tuesday for an elected insurance commissioner would politicize the regulation of one of the state’s most important economic sectors, according to...
AIA: Proposed Ill. Workers’ Comp Reforms a Start
Feb 3 2005 // The American Insurance Association (AIA) on Thursday termed proposed reforms by the governor to Illinois’ troubled workers’ compensation system a “good beginning,” but added that more work remains...
Insurers Blast Consumer Report On Contingent Fees
Jan 27 2005 // The American Insurance Association and the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America have joined independent agents in criticizing a report on the use of contingent commissions in personal lines insurance by the...
Bill to Prohibit Insurer Use of Credit-Based Scores Defeated in Colorado
Jan 26 2005 // On Tuesday, Colorado legislators “wisely” defeated a proposal to ban the use of credit-based insurance scores (SB 5), according to the American Insurance Association (AIA). “The Senate Business and...
AIA Opposes Vt. Underinsured Motorist Bill
Jan 25 2005 // The American Insurance Association on Tuesday called upon the Vermont State Legislature’s House Commerce Committee to reject a bill (H. 79) that would expand underinsured motorist coverage and increase auto insurance...
AIA: Applicant Attorneys Trying to Roll Back Workers’ Comp Reforms
Jan 19 2005 // The California Applicant Attorneys Association is trying to roll back the major workers’ compensation reforms enacted in 2003 and 2004 by exploiting injured workers in weekly press conferences throughout the state,...
Insurers Committed to Real Asbestos Reform
Jan 11 2005 // Insurers remain deeply committed to enactment of meaningful national asbestos litigation reform legislation that provides fairness and certainty to all stakeholders, said a representative of the American Insurance...
AIA: Attorneys Call for Workers’ Comp Rate Regulation
Jan 7 2005 // Democratic lawmakers and attorneys are using the recently implemented workers’ compensation reforms as a tool in their game to undermine Gov. Schwarzenegger’s track record, according to the American Insurance...
Trade Group Joins Council to Coordinate Financial Services’ Business Continuity Efforts
Jan 5 2005 // The Financial Services Sector Coordinating Council for Critical Infrastructure Protection and Homeland Security (FSSCC) announced that the American Insurance Association (AIA) has joined 27 other financial services...
AIA: Applicant Attorneys Workers’ Comp Study is Flawed
Dec 23 2004 // A new study commissioned by the California Applicant Attorney Association (CAAA) is seriously defective, and just another part of their relentless campaign to undermine implementation of recently enacted workers’...
AIA Congratulates Voss on Appointment as Iowa’s New Insurance Commissioner
Dec 21 2004 // The American Insurance Association (AIA) on Tuesday congratulated Susan Voss on her appointment by Gov. Tom Vilsack (D) as Commissioner of the Iowa Insurance Division. “AIA and its member companies look forward to...
AIA Hails Passage of Ohio Tort Reform Bill
Dec 21 2004 // The American Insurance Association praised the Ohio General Assembly’s passage of a comprehensive tort reform package aimed at improving the state’s legal system. The measure, Senate Bill 80, is expected to be...
People & Places
Dec 20 2004 // Ken Nigohosian The American Agents Alliance Board of Governors announced the selection of Ken Nigohosian as the association’s new executive director. He has worked for Safeco Insurance for 25 years. He began his...
New Report Declares Los Angeles a ‘Judicial Hellhole’
Dec 17 2004 // A report released by the American Tort Reform Association (ATRA) identifies Los Angeles as one of the nation’s nine “judicial hellholes,” further emphasizing the need for passage of civil justice reform...
Orleans Parish Named a ‘Judicial Hellhole;’ AIA Says Report Shows Reform Needed
Dec 16 2004 // A report released recently by the American Tort Reform Association (ATRA) identifies Orleans Parish, Louisiana, as one of the nation’s nine “judicial hellholes,” further emphasizing the need for passage...
AIA VP Part of Team Working on Iraqi Code
Dec 6 2004 // David Snyder, vice president and assistant general counsel for the American Insurance Association (AIA) was part of a support team that went to Amman, Jordan, in June 2004 to assist the efforts of the group that included...
AIA: CAAA LAWSUIT WILL UNDERMINE WORKERS’ COMP REFORMS:
Dec 6 2004 // The American Insurance Association (AIA) issued a statement in response to the lawsuit filed by the California Applicant Attorneys Association (CAAA) challenging the regulations regarding Medical Provider Networks (MPNs)...
Insurers Pleased with Pa. Legislative Session
Nov 26 2004 // The 2003-04 session of the Pennsylvania General Assembly adjourned in the early hours of Nov. 21 to conclude what the industry’s American Insurance Association (AIA) described as a successful and productive...
