Latest AIA Headlines
All the headlines from our AIA Topic Page, ordered by recency.
AIA Urges Conn. Legislators to Pass SFP Terror Exclusion
Feb 26 2004 // The American Insurance Association has issued a bulletin urging Connecticut legislators to support the creation of a terrorism exclusion in the Standard Fire Policy (HB 5200). “This change will help to stabilize the...
AIA Opposes N.Y. Workers’ Comp Bill
Feb 25 2004 // The American Insurance Association joined the PCI (See IJ Web site Feb. 24) in opposing legislation – Assembly Bill A. 9736 – under consideration in New York, indicating that the measure would further erode a...
Maine Governor’s Proposal Draws PCI, AIA Fire
Feb 24 2004 // The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America and the American Insurance Association both expressed concerns over a bill proposed by Maine’s Governor John Baldacci, which the PCI says will “further...
SOUTH CAROLINA HOMEOWNERS RATE MODERNIZATION BILL CLEARS FIRST HURDLE:
Feb 23 2004 // The South Carolina Senate Banking and Insurance Committee recently approved a flex rating bill supported by the American Insurance Association that would reportedly eliminate prior approval for homeowners insurance rates....
AIA CALLS FOR STANDARDIZED USE OF EVENT DATA RECORDERS TO IMPROVE VEHICLE SAFETY:
Feb 23 2004 // At a recent meeting of the national leadership of the American Automobile Association (AAA), the American Insurance Association (AIA) urged a cooperative effort between motorists and insurers to call for the...
AIA Commends N.J. Court Decision in Caviglia Case
Feb 20 2004 // The American Insurance Association joined other groups in commending the New Jersey Supreme Court’s decision in Cavigilia v. Royal Tours of America upholding the state’s “no pay/no-play” statutory...
AIA Opposes R.I. Bill to Ban Credit-based Insurance Scores
Feb 17 2004 // The American Insurance Association opposes a Rhode Island bill (H 7705) that would ban the use of credit-based insurance scores, indicating that it would damage the state’s insurance marketplace. “Credit-based...
National Seat Belt Bill Will Save Thousands of Lives, AIA Says
Feb 16 2004 // Congress could help save thousands of lives by passing the National Highway Safety Act (S. 1993), according to the American Insurance Association (AIA). The legislation would require all states to pass a primary seat belt...
AIA Supports Maine Building Code
Feb 16 2004 // The American Insurance Association announced that it supports the efforts of the Maine Legislature’s Business Research and Economic Development Committee to implement a statewide building code. “Uniform...
AIA Issues Mixed Comment on Australia Trade Pact
Feb 11 2004 // According to the American Insurance Association the new U.S.-Australia free trade agreement will help encourage investment and cement an effective trade partnership even though it falls short of completely eliminating...
AIA Calls for Standardized Use of Event Data Recorders to Improve Vehicle Safety
Feb 9 2004 // At a recent meeting of the national leadership of the American Automobile Association (AAA), the American Insurance Association (AIA) urged a cooperative effort between motorists and insurers to call for the...
Workers’ Comp Second Injury Funds: Going, Going, Gone’
Feb 9 2004 // SIFs are designed to reduce the financial impact of a workers’ compensation claim in the event a worker with a disability, injured on the job, aggravates a pre-existing impairment. Maintaining healthy workers’...
S.C. Homeowners Rate Modernization Bill Clears First Hurdle
Jan 29 2004 // The South Carolina Senate Banking and Insurance Committee on Wednesday approved a flex rating bill supported by the American Insurance Association that would reportedly eliminate prior approval for homeowners insurance...
AIA Praises Costa Rican Trade Pact
Jan 27 2004 // The American Insurance Association applauded the adoption of a new free trade agreement with Costa Rica that will phase out one of the world’s last government monopolies and help insurance companies in the U.S. and...
Members Approve Trade Association Merger; New Group Known as PCI
Jan 26 2004 // Members of the Alliance of American Insurers and the National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII) finalized the merger of the trade groups forming a new association to be known as Property Casualty Insurers...
Members Approve Association Merger; New Group Opens Doors as PCI
Jan 26 2004 // Members of the Alliance of American Insurers and the National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII) finalized the merger of the trade groups forming a new association to be known as the Property Casualty Insurers...
Members Approve Association Merger; New Group Opens Doors as PCI
Jan 26 2004 // Members of the Alliance of American Insurers and the National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII) finalized the merger of the trade groups forming a new association to be known as the Property Casualty Insurers...
PCI, AIA Applaud N.J. Wrongful Death Court Decision
Jan 23 2004 // Both the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) and the American Insurance Association issued bulletins giving a thumb’s up to the New Jersey’s Supreme Court’s unanimous decision in the...
AIA Appoints Laura Kersey Assistant Northeast VP
Jan 13 2004 // The American Insurance Association announced the appointment of Laura L. Kersey to the position of assistant vice president, northeast region. Kersey will be based in AIA’s Albany, N.Y. office, where she will handle...
Alliance, NAII Boards Approve Merger; New Group to be Called PCI
Jan 12 2004 // The governing boards of two of the nation’s largest property/casualty trade groups have agreed to a merger that would have more than 1,000 members and represent 40 percent of the P/C marketplace. The National...
