Latest AIA Headlines
All the headlines from our AIA Topic Page, ordered by recency.
AIA Hails N.M.’s Next Step toward Insurance Regulation Modernization
Feb 22 2002 // Legislation supported by the American Insurance Association (AIA) to reduce government regulation of commercial insurance in New Mexico was passed by the state legislature. The measure (SB 256), which passed last week with...
NH Insurance Dept. Adopts AIA Proposal on Credit Scoring
Feb 20 2002 // The New Hampshire Insurance Department has validated the opposition of the American Insurance Association to a proposal to require prior written approval from consumers before insurers can use credit scoring by withdrawing...
Bill to Change Second Injury Fund Assessments Passes Mich. House
Feb 18 2002 // A bill changing the way insurers are assessed payments to the state’s second injury fund passed the Michigan House Feb. 14. The American Insurance Association (AIA), a strong supporter of the measure, anticipates the...
Calif. Governor Signs Bill to Raise Benefits for Injured Workers
Feb 18 2002 // Governor Gray Davis on Feb. 15 signed into law a measure, AB 749, sponsored by Assembly Insurance Committee Chairman Tom Calderon (D-Montebello), that will raise workers’ compensation benefits in California by $3.5...
Calif. Governor Signs Bill to Raise Benefits for Injured Workers
Feb 18 2002 // Governor Gray Davis on Feb. 15 signed into law a measure, AB 749, sponsored by Assembly Insurance Committee Chairman Tom Calderon (D-Montebello), that will raise workers’ compensation benefits in California by $3.5...
Calif. Governor Signs Bill to Raise Benefits for Injured Workers
Feb 18 2002 // Governor Gray Davis on Feb. 15 signed into law a measure, AB 749, sponsored by Assembly Insurance Committee Chairman Tom Calderon (D-Montebello), that will raise workers’ compensation benefits in California by $3.5...
AIA Welcomes Hearing on Bipartisan Reform Bill
Feb 8 2002 // The American Insurance Association (AIA) said it welcomes the Feb. 6 hearing on class action lawsuit reform as a positive step toward bringing balance and fairness to the American legal system. The hearing, convened by...
Calif. Legislature Approves Bill to Raise Benefits for Injured Workers
Feb 6 2002 // California legislators ushered in a measure to raise workers’ compensation benefits for injured workers through both houses Feb. 4. The bill now awaits signature by Gov. Gray Davis according to the American Insurance...
AIA Welcomes Ally in Push for Federal Insurance Regulatory Presence
Feb 4 2002 // An active federal government role in the modernization of insurance industry regulation is more likely with the addition of yet another key industry group to the policymaking effort, according to the American Insurance...
AIA Optimistic about Bush Administration Ergonomics Announcement
Jan 15 2002 // The American Insurance Association (AIA) has reiterated its strong opposition to any new federal ergonomics rule that would require mandated compensation levels or any other provision that would conflict or supercede the...
Welcome to the 3rd Annual “Top Ten Stories of the Year”
Dec 24 2001 // In what became one of the most significant, traumatic and challenging years in U.S. history, the insurance industry, along with the rest of the nation, has had to come to terms with the terrorist attacks perpetrated...
AIA Urges Michigan House to Pass Bill
Dec 17 2001 // The American Insurance Association (AIA) is urging Michigan’s House of Representatives to pass a bill that would change the way insurers are assessed payments to the state’s Second Injury Fund. The legislation...
Top 10 Stories of 2001
Dec 17 2001 // Recollections and Renewal: Looking Back at 2001 with an Eye to the Future This is the year that was. It is one that many people will be glad to see come to an end because the new year always brings hope—for a rebirth,...
AIA Testimony Calls for Protection against Future Terrorist Attacks
Dec 13 2001 // Insurers are fully meeting their promises to policyholders in the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center; however, a federal backstop is needed to provide protection against future terrorist...
AIA Supports Credit-Based Insurance Scores in Underwriting and Rating
Dec 12 2001 // The use of credit-based insurance scores in underwriting and rating is an actuarially sound practice that carries benefits and responsibilities for insurers and consumers alike, the American Insurance Association said at...
AIA Commends House in Passing Trade Promotion Authority Legislation
Dec 10 2001 // The American Insurance Association (AIA) commended the U.S. House of Representatives for passing legislation to grant Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) to the President. “This legislation is important to insurance...
AIA Reacts to Filings of Workers’ Comp Ballot Initiatives
Dec 4 2001 // The American Insurance Association (AIA) reacted Dec. 3 to the filings of two proposed ballot initiatives that would raise workers’ compensation costs in California without including systemic reforms. “It is...
AIA Looks for Crowded Highways over Holiday Season
Nov 21 2001 // Fewer Americans will be taking to the skies this holiday season, leading to highways that will be more crowded than usual. With more vehicles driving longer distances, safe driving habits are more important this year than...
AIA FOR TOUGHER TRUCK STANDARDS
Nov 5 2001 // The American Insurance Association (AIA) urged delegates from Mexico, Canada and the U.S. meeting in Ottawa under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) to adopt and enforce more rigorous cross-border trucking...
AIA URGES TOUGHER TRUCKING STANDARDS
Oct 29 2001 // The American Insurance Association (AIA) urged delegates from Mexico, Canada and the U.S. meeting in Ottawa under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) to adopt and enforce more rigorous cross-border trucking...
