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Mar 19 2006 // Property issues to dominate Florida Legislature Measures aimed at improving the property insurance market dominated the insurance agenda as the Florida Legislature convened March 7, according to the American Insurance...
Privacy, Workers’ Compensation Dominate Utah’s Legislative Session
Mar 9 2006 // Utah insurers faced a busy and difficult year throughout the Utah 2006 legislative session, the American Insurance Association (AIA) said. “Insurers had to play a lot of defense this year,” said Steve Suchil,...
Insurance customers would benefit from updated regulation
Mar 6 2006 // Inarguably, the current state-based insurance regulatory system is a dysfunctional relic that has stifled property/casualty product creativity for years. This patchwork regulatory system is filled with wasteful...
Insurance Customers Would Benefit From Updated Insurance
Mar 6 2006 // Inarguably, the current state-based insurance regulatory system is a dysfunctional relic that has stifled property/casualty product creativity for years. This patchwork regulatory system is filled with wasteful...
AIA SUPPORTS A MODERNIZED INSURANCE REGULATORY SYSTEM THAT WOULD:
Mar 6 2006 // AIA SUPPORTS A MODERNIZED INSURANCE REGULATORY SYSTEM THAT WOULD: Provide uniform and efficient regulation. Empower consumers by enabling insurers to respond quickly and creatively to their needs. Allow the competitive...
Updating regulatory system would remove hurdles, benefit customers
Mar 6 2006 // The current state-based insurance regulatory system is a dysfunctional relic that has stifled property/casualty product creativity for years. This patchwork regulatory system is filled with wasteful inefficiency that is...
AIA Expects Property Issues to Dominate Florida Legislature
Mar 3 2006 // Measures aimed at improving the property insurance market are expected to dominate the insurance agenda when the Florida Legislature convenes on March 7, according to the American Insurance Association. Legislators also...
N.Y. Homeowners Insurance Market: Strong or Weak?
Feb 28 2006 // New York’s homeowners insurance market is either strong, stable or fragile depending upon whether the speaker is an agent or an insurer. Also, Allstate Insurance Co.’s decision to limit its business in eight...
AIA Praises S.D. Bill Creating File-and-Use Rating System
Feb 27 2006 // The South Dakota legislature recently passed Senate Bill 44 creating a file-and-use system for insurance rates in that state, according to the American Insurance Association. “The South Dakota Legislature took a...
Ill. House Judiciary Committee Defeats Court Venue Reform Bill
Feb 22 2006 // The American Insurance Association said that hopes were dashed last week when supporters witnessed HB 4979, an Illinois court venue reform proposal, go down in defeat in the Ill. House Judiciary I – Civil Law...
AIA Takes Issue with Mont. Democratic Party Comments
Feb 16 2006 // The American Insurance Association (AIA) on Thursday called statements by the Montana Democratic Party about former Montana Governor and current AIA President Marc Racicot “outrageous, shameful attempts to make...
AIA Calls Georgia Supreme Court Decision a Blow to Tort Reform
Feb 14 2006 // In a setback for Georgia’s recent progress on civil justice reform, the state Supreme Court overturned a key venue law, which was part of the comprehensive tort reform legislation enacted in 2005, according to the...
American Insurance Association Says Auto Issues Priority in Minnesota
Feb 8 2006 // Repeal or reform of the state’s auto insurance no-fault law, “no pay/no play” legislation and consumer privacy are all top legislative priorities for Minnesota, according to a written statement released...
AIA: Unprecedented Fla. Credit Rule Could Hurt Insurance Consumers
Feb 1 2006 // The use of credit information in underwriting and rating Florida homeowners and auto insurance policies is now threatened by yesterday’s approval of a rule governing insurers’ use of credit-based insurance...
AIA ‘Takes Issue’ With S.C. Workers’ Compensation Story
Jan 30 2006 // The American Insurance Association (AIA) takes issue with the AP article that appeared on Insurance Journal’s Web site Jan. 30, for it shows once again the extent to which opponents of workers’ compensation...
SOUTHEAST AIA TO WATCH FLA., ALA. AND MISS. LEGISLATION
Jan 23 2006 // Managing the aftermath of the 2005 hurricanes from a legislative standpoint in Florida, Alabama and Mississippi will be the American Insurance Association’s biggest goal in 2006. “Managing the aftermath...
Colo. Insurers Can Expect Challenging Year, AIA Says
Jan 16 2006 // The 2006 Colorado legislative session is predicted to be a challenging year for insurers, as it works to keep costs down in the automobile insurance and workers’ compensation markets, according to theAmerican...
AIA: Paper on Insurance Claims Handling is Reckless
Jan 12 2006 // A paper issued Thursday by Americans for Insurance Reform (AIR) is “untrue, irresponsible and reckless,” according to the American Insurance Association (AIA). “Tens of thousands of insurance company...
AIA Backing Safety Design Improvements of Seat, Head Restraints in SUV’s
Jan 9 2006 // The American Insurance Association (AIA) on Monday said it supports recommendations from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) to improve the safety and design of seat and head restraints in SUVs (sport utility...
Insurers Say No to State Catastrophe Fund in New York
Dec 13 2005 // A state-mandated catastrophe fund is not needed in New York, according to the American Insurance Association (AIA). “The creation of a catastrophe fund in New York State is not warranted. The creation of such a fund...
