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AIA Urges Caution When Considering National Cat Insurance Program
Nov 16 2005 // The American Insurance Association (AIA) issued the following response to the Natural Catastrophe Insurance Program Summit being held in San Francisco this week. “In the wake of the destruction from the 2005 Gulf...
Natural Catastrophes, Aftermarket Auto Repair Parts, Credit Scoring Top AIA’s Agenda at NCOIL Meeting
Nov 14 2005 // The American Insurance Association (AIA) said it looks forward to an open dialogue with state legislators regarding the recent hurricanes and their ramifications for the insurance industry during the annual meeting of the...
GeoVera Holdings Joins AIA
Nov 11 2005 // GeoVera Holdings has become the newest member of the American Insurance Association (AIA), the two organizations announced. GeoVera was elected to membership at the recent AIA Board of Directors meeting. “We are very...
Insurer Group AIA Names Murphy to Head Northeast Office
Oct 19 2005 // The American Insurance Association (AIA) announced today that John P. Murphy will join its northeast regional operation as regional vice president. Murphy will manage regional offices in Boston and Albany, New York, which...
Insurers Urge Md. to Attack Costs, Trim Mandates to Lower Urban Rates
Oct 18 2005 // Insurance companies are urging Maryland officials looking for ways to reduce urban auto insurance rates to focus on curbing the underlying costs, reducing the required benefits package and encouraging insurers to expand in...
AIA Throwing Support Behind U.S. House Legal Reform Efforts
Oct 18 2005 // The American Insurance Association anticipates the U.S. House will make this “Legal Reform Week” by passing two AIA-supported bills that would reportedly provide practical, well-thought-out litigation...
AIA Backs U.S. WTO Trade Negotiation Efforts; Looks for Opening of Markets
Oct 14 2005 // The American Insurance Association (AIA) on Friday commended U.S. trade negotiators for their efforts to revive World Trade Organization (WTO) talks and provide hope for the opening of global insurance markets. “We...
Birkinbine Joins AIA Midwest Office
Oct 11 2005 // The American Insurance Association (AIA) announced today that John L. Birkinbine, Jr. has joined AIA’s Midwest regional office as assistant vice president. In his new position, Birkinbine will be responsible for...
AIA Offers Advice for Those in Hurricane Rita’s Path
Sep 22 2005 // As Hurricane Rita barrels toward the Texas coast the American Insurance Association (AIA) offered the following tips to assist consumers and hurricane victims in protecting their homes and recovering from the storm as...
Court Ruling Says Asbestos-Related Disease Does Not Constitute ‘Bodily Injury by Accident’
Sep 19 2005 // The U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, recently issued its opinion in Graphic Packaging International Inc. v. Employers Insurance of Wausau, upholding the validity of an exclusion for “bodily injury by...
By Patricia-Anne Tom
Sep 19 2005 // Court Ruling Says Asbestos-Related Disease Does Not Constitute ‘Bodily Injury by Accident’ The U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, recently issued its opinion in Graphic Packaging International Inc. v....
AIA Criticizes Mississippi Attorney General Hood’s Lawsuit As ‘Groundless’
Sep 16 2005 // Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood’s complaint, filed in state court to force insurers to pay for flood losses not covered by property insurance contracts is “groundless” and an attempt to...
AIA Says Workers’ Comp Rate Reduction Recommendation Demonstrates Reforms are Working
Sep 16 2005 // The following statement is in response to the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau Governing Board’s decision to recommend that Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi (D) decrease workers’...
AIA Pleased with Results of 2005 Calif. Legislative Session
Sep 14 2005 // The California legislature adjourned sine die on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2005, and the American Insurance Association is pleased with the overall results. “When the session began in January, insurers faced numerous...
AIA Urges Calif. Gov. to Veto Legislation Unraveling 2004 Comp Reforms
Sep 14 2005 // The American Insurance Association is urging Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) to veto SB 1023, authored by Senator Joe Dunn (D). This measure rolls the clock back by reinstating redundant penalties that were eliminated in...
AIA Disturbed by New Federal Motor Carrier Rules
Aug 25 2005 // The American Insurance Association (AIA) is reportedly extremely disappointed that the federal agency overseeing motor carrier safety has approved new rules that would allow commercial truckers to drive more with less...
AIA Calls 98 Percent Increase in Second Injury Fund a ‘Tax’ on S.C. Employers
Aug 24 2005 // The South Carolina Second Injury Fund for workers’ compensation has approved a record-breaking 98 percent annual increase in the Fund’s 2005 assessment charged to employers, another indication that repeal of...
AIA Urges Colo. Legislators to Consider Non-Auto Insurance Options to Provide Funding for Trauma Care
Aug 23 2005 // The American Insurance Association urged Colorado legislators to consider several viable non-auto insurance options for providing additional funding for trauma care, as needed, to address the shortfalls that arise for...
AIA: Ninth U.S. Circuit Appeals Court Ruling on Credit-Related Adverse Action Notices Disturbing
Aug 9 2005 // The American Insurance Association (AIA) on Tuesday sharply criticized a recent decision by the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that it says mandates an unfair application of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)...
AIA Joins in Pursuit of Greater Access to India’s Market
Aug 4 2005 // The American Insurance Association (AIA) has urged the U.S. and Indian governments to make market liberalization in India a major trade priority. “Considering India’s size and potential as one of the...
