Latest AIA Headlines
All the headlines from our AIA Topic Page, ordered by recency.
AIA Hails Ohio’s ‘Landmark’ Asbestos and Silica Reforms
May 28 2004 // The Washington, D.C.-based insurer lobbyist American Insurance Association (AIA) praised the Ohio General Assembly’s passage of the first asbestos reform legislation in the country that helps “truly sick victim...
AIA Applauds Trade Pact with Bahrain
May 28 2004 // The American Insurance Association has issued a bulletin calling the recently concluded free trade agreement with Bahrain “an important step forward in free market interaction” between the U.S. and the Gulf...
Conn. Gov. Rowland Signs Terror Exclusion Law
May 27 2004 // Connecticut Gov. John Rowland (R) has signed into law important legislation to create a terrorism exclusion in the state’s Standard Fire Policy (SFP). The American Insurance Association (AIA), among other industr...
Tenn. Workers’ Comp Reform Bill Goes to Governor
May 21 2004 // The Tennessee General Assembly on Thursday gave final approval to workers’ compensation legislation that seeks to address rising costs in the state’s workers’ comp system. SB 3424, introduced at the...
AIA Pleased With Removal of Judge in Asbestos Bankruptcy Cases
May 20 2004 // The American Insurance Association (AIA) on Wednesday praised a recent federal appeals court ruling that removed a judge from overseeing three major asbestos-related bankruptcy cases in New Jersey. In a 2-1 decision, a...
CONN. TERROR EXCLUSION SIGNING:
May 17 2004 // The American Insurance Association (AIA) has urged Connecticut Gov. John Rowland (R) to sign the legislation (HB 5200) passed on April 30 by the state legislature to create a terrorism exclusion in the Standard Fire...
AIA Reports 2004 Kansas Legislative Session a Success
May 17 2004 // The Kansas legislature passed several bills sought by the Kansas Insurance Department and defeated or amended virtually all bills viewed as onerous by insurers before adjourning on May 8, the American Insurance Association...
AIA Pleased With 2004 Colorado Legislative Session
May 17 2004 // The Colorado legislature adjourned sine die on May 5, giving final approval to several measures before going home. The American Insurance Association (AIA) reported that positive legislation affecting the insurance...
AIA Expresses Support for Louisiana File and Use Bill
May 13 2004 // The American Insurance Association (AIA) applauded the passage in the Louisiana House of Representatives of a proposal that would improve the rate approval process for commercial insurance carriers. The House passed the...
Great American Insurance Group Joins AIA
May 12 2004 // The American Insurance Association announced that Great American Insurance Group has become its newest member. “We are extremely pleased that Great American has chosen to join AIA,” stated President Robert E....
AIA Informs N.Y. Legislators on Need to Extend TRIA
May 7 2004 // Congress needs to extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) in 2004 to avoid confusion and dislocation in the commercial insurance market, the American Insurance Association told a New York State Assembly hearing...
AIA Pleased With 2004 Colorado Legislative Session
May 7 2004 // The Colorado legislature adjourned sine die on May 5, giving final approval to several measures before going home. The American Insurance Association (AIA) reported that positive legislation affecting the insurance...
Gibford Joins AIA’s Western Region
May 5 2004 // The American Insurance Association (AIA) announced May 5 that Janine Gibford has been appointed as assistant vice president in the association’s Western Region, based in Sacramento. Gibford will manage AIA’s...
AIA Reports Iowa’s 2004 Legislative Session a Success for Both Consumers, Insurers
May 4 2004 // The American Insurance Association (AIA) on Monday declared Iowa’s 2004 legislative session a success for consumers and insurers on key issues affecting the property/casualty market. “From passage of a medical...
N.C. Supreme Court Backs Punitive Damages Cap
May 3 2004 // The North Carolina Supreme Court has reaffirmed the constitutionality of the state’s law capping punitive damages, a decision that maintains the certainty and predictability of North Carolina’s judicial system,...
AIA OPPOSES REGULATION TO RESTRICT INSURER’S USE OF CREDIT INFORMATION IN WYOMING:
May 3 2004 // A proposed regulation (Chapter 56) to restrict the use of credit-based insurance scores could actually cause unintended consequences for Wyoming consumers, according to the American Insurance Association (AIA)....
GOP INTRODUCES ASBESTOS LITIGATION REFORM IN U.S. SENATE:
May 3 2004 // Asbestos litigation reform legislation introduced recently by U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) represents a significant step forward in the...
AIA Satisfied with Fla. Legislative Session
May 3 2004 // The Florida legislature wrapped up its annual session last Friday night, giving final approval to key measures that will add capacity to the state’s hurricane reinsurance fund and put the workers’ compensation...
Conn. Gov. Rowland Urged to Sign Terror Exclusion
May 3 2004 // The American Insurance Association (AIA) is urging Connecticut Gov. John Rowland (R) to sign the legislation (HB 5200) passed on April 30 by the state legislature to create a terrorism exclusion in the Standard Fire Policy...
AIA, PCI Slam Proposed Mich. Ban on Insurance Scoring
Apr 28 2004 // Two national insurance lobbying groups joined their industry brethren by announcing their vehement opposition to Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s proposal to ban the use of credit-based insurance scoring. Granholm,...
