Latest AIA Headlines
All the headlines from our AIA Topic Page, ordered by recency.
AIA Warns All Businesses on Dangers of Cyber Threats
Sep 8 2003 // The proliferation of the “MS Blaster” worm recently clearly demonstrates just how vulnerable both private and public sector entities remain to an ever-growing variety of cyber threats, according to the American...
AIA Warns All Businesses on Dangers of Cyber Threats
Aug 15 2003 // The proliferation of the “MS Blaster” worm this week clearly demonstrates just how vulnerable both private and public sector entities remain to an ever-growing variety of cyber threats, according to the...
AIA Calls on N.M. Blue Ribbon Commission to Reduce Tax Toll on Insurers
Aug 12 2003 // The American Insurance Association (AIA) led a delegation of property-casualty trade associations on Monday in urging New Mexico’s Blue Ribbon Tax Reform Commission to recommend real improvements to the state’s...
AIA Says Mass. Decision Against Competition “Bad for Consumers”
Aug 12 2003 // The American Insurance Association warned that the Massachusetts Insurance Commissioner’s decision to maintain the “fix-and-establish” rate-setting mechanism is bad news for most Massachusetts...
AIA Supports Curbs on Food Lawsuits
Jul 23 2003 // The American Insurance Association (AIA) praised the “Commonsense Consumption Act” (S. 1428), introduced recently by U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), as a much-needed proposal to help reform America’s...
PIA, AIA Oppose Hollings Bill
Jul 22 2003 // Two more insurance industry groups came out in opposition to a Senate bill that would create a U.S. Commerce Department insurance regulatory commission. The National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA) will...
AIA Responds to Calif. WC Reform Committee Announcement
Jul 14 2003 // In response to the recent decision to move all pending California workers’ compensation legislation to a Legislative Conference Committee that will consider broad reforms to the system, the American Insurance...
AIA Staffer Named Ill. Asst. Director of Insurance
Jul 11 2003 // Deirdre K. Manna has been appointed assistant director of the Illinois Insurance Department. Manna will be involved in various department issues and programs including overseeing the Comprehensive Health Insurance Plan and...
SB 64 Poses Threat to Calif. Homeowners Market, Says AIA
Jul 10 2003 // A proposed bill severely restricting insurers’ ability to manage exposure and calculate risk would give homeowners insurers no option but to limit writing new coverage in California, the American Insurance...
U.S. Supreme Court Defeats Holocaust Law
Jul 7 2003 // The U.S. Supreme Court last month defeated a California law that required insurance companies to provide information about all of their Holocaust-era policies. In a 5-4 vote, the High Court decided that California’s...
Alliance, AIA Commend Md. DOI on Mold Regs Rollback
Jul 3 2003 // Maryland’s recently appointed Insurance Commissioner, Al Redmer, won praise from both the Alliance of American Insurers and the American Insurance Association for his recent action in rescinding a previous order,...
AIA Joins in Filing Amicus Brief in Support of Reg 68 Changes
Jun 27 2003 // The American Insurance Association announced that it has joined with other trade associations to file an amicus brief with the New York Court of Appeals in support of the changes in the no-fault auto insurance Regulation...
AIA In Support of Mandatory Arbitration to Hold Down Litigation Costs
Jun 24 2003 // In testimony over the weekend during the National Association of Insurance Commissioner’s (NAIC) summer meeting, the American Insurance Association (AIA) supported the continued availability of mandatory pre-dispute...
Industry Reacts to Calif. Holocaust-era Decision
Jun 24 2003 // California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi released the following statement regarding the United States Supreme Court’s decision to defeat a California law required insurance companies to provide information...
AIA Opposes Repeal of Pa. Motorcycle Helmet Law
Jun 19 2003 // The American Insurance Association joined Western Pennsylvania’s Hospital Council in opposing the repeal of the state’s 35-year old motorcycle helmet safety law (See IJ Website June 18), calling it...
AIA Commends Pa. Legislature’s Passage of Non-Economic Cap Amendment
Jun 13 2003 // The American Insurance Association joined other national organizations in commending the members of Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives for passing a bill (HB 1326) which would amend the commonwealth’s...
AIA Lauds Passage of NH Standard Fire Policy Excluding Terrorist Coverage
Jun 12 2003 // The American Insurance Association praised the actions of The New Hampshire state legislature in approving a bill (HB 460) that adds terrorism as an exclusion under the state’s standard fire policy (SFP), which the...
N.M. COURT OF APPEALS REJECTS AUTO LIABILITY:
Jun 9 2003 // The New Mexico Court of Appeals recently rejected the theory of liability stacking with regard to automobile insurance, the American Insurance Association (AIA) reported. In the case of Linda Ann Slack, et al. v. James...
AIA Says Fair Credit Act Renewal Will Keep Regulatory Balance
Jun 6 2003 // The American Insurance Association (AIA) on Thursday urged Congress to renew the Fair Credit Reporting Act and applauded House Financial Services Committee Chairman Mike Oxley (R-Ohio) and Rep. Spencer Bachus (R-Ala.) for...
AIA Lauds VT Legislature for Actions on Child Safety, Rejection of UIM Expansion
Jun 6 2003 // The American Insurance Association praised Vermont’s Legislature as it ended its current session for enacting an AIA-supported bill (S.25) to improve the safety of children in motor vehicles, and for its rejection of...
