Latest AIA Headlines
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PIFC, ACIC, AIA File Lawsuit Challenging CDI’s Homeowners’ Advisory Notice
Jun 5 2003 // Three insurance trade associations filed a lawsuit June 4 in Sacramento Superior Court challenging the legality of an “Advisory Notice” issued by the California Department of Insurance (CDI) on April 24, 2003...
AIA Notes N.H. Regulatory Modernization Bill Goes to Governor
Jun 3 2003 // The American Insurance Association issued a bulletin noting that the New Hampshire legislature has passed an insurance regulatory modernization bill (HB 684) that “will provide benefits to consumers and insurers...
Guidelines For Mold Coverage Approved in Ga.
Jun 2 2003 // The Georgia Department of Insurance released comprehensive mold endorsement filing guidelines, providing insurers with guidance on the minimum level of mold coverage required in homeowners and commercial lines...
NAII, Alliance and AIA Comment on NJ Auto Reform Bill’s Passage
May 19 2003 // The National Association of Independent Insurers, the Alliance of American Insurers and the American Insurance Association all had favorable comments on the passage of New Jersey’s Auto Insurance Reform Act. (See...
‘Insurers of Last Resort’ Bill Passes Louisiana House
May 15 2003 // The Louisiana House of Representatives passed a bill combining the Coastal and FAIR Plans, two of the state’s so-called “insurers of last resort,” under a new state-created entity called the Louisiana...
N.M. Court of Appeals Rejects Auto Liability Stacking
May 12 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 Newly Revised Federal Hours-Of-Service for Truckers Don’t Go Far Enough
Apr 25 2003 // New revisions to the federal rules that govern how long truckers can drive at one stretch and remain on-duty fall short from a public safety perspective, according to the American Insurance Association (AIA). The...
Ins. Scoring Bill Passed by Oklahoma Legislature
Apr 22 2003 // The Oklahoma House approved an insurance scoring bill based on model legislation developed by the National Conference of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL), according to the American Insurance Association (AIA). “While SB...
Discriminatory Privacy Bill Still Circulating Calif. Legislature
Apr 21 2003 // For the past four years, the American Insurance Association (AIA) has been in a fight to avoid “a solution in search of a problem”—a financial privacy measure that has been approved by the California State...
Solution to Growing Asbestos Crisis May be on the Way
Apr 21 2003 // The ‘elephantine mass of asbestos cases lodged in state and federal courts, we again recognize, ‘defies customary judicial administration and calls for national legislation,'” wrote Justice Ruth Bader...
Medical Fee Schedule Measure is Vital to Reforming Calif.’s WC, Says AIA
Apr 10 2003 // Legislation to overhaul California’s workers’ compensation medical billing system is crucial to controlling escalating medical costs and would be a big step towards reforming California’s troubled...
Fla. Senate Committee Passes No-Fault Measure Backed by AIA
Apr 9 2003 // The Florida Senate’s Banking & Insurance Committee gave its approval to no-fault legislation containing many reforms advocated by the American Insurance Association (AIA). According to the AIA, the Motor Vehicle...
AIA Says Asbestos Summit Hopeful for Reform in 2003
Apr 3 2003 // Momentum toward true reform of asbestos litigation continues today with a wide-ranging bipartisan summit organized by key senators, the American Insurance Association (AIA) said. “Today’s meeting shows that...
Over-utilization of Chiro. Care Hurting Calif. WC, AIA Says
Apr 3 2003 // Legislation to curb over-utilization of chiropractic care without physician oversight will help control the skyrocketing medical costs that are jeopardizing California’s workers’ compensation system, said the...
Over-utilization of Chiro. Care Hurting Calif. WC, AIA Says
Apr 2 2003 // Legislation to curb over-utilization of chiropractic care without physician oversight will help control the skyrocketing medical costs that are jeopardizing California’s workers’ compensation system, said the...
AIA Applauds Med Mal Reform Initiative in Fla. House
Mar 24 2003 // The American Insurance Association (AIA) praised the vote of the Florida House of Representatives giving final approval today to a comprehensive medical liability reform bill, saying that reform is a necessity if the state...
AIA Commends NJ Senate on Passage of Auto Insurance Reform Bill
Mar 20 2003 // The American Insurance Association commended the New Jersey Senate Commerce Committee “for its leadership and bipartisan action in passing historic legislation (Senate Committee Substitute/Senate 63) aimed at...
AIA: Industry Investment Losses Not Driving Med Mal Premiums
Mar 19 2003 // Rising claims costs, not stock market losses, are the real culprit behind increasing medical malpractice premiums for Illinois physicians, a policy analyst for the American Insurance Association (AIA) told legislators at a...
AIA Applauds Idaho Legislature’s Approval of Tort Reform
Mar 18 2003 // The American Insurance Association (AIA) is praising the Idaho Legislature for approving significant tort reform legislation last week. “The Legislature has made great strides towards reducing the frivolous lawsuits...
AIA Tells Maine Legislators to Protect Workers’ Comp Reforms
Mar 6 2003 // The American Insurance Association (AIA) testified before Maine legislators Wednesday, urging them to reject a number of bills that would increase the cost of workers’ compensation for Maine employers. “Now is...
