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Credit-Based Scoring Tops AIA Agenda at Spring NAIC Gathering in New York City
Mar 12 2004 // The issue of credit-based insurance scoring will once again reportedly be the subject of much discussion and attention during the spring meeting of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) in New York,...
Delaware Mulls Dissolving CareFirst Affiliation with Blue Cross
Mar 12 2004 // Delaware’s insurance commissioner moved a step closer to dissolving the existing affiliation between CareFirst and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware. Commissioner Donna Lee Williams presided over a hearing to...
Florida Agents, Residents on the Rise
Mar 12 2004 // With both agents and residents flocking to Florida, the Sunshine State is on the move. Florida Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher, who oversees insurance matters in the state, recently set aside time to talk with...
Calif. Commissioner Wants to Lure Insurers Back to State
Mar 12 2004 // Continuing his push to reform the state’s broken workers’ compensation system, Calif. Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi will travel to New York to meet with executives of some of the country’s largest...
NYC to Host NAIC Meeting March 13-16
Mar 11 2004 // New York’s Superintendent of Insurance Gregory V. Serio announced that New York City will host the 2004 Spring National Meeting of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) from March...
Ill. CPAs to Explore Reinsurance Regulation in Chicago
Mar 11 2004 // The Illinois CPA Society will hold a conference on regulatory issues related to reinsurance, including the latest cases, rulings and legislative issues, in Chicago next month. The group said the conference will provide...
Oklahoma House Passes Tort Reform Bill
Mar 10 2004 // A bill intended to curtail the number of lawsuits filed in Oklahoma passed the state House of Representatives with little opposition but lots of amendments. According to the Oklahoma House media division, a compromise...
Ohio Med-Mal Commission Issues Interim Report
Mar 10 2004 // Ohio’s Medical Malpractice Commission has released its interim report (PDF) to the governor and members of the General Assembly, recommending actions that could help stabilize medical malpractice rates in...
Ill. Lawmakers Considering Surplus Lines Bills
Mar 10 2004 // Bills dealing with the surplus lines market are up for consideration in the Illinois legislature this session. “We’re keeping a close eye on two surplus lines bills, one of which resembles a bill vetoed last...
Tort Reformers Look to Score in States after Washington Strikes Out
Mar 8 2004 // Last fall at a University of Virginia Law School forum on tort reform, some of the nation’s top tort experts agreed there were no easy answers on how to solve the nation’s longstanding love-hate relationship...
Ohio OKs Med-Mal Backup; Docs Complain Caps Aren’t Working
Mar 8 2004 // AP Wire Service Ohio would create an insurance company to protect doctors and hospitals should private medical malpractice insurers leave the market under a bill approved by the Senate recently. The bill, which passed...
IIABNJ YAC Hosts “Day in Trenton”
Mar 8 2004 // For the first time in its history, the Young Agents Council (YAC) of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of New Jersey (IIABNJ) hosted a “Day in Trenton” on Thursday, March 4, 2004. The day was...
MEDICAL LIABILITY REFORM GROUP PRAISING SENATE LEADERS FOR THEIR EFFORTS TO IMPROVE SYSTEM:
Mar 8 2004 // The Coalition for Affordable and Reliable Health Care (CARH), an organization of health care providers and others dedicated to medical liability reform, recently praised new efforts by U.S. Senate leaders to bring balance...
Mountaineer State Faces Many of the Nation’s Same Issues
Mar 8 2004 // While not the biggest state in the southeastern region, West Virginia like all other states has its insurance issues. Insurance Commissioner Jane Cline recently set aside some time to talk with Insurance Journal Southeast...
Insurers Praise Conn. High Court Ruling Limiting Emotional Distress Recovery
Mar 5 2004 // A recent ruling by the Connecticut Supreme Court has resulted in what insurers say is “a reasonable solution” to the issue of placing limits on financial compensation for emotional distress. The court...
Privatization of Utah Workers’ Comp Fund Fails as Legislature Adjourns
Mar 5 2004 // Private insurers won a victory this week as legislation to privatize the Utah Workers’ Compensation Fund (WCF) died in the final hours of the 2004 Utah legislative session. However, the defeat of this legislation (SB...
AIA Addresses Actions Taken by State Commissioners’ Working Group on Credit Scoring Use
Mar 5 2004 // According to the Washington, D.C. office of the American Insurance Association (AIA), a state insurance regulator’s working group is being pressured by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) to...
Congressman Frank Guest Speaker at IIABA National Legislative Conference
Mar 4 2004 // Congressman Barney Frank (D-Mass.), the ranking Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, will speak to members of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA) during their National...
PIFC Adds NAMIC to Membership
Mar 4 2004 // The Personal Insurance Federation of California (PIFC) announced that the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) has been unanimously approved by the PIFC Board of Directors to become the newest...
New Hampshire Judge Clears Way for Enhanced Damages in Drunk Driving Cases
Mar 3 2004 // Rhode Island Judge Rules Jury Retrial in Lead Paint Industry Suit A jury will hear the retrial of a landmark lawsuit against the lead paint industry, a Rhode Island judge ruled. Superior Court Judge Michael Silverstein...
