Latest Legislation Headlines
All the headlines from our Legislation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
IIABA NATIONAL LEGISLATIVE CONFERENCE RUNS APRIL 21-23:
Feb 9 2004 // The Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America has scheduled the 28th annual National Legislative Conference for April 21-23 at The Capital Hilton in downtown Washington, D.C. The event, which always features...
Political Season Again’
Feb 9 2004 // Presidential politics have been claiming the headlines of late, what with the Democrats holding primaries and President Bush crossing the country giving “non-campaign” campaign speeches. But in Texas a...
Political Season Again’
Feb 9 2004 // Presidential politics have been claiming the headlines of late, what with the Democrats holding primaries and President Bush crossing the country giving “non-campaign” campaign speeches. But in Texas a...
AUTO INSURANCE, WORKERS’ COMP EMERGE AGAIN AS TOP LEADING LEGAL ISSUE TRENDS:
Feb 9 2004 // Workers’ compensation and automobile insurance laws accounted for nearly 40 percent of the new property/casualty-related statutes enacted by state legislatures last year, according to the fifth annual analysis of...
Talking Tort with Colorado Commissioner Doug Dean
Feb 9 2004 // Washington Governor Bill Owens appointed Doug Dean commissioner of Insurance in January 2003. As commissioner, Dean heads the Division of Insurance, which is one of eight divisions within the Department of Regulatory...
Will AB 1297 End the Agent/Broker Definition Debate’
Feb 9 2004 // The ability to collect a broker fee is often all that stands between a brokerage remaining in business and the community losing another independent outlet for insurance coverage. For many years, there has been considerable...
No Brake Yet for Personal & Commercial Auto
Feb 9 2004 // The auto insurance market has come a long way since Travelers wrote the first third-party policy for Gilbert J. Loomis’s one-cylinder car in 1897. “I’ll never insure a gasoline can on wheels,”...
PCI Urges Rejection of N.J. Privacy Law Proposals
Feb 6 2004 // The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America urged New Jersey Senate Commerce Committee members to reject proposed legislation regarding the privacy of financial information, indicating that the current proposals...
PIANY Notes Effect of Law to Protect Policyholders, Agents
Feb 6 2004 // The Professional Insurance Agents of New York State Inc. noted that as of Feb. 12 a new law comes into effect in New York that will give greater protection to the state’s insurance-buying consumers, who can be...
IIABNY Members Meet with Legislators During 34th “L-Day”
Feb 6 2004 // Nearly 200 agents and brokers gathered today at the State Capitol in Albany for the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of New York’s 34th Legislative Day. During the day, agents and brokers met with...
TDI Recognizes IMSA as a Best Practices Organization
Feb 5 2004 // The Insurance Marketplace Standards Association (IMSA) commended the Texas Department of Insurance for issuing a Commissioner’s Bulletin affirming that its examiners routinely use information provided by IMSA-member...
South Dakota Senate Approves File-and-Use Bill
Feb 3 2004 // The South Dakota Senate’s overwhelming approval of a bill to modernize the state’s property/casualty insurance rating system will lay the groundwork to attract new companies to the state. The Senate last week...
British MEP Wants EU Court to Examine Lloyd’s case
Feb 2 2004 // Roy Perry, a British Conservative member of the European Parliament, has called for an investigation by the European Court of Justice, the EU’s highest court, of the accusations against Lloyd’s and the U.K....
S&P Announces Lower Ratings on PMA Capital
Feb 2 2004 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services made several announcements concerning PMA Capital Corp.’s (PMACA) credit ratings. It has lowered its counterparty credit rating on PMACA to “CC” from...
Auto Insurance, Workers’ Comp Emerge Again as Top Leading Legal Issue Trends
Jan 30 2004 // Workers’ compensation and automobile insurance laws accounted for nearly 40 percent of the new property/casualty-related statutes enacted by state legislatures last year, according to the fifth annual analysis of...
Sen. Nickles to Address IIABA Insiders’ Luncheon
Jan 30 2004 // Sen. Don Nickles (R-Okla.), who is spearheading the fight for common-sense asbestos litigation reform in the Senate, will speak to national leaders of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA)...
Regulatory Reform Summit Set for Washington, D.C. Feb. 10-11
Jan 30 2004 // Leading figures in financial services will convene for a one-time Regulatory Reform Summit at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C. on Feb. 10-11. Participants can take part in...
S.C. Homeowners Rate Modernization Bill Clears First Hurdle
Jan 29 2004 // The South Carolina Senate Banking and Insurance Committee on Wednesday approved a flex rating bill supported by the American Insurance Association that would reportedly eliminate prior approval for homeowners insurance...
NYSID Reports Record Fraud Fighting Year
Jan 27 2004 // The New York State Insurance Department’s Frauds Bureau 2003 Annual Report details some significant achievements made over the past year to combat insurance fraud. The Bureau racked up a record number of fraud...
West Virginia Operating With Tort Reform Concerns
Jan 26 2004 // Like many other parts of the country, West Virginia is looking to answers to improve tort reform in the state. Recently, Insurance Journal Southeast spoke with Randy Cox, American Insurance Association West Virginia...
