Latest Legislation Headlines
All the headlines from our Legislation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Regulatory Modernization Top Priority in 2004 Says Industry Trade Group
Dec 24 2003 // State insurance regulation is at a critical crossroads and achieving regulatory modernization in states in 2004 must be a top priority for insurers and state regulators, the National Association of Independent Insurers...
NAII Letter to WSJ Calls for Mass. Auto Insurance Reform
Dec 23 2003 // In an open letter to Paul A. Gigot, Editor of the Wall Street Journal’s Editorial Page, the National Association of Independent Insurers expressed its strong support for reforming Massachusetts’ auto insurance...
Oregon Insurance Division Recognized for Financial Regulation Program
Dec 23 2003 // The Oregon Insurance Division has been recognized for its financial regulation program by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. Oregon was one of 10 states to recently receive an accreditation award from the...
ICT Reminder Details New Laws Taking Effect in January
Dec 23 2003 // The Insurance Council of Texas issued a reminder that new insurance legislation affecting the use of credit scores, water damage claims and the regulation of public adjusters is being put into place in Texas in 2004. The...
IIANJ Comments on DOBI’s “Three Scenarios” and Alternate Underwriting Rules
Dec 22 2003 // The Independent Insurance Agents of New Jersey recently provided input to the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance (DOBI) on several proposed regulations implementing the “Competition and Choice Act signed...
IIABA Boasts Anti-Spam Exemption
Dec 15 2003 // The Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America said an intensive lobbying effort paid off when it brokered an 11th-hour exemption for trade associations to the anti-“SPAM” bill conference report passed...
Industry People Making Moves in 2003
Dec 15 2003 // As you will probably notice from this list, it is not scientific, preferential, etc. We retraced news coverage of this past year and tried to come to an agreement on who made headlines. We likely left off a few...
Flood Insurance Program Gets Three-Month Extension
Dec 15 2003 // The major changes Congress has in mind for the National Flood Insurance Program are still on the table, as both the House and Senate voted to extend the program as is for only three months to allow time to hammer out an...
Conference Sure of Firm Market, Uncertain About Future of Regulation
Dec 15 2003 // Except for the future of insurance regulation, there was surprising unanimity on leading issues facing the property and casualty insurance industry among both panelists and guests at the Fifteenth Annual Executive...
Terrorism: The Issue of the Moment at Dallas All Industry Day
Dec 15 2003 // “Dirty bomb” was the phrase of the day at the All Industry Day held Nov. 25 in Dallas—perhaps not so surprising, given the fact the conference was titled, “Confronting Terrorism, Not If But...
Flood Insurance Program Gets Three-Month Extension
Dec 15 2003 // The major changes Congress has in mind for the National Flood Insurance Program are still on the table, as both the House and Senate voted to extend the program as is for only three months to allow time to hammer out an...
Conference Sure of Firm Market, Uncertain About Future of Regulation
Dec 15 2003 // Except for the future of insurance regulation, there was surprising unanimity on leading issues facing the property and casualty insurance industry among both panelists and guests at the Fifteenth Annual Executive...
Industry People Making Moves in 2003
Dec 15 2003 // As you will probably notice from this list, it is not scientific, preferential, etc. We retraced news coverage of this past year and tried to come to an agreement on who made headlines. We likely left off a few...
President Bush Inks Short-term Extension of Flood Insurance Program
Dec 12 2003 // President George W. Bush signed into the law the “National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2004,” to extend the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) without any changes, until March 31,...
Alliance Reports Alaska Privacy Regulations Still Troublesome
Dec 12 2003 // The Alaska Division of Insurance’s proposed regulations regarding privacy of consumer financial and health information, while improved from the original proposal, are still not in sync with state law, according to...
Ohio Moves Closer to Asbestos Reform
Dec 12 2003 // The Alliance of American Insurers is encouraging Ohio lawmakers to seize the momentum and act quickly on legislation dealing with tort reform and asbestos litigation reform. The Ohio House on Thursday approved HB 292,...
NAIC Committee Adopts Market Analysis Handbook
Dec 12 2003 // State regulators across the country may soon have a definitive source of guidance on market analysis, as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (NAIC) Market Analysis & Consumer Affairs (D)...
NAII Says N.J. Auto Market Emerging from ’30 Years of Mismanagement’
Dec 11 2003 // The National Association of Independent Insurers has issued a bulletin, which indicates that New Jersey’s auto insurance market, which it described as “once the nation’s poster child for the dangers of...
Pair of State Staffers Earn NAIC’s Highest Individual Award
Dec 9 2003 // The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) has presented its most prestigious individual award to Rosanne Mead, Assistant Iowa Insurance Commissioner, and Fred Nepple, General Counsel in the Wisconsin...
Winston to Head NAMIC Federal Affairs
Dec 9 2003 // David Winston has been named vice president of federal affairs for the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) and will be located in the association’s Washington, D.C. office. Winston brings more...
