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Linda Watters
Aug 7 2006 // Michigan Insurance Director of Insurance Linda Watters wants to make sure drivers in urban areas get a fair shake on the premiums they pay for auto and homeowners insurance. She has developed an initiative that would...
It figures
Aug 7 2006 // 100 The number of federal lawmakers from both parties that asked the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. to put a hold on the efforts of various U.S. companies, including Wal-Mart, to open banks. Federal bank regulators halted...
Exemption protection
Aug 7 2006 // The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee has received testimony on whether to continue the insurance antitrust exemption contained in the 1945 McCarran-Ferguson Act. This law placed responsibility for insurance regulation with...
California insurers sue department to stop auto insurance regulations
Aug 7 2006 // Three insurance trade groups filed a lawsuit seeking declaratory and injunctive relief to stop enforcement of California Department of Insurance auto rating regulations they said will harm millions of policyholders. On...
Christina Urias
Aug 7 2006 // Wildfires, captives, credit scoring, and broker compensation and disclosure have been hot topics lately especially since wildfire season in particular extends through September. But the Arizona Department of Insurance...
House bill would establish national disaster commission with agent member
Aug 7 2006 // Legislation that would establish a bipartisan national commission tasked with recommending policies to help the federal government prepare for and manage disaster response has been introduced in the House of...
Best’s 2006 European review highlights common industry concerns
Aug 7 2006 // For the insurance industry, global controversies tend to obscure some equally important debates going on in smaller forums around the globe. The principal controversy in the U.S. revolves around state vs. federal...
Figures
Aug 7 2006 // 100 The number of federal lawmakers from both parties that asked the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. to put a hold on the efforts of various U.S. companies, including Wal-Mart, to open banks. Federal bank regulators halted...
Christina Urias, Arizona, Director of Insurance
Aug 7 2006 // Wildfires, captives, credit scoring, and broker compensation and disclosure have been hot topics lately — especially since wildfire season in particular extends through September. But the Arizona Department of...
California insurers sue department to stop auto insurance regulations
Aug 7 2006 // News Currents Three insurance trade groups filed a lawsuit seeking declaratory and injunctive relief to stop enforcement of California Department of Insurance auto rating regulations they said will harm millions of...
House bill would establish national disaster commission with agent member
Aug 7 2006 // Legislation that would establish a bipartisan national commission tasked with recommending policies to help the federal government prepare for and manage disaster response has been introduced in the House of...
Best’s 2006 European review highlights common industry concerns
Aug 7 2006 // For the insurance industry, global controversies tend to obscure some equally important debates going on in smaller forums around the globe. The principal controversy in the U.S. revolves around state vs. federal...
Maryland Seeks Answers for Uninsured After Wal-Mart Law Nixed
Aug 6 2006 // With Maryland’s groundbreaking Wal-Mart health care bill declared invalid by a federal judge, state officials are re-examining their options for providing medical care to many of the almost 800,000 people who have no...
Court Refuses Quick Decision on La. Insurance Suit Extensions
Aug 4 2006 // A decision on the constitutionality of new state laws giving hurricane-affected homeowners in Louisiana an extra year to sue their insurance companies will not be expedited by a court, the state’s top insurance...
W. Va. Now Requires Certification, Insurance for Home Inspectors
Aug 3 2006 // To help protect consumers against fraud, all West Virginia home inspectors will have to be certified by the State Fire Commission. The new law went into effect August 1. Under the new state law passed in April, all...
Ark. Gov. Signs Rules to Enforce Smoking Ban Beginning Aug. 10
Aug 2 2006 // Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee has signed rules to enforce a statewide workplace smoking ban and said he believes most businesses in the state will view clean air as a smart business choice. “Breathe easy,...
Texas Workers’ Comp Conference to Focus on Reform Legislation
Aug 2 2006 // The Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) will host its 2006 Workers’ Compensation Conference in Austin on Sept. 20 at the Hyatt Regency. Workers’ Compensation Commissioner Albert Betts will be the conference...
Western Agents Blast Insurers for Settlements Restricting Compensation
Aug 2 2006 // The Western Insurance Agents Association has issued a statement saying the settlement that St. Paul Travelers has just reached with attorneys general from Connecticut, Illinois, and New York is the latest attempt by an...
House Bill Would Establish National Disaster Commission
Jul 31 2006 // Legislation that would establish a bipartisan national commission tasked with recommending policies to help the federal government prepare for and manage disaster response has been introduced in the House of...
Wal-Mart Type Banks Put on Hold
Jul 30 2006 // Federal bank regulators have halted for six months any new approvals of the sort of industrial banks that Wal-Mart, Home Depot and 12 other companies are seeking to own. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. imposed the...
