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Illinois DOI Folded Into New Department; Gov. Blagojevich Names Acting Director
Jun 17 2004 // The acting director of the Illinois Department of Labor has been promoted to oversee Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s consolidation of four financial and regulatory agencies, including the Department of Insurance. Blagojevich...
Flex Rating, Other Insurance Bills Pass South Carolina Session
Jun 16 2004 // The South Carolina General Assembly recently concluded the final year of a two-year session, with several significant gains for insurers and consumers, according to a report from the Property Casualty Insurers Association...
W. Va. Lawmakers Study Home Insurance Costs
Jun 16 2004 // At least one insurance company tends to charge West Virginians more to cover their homes than residents in surrounding states, even when its losses are greater in the other states, according to a presentation given to...
SERFF Use in 2004 Outpacing 2003 by Nearly 200%
Jun 15 2004 // The quantity of filings submitted through the System for Electronic Rate and Form Filing (SERFF) continues to multiply as an increasing number of state regulators and insurers recognize the system as a much-needed solution...
R.I. Eyes Delay in Lead Paint Regulations
Jun 14 2004 // Lead-paint regulations for thousands of old housing units take effect July 1 in Rhode Island, but real estate agents and a growing number of lawmakers say owners need more time to prepare for the changes. The legislation...
Mass. Doesn’t Know What It’s Missing In Insurance, State Official Tells Boston CPCUs
Jun 14 2004 // Massachusetts consumers and lawmakers are often unaware of the insurance advantages enjoyed in other states or the problems within their own system and need to be educated about what they are missing, according to the head...
Judge Orders N.J. Med-Mal Data Made Public
Jun 14 2004 // New Jersey patients soon will be able to use a new state Web site to obtain information about doctors, including details about malpractice claims they have settled. The release of the information cleared a legal hurdle...
NAMIC Notes ALEC Adopts Model Legislation
Jun 14 2004 // The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies announced that the Board of Directors of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) has adopted model legislation prepared by the NAMIC. The bulletin noted that...
ANICO to Pay $3 Million in Additional Benefits for Policyholders Affected by Race-Based Pricing
Jun 14 2004 // Texas Insurance Commissioner Jose Montemayor announced that Texas-based American National Insurance Company (ANICO) has agreed to provide an estimated $3.2 million to $3.5 million in additional benefits to African-American...
The Intersection of Privacy Legislation and Insurance Related Litigation
Jun 14 2004 // Privacy legislation has affected almost all consumers of goods and services in the United States. Most notably, the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) passed by the federal government in November of 1999 sets forth a complex...
California Court Ruling Undermines Insurance Commissioner’s Authority
Jun 14 2004 // A ruling by the California Court of Appeals undermines state regulation and the authority of the insurance commissioner by essentially declaring rate filings approved by the Department of Insurance as invalid according to...
Mass. Lawmakers Approve Commercial Deregulation
Jun 11 2004 // The Massachusetts House and Senate have both approved legislation to deregulate insurance rates and forms for certain large commercial risks. The measure permits commercial accounts with more than $30,000 in premium that...
Miss. Gov. Barbour Begins ‘Tort Tour’
Jun 11 2004 // Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour was wasting no time in telling national business leaders across the country about Mississippi’s newly-passed tort reform legislation. Gov. Barbour met this week with corporate...
NAMIC Says Existing Solvency Laws Provide More Protection Than SOX-based Proposal
Jun 10 2004 // As regulators prepare to convene in San Francisco this week for their summer meeting, the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) has announced its testimony at a June 14 National Association of...
PCI Calls Safety Rule Enforcement Most Important Concern after NAFTA Trucking Decision
Jun 10 2004 // The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America has issued a comment on the recent unanimous decision by the Supreme Court to allow Mexican trucks to use U.S. highways (See IJ Web site June 7). The PCI said the...
Vt. Lawmakers to Respond to Uninsured Bill Veto
Jun 10 2004 // Vermont lawmakers will return to the capital next week to respond to Gov. James Douglas’ veto of a bill that backers said would fill a gap in car insurance coverage. House Clerk Donald Milne said that he had sent a...
PIA Urges Congress to Renew NFIP
Jun 9 2004 // The National Association of Professional Insurance Agents joined other associations in calling for the National Flood Insurance Program to be renewed before it expires at the end of the month. The PIA has initiated a...
Oklahoma Governor Signs Identity Theft Bill
Jun 9 2004 // Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry has signed Senate Bill 1164, a measure designed to help protect victims of identity theft. According to the Senate Communications Office, State Sen. Mike Johnson, R-Kingfisher, is principal author...
Paiva Named Senior Legislative Advocate for PIFC
Jun 9 2004 // Dan Dunmoyer, president of the Personal Insurance Federation of California (PIFC) announced that Michael A. Paiva has joined PIFC as Senior Legislative Advocate, effective immediately. “Mr. Paiva has a wealth of...
Wash. L&I Enforces New Anti-Fraud Laws Effective June 10
Jun 9 2004 // Anti-fraud legislation passed in March takes effect Thursday, June 10, giving the Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) broad new authority to combat fraud and abuse of the workers’ compensation insurance...
