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AIA Board of Directors Endorses Optional Federal Chartering Plan
Jul 18 2001 // The American Insurance Association (AIA) Board of Directors formally endorsed draft legislation that would allow property/casualty insurance companies to obtain a federal business charter. Although the AIA proposal is...
NCOIL Adopts Modernization Act in Effort to Modernize Personal Lines Regulation
Jul 18 2001 // The National Conference of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL) adopted a model bill that calls for states to adopt a use-and-file approach for personal lines rates, in what industry groups are calling a significant victory in...
NAII Gives ‘Thumbs Up’ to ‘HHS’ Privacy Guidance Document
Jul 17 2001 // The National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII) gave high marks to the Health and Human Services Administration’s (HHS) first guidance document incorporating clarifications to its regulation on protecting the...
CDI Hearings Explore Problems in Calif. Low-Cost Auto
Jul 16 2001 // Marking the first anniversary of implementation of California’s low-cost auto insurance program, the state’s Department of Insurance (CDI) held informal hearings on why the results of the program have been less...
Calif. Assembly Insurance Committee Kills Data Collection Legislation
Jul 16 2001 // Following intense opposition by the insurance industry, the American Insurance Association (AIA) reported that the California Assembly Insurance Committee defeated legislation that would have disclosed insurers’...
Oregon Legislature Wraps Up 2001 Session
Jul 13 2001 // Oregon’s legislature adjourned last weekend having once again considered a staggering number of bills during its biennial session, including dozens of insurance-related bills. Michael Harrold, Northwest regional...
NAMIC Urges State Legislators to Introduce Insurance Compliance Self-Evaluative Privilege Model Act
Jul 12 2001 // The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) encouraged the National Conference of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL) to introduce its Insurance Compliance Self-Evaluative Privilege Model Act in state...
AIA Says Insurer Interests Not Addressed in HHS Privacy Materials
Jul 11 2001 // According to the American Insurance Association (AIA), the first in a series of guidance materials intended to clarify key provisions of the new federal privacy protections for medical records and other personal health...
Mo. Adopts NAIC Privacy Model Without Health, Workers’ Comp Provisions
Jul 9 2001 // The Missouri Insurance Department has adopted an emergency consumer privacy regulation containing a third party claimant provision but excluding health and workers’ compensation insurance. National Association of...
House Committee Approves Financial Services Anti-fraud Bill
Jul 9 2001 // Federal legislation aimed at helping prevent fraud from within the ranks of the rapidly converging financial service sector has been voted out of the House Financial Services Committee. This legislation — the Fin-ancial...
CDI to Join NAIC Midwest Zone Continuing Education Reciprocity Project
Jul 6 2001 // The California Department of Insurance (CDI) filed a request to be a part of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (NAIC) Midwest Zone Continuing Education Reciprocity Project. The CDI stated that it...
Wash. Lawmakers Gear Up for Third Special Session, Transportation Bills at Issue
Jul 5 2001 // According to the National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII), as the Washington state legislature gears up for a third special session to settle transportation issues, insurance industry representatives are...
Council of Insurance Agents + Brokers , AIA comment on Passage of Antifraud Act
Jul 3 2001 // The Council of Insurance Agents + Brokers showed its support to The House Financial Services Committee Chairman Mike Oxley (R-OH) and Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI) on the recent passage of the Financial Services Antifraud...
Calif. Assembly Committee Defeats Privacy Bill
Jul 2 2001 // According to the National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII), the California Assembly Banking and Finance Committee narrowly nixed proposed legislation that would have restricted the ability of businesses to offer...
Consumer Federation of America’s Study Comes Under Fire from AIA
Jul 2 2001 // Calling the Consumer Federation of America’s (CFA) study on state insurance regulation “poorly conceived” and “wrong headed,” the American Insurance Association (AIA) is urging CFA to retract...
NAII Points to Rate Regulation, Repair Costs as Major Factors in Average Auto Premium Results
Jun 29 2001 // According to the National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII), a state’s rating law plays a significant role in what people pay for auto insurance, Consumers in states with more regulation pay higher premiums...
AIA Applauds Defeat of Financial Privacy Legislation in California
Jun 29 2001 // According to the American Insurance Association (AIA), following a second lengthy hearing, the Assembly Banking Committee recently voted to kill a bill that would have interrupted the California information economy. The...
Commissioner Fitzgerald Testifies Before Congress
Jun 27 2001 // Michigan’s Financial and Insurance Services Commissioner, Frank M. Fitzgerald, testified last week before the U.S. House of Representatives Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises...
IIAA Urges State Reforms to Boost Speed-to-Market
Jun 25 2001 // The Independent Insurance Agents of America (IIAA) told Congress that independent agents are committed to finding a solution to the speed-to-market issue that balances the demands of competition, free enterprise and...
Ore. Lawmakers Weigh Workers’ Comp Issues in Waning Days of 2001 Session
Jun 25 2001 // The National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII) noted that as the 2001 Oregon legislative session rapidly approaches its conclusion, workers’ compensation issues continue to dominate the discussions. SB 485,...
