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Lead Paint Bill Passes R. I. Senate

Jun 20 2000 // A revised lead paint bill incorporating several critical changes recommended by the insurance industry passed the Rhode Island Senate last week. The revised bill contains two critical changes from the original...

Senate Validates E-Signatures

Jun 19 2000 // An electronic signature bill approved by Congress last week contains important liability safeguards for independent agents according to the Independent Insurance Agents of America. S. 761—the Electronic Signatures in...

Calif. Senate Insurance Committee Withdraws Subpoena

Jun 9 2000 // The Association of California Insurance Companies (ACIC) and the National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII) announced that the Senate Insurance Committee had agreed to withdraw a subpoena issued to Insurance...

NY Senate Panel Approves Commercial Lines Bill

Jun 6 2000 // The New York State Senate Insurance Committee has given its approval to a bill that would exempt certain purchasers of commercial insurance from rate and policy form filing requirements. The bill, supported by the American...

CIGNA President Calls For Senate PNTR Approval

Jun 6 2000 // CIGNA Corp. President and CEO H. Edward Hanway urged the U.S. Senate to approve the bill passed by the House giving China permanent normal trade relations status (PNTR). While approval by the Senate is widely expected, as...

Democrats Vow Privacy Push

May 5 2000 // The bill, proposed initially by President Clinton, would extend curbs on the ability of financial institutions to share and sell customer information. The proposal ties directly to the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of last year,...

Mass. Senate Approves Countersignature Bill

Apr 28 2000 // The Massachusetts Senate passed Thursday a bill eliminating the countersignature requirement for state insurance agents, a move that will make it easier for agents and insurers to conduct business in the state and improve...

CA Privacy Bills Fail to Pass Senate Committee

Apr 13 2000 // SB 1337 and SB 1372 did not make it past the California Senate Banking, Finance, Investment and International Trade Committee yesterday. The National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII) testified against the...