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Industry leaders debate federal vs. state regulation with Democratic Congress shift
Jan 29 2007 // The Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS) held its international conference in Chicago in late 2006. Moderating the panel was television journalist Forrest Sawyer, a 24-year veteran of ABC, CBS and MSNBC, who...
How Democratic Congress might approach federal insurance regulation
Jan 28 2007 // News Currents The Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS) held its international conference in Chicago in late 2006. Moderating the panel was television journalist Forrest Sawyer, a 24-year veteran of ABC, CBS...
Fla. House and Senate Expected to Meet Through Weekend to Merge Bills
Jan 19 2007 // Laboring to comply with Gov. Charlie Crist’s call for lowering Florida insurance costs by at least 25 percent during a quick, seven-day special session, both the House and Senate have passed bills promising to do...
Fla. Day 2: Senate Passes 25% Rate Cut; Citizens Would Enter Commercial
Jan 18 2007 // Two days into a special legislative session, after debating 20 amendments, the Florida Senate voted to pass Senate Bill 4-A, a measure which promises an average 25 percent premium cut to homeowners and lets Citizens...
Miss. House Votes $30 Million for Wind Pool; Bill Moves to Senate
Jan 11 2007 // Trying to keep a lid on rising commercial insurance costs along the Gulf Coast, the Mississippi House approved a bill Wednesday to put $30 million into the wind pool program. The House vote was 119-1. The proposal moves to...
Fla. Senate Proposal Would Give Citizens Customers Relief
Jan 10 2007 // Customers of the state’s largest insurer, Citizens Property, would be spared a recent proposed 55 percent increase and see their rates frozen for a year under a massive bill proposed Monday by a state legislative...
Insurance priorities for the U.S. Senate
Jan 8 2007 // Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., is the incoming chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, which has jurisdiction over flood and terrorism insurance, as well as over regulation of insurance, credit...
Insurance priorities for the U.S. Senate
Jan 8 2007 // Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., is the incoming chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, which has jurisdiction over flood and terrorism insurance, as well as over regulation of insurance, credit...
Insurance priorities for the U.S. Senate
Jan 8 2007 // Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., is the incoming chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, which has jurisdiction over flood and terrorism insurance, as well as over regulation of insurance, credit...
Insurance priorities for the U.S. Senate
Jan 8 2007 // Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., is the incoming chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, which has jurisdiction over flood and terrorism insurance, as well as over regulation of insurance, credit...
Insurance priorities for the U.S. Senate
Jan 7 2007 // Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., is the incoming chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, which has jurisdiction over flood and terrorism insurance, as well as over regulation of insurance, credit...
Insurance priorities for the U.S. Senate
Jan 7 2007 // Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., is the incoming chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, which has jurisdiction over flood and terrorism insurance, as well as over regulation of insurance, credit...
CFO Sink Sworn In as Lone Democrat in Fla. Cabinet
Jan 4 2007 // Democrat Alex Sink broke the Republican hold on the state’s executive branch Tuesday when she was sworn in as Florida’ chief financial officer. Sink, a former banking executive, and newly elected Attorney...
Democratic Rep. Jefferson wins House Runoff Election in La.
Dec 11 2006 // U.S. Rep. William Jefferson of Louisiana easily defeated his fellow Democratic opponent in a runoff election Dec. 10, despite an ongoing federal bribery investigation. In complete but unofficial returns, Jefferson,...
Senate Will Make Last-Ditch Effort for Disaster Dollars
Nov 30 2006 // Farm-state senators will make a last-ditch effort this week to pass agricultural disaster assistance, though it’s unlikely it will become law before the new year. North Dakota Sens. Kent Conrad and Byron Dorgan, both...
Did Green Party cost Democrats control of Michigan Senate?
Nov 20 2006 // Did Green Party cost Democrats control of Michigan Senate? One of the main reasons Republicans were swept from power was the Iraq war. Ironically, it may have helped preserve their long-standing lock on the Michigan...
Democratic Congress OK for industry traditionally tied to Republicans
Nov 20 2006 // The new Congress may be blue on Capitol Hill, but insiders say that’s not necessarily a bad color for the insurance industry. “The more things change, the more they may remain pretty much the same,” said...
Democratic Congress OK for industry traditionally tied to Republicans
Nov 19 2006 // News Currents The new Congress may be blue on Capitol Hill, but insiders say that’s not necessarily a bad color for the insurance industry. “The more things change, the more they may remain pretty much the...
Some Ask, Did Green Party Cost Democrats Control of Michigan Senate?
Nov 13 2006 // Did Green Party cost Democrats control of Michigan Senate? One of the main reasons Republicans were swept from power was the Iraq war. Ironically, it may have helped preserve their long-standing lock on the Michigan...
Kansans Re-Elect Republican Commissioner Praeger
Nov 9 2006 // Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger claimed victory on Tuesday as Kansas voters gave her a second four-year term. The Republican incumbent’s campaign against Rep. Bonnie Sharp, D-Kansas City, was low-key, unlike the...
