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Ga. Farmers Eligible for Agriculture Disaster Assistance Backed by the U.S. Senate
Oct 13 2004 // Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue announced this week that Georgia farmers will be eligible to receive financial assistance due to their losses from Hurricanes Frances, Ivan, and Jeanne. The U.S. Senate on Monday passed $2.9...
Impeachment Trial Looming for Fisher in Oklahoma Senate
Sep 20 2004 // Impeached on Sept. 9, 2004, by a unanimous vote in the Oklahoma House of Representatives, Insurance Com-missioner Carroll Fisher now faces a trial in the state Senate that could result in his being thrown out of office. At...
Okla. Senate Sets Fisher Impeachment Trial Date
Sep 15 2004 // The impeachment trial of Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher in the State Senate is set to begin Sept. 27, 2004, earlier than previously expected. Meeting Sept. 14 to lay the groundwork for the trial, senators...
Denn Wins Delaware Democratic Insurance Primary
Sep 13 2004 // Matt Denn defeated Karen Weldin Stewart on Sept. 11 in the Democratic primary race for Delaware insurance commissioner. Denn, who resigned as counsel to Gov. Ruth Ann Minner to seek the $93,200-a-year job, Denn won 58...
Okla. Senate on Tight Timeline in Fisher Case
Sep 13 2004 // Oklahoma senators will be under a tight timeline in October when they assume the role of jurors for the trial of impeached Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher, the Associated Press reported. Senators were notified via...
PCI Plans High Profile Presence at Republican National Convention
Aug 26 2004 // The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) and representatives of its member companies will be involved in an extensive list of activities during next week’s Republican National Convention in New...
DMLR: N.C. Senate Candidate Sides with Attorneys on Ending Medical Lawsuit Abuse
Aug 16 2004 // Doctors for Medical Liability Reform (DMLR), a coalition of more than 230,000 specialty physicians working to ending medical lawsuit abuse, said Erskine Bowles, Democratic candidate for John Edwards’ open U.S. Senate...
Agent, Senate Pres. Codey Next in Line for New Jersey’s Governorship Following McGreevey Resignation
Aug 12 2004 // The resignation of New Jersey Gov. James McGreevey over his admission of an extramarital affair with another man means that the next in line to the governorship is State Senate President Richard J. Codey, a Democrat from...
Okla. Republicans Vow to Keep Pushing Comp Reform
Aug 4 2004 // The minority leaders of the Oklahoma Senate and House of Representatives issued an announcement stating that legislative action during the state’s last legislative session could have staved off the higher...
Senate Passes Confidential Medical Error Reporting System
Jul 27 2004 // Legislation approved by the U.S. Senate would set up a confidential, voluntary reporting system under which doctors and hospitals could disclose information on medical errors without fear of legal repercussions. Sponsors...
PCI: Senate Bill Reflects Importance of TRIA Extension to American Economy
Jul 25 2004 // The introduction of a bipartisan Senate bill to extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) for two years is encouraging news and demonstrates the widespread understanding among members of Congress that the economic...
AIA: Senate Bill Boosts Momentum to Extend Terrorism Insurance Law
Jul 22 2004 // The introduction of legislation in the Senate on Thursday to extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 (TRIA) by two years “adds to the momentum for congressional action in 2004, and demonstrates bipartisan...
NAMIC Responds to Senate Class Action Vote
Jul 12 2004 // After the Senate failed to reach an agreement on so-called non-germane amendments that would have permitted the class action reform legislation, S. 2062, the Class Action Fairness Act, to be considered in the Senate last...
AIA Responds to Senate Class Action Vote
Jul 9 2004 // The American Insurance Association (AIA) issued the following statement on Friday following the Senate’s vote on class action reform: “It is tremendously disappointing that partisan wrangling and election-year...
Oklahoma’s Fisher to Defend Himself in Senate Race
Jul 6 2004 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher, undaunted by an impeachment inquiry and pending criminal charges, is looking for vindication in his race for the U.S. Senate, the Associated Press reported. “And...
AIA Urges Senate to Complete Work on Long Overdue Major Legal Reform
Jul 6 2004 // The Senate can help end years of well-documented abuses of the U.S. judicial system this week by passing the Class Action Fairness Act, the American Insurance Association said today. “This is long overdue,...
Insurer Groups Laud Congressional Effort to Extend TRIA
Jun 23 2004 // At a press conference on Tuesday, four members of the House of Representatives introduced a bill extending the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA). Both the American Insurance Association and the National Association of...
R.I. Senate Backs Regional Health Plan
Jun 17 2004 // The Rhode Island Senate has approved legislation introduced by Sen. James C. Sheehan (D-Dist. 36) of Narragansett and North Kingstown to integrate Rhode Island’s insurance rules and regulations with those of...
La. Motorcycle Helmet Bill Moves to Senate Floor
Jun 17 2004 // A push to require all motorcyclists to wear helmets in Louisiana – bogged down in the House for weeks before getting approved this week – easily speeded through a Senate committee Wednesday, receiving unanimous...
Senate Votes to Renew National Flood Insurance Program
Jun 16 2004 // The U.S. Senate passed legislation by unanimous consent on June 15 that reauthorizes the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) for five years. The reauthorization was part of S. 2238, which reforms the program. The...
