May 24, 2016
In testimony submitted to Oklahoma’s insurance commissioner, the American Insurance Association (AIA) has suggested that the state look at mitigation, rather than further regulation of the earthquake insurance market in order to alleviate concerns over lack of competition. Concerned about …
March 17, 2016
Property/casualty insurance trade groups, the American Insurance Association (AIA) and the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC), have submitted testimony to the Minnesota Legislature in opposition to a proposed auto insurance regulation bill the groups say is misguided. According …
March 10, 2016
The Hartford Chairman and CEO Christopher J. Swift will become chairman of the board of directors of the American Insurance Association (AIA) at its March meeting, serving a one-year term. Swift succeeds Michael S. McGavick, CEO of XL Group, as …
October 16, 2015
The American Insurance Association (AIA), Insurance Europe, and the American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI) have jointly issued a bulletin that reiterates their support “for the full inclusion of insurance in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).” The three …
July 28, 2015
The American Insurance Association (AIA) announced that Wesley R. McClelland will assume the position of vice president for federal affairs effective Sept. 8. McClelland currently serves as senior policy advisor in the office of House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif). …
May 6, 2015
Stephen Simchak, director of international affairs for the American Insurance Association (AIA) In his testimony before the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) on trade and investment policies in India. Has welcomed the passage of legislation in the Indian Parliament raising …
May 5, 2015
Insurance companies are calling for Congress to ensure state-based insurance regulation remains protected from federal or international “regulatory encroachment.” “Congress must now increase its oversight regarding the unprecedented federal and international intrusion into state insurance regulation,” Kurt Bock, CEO of …
April 17, 2015
The White House would get its desired clarity of authority to negotiate a Pacific trade agreement while lawmakers would get the right to set negotiating parameters and to have a yes-or-no-vote on such pacts under a bipartisan proposal unveiled Thursday. …
November 3, 2014
Property/casualty insurer trade groups won a court victory Monday when a federal judge ruled in their favor that the U.S. Fair Housing Act does not prohibit housing practices including the pricing of homeowners insurance that have a disparate impact on …
June 20, 2014
The American Insurance Association (AIA) has endorsed the negotiations underway in Geneva for the adoption of the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA) initiative, as the PCI recently did. In a letter to Ambassador Michael Froman, the U.S. Trade representative, AIA …