The Nov. 14 release of Occupational Safety Health Administration’s (OSHA) new ergonomic rule, approved by President Clinton, has sparked one of the largest backlashes in the 30-year history of the organization. Included in the ranks of those who oppose the …
It was the dawning of a new era in e-commerce Oct. 1 as the U.S. digital signature law went into effect. But much of the insurance industry is still stretching, scratching its head and rubbing its eyes, trying to determine …
On Tuesday night President Clinton signed into law the bill granting China Permanent Normal Trading Relations (PNTR), opening a new era between the U.S. and the People’s Republic, and furthering China’s bid to join the World Trade Organization, perhaps before …
As expected the U.S. Senate passed the bill granting China permanent normal trading relations (PNTR), thus clearing one of the final obstacles to the entry of the world’s most populous nation into the World Trade Organization (WTO). While President Clinton, …
A record number of Americans are buckling up, bringing seat belt use across the country to an all-time high of 71 percent, a four percentage point increase since December 1999, and a nine percentage point increase since May 1998, when …
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori and U.S. President Bill Clinton agreed over the weekend to a fourth year talks to deregulate bilateral trade. The latest discussions ended with a joint report to the leaders on high-stakes sectors ranging from energy, …
Volunteers—without them, most nonprofit organizations would not exist. They are the common soil in which most mainstream nonprofits are planted, providing services in countless different areas. Yet although property/casualty coverages are fairly easy to find in today’s soft market, volunteers …
The U.S. Senate, with Senate Republicans leading the charge, voted 59-39 on Friday to gradually repeal inheritance taxes originally created to prevent a stratification in wealth. The House passed the same bill, H.R. 8, or the “Death Tax” Elimination Bill, …
President Clinton signed legislation yesterday designed to provide compensation to victims of recent New Mexico wildfires. The new bill will affect the owners of more than 400 homes destroyed by fires that were sparked in May after the National Park …
What effect will President Clinton’s signing of the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (S. 761) have on the insurance industry? For openers, it should now persuade even the most skeptical insurance executives about possibly investing some company …
