Latest Politics Headlines
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Senate Passes Estate Tax Repeal; Clinton Veto
Jul 17 2000 // 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...
Calif. Senate Insurance Committee Approves AB 393 and AB 481
Jun 30 2000 // The Senate Insurance Committee approved Assembly Bill 393, the agent licensing bill, and Assembly Bill 481, the claims bill, at a hearing on June 28. AB 393 would prohibit employees of insurance companies who do not have...
AB 481 To Go Before Calif. Senate Ins. Committee
Jun 27 2000 // Assembly Bill 481, scheduled to be heard before the Senate Insurance Committee on June 28, would require the Commissioner to include a restitution to policyholders in every settlement with the Department where the...
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...
