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U.S. Senate panel advises scrapping, then rebuilding, FEMA
May 8 2006 // The United States’ disaster response agency should be abolished and rebuilt from scratch to avoid a repeat of government failures exposed by Hurricane Katrina, a Senate inquiry has concluded. Crippled by years of...
lll. Attorney General, 38 others, oppose health plan pending in U.S. Senate
May 8 2006 // Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan sent a letter at the end of April to U.S. Senate members urging them to oppose a bill that would dramatically change the health insurance marketplace by preempting state-mandated...
U.S. Senate panel advises scrapping, then rebuilding, FEMA
May 8 2006 // News Currents The United States’ disaster response agency should be abolished and rebuilt from scratch to avoid a repeat of government failures exposed by Hurricane Katrina, a Senate inquiry has concluded. Crippled...
Vt. Gov. Douglas Rejects Democrats’ Health Reform Plan
May 7 2006 // Gov. Jim Douglas declared Friday that the health reform compromise signed by legislative Democrats on Friday was unacceptable and would not become law. “I will not,” Douglas said when asked directly whether he...
La. Senate: Rating Commission Should Approve Rate Changes
May 3 2006 // All insurance rate hikes in Louisiana should get approval first from the state’s Insurance Rating Commission before being enacted, the Senate has decided. Senate Bill 693, backed 21-15, would reverse a law pushed by...
Senate Halts Return of 57,000 to TennCare; Advances Cover Tenn.
May 3 2006 // A health insurance proposal that Gov. Phil Bredesen has been labeled as fiscally reckless failed to advance out of a Senate committee in Nashville, Tenn. after four Democrats and one Republican declined to vote on the...
Bulk of Texas Tax Reform Package Passes Senate
May 3 2006 // The Texas Senate has given final approval to House Bills 2, 3, and 4, which propose to change the way the state pays for its public school system. These bills would broaden the business tax, taxing gross receipts of most...
N.C. ‘Young Agents’ Meet Congressional Leaders in Washington
May 2 2006 // Members of the Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina traveled to Washington, DC last week for the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America’s April 26 to 28 National Legislative Conference. The...
Washington Democrats File Federal Complaint against Senate Contender
May 2 2006 // Washington Democrats have asked the Federal Elections Commission to investigate U.S. Senate challenger Mike McGavick’s $17 million “golden parachute” from Safeco Insurance Co. McGavick’s campaign...
Gallagher Begins Ground Game in GOP Gubernatorial Primary
May 1 2006 // Tom Gallagher approached Robb Mercado in Valrico, Fla. as he sat outside his house reading the newspaper Saturday and soon was involved in a long discussion about problems with the homeowners insurance market, education...
Ill. Attorney General, 38 Others, Oppose Health Plan in U.S. Senate
Apr 27 2006 // Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan sent a letter this week to U.S. Senate members urging them to oppose a bill that would dramatically change the health insurance marketplace by preempting state-mandated benefit...
U.S. Senate Panel Advises Scrapping, Then Rebuilding, FEMA
Apr 27 2006 // The United States’ disaster response agency should be abolished and rebuilt from scratch to avoid a repeat of government failures exposed by Hurricane Katrina, a Senate inquiry has concluded. Crippled by years of...
Tenn. GOP Lawmakers Question Funding for Bredesen’s Insurance Plan
Apr 26 2006 // Republican lawmakers in Nashville, Tenn. have questioned the lack of an extended funding plan for Gov. Phil Bredesen’s Cover Tennessee health insurance proposal. Bredesen, a Democrat, has said he wants to use $100...
AIA: La. Senate Committee Passes Destructive Insurance Bills
Apr 26 2006 // The Louisiana Senate Insurance Committee passed two bills that would be very destructive to the state if they became law, according to the American Insurance Association (AIA). “One bill (SB 707) is a very expansive...
Okla. Tax Credit for Homeowners Passes Senate
Apr 25 2006 // A bill authored by Senator Susan Paddack, an Ada Democrat, that will give Oklahoma families a tax credit for rebuilding their homes that were destroyed or damaged by the recent wildfires won the approval of the full Senate...
Cheers and applause rang out from morethan 120 FAIA members the Florida Senate’s action was announced. The bill elimi
Apr 17 2006 // News Currewnts Independent agents score a victory on SB 2006 Florida Legislature repeals joint and several liability for proportionate liability Independent insurance agents scored a victory in the Florida Legislature...
Mo. Senate Votes to Bar Insurers from Canceling Policies Due to Storm Claims
Apr 13 2006 // The Missouri Senate voted Tuesday to bar insurance companies from canceling policies, refusing to renew policies or raising rates as a result of weather-related claims. Sen. Charlie Shields, (R-St. Joseph), offered the...
Okla. State Senate Passes Interstate Insurance Compact
Apr 12 2006 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland reported that the state senate passed the Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Compact, a measure Holland said was a priority for her, by a vote of 42-0. The measure passed...
Okla. Senate Passes Underage Drinking Bill
Apr 12 2006 // Legislation designed to curb underage drinking passed the Oklahoma Senate by a vote of 45-1. House Bill 3056 by Sen. Jeff Rabon, D-Hugo, and Rep. Thad Balkman, R-Norman, creates the Prevention of Youth to Access to Alcohol...
Florida Senate’s Insurance Fix Hinges on Changes to Citizens
Apr 10 2006 // Owners of homes worth more than $1 million could continue to get hurricane coverage from state-run Citizens Property Insurance until 2011, but would pay a 25 percent surcharge for their coverage under a measure approved...
