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Senate Privacy Bill Could Impede Progress in Calif. Business Climate
Feb 19 2003 // The Association of California Insurance Companies (ACIC) says a California consumer privacy bill that was set to be heard in the Senate Judiciary Committee Feb. 18 is unnecessary because current state law and department of...
Pa. Hospitals Applaud House Republicans’ Request for State of Emergency
Feb 18 2003 // The Hospital & Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) recognized state House Republicans as they called for Governor Ed Rendell (D) to declare a state of emergency in the Commonwealth as a result of the...
Senate Holds Hearing for Medical Litigation
Feb 13 2003 // The Senate Judiciary Committee and the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee held a joint hearing this week on “Patient Access Crisis: The Role of Medical Litigation.” Judiciary Chairman Orrin...
Senate Dems Move to Strip Med Mal Antitrust Exemption
Feb 13 2003 // Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and eight other Senate Democrats have introduced a bill that would strip medical liability insurers of their immunity to anti-trust laws. The Medical Malpractice Act of 2003 (S. 352) would amend...
First Insurance Bill Passes Texas Senate
Feb 13 2003 // The Texas Senate passed legislation that requires all insurers writing residential property insurance to make a one-time data report to the insurance commissioner for use in a report to the legislature on underwriting....
Georgia Senate Introduces Civil Justice Reform Bill
Feb 13 2003 // The National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII) said that over 20 Georgia senators are sponsoring a bipartisan civil justice reform act designed to address the high cost of health care and patient...
NAII Supports Medical Liability Reform Efforts in Senate
Feb 6 2003 // Sen. Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah), chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Sen. Judd Gregg (R-N.H.) chairman of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee (HELP), joined Senators Rick Santorum (R-Pa.),...
AIA Says NY Senate Has Opportunity for Real No-fault Reform
Jan 24 2003 // A recent bulletin from the American Insurance Association indicates that the New York State Senate’s consideration of a proposed auto insurance reform package “presents a real opportunity to fix a broken...
Florida Insurers Present Senate Committee with PIP Fixes
Jan 14 2003 // Representatives of the Florida insurance industry, including the National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII), outlined to a Senate committee an all-inclusive package of reforms designed to address the state’s...
NAII Praising Senate for Including Risk-Sharing Mechanisms in Terrorism Reinsurance Bill
Nov 22 2002 // The Senate’s recent approval of H.R. 3210, the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002, puts the bill on the desk of President Bush, who is expected to sign the legislation Dec. 2. The new legislation creates a...
Pa. Senate Rejects Ban on Use of Credit-Based Scores
Nov 20 2002 // A last-minute effort to prohibit the use of credit-based insurance scores in auto insurance underwriting and rating was rejected by the Pennsylvania Senate. National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII) Counsel Ann...
AAI Lauds Senate Approval of Terrorism Legislation
Nov 20 2002 // Alliance of American Insurers President Rodger Lawson, is praising Tuesday’s Senate passage of the Terrorism Risk Protection Act Conference Report, HR 3210, as “another important step on the road to insurance...
One-time GOP Rival Endorses Garamendi
Nov 4 2002 // Former GOP Insurance Commissioner Candidate Wes Bannister recently endorsed Democratic candidate John Garamendi in next week’s election for Insurance Commissioner. Bannister, who lost to Garamendi in the 1990 general...
IIABA Pens Letter to U.S. Senate Chairman to Commend Pursuit of Terrorism Reinsurance Legislation
Oct 1 2002 // In a letter to the United States Senate and Chairman Paul Sarbanes, the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA) is commending the Chairman in seeking a quick resolution to the present terrorism...
Use of Credit a Hot Topic at Senate Hearing
Sep 16 2002 // The insurance industry took a few hits at a recent Senate committee hearing on the use of consumer credit histories in rating and underwriting insurance policies. In addition to criticisms from consumer groups, the...
SENATE MAY CONSIDER ASBESTOS
Aug 19 2002 // Following comments by Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) at last week’s U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on class action reform, the Alliance of American Insurers said it was encouraged that the Senate may consider the...
AAI ENCOURAGED BY SENATE CONFEREE APPOINTMENTS
Aug 19 2002 // The Alliance of American Insurers called the recent appointment of U.S. Senate conferees for the terrorism insurance bill a great stride toward ultimate passage of the legislation. “We’re very encouraged that...
AAI Encouraged Senate Judiciary Committee May Examine Asbestos Issue
Aug 6 2002 // Following comments by Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) at last week’s U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on class action reform, the Alliance of American Insurers said it was encouraged that the Senate may consider the...
Disparities Between House, Senate Bills Hold Up Terrorism Backstop
Aug 5 2002 // The U.S. insurance industry must have breathed a collective sigh of relief recently, when the Senate approved terrorism insurance backstop legislation after months of debate and delay. But now legislators must reconcile...
AAI Says Senate Hearing Shows Need for Class Action Reform
Aug 2 2002 // The Alliance of American Insurers, commenting on the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee’s hearing on class action reform July 31, renewed its call for approval of the Class Action Fairness Act of 2001 (S...
