When the terrorist attacks hammered Connecticut’s insurance industry and legislation to blunt asbestos claims was faltering, Republican Gov. John G. Rowland traveled to Washington to lobby for help. A three-term member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Rowland has been …
The ‘elephantine mass of asbestos cases’ lodged in state and federal courts, we again recognize, ‘defies customary judicial administration and calls for national legislation,’” wrote Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in the case of …
The ‘elephantine mass of asbestos cases lodged in state and federal courts, we again recognize, ‘defies customary judicial administration and calls for national legislation,’” wrote Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in the case of …
Connecticut Senator Chris Dodd (D) was presented with the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America’s 2002 Gerald Solomon Legislator of the Year Award during the Association’s 27th Annual National Legislative Conference. IIABA Senior VP of Federal Government Affairs Maria …
Momentum toward true reform of asbestos litigation continues today with a wide-ranging bipartisan summit organized by key senators, the American Insurance Association (AIA) said. “Today’s meeting shows that leaders in Congress on both sides of the political aisle are working …
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 high-level federal backstop …
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 market stabilization in the aftermath of Sept. 11, 2001. …
The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA) commends House leaders for working cooperatively to pass terrorism insurance legislation yesterday, and urges the Senate to immediately follow suit and pass a bill that will restore thousands of jobs and …
Alliance of American Insurers President Rodger Lawson released a statement following the passage by the House of the Terrorism Risk Protection Act Conference Report (HR 3210): “The Alliance of American Insurers is very pleased with the action taken by the …
By the time this issue of Insurance Journal lands on your desk, federal lawmakers probably won’t have passed legislation that would provide a backstop for terrorism insurance. But they are very close. It’s about time. For well over a year …
