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DENN WINS DELAWARE POST:

Democrat Matthew P. Denn, former legal counsel to Gov. Ruth Ann Minner, caught 53 percent of the vote to win the insurance commissioner’s race over Rep. David Ennis, (R-Wilmington), who garnered 47 percent. Denn served as Minner’s counsel from 2001 …

Broker Fee Scandal Highlights Need for Market-Conduct Reform

With the latest insurance-industry market conduct problem, consumers once again see not only the failure of state insurance regulation to protect them but the refusal of state insurance regulators to take responsibility for their failure. The latest actions by state …

Action Needed to Address State-Based Insurance Regulation

With the latest insurance industry market conduct problem, consumers once again see not only the failure of state insurance regulation to protect them but the refusal of state insurance regulators to take responsibility for their failure. The latest actions by …

Action Needed to Address State-Based Insurance Regulation

With the latest insurance industry market conduct problem, consumers once again see not only the failure of state insurance regulation to protect them but the refusal of state insurance regulators to take responsibility for their failure. The latest actions by …

The Hidden Power Behind the Massachusetts Makeover

If Massachusetts were to ever elect its insurance commissioner, Julianne Bowler would probably be the last person to run. Bowler, the current occupant of the appointed office in this very political state, is too modest, too private and too press-shy …

Legislative watchdogs put a fresh spin on traditional lobbying techniques

Lobbying has been around for as long as any single profession has been around, but it has changed. It isn’t what it used to be,” said John Norwood, managing partner of Norwood & Mattoch, one of Sacramento’s most powerful lobbying …

Denn Defeats Ennis for Delaware Insurance Post

Democrat Matthew P. Denn, former legal counsel to Gov. Ruth Ann Minner, caught 53 percent of the vote to win the insurance commissioner’s race over Rep. David Ennis, (R-Wilmington), who garnered 47 percent. Denn served as Minner’s counsel from 2001 …

TDI Schedules P/C Related Hearings for November

The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) has scheduled a number of public hearings in November 2004 that may be of interest to property and casualty insurance professionals. On Nov. 2 at 10:00 a.m., Docket No. 2602, concerning approval of the …

Outgoing Big ‘I’ President Says ‘Sky is the Limit’ for Independent Agents

As she closes out her term as president of the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America (IIABA), Louise “BeBe” Canter has spent more than a fair amount of time in airports on her way from one meeting to another. …

New Survey Concludes Most Consumers Don’t Understand Credit Scoring

According to a new survey conducted by the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) and Providian Financial, most Americans do not understand credit scores, even when they think their knowledge of credit is good. The bulletin noted that “as companies and …