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PIANY Summarizes 2004 Legislative Issues

The Professional Insurance Agents of New York, Inc. has released a statement summarizing the issues that face insurance producers and companies in the 2004 New York legislative session. The PIANY listed its legislative concerns, as well as its position and …

Ohio Tort Reforms, Protecting CLUE Top Industry Agenda

As state legislatures kick into gear around the Midwest, securing favorable asbestos and tort reforms in Ohio, guarding Illinois’ healthy insurance climate and protecting the use of the Claim Loss Underwriting Exchange (CLUE) as a rating tool are the industry’s …

Michigan Needs to Open Up Insurance Scoring Process

An ever increasing number of insurance companies are using your personal credit information—like billing history, the number of credit cards you have, and even the number of credit checks made by businesses offering you services—to determine what you will pay …

Mission Possible: Bringing Insurers Back to Louisiana

If the Professional Insurance Agents of Louisiana, the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of Louisiana (IIABL) and Louisiana’s insurance commissioner have their way, the state will soon be flooded with insurers eager to sell policies there. With that goal in …

IIABA Outlines Legislative Agenda for 2004

With the start of the New Year and the beginning of a new session of Congress only a few weeks away, the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America (IIABA) is rolling out its legislative agenda for 2004. Top issues …

NAIC’s Ario Says Producer Licensing Reform, Credit Scoring are Top Priority

Insurance Journal had a chance to sit down with newly-elected Secretary-Treasurer Joel Ario, Administrator of the Oregon Department of Insurance, at the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ Winter Meeting in Anaheim, Calif. Excerpts from our interview are included below. The …

IIABA Notes Legislative Agenda for New Year

With the start of the New Year and the beginning of a new session of Congress only a few weeks away, the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America (IIABA) is rolling out its legislative agenda for 2004. Top issues …

PIACT Discusses 2004 Insurance Issues with Commissioner

The Professional Insurance Agents of Connecticut Inc. met with Insurance Commissioner Susan Cogswell and her staff late last week to discuss issues affecting the industry during the upcoming legislative session. The PIACT noted that one of its main goals this …

LDI to Hold P/C Insurance Summit

The Louisiana Department of Insurance announced it is holding a property/casualty insurance summit, “We’re Taking the Politics Out Of Insurance,” on Jan. 14, 2004. The summit, hosted by Insurance Commissioner J. Robert Wooley, will focus on current issues in the …

IIABA Notes Legislative Agenda for New Year

With the start of the New Year and the beginning of a new session of Congress only a few weeks away, the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America (IIABA) is rolling out its legislative agenda for 2004. Top issues …