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McCarran-Ferguson emerges as No. 1 threat to independent agents

As 1,200 independent agents and brokers from around the country descend on Washington, D.C., this month for the Big “I” Legislative Conference & Convention, they will be greeted with a new legislative priority: The McCarran-Ferguson antitrust repeal. While insurance regulatory …

McCarran-Ferguson emerges as No. 1 threat to independent agents

As 1,200 independent agents and brokers from around the country descend on Washington, D.C., this month for the Big “I” Legislative Conference & Convention, they will be greeted with a new legislative priority: The McCarran-Ferguson antitrust repeal. While insurance regulatory …

Editor’s Note: Developing federal issue

The idea of a federal catastrophe program has been getting mixed reaction in Washington. The Bush Administration and key Republicans including Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., have outright opposed the idea, which has among its supporters the Republican governor of Florida, …

Developing federal issue

The idea of a federal catastrophe program has been getting mixed reaction in Washington. The Bush Administration and key Republicans including Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., have outright opposed the idea, which has among its supporters the Republican governor of Florida, …

McCarran-Ferguson emerges as No. 1 threat to independent agents

As 1,200 independent agents and brokers from around the country descend on Washington, D.C., this month for the Big “I” Legislative Conference & Convention, they will be greeted with a new legislative priority: The McCarran-Ferguson antitrust repeal. While insurance regulatory …

McCarran-Ferguson emerges as No. 1 threat to independent agents

As 1,200 independent agents and brokers from around the country descend on Washington, D.C., this month for the Big “I” Legislative Conference & Convention, they will be greeted with a new legislative priority: The McCarran-Ferguson antitrust repeal. While insurance regulatory …

McCarran-Ferguson emerges as No. 1 threat to independent agents

As 1,200 independent agents and brokers from around the country descend on Washington, D.C., this month for the Big “I” Legislative Conference & Convention, they will be greeted with a new legislative priority: The McCarran-Ferguson antitrust repeal. While insurance regulatory …

D.C. Puts Producer Licensing Online; Modifies Education Credits

The District of Columbia Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking (DISB) has implemented several changes in its producer licensing processes and requirements, including the elimination of paper transactions, modifications to continuing education requirements and the elimination of pre-licensing education requirements. …

Allstate to Appeal $2.8M Verdict in N.O. Katrina Damage Case

Allstate Insurance Co. must pay a Louisiana man who lost his home to Hurricane Katrina more than $2.8 million in damages and penalties, a federal jury decided April 16 in a case that hinged largely on whether it was wind …

N.O. Jury may Consider Whether Katrina Claim was Misrepresented

Jurors may consider whether a Slidell couple misrepresented part of their claim, possibly voiding the whole homeowner policy, when they decide Louisiana’s second Hurricane Katrina insurance trial against Allstate Insurance Co., a federal judge ruled April 13. After testimony ended, …