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State v. Federal Fight Heats Up

In the face of growing economic turmoil, the Bush administration is calling for an overhaul of the system regulating the nation’s financial services industries — including insurance. The reform proposal announced by Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson calls for insurance …

White Papers and Blueprints: Agents Chart Their Own Regulatory Future

Independent agents hold onto market share, prepare for post-November election politics Insurance Journal‘s Editor-in-Chief Andrea Wells interviewed Robert Rusbuldt, CEO and president of the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America (the Big “I”), at the Big “I” Legislative Conference …

‘State v. Federal’ Fight Heats Up

In the face of growing economic turmoil the Bush administration is calling for an overhaul of system of regulating the nation’s financial services industries — including insurance. The reform proposal announced by Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson calls for insurance …

‘State v. Federal’ Fight Heats Up

In the face of growing economic turmoil the Bush administration is calling for an overhaul of system of regulating the nation’s financial services industries — including insurance. The reform proposal announced by Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson calls for insurance …

Industry Lines Up ‘Pro and Con’ on Bush Plan for Federal Regulator

Insurance industry groups lined up quickly with responses to the Bush administration’s proposed overhaul of the way the government regulates the nation’s financial services industries, including insurance. The sweeping regulatory reform proposal announced by Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson calls …

Industry Lines Up ‘Pro and Con’ on Bush Plan for Federal Insurance Regulator

Insurance industry groups are lining up quickly with responses to the Bush administration’s proposed overhaul of the way the government regulates the nation’s financial services industries, including insurance. The sweeping regulatory reform proposal announced by Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson …

Declarations

On Agents and Brokers “Let me be clear about how I feel about agents and brokers. The agents and brokers are in the trenches every day, fighting for consumers. They’re the ones that have to deal with the insurance company …

Survey: 96 Million Households Lack Knowledge on Protecting Electronics

As the holiday shopping season unofficially kicks off this week, about 42 million American households plan to give or receive high-tech electronic products this year. However, about seven out of eight households don’t fully understand key aspects of their insurance …

House Approves Terrorism Insurance Backstop Extension

The House of Representative approved by a vote 312-110 H.R. 2761, the Terrorism Risk Insurance Revision and Extension Act of 2007 (TRIREA), legislation that extends and revises the federal terrorism insurance backstop for 15 years. The current federal terrorism insurance …

House Committee Advances Bill to Extend Terrorism Reinsurance Backstop for 15 Years

The House Financial Services Committee voted yesterday to extend and expand the federal terrorism reinsurance law, going against the wishes of the Bush Administration. The panel voted by 49 to 20 in favor of H.R. 2761, the Terrorism Risk Insurance …