Opposition to Federal Insurance Regulation Grows
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| Elected officials: |
| President Obama Releases White Paper on Financial Regulation (pdf) |
| April 30, 2009 |
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Montana Senator Backs State Insurance Regulation |
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| October 02, 2009 |
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Industry Divided Over ‘Fed Insurance Office’ Draft Bill |
| May 21, 2009 |
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New York Times: "No to an Optional Federal Charter" (pdf) |
| April 29, 2009 |
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Insurance companies lobby for change in regulations |
| April 26, 2009 |
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Marriage, Not Dating, Is The Key To Healthy Regulation (pdf) |
| April 24, 2009 |
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Keep insurance regulation in state hands |
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| Articles and reports on insurance regulation in general |
| June 1, 2010 |
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The Case for a Stronger Federal Role in Insurance Regulation |
| June 1, 2010 |
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Insurance Industry Faces Tough Scrutiny From Federal Watchdogs |
| May 25, 2010 |
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House Insurance Committee changes, then approves Chinese drywall bill |
| May 17, 2010 |
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Mississippi Governor Vetoes $20 Million For Wind Insurance Pool
This article illustrates problems and politics relating to the government-run property insurance pools that have been created in many states by necessity after private insurers cut out essential coverage and/or abandoned portions of the market. |
| May 13, 2010 |
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Insurers, commissioners hammer out details of health-care reform |
| April 28, 2010 |
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Missouri gov signs law to speed insurance payments |
| April 27, 2010 |
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Committee Passes Reforms To National Flood Insurance Program |
| January, 2010 |
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Public Adjuster Representation in Citizens Property Insurance Corporation Claims Extends the Time to Reach a Settlement and Also Increases Payments to Citizens' Policyholders |
| December 16, 2009 |
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State Farm Florida Withdraws its Plan to Leave the State and Agrees to Non-Renew no More than 125,000 Residential Property Policies
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| December, 2009 |
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UP/FIRM Winter NAIC meeting presentation:
"Toward greater efficiency in funding disaster recovery through private/public insurance” (ppt) |
| October 23, 2009 |
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Insurers’ Black Box: Now-Secret Claims Denial Rates Could Tell Consumers a Lot About Their Insurance Company by Scott Paltrow |
| September, 2009 |
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Why we need a National Disaster Plan (ppt) |
| October 28, 2009 |
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Not Running Against Wall St. |
| July 14, 2009 |
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Bills target insurance firms that drag feet on legit claims |
| June 24, 2009 |
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FL Gov vetoes bill to deregulate insurers |
| June 14, 2009 |
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UP Advocates Federal Catastrophe Funding Legislation |
| June 3, 2009 |
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Western United to Offer Pay-As-You-Drive Insurance in Nevada |
| May 26, 2009 |
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NY Insurance Chief Dinallo Urges No on Federal Regulation |
| May 18, 2008 |
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Insurers Looking Beyond Pay-As-You-Drive Face Risks, Says Expert |
| March 30, 2009 |
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White House eyes regulatory revamp |
| March 27, 2009 |
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Debate continuing over Federal vs State Insurance Regulation |
| March 25, 2009 |
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Texas Cat Fund Update |
| February 22, 2009 |
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Appeals court revives Katrina insurance case |
| September 23, 2008 |
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Wind coverage in NFIP unlikely |
| September 23, 2008 |
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Insurance Overseer Supports a National Catastrophe Fund |
| August 27, 2008 |
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In the hard fought battle after Hurricane Katrina of homeowner versus insurance company, it at first appeared the policyholder would prevail. But time has shown that, on appeal, the insurer almost always wins. |
| July 28, 2008 |
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PCI Makes Case Against Adding Federal Windstorm Insurance to the NFIP |
| July 13, 2008 |
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One Policy, Multiple Coverages |
| May, 2008 |
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To The Point: The battle of the ages still rages |
| April 20, 2008 |
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Allstate records raise yet more questions |
| January 10, 2008 |
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Insurers maintain record profits in 2007 by overpricing policies and underpaying claims (pdf) |
| October 7, 2007 |
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Medicare Audits Show Problems in Private Plans |
| June 29, 2007 |
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Farmers Ins. Co. fined $750,000 for unfair auto claim practices in North Dakota (pdf) |
| June, 2007 |
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Insurers Face Congressional Scrutiny Again |
| May 9, 2007 |
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Four steps to fix insurance crisis |
| April 11 , 2007 |
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April 11th Congressional Hearing on Insurance Availability and Affordability in Coastal regions |
| April 11 , 2007 |
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Private Market is Best Mechanism to Address Coastal Insurance Issues |
| March 2007 |
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Insurance antitrust exemption questioned |
| March 2007 |
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Key Congress members and advocates support repeal of insurers’ antitrust exemption |
| February 28, 2007 |
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House Subcommittee Investigates Insurance Payments After Katrina |
| February 2, 2007 |
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Regulatory Agenda Surrounding U.S. Insurance Carriers Could Transform the Industry |
| 2007 |
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UP amicus brief contributes to a victory for health insurance consumers |
| 2006 |
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Let Congress Hear Your Insurance Story |
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Natural Catastrophe Risk:
Creating a Comprehensive National Plan (pdf) |
| 2005/2006 |
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Insurance Reform not Tort Reform |
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