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As president of the National Conference of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL), an organization of state lawmakers dedicated to sound insurance public policy, I know first-hand the benefits of state regulation for insurance consumers.

Competitive Enterprise Institute, the Washington-based conservative think tank, said it has launched a Web site centered on government regulation in the insurance industry.

Mary A. Weiss, Ph.D., will research the impact of current financial difficulties on insurance regulation

Insurance regulation would remain primarily at the state level under President Obama's new financial services regulatory regime.

Independent agents at a conference here heard Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., voiced strong support for state insurance regulation today while Republican legislative speakers discussing health care, said reforms should avoid overregulation.

Reasons for supporting state regulation of insurance voiced by some governors don't withstand detailed scrutiny, officials at several Washington conservative think tanks said in a letter to congressional leaders.

Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Calif., is scheduled to address the National Association of Professional Insurance Agents next month on the downside of federal regulation, the organization said.

The head of W.R. Berkley Insurance Co. testifying at a Senate hearing on the future of insurance regulation voiced support for creation of a "independent" federal insurance regulator as the best means of regulating property-casualty insurance.