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By Staff Writers |
March 29, 2012
While the insurance industry is state regulated, Washington D.C. has always remained a major player in the business. PC360 Washington editor Arthur D. Postal has compiled a list of the top-20 public and industry figures in Washington D.C.
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By Sam J. Friedman |
December 8, 2011
The surprise retirement announcement by Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., raises questions about the ultimate fate of the regulatory reform law bearing his name, including the provisions impacting insurers.
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By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com |
December 1, 2011
Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., defended the Dodd-Frank Act, saying Repubicans critical of the bill acknowledged it was necessary.
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By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com |
December 1, 2011
The Senate Banking Committee is being urged to drop a provision in flood-insurance legislation that would require homeowners and businesses to purchase federal flood coverage even if their properties are protected by levees.
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By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com |
November 28, 2011
Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., one of the primary authors of financial services reform legislation passed by Congress last year, says he will not return after his term ends in 2013.
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By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com |
July 11, 2011
Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., says large financial institutions such as insurers are running away from being labeled “systemically significant” even though one benefit would likely be a reduced cost of capital.
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By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com |
February 11, 2011
Members of the House Financial Services Committee are drafting letters to federal regulators asking that designation of any insurer as systemically risky be delayed until insurance experts are in place to help with the process.
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By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com |
January 17, 2011
Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., plans to introduce legislation repealing the Dodd-Frank financial services law, calling it “misguided” and a “blatant abuse of power.”
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By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com |
January 7, 2011
Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., plans to introduce legislation repealing the Dodd-Frank financial services law, calling it "misguided" and a "blatant abuse of power."
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By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com |
December 8, 2010
The House Republican Conference has confirmed Rep. Spencer Bachus, R-Ala., as chairman of the House Financial Services Committee in the next Congress.
