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• Calif. Law Clarifies Agent/Broker Bond Requirements

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  October 10, 2011

  California has moved to streamline some agent-licensing provisions, but the new law does not address a priority of agents and brokers: uniform licensing laws through reciprocity.

• MLR Clarification, NARAB II Top Agenda At Capitol Hill Confab

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 4, 2011

  A new venue, a new Speaker of the House and some new, pressing concerns will greet agents and brokers at this year’s Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America Legislative Conference and Convention in Washington, D.C.

• House Looking At NFIP, Producer Licensing

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  March 11, 2011

  Reinsurers have let it be known that the reinsurance market would be prepared to take on some flood risk if Congress decides to pursue that option.

• Producer Licensing Standardization Bill To Be Re-Introduced Soon

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  March 8, 2011

  Legislation that would provide agent-licensing standardization across state lines will be re-introduced in the House within 10 days.

• House Committee Passes Medical Liability Lawsuit Cap

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  February 17, 2011

  Legislation that would impose federal limits on medical liability lawsuits is headed to the House floor, and could be voted on within several weeks.

• Republicans Challenge Med Liability Bill; Cite State Rights

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  February 11, 2011

  Markup of legislation that would impose federal limits on medical liability lawsuits was delayed on Wednesday, when Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee challenged the constitutionality of the proposed legislation.

• House Republicans Introduce MICRA-Like Federal Med Mal Bill

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  February 7, 2011

  Legislation setting federal limits on medical liability claims, modeled after California’s 30-year-old medical liability law, was introduced in the House late last Monday. It imposes a $250,000 cap on…

• Med Mal Bill Capping Noneconomic Damages Introduced In House

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  January 25, 2011

  Legislation establishing federal limits on medical liability claims has been introduced in the House.

• Agents' NARAB II Bill Passed By House

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  March 4, 2010

  The U.S. House of Representatives has passed the National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers reform act that would ease multi-state activity by producers.