Insurance-industry trade groups

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  Woodall at Confirmation Hearing: ‘Insurance Is in My Blood’

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  July 27, 2011

  Roy Woodall vowed at a confirmation hearing to "vote his conscience" as a member of the Financial Stability Oversight Council.

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  Insurance Industry Urges Senate to Follow House on NFIP Reauthorization

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  July 13, 2011

  Insurance industry trade groups today lauded the decision of the House to pass legislation reauthorizing the National Flood Insurance Program for five years—and urged the Senate to act promptly on the measure.

• President Obama Signs 1099 Repeal

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 15, 2011

  President Obama late Thursday signed into law legislation repealing the 1099 reporting provision enacted as part of the healthcare reform bill.

• Senate Passes 1099 Repeal; Bill Goes To President

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

  Led by Sen. Mike Johanns (R-Neb), the Senate passed legislation repealing the much-criticized 1099 reporting provision in the healthcare-reform law and sent the bill to President Obama for his signature.

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  NFIP Extension Bill Advances In House

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

  A panel of the House Financial Services Committee late Wednesday passed legislation that would keep the National Flood Insurance Program in operation until Sept. 2016.

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  Senate Passes 1099 Repeal; Bill Goes To President

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 5, 2011

  Led by Sen. Mike Johanns, R-Neb, the Senate today passed legislation repealing the much-criticized 1099 reporting provision in the healthcare reform law and sent the bill to President Obama for his signature.

• FHFA Plan To Limit Insurer Access To Lending Window Draws Fire

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  March 29, 2011

  The Federal Housing Finance Agency is considering eliminating or curtailing access by insurers to its lending window.

• NFIP Hearing Yields Support For Extension Bill, Privatization Discussions

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

  It is urgent that certainty be created in the National Flood Insurance Program by enacting a long-term extension of the program, insurance industry trade groups told Congress.

• Industry Reacts To SOTU Comments On Med Mal Reform, Regulation

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  January 27, 2011

  Insurance industry trade groups had generally positive reactions to President Obama’s State of the Union address, but most are waiting to see what actions follow.

• NCOIL To Consider Compromise On SL Law Implementation

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  November 17, 2010

  State insurance legislators are winning support for a compromise model law designed to implement the federal surplus lines modernization act.