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By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com |
December 14, 2011
The House last night passed a five-year National Flood Insurance Program extension as part of a larger, controversial bill extending some tax cuts while also seeking budget cuts.
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By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com |
December 14, 2011
The Federal Deposit Insurance Company has proposed a rule clarifying that a mutual insurance holding company qualifies as an “insurance company” under the Dodd-Frank act, and thus is not subject to the FDIC’s orderly liquidation authority.
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By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com |
September 29, 2011
The House approved by unanimous consent a one-week continuing resolution that contains a National Flood Insurance Program extension.
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By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com |
April 18, 2011
The insurance industry’s interests on the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) are “inadequately represented” because of the council’s policies, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) told a congressional panel.
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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…
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By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com |
January 24, 2011
An advocate for medical liability reform contended at a congressional hearing Thursday that there is “no question” that medical lawsuit abuse is “undermining both our health care system and the doctor-patient relationship.”
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By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com |
November 30, 2010
Property and casualty trade groups urged Congress to keep trying after the Senate failed late Monday to pass legislation that would repeal a tax reporting provision of the health care reform law.
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By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com |
September 7, 2010
The property and casualty insurance industry is gearing up to battle for certainty for the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) when Congress returns for a short session Sept. 13.
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By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com |
September 7, 2010
The property and casualty insurance industry is gearing up to battle for certainty for the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) when Congress returns for a short session Sept. 13.
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By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com |
September 6, 2010
Ensuring that the NFIP remains in force--at least through a short-term reauthorization--is the priority for property and casualty industry lobbyists as Congress returns next week for what is expected to be a brief but turbulent session.
