A proposal by federal-housing regulators to bar housing practices with a potential discriminatory effect would force home insurers to stop using risk-based underwriting factors, the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies says in a comment letter.

A coalition of reinsurance trade groups warn that protectionist policies by governments on global reinsurers will ultimately backfire because of the important role global risk distribution via reinsurance plays.

The Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers is urging the Federal Insurance Office to use its authority to change the current insurance regulatory system, either through the states or through federal means.

Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America (IIABA) is trying to enlist the Treasury Department to support targeted legislation that would create true agent-licensing reciprocity across the country.

Consumer representatives to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners say in a letter to the Federal Insurance Office that effective insurance regulation requires greater transparency and substantive regulation.

Nebraska has dropped out of the Nonadmitted Insurance Multistate Agreement, or NIMA, the compact for parceling out surplus line premiums to the appropriate state supported by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.

The Government Accountability Office has recommended that Congress pass legislation clarifying certain provisions of the Liability Risk Retention Act, including registration requirements, fees and coverage.

The Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America is trying to enlist the Treasury Department to support targeted legislation that would create true agent licensing reciprocity.