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02/10/10

• ProspX Gives Cragin & Pike the Edge in Selling More Business Insurance

• Permanent General Assurance Corporation Saves Over $100,000 Annually with Mimecast Unified Email Management Solution

• Grange Life Insurance Company Selects iPipeline’s Next-Generation Illustration Suite

• Kofax Provides Leading International Financial Services Organization with a Document Capture Solution

• LIMRA Surveys Insurance IT Executives

• Connecture, Inc. Announces Partnership With MedicareCRM

02/09/10

• NJ PURE Partners with Ravello Solutions for Medical Malpractice Policy Administration, Claims and Billing Systems

• MPOWER Online Finance Management Tool Lets Users Recapture Control over Their Money

02/08/10

• Unum Selects All-in-One IP Communications Software Suite from Interactive Intelligence

02/05/10

• Unum Selects All-in-One IP Communications Software Suite from Interactive Intelligence

• Progressive Launches Mobile Web Site

02/04/10

• DirectMail.com Announces Patent on GeoSelector Technology

• Smart Trade Introduces Customizable Consolidated Order Book Functionality through its LiquidityAggregator Engine

• Guidewire Congratulates Missouri Employers Mutual On Being Named ‘Insurer Of The Year’ In Celent’s ‘Model Insurer 2010’ Report

• Alterity Utilizing Benefit Informatics Solutions to Analyze Employee Benefit Procurement Options for Private Equity Clients

02/03/10

• Mutual of Omaha Introduces Quick Electronic Application Process for Independent Brokers

• Two Vendor Organizations Select Capario to Enhance Revenue Cycle Management Offerings

02/02/10

• CUSTOMER SUCCESS: Pacific Life Makes Big Splash With BMC Software

02/01/10

• AMS Users Group Expands Education Sessions At 2010 National Conference

• 'Harnessing Data For Results' Theme Of 2010 AAIS Main Event

• Ground Vehicle Engineering and Technology Symposium Sets the Stage for Collaboration, Military Technology Development

• OneShield Salutes Capitol Insurance Companies - Celent Model Insurer Award Winner for Policy Administration Component

• Mitchell International Announces SmartAdvisor™ NCCI Compliance

• AgencyPort Chosen by Aon Benfield to Launch Facultative Reinsurance Platform

01/29/10

• Kentucky National Insurance Company to Implement The Diamond System from Insuresoft for their policy administration.       

• German Mutual Insurance Company Selects iPartners’ Business Intelligence and Agent Portal Solution

• Software Industry Leaders Join RPX Defensive Patent Aggregation to Cut Costs and Risks of Litigation

01/28/10

• AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company Purchases a License Under the Ronald A. Katz Technology Licensing, L.P. Patents

• Allianz of America, Inc. and Its Affiliates Purchase a License under the Ronald A. Katz Technology Licensing, L.P. Patents

• AFLAC Purchases a License under the Ronald A. Katz Technology Licensing, L.P. Patents

• Guidewire Software Announces Guidewire ClaimCenter 6.0

• CSC Signs Application Support Contract with Conseco

• ISO Introduces New Tsunami, Lava, and Premium Tax Services inside Its LOCATION® and LOCATION Analyst Product Suites

• U.S. Railroad Retirement Board Migrates to RACF, Selects Vanguard Integrity Professionals Software, Services

01/26/10

• VERTEX, Incorporated & Blue Frog Solutions Automate the Life Insurance Product Distribution Process

01/25/10

• iPipeline Announces First Interactive e-Policy Solution for Life Insurance

• LiveLOOK™ Named a “Hot Insurance Tech Company to Watch in 2010” by Independent Research Firm

• Verint Systems and Novantas Form Strategic Alliance for Retail Financial Services Workforce Optimization Solutions

01/22/10

• Beazley Launches Guidewire ClaimCenter, Ensuring Faster, More Scalable Claims Service

• Oceanus Insurance Company Chooses Delphi Technology’s OASIS Professional Liability Suite for Policy and Underwriting Administration

• First Guaranty Selects The Administrator From LIDP

01/21/10

• Mid-Continent Group Selects Camilion Authority Suite(R)

• Major Property Insurance Company Selects Ravenflow

01/20/10

• Willis Selects HighRoads Global Benefits Technology

• iPipeline Announces First Interactive e-Policy Solution for Life Insurance

• PropertyInfo Corporation Announces eSecureFile™ Web-based Option to Electronically Record Documents

• International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) President Jeff Johnson Endorses ISO’s Revised Fire Suppression Rating Schedule (FSRS)

01/18/10

• One door shuts, another opens in mobile browser war

• Kofax Provides Progressive Insurance with an Accounts Payable Workflow Solution

01/15/10

• Starr Global Accident & Health Utilizing Benefit Informatics Data Analysis and Reporting Solutions

• LiveLOOK™ Named a “Hot Insurance Tech Company to Watch in 2010” by Independent Research Firm

01/14/10

• CyberTech Businesses Increases 30 Percent in 2009 Despite Ailing Global Economy

• ExactTarget, Salesforce.com Provide Benefits Firm Integrated Solution for Customer Service

• Lincoln Trust Company Selects Top Down Systems for Customer Correspondence Automation

• DocuConsulting Gains Authorization to sell HP Document Publishing Software Solutions

• United Insurance Holdings Corp. Selects iPartners’ Business Intelligence Solution

• Special Agent Can Now Convert Data from Other Agency Management Systems

01/13/10

• Avizent Becomes First in P & C Industry to Use Innovative, Online Voice of Customer Technology

• Swedish Life Insurer, SalusAnsvar, Goes Live with FINEOS Claims

01/12/10

• Chordiant Software Responds to Non-Binding Unsolicited Proposal From CDC Software

01/11/10

• Lawson Software to Acquire Healthvision Solutions, Inc.

01/08/10

• SSP Technology Extends Expansion and Service Capabilities for Island Heritage

• Workscape Performance Manager Lauded as Successful Year-Round Workforce Communications Platform

• Data Life to Offer Secure Case Submission Software Free to LISA Members

• Enservio Named a“Hot Insurance TechCompany to Watch in 2010”

01/07/10

• HealthSpring Becomes First Major Medicare Plan to Establish Facebook Presence

• Roundarch Releases Top Digital Marketing Strategies For 2010

01/06/10

• RGA Technology Partners, Inc. Brings Automated Underwriting to AAA Life Insurance Company

01/05/10

• P&C Insurers Embracing Stand-Alone Billing Systems and Total Market Grew 27% from 2008 to 2010, says new Novarica Report

12/28/09

• DTRIC Insurance Now in Production With Decision Research’s DecisionMaker Suite for Commercial GL

12/18/09

• Nationwide Insurance Introduces New iPhone App for Car Shopping

• Humana Develops Social Media Tool Combining Twitter Search with Mapping Function

• Health Insurance 2.0 -- Old-Schools Values are Resurrected via Social Media

• Xerox DocuShare Boasts Top Honors for Excellence in Content Management

12/15/09

• Cyber-Ark Finds That Many Companies Using Traditional File Transfer Methods Have a False Sense of Security

• Pervasive Software Participates in B. Riley & Co. Management Presentation Series

12/14/09

• Flexible Technology Helps National Voluntary Benefits Company Streamline Its Recruiting System

12/11/09

• Guidewire’s Claimcenter Solution Profiled In Novarica’s Vendor Solution Review

• GEICO GloveBox iPhone app packed with useful features

• New Free iPhone Game Hopes to Educate Americans on the State of U.S. Health Care

• DTCC Simplifies Insurance Transaction Processing Through New Online Access

12/10/09

• Facebook redraws site's privacy boundaries

• A.M. Best’s 2009 Return Filing Software Released

• Patni Expands Actuarial BPO Service Offerings

• Pekin Deploys LIDP SOA/WEB Service Solution

• Verint Witness Actionable Solutions Enables Organizations to Optimize the Customer Experience Enterprise-Wide 

12/05/09

• AboveNet Reveals Portfolio of Services at NYI’s Recently Opened Data Center in Central New Jersey

• Wausau Financial Systems and Celent Research:

12/04/09

• Banner Life Selects iPipeline's iGO e-App Drop Ticket for Life Business

• EbixExchange Announces Commitment to Open Architecture

• Pervasive Software Positioned in the Visionaries Quadrant for Data Integration Tools

• Microsoft Technology Centers add 1E Solutions to Sustainable IT Briefings

12/02/09

• Banner Life Selects iPipeline’s iGO e-App Drop Ticket for Life Business

• Partners Mutual Insurance Selects All-in-One Communications Software Suite from Interactive Intelligence

• Pitney Bowes Business Insight Announces Legacy Migration Service for Customer Communication Management Applications for Insurance Companies

• BluePhoenix Solutions Awarded $1.2 Million Contract from a Leading Business Process and Information Technology Services Partner

• Buck Consultants Selects GEMS® Economic Modeling Solution from DFA Capital Management

• Society Insurance in Production with Valen Technologies’ UnderRight Predictive Analytics Solution

• BMC Software Helps Predict, Prevent IT Nightmares

• NxTech Delivers Download Interface  for Privilege Underwriters Reciprocal Exchange (PURE)

• Technology Anxiety? New Anderson Report Helps Agencies Select Management Systems

11/24/09

• Ebix Announces its Focus on Singapore & India as Centers of Technology Excellence

• Transamerica Insurance & Investment Group Launches iPipeline’s iGO e-App for Life Business

11/23/09

• Sword Group acquires AgencyPort

• Insurance Software M&A Accelerating According To New Report

• Tesco Bank Selects Fiserv Platform

11/19/09

• Progress Software Successfully Enables SaaS Deployment in the Cloud for Fifth Year

• Capsoft Buys HotDocs Software Business from LexisNexis

• Crawford Showcases Global Technical Services(SM) to UK Insurance Executives

• The Main Street America Group Launches Main Street Connection for Personal Lines in Michigan

• Lipscomb & Pitts Insurance Implements ProspX to Differentiate and Drive Customer Value

11/18/09

• FalconStor Customers Achieve Continuous Data Availability and Instant Data Recovery Using Integrated Backup and DR Solution

• Nationwide Insurance Engages Ohio State Fans with Interactive Technology

• Everest National Insurance Implements Outline Systems' ProducerOne

• FinArch and Microsoft Unveil the First Finance Resource Planning Solution for the Financial Industry in Japan

• AssureSign Partners with Riptide to Provide Enhanced Solutions to Salesforce CRM Users

• Independent Insurance Organization, FUTURITY FIRST Insurance Group, Launches Progressive, New Website

• ISO Introduces New Geoanalytics Tool for Intelligent Risk Management

• Chesapeake’s SmartAnalysis Debuts Enhanced Functionality

11/17/09

• Survey: Combination of User Name and Password Rule, But Increasing Use of Digital Certificates Seen for Authenticating Remote Access

• Guidewire Software Announces Guidewire PolicyCenter 4.0

• ISO Offers ProMetrix Suite of Services to Help Insurers Assess, Measure, and Manage Risk

• National Electronic Attachment, Inc. Adds More Than 100 New Payors to Begin Receiving Electronic Dental Attachments via FastAttach?

• Blackburn Group Inc.’s RiskPro® Optimizer – Empowering Today’s Risk Professionals

• Mitchell International Announces SmartAdvisor™ Real Time Partner Bridge

11/16/09

• Maple Data Technologies Develops AAIS Application for Rating System

• Mutual of Omaha Goes Live with FINEOS Claims

11/13/09

• Mitchell International Unveils New Technology Enhancements to SmartAdvisor™

• Memorial Hermann Selects Delphi Technology’s OASIS Professional Liability Suite for Claims Administration

• iPipeline Raises $15 Million of Financing for Acquisitions

• Healthcare Innovative Solutions Partners with Misys Open Source Solutions to Transform Healthcare Information Technology

11/12/09

• Olympus Insurance Selects StoneRiver Financial Software

• Exigen Insurance Solutions Selected by AAA NCNU for Policy Administration and Billing Management

11/11/09

• Stephens Insurance Deploys ProspX Platform to Streamline Deal Flow

11/10/09

• Allianz Seizes Opportunity To Transform The Way Its Agents Sell In Today’s Current Economic Climate With Insurance Technologies ForeSightTM 5.0

11/09/09

• IBM Contributes Technology Assets To Help Drive Standards In Insurance Industry

• Maple Technologies Implements New Captive Management System for Global Insurance Giant

• Mitchell International Acquires Scene Genesis

• ProfitStars® Announces Sierra Xpedite® Branch 7.0

11/06/09

• IBM Contributes Technology Assets To Help Drive Standards In Insurance Industry

• New Paperless Auto Subrogation System Will Extend To 24 States By End Of 2010

11/05/09

• Ebix Announces Unified Ebix CRM Division for On-Demand CRM and further Enhanced Integration of LifeSpeed and AnnuityNet

• Mutual of Omaha Selects iPipeline’s iGO e-App for Life Business

• iPipeline Acquires AgencyWorks and Adds Agency Management Services

• Evolution Benefits® Has Been Chosen by the Connecticut Technology Council in the Software Category as an Award Winner in the 2009 UHY LLP Tech Top 40

• Guidewire’s PolicyCenter Solution Profiled in Novarica’s Vendor Solution Review

• Saba Concludes Annual User Conference; Keynotes Emphasize Importance of People-Driven Organizations Today, Employee Engagement, Linking to Business Results

• WAUSAU Financial Systems to Unveil Award-Winning Paperless Branch at BAI Conference

11/03/09

• J.P. Morgan to Provide Global Custody and Securities Lending Capabilities to Jackson National's Variable Insurance Funds

• AAIS Licenses ‘Pretium’ Actuarial Platform From Watson Wyatt

11/02/09

• A.M. Best Names Towers Perrin as the 2009 E-Fusion Award Recipient

• AAIS Licenses ‘Pretium’ Actuarial Platform From Watson Wyatt

• Tech Icon Steve Wozniak Keynotes 2010 ACORD LOMA Forum

• Mitchell Acquires ClaimTools™ Cutting-edge Digital Camera Photo Management Solution

• Workamajig Announces Two-Way Sync with Exchange Server, Updated for Apple's Mac OS X 10.6.1 Snow Leopard

10/29/09

• SMA Launches Insurance Ecosystem Research Series - First Reports Indicate Major Insurance IT Spending Shifts to Address New Market Demands

• Bolton & Company Selects ProspX Platform to Boost Revenue and Productivity

• Agency Markets Broadens Agent Quoting Capabilities with Combined Group Offerings

• AzCIA Announces New Maple Tech Designed Logo and Website

• AgencyPort Unveils Report on Agent Insight Tour

10/28/09

• Exigen Insurance Solutions' Suite Selected by Narragansett Bay Insurance Company

10/27/09

• Study Presented at AANEM Reveals Significant Percentage of Unreliable Electrodiagnostic Tests Among

• SAS and Teradata to Establish Business Analytics Innovation Center

10/26/09

• Saba OnDemand Now Used by Over 3.6 Million Users

10/23/09

• Microsoft launches Windows 7

• Patni Introduces Hosted Reconciliation Solution for Global Financial Institutions

• iPipeline Launches iGO e-App Green Initiative

• Botnets Accounted for 42.6 Percent of All Click Fraud in Q3 2009

• Real Time ‘21-Day Challenge’ Launches in Iowa & New York

10/22/09

• Pinnacol Assurance Expands Use of Predictive Analytics with Selection of Valen’s AuditRight? Solution

10/21/09

• American Family Insurance Selects Guidewire for Policy Administration and Billing

• Saba Unveils Industry’s First Unified People Management Platform

• Cisco Standardizes on Saba for People Management Platform

• Pinnacol Assurance Expands Use of Predictive Analytics with Selection of Valen’s AuditRight® Solution

• Cloud-Based Email Archiving Provider LiveOffice Delivers Policy-Based Encryption

• DTCC Announces New Electronic Solution to Streamline Business Transactions in the Insurance Industry

• Google Goes Global With Apps, Has 2 Million Customers

• Narragansett Bay Insurance Company Selects PipelineClaims as Part of Technology Modernization Initiative

10/20/09

• 1E: New Study Shows a Staggering 4.7 Million Servers Globally are Doing Nothing Useful, Wasting $25bn a Year

• The People Have Tweeted: Mutual of Omaha Announces Finalists for National Ads

• ASCnet Honors Carriers for Real-Time Interface, Standards, Download

10/16/09

• Verizon Business Selected by Manulife Financial to Deploy and Manage International Network

• Conning & Company Debuts Relaunched Website

• New Study Shows a Staggering 4.7 Million Servers Globally are Doing Nothing Useful, Wasting $25bn a Year

10/15/09

• Main Street America Completes Rollout Of Innovation Auto Offering

• StoneRiver Announces Thought Leadership Blog

• Farmers Insurance Claims Implements Oracle’s Siebel Claims Version 8.0 for its Workers’ Compensation Line of Business

• Marsh U.S. Consumer Strikes Up Partnership With Oracle Insurance to Improve Service and Support Business Growth

• Proactiv Chooses Oracle® Documaker for Automated Creation and Distribution of Insurance Documents

• Oracle Insurance Marks Year-One Achievements at Oracleâ OpenWorld

• Dell CEO expects IT spending bounce

10/14/09

• Heartland Payment Systems Introduces ConfirmPay

10/13/09

• Credit Suisse: no plans to exit India back office

• Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey Selects NaviNet for Health Information Exchange with Providers

• A-Life Medical, Inc. Introduces New Reconciliation Solution for Healthcare Industry

10/12/09

• Custom Disability Solutions Partners With Reed Group: Launches Leave Management Administrator II

10/09/09

• New TIAA-CREF Print Advertisements Connect Smartphone Users with Financial Advice

10/08/09

• Kyobo Life Insurance Selects SAS® to Reduce and Prevent Fraud

• CompTIA Survey Indicates IT Firms Open to Healthcare Reform, Lowering Costs, “Public Option”

• RBS may outsource $2 bln projects to India-report

10/07/09

• Fidelis XPS™ Provides Additional Content and Application Controls in Latest Release of Award-Winning Data Leakage Prevention Solution

• Guardium Hosts Executive Financial Services Seminar on Leading Practices for Data Security, Privacy & Compliance

10/03/09

• NAIFA Comments on Proposed Investment Advice Rules Legislation

• Congressional Resolutions Make September National Life Insurance Awareness Month

• U.S. SEC: No More SarbOx Delays For Small Firms

• New Rules Protect Patients’ Genetic Information

10/02/09

• PIA: Carrier Requests For Book Profiles Undermine Agents’ Rights

• Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces $600,000 Settlement with Life Insurance Company of North America for alleged Claims Handling Violations

• Michigan Auto Insurance Hearing And Rally Off Target, Says AIA

• AIA Voices Support For Banning Texting While Driving

• AIA Supports Massachusetts Workers’ Compensation Legislation

• New York Voters Express Strong Support for Red-light Cameras

• Judge rules BofA suit over Bear loss can proceed

• Citi says settles legal case with Singapore tycoon

• EU closes legal case over French savings books

10/01/09

• Florida Office of Insurance Regulation and Bermuda Regulator Sign International Cooperation Agreement

9/30/09

• UK's FSA cracks down on payment insurance mis-sales

• SBS And OPTins Adds Two More States

9/29/09

• Australia court allows claims against Lehman

• Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces Two West Covina Men Surrender On Workers’ Comp Premium Fraud Charges

9/28/09

• NAIC Warns: Securitizing Life Insurance Settlements Is Risky

• RAA Reacts To The NAIC’s Adoption Of National Disaster Paper

• Portions Of Veterans Affairs’ Bill Hurts Small Veteran-Owned Construction Contractors, SFAA Tells U.S. House Subcommittee

9/25/09

• NAIC Adopts Standard Valuation Model Legislation

• U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit opens door to lawsuits against companies emitting greenhouse gasses

• NAIC Proposes Reinsurance Regulatory Modernization Act Of 2009

• 2010 NAIC Budget Begins Approval Process

• Texas Doctor Files Case Pro Se in U.S. Supreme Court Against Insurance Giant on Integrity and Unethical Practices

9/24/09

• Vice President Joe Biden Addresses NAIC On Health Care Reform

• NAMIC Calls for Focused Financial Services Regulatory Reform

• EU Unveils Blueprint To Overhaul Policing Of Banks

9/23/09

• Pacific Life Uses HighRoads to Augment Summary Plan Description (SPD) ERISA Compliance

9/22/09

• Senator Dodd favors bank super-cop idea: aide

• Congress demands BofA details on Merrill deal: report

• NAIC Should Aim To Preserve Current Strength Of Personal Lines Market

• Media Availability: Insurance Regulators Discuss Credit Rating System

• Vice President Joe Biden To Address NAIC

• NAIC Welcomes State Legislators

9/21/09

• Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces Palmdale Man Sentenced to Serve 14 Years in Prison for Insurance Fraud, Grand Theft and Perjury

• NAIC Should Aim To Preserve Current Strength Of Personal Lines Market

• Levi & Korsinsky LLP Investigates Board of Odyssey Re Holdings Corp. - ORH

9/18/09

• NAMIC Testifies Before Florida's Mitigation Discount Committee

• Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces Southern California Man Arrested in Connection with Auto Insurance Fraud Charges

• Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces Former Insurance Agent from San Diego Pleads Guilty to Felony Theft

• US has new evidence in ex-Bear execs' fraud trial

• Spike in Legislative and Regulatory Activity Puts Increased Demands on Insurance Organizations

9/17/09

• Irwin Financial gets cease and desist order

• North Carolina Passes Professional Employer Organization Act

• NAMIC Opposes CRA Expansion to Property/Casualty Insurance Companies

• Fraud Committee Fights for HB 148

• Wisconsin’s Insurance Scoring Regulation Fair And Beneficial To Consumers, Says AIA

• The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies offered this reaction to the speech by President Obama in New York today

• PIA addresses industry questions on technology, one call at a time

9/16/09

• BDNA Hosts Free Webinar Focused on Managing Software License Compliance Risks

9/15/09

• U.S. Investor Ackman Seeks Liability For Credit Raters

• Cbeyond Announces Preliminary Settlement in Securities Class Action Lawsuit

9/14/09

• Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces Two San Jose Residents Arrested for Suspected Auto Insurance Fraud

• Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces Former Long Beach Insurance Broker Ordered To Pay $120,000 Restitution To Victims

• Pomerantz Files Class Action Against Blue Cross Blue Shield Association ("BCBSA") and Related BCBSA Entities

• U.S. companies oppose SEC money fund proposals-WSJ

9/11/09

• US insurance regulators to question rating agencies

• Financial reform may fail to avert another Lehman

• Ex-Morgan Stanley HK banker found guilty of insider trading

• Lloyds' chair elect backs clawbacks in banker pay

• NAMIC Comments on Resignation of Massachusetts Insurance Commissioner Nonnie Burnes

• Big “I” Applauds House Passage of Surplus Lines Bill

• RIMS Endorses Surplus Lines Legislation

• The Council Praises House Passage Of Surplus Lines Reform Legislation

• NAIC To Hold Public Hearing On Credit Rating Agencies

• NAIFA’s Expanded Convention & Career Conference Starts Saturday in Orlando

• NAILBA Charitable Foundation Announces 2009 Grant Recipients

9/10/09

• Goldman CEO warns against regulatory overkill

• Professional Insurance Agents Complete Nationwide Month of Meetings with Members of Congress as Key Session Looms

• PIANY to meet with governor’s office on producer disclosure draft

• AIA Testifies Before Colorado Workers' Comp Hearing

• Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces Alarming Increase In Suspected Auto Insurance Fraud As Economy Worsens

• The Injury Lawyers Warn on Insurance Fraud Dangers

9/09/09

• Quality Claims Management Reveals that Many 2007 Fire Victims Still Have NOT Been Able to Resolve Their Insurance Claims and Rebuild their Homes

9/04/09

• Auto And Traffic Safety Measures Have Reduced Injuries And Fatalities Says AIA

9/03/09

• NAIC Completes Self-Assessment Against International Standards

• PIWA Hails Modernized New York State Excess Lines Standards

• Aspen Publishes Legal Issues in Risk Management: A Policyholder's Guide by Anderson Kill Attorneys Finley Harckham and Dennis Artese

• * Top investors say Lloyds not canvassing on rights issue

• Pfizer to pay record $2.3 billion to settle marketing charges

9/02/09

• NAMIC Applauds Legislator Group Adoption of Bad Faith Resolution

• Pearson, Simon, Warshaw & Penny, LLP and Tydings & Rosenberg, LLP Announce Filing of Class Action Lawsuit Against ProShares' UltraShort Financials ProShares Fund

9/01/09

• FASB Issues Exposure Draft for Proposed Accounting Standards Update, Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements

8/31/09

• New York Insurance Association Applauds New York For Making The State’s Roadways Safer

8/28/09

• Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces Alarming Increase in Suspected Auto Insurance Fraud as Economy Worsens

8/27/09

• Introducing The FAIR Health Plan (Federal Act Insurance Restructured)

• US regulators prep defenses to survive bank crisis

• Insurance Law Podcast Discusses the Impact of Sports Law on the Insurance Industry

8/26/09

• AIG: NAIC Focused On Fidelity To The Facts

• NAIC Aims For Efficiency With Expedited Licensing Pilot Project

• CalPERS Sues Over California State Employee Furloughs - Workforce Management 

• Insurance agent gets max for defrauding elderly siblings - Salt Lake Tribune

• Insurance company to cover swine flu vaccine - Chicago Tribune 

8/24/09

• Federal Judge Upholds 9/11 Insurers' Subrogation Rights

8/21/09

• Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces Arrest of Diamond Bar Man in $1.4 Million Workers' Comp Fraud Case

• AACG Addresses Mutual Fund and Hedge Fund Regulatory Compliance with New Product Offering

8/19/09

• Professional Insurance Agents Meet With Members of Congress During Annual District Lobbying Events

• Asset Management Finance LLC Awarded Patent For Its Revenue Share Interest Financing Model

8/18/09

• Statement By Insurance Commissioner Poizner On Wcirb Request For 22.8 Percent Hike In Claims Cost Benchmark

8/17/09

• Public Warning: Mercury Insurance Initiative to Raise Rates on Drivers Not At-Fault in Accidents Cleared for Signature Gathering

• Court Sets Standards for Whistleblower Lawsuits Under Sarbanes-Oxley

• U.S. sees big banks largely funding consumer agency

• Icahn sued by hedge fund for hurting shareholders

8/10/09

• North Carolina Legislature Gives Final Approval To Beach Plan Reform Bill

• North Carolina's 'Beach Plan' Moves One Step Closer to Governor's Desk; NAMIC Comments

• IIPRC Removes Mandatory Timeline To Filing Process

8/07/09

• Judge won't approve Bank of America: SEC settlement

• Insurance Law Podcast Discusses Negligent Security Issues Related to Terrorist Attacks in Shopping Centers

8/06/09

• Commissioner Poizner Announces Arrest Of Milpitas Man For Alleged Workers' Comp Fraud Against City Of Menlo Park

• Industry Veteran Attorneys Leon Gladstone and Owen Sloane Form Gladstone Michel Weisberg Willner & Sloane

8/05/09

• U.S. bank regulators dig in against Obama shake-up

• GE to pay $50 mln to settle SEC fraud charges

• SEC wants $22.6 million from former Kmart CEO: court filing

• Commissioner Poizner Releases New Draft of Pay-As-You-Drive Regulations

8/04/09

• Advisen Report Finds That Drop in Q2 Securities Suits May Be a Brief Lull

• AIG: NAIC Focused On Fidelity To The Facts

• Hooper, Lundy & Bookman Challenges Blue Cross’ Payments for Hospital Non-Contracted Claims

• Coventry Health Care Completes Sale of First Health Services Corporation Subsidiary

• Advisen Report Finds That Drop in Q2 Securities Suits May Be a Brief Lull

7/31/09

• Commissioner Poizner Announces Los Angeles Man Sentenced To Serve Two Years Behind Bars For Stealing $100,000 From A Senior

7/30/09

• Steven R. Simon, P.A. Announces Filing of Class Action Suit against the Hartford for Underpayment of Hurricane Wilma Claims

• Cash For Clunkers Final Rule Published By NHTSA

7/29/09

• Wolters Kluwer Financial Services to Help Financial Institutions Comply with Federal Reserve Board's New Regulation C Changes

• NAIC Details State Efforts To Combat Rescissions Abuses

7/28/09

• New Minn. Rules Ahead For Soldier Insurance Sales - WCCO

• Fla., Ga. join on disaster insurance plan - Bizjournals.com 

• You can divorce, but there may be a postnup on your benefits - New York Daily News

• Employee benefits lawyer, corporate manager dish 3BD - Blockshopper 

• Nick Mandel: Union lawsuit doesn't address budget issue - Silver City Sun News 

• Missouri agency reviewing earthquake insurance policies - Joplin Globe

• Michigan lawmakers consider insurance market reforms - American Medical News

7/24/09

• NAIFA Applauds Administration Proposal to Create Office of National Insurance

• NAMIC Responds to Administration’s Proposal for Office of National Insurance

• AIA Comments On Proposed Office Of National Insurance Legislation

• U.S. financial regulators stake out turf defenses

• FDIC wants limits on consumer agency authority

7/24/09

• Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces $34 Million Reduction For 21st Century Auto Insurance Policyholders

• NCOIL To Congress: States Developing CDS Framework

• New Study Reveals Room for Improvement in Automobile Insurance Carriers' Subrogation Efforts

• Deadline Approaching for Commenting on GASB’s Reexamination of Pension Standards

7/23/09

• Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of New York Meet With N.Y. Insurance Department On Compensation Disclosure Rules

7/21/09

• NCOIL Opposes Federal Workers’ Comp Commission, Supports Independence Of State Systems

• AIA Expresses Support For ALEC Bad Faith Resolution

7/20/09

• NCOIL Opposes Federal Workers’ Comp Commission, Supports Independence Of State Systems

• Fraud News - Zalma’s Insurance Fraud Letter

• AIA Expresses Support For ALEC Bad Faith Resolution

• Consumer Group Warns Against Insurance Industry Bill to Allow 'Hard Sell' for Insurer-Controlled Auto Body Shops

• Insurance Trade Groups Support Hazard Mitigation Legislation Introduced by Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Bennie Thompson

7/17//09

• U.S. District Court Rules in Favor of MGA Entertainment in Mattel/Bratz Doll Insurance Litigation

• Noranda Aluminum Holding Corporation Announces Insurance Settlement

• BofA operating under secret regulatory sanction: report

• Trades Ask Congress To Exclude All Lines Of Insurance From CFPA

• North Carolina House of Representatives OK's Beach Plan Legislation; NAMIC Responds

• NAIC Releases 2008 Insurance Department Resources Report

• NAIC Hails Reform Effort; Strongly Objects To Unnecessary Federal Preemption Of State Authority

• AIA Congratulates Oregon Insurance Division Administrator

7/16/09

• NC beach insurance plan fix breezes to House vote - Forbes 

• Bills target insurance firms that drag feet on legit claims - Detroit Free Press 

• NY Insurance Chief: AIG Pricing Examination Routine - Wall Street Journal

• Health care: a whistle-blower knows where the bodies are buried - OregonLive.com

• S. Jersey MD accused of insurance fraud - The Star-Ledger - NJ.com

• Michael Moore's “Sicko” vs. the health insurance industry - Examiner.com

• Property-Casualty Trades Support NCOILl Amendment To Its Model Law On Credit

• NCOIL To Advance Workers’ Comp Reform, Targets Employee Misclassification

• NCOIL REAFFIRMS STATES BEST SERVE INSURANCE CONSUMERS

• Commissioner Poizner Announces Santa Paula Man Arrested in Connection with Workers' Comp Insurance Fraud Charges

• Commissioner Poizner Announces Former Insurance Agent Ordered to Pay $2.1 Million

• Beach Plan Reform Bill Passes North Carolina House Of Representatives

7/15/09

• Direct Group Launches Compliance & Critical Communications Business Unit with Direct Marketing Veteran Jeffrey Jurick And Privacy Expert Kendall Walsh

• Commissioner Poizner Announces Former Insurance Agent Ordered to Pay $2.1 Million After Pleading Guilty to Grand Theft Charges

• Michigan House Democrats’ Latest Anti-Insurer Legislative Efforts Continue, Says AIA

• Show Me Members: Missouri Joins Insurance Compact

• NCOIL Plans To Move Airbag Fraud, Aftermarket Crash Part Models 

• Insurance Regulation Focus Of Academic Symposium

• Commissioner Poizner Announces Studio City Insurance Agent Arrested, Charged with Felony Theft and Insurance Fraud

• Americans Call for Watchdog to Guard Against Financial Predators

7/14/09

• Corporate governance holds Japan back

7/13/09

• Abbey Spanier Rodd & Abrams, LLP, Announces Class Action Lawsuit on Behalf of Manulife Financial Corporation Shareholders

• Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner Releases Details Of Terrorism Financing Probe Data Call, Encourages Fellow Commissioners To Follow Suit

• RIMS Expresses Disappointment in Response to Revised New York State Producer Compensation Regulation

• AIA Supports Legislation To Extend Federal Flood Protection

• Big “I” Commends Introduction of National Flood Insurance Program Extension

7/10/09

• Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner Rejects Industry-Backed Request For Any Increase In Workers' Comp Cost Benchmark

7/09/09

• Are you really independent? Independent contractor vs. employee status - Examiner.com 

• Mandating Employee Leave - Human Resource Executive Online

• US House May Include Surtax on Wealthy in Health-Care Package - Bloomberg

• California regulators shut down alleged health insurance scheme - Los Angeles Times

• NAIC Debuts Web Site Redesign

7/08/09

• AIA Commends Texas Legislature For Reauthorization Of TDI

• Natural Disaster Policy Should Not Incentivize Risky Behavior, NAMIC Tells Congres

7/07/09

• NAMIC Applauds Governor for Nixing Helmet Legislation

• Oregon Legislature Stops Costly Insurance Legislation

• State Bar Warns Lawyers to Beware of Internet Scams Aimed at Attorneys

7/06/09

• Big “I” Submits Testimony to House Committee on Natural Catastrophe Insurance

7/03/09

• Fraud News

• Commissioner Poizner Announces Two Men Arrested In Connection With Auto Insurance Fraud Charges

• Consumers Deserve Complete Information About Auto Body Repair Options

• Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner Commends New York for Public Pension Fund's Divestment of Iranian Investments

• NAIC Members Approve Purchase Of Aig's Personal Auto Group By Farmers Insurance Group

• MetLife Resources Submits Comments On Proposed Irs 403(b) Prototype Program

7/01/09

• Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner Announces Terrorism Financing Probe

• AIA To California DOI: Insurers’ Foreign Investments Must Be Controlled At The Federal Level

• Big “I” Applauds Reintroduction of Surplus Lines Legislation in Senate

6/30/09

• Florida Insurance Commissioner Alleges Discrimination by Life Insurer, Liberty National

• AIA Voices Support For Access To Repair Parts Act

• NAMIC To Congress: Support The "Access To Repair Parts Act"

• New Hampshire Legislative Session A Win For Consumers

• Insurance Commissioner Poizner Unveils Innovative Framework to Encourage Californians to Drive Less and Lower Their Premiums

6/29/09

• Insurance Commissioner Poizner Highlights Unintended Consequences of Effort to Reduce Prison Budget Proposal Will Cripple Efforts to Investigate, Prosecute Insurance Fraud and Related Crimes

• NAMIC Responds to Florida Governor's Veto of HB 1171

• AIA Applauds Passage Of Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Medical Treatment Bill

• AIA Voices Opposition To D.C.’S “Bad Faith” Bill

• Consumers Urge D.C. Council to Make Insurers Accountable In Court For Unfairly Delaying, Denying Insurance Claims

• Nationwide Insurance to Congress: Support the “Access to Repair Parts Act”

• Zurich in Canada names Julie Bolton vice president of Risk Services

• Former employee sues Livingston, claims bias - The Missoulian 

• Lake County insurance agent pleads guilty to fraud - Chicago Tribune 

• Moody's Cuts MBIA Ratings On ABS Exposure, Lawsuit - Wall Street Journal

• South Carolina Sets Insurance Fraud Conviction Record - ClaimsJournal.com 

• New group health insurance rating option - Liberty Vindicator 

6/26/09

• Noranda Aluminum Holding Corporation Announces Insurance Settlement

• NAIC Testifies On Consumer Financial Protection Agency

• NAIFA President Cliff Wilson Appears Before Congress to Discuss Consumer Financial Products Regulation

• AIA Disappointed By Louisiana Senate’s Inaction On Asbestos Lawsuit Reform Legislation

• AIA Disappointed In Florida Governor’s Veto Of Hb 1171, Rating Deregulation Bill For Large Insurers

• Texas Court Finds Legal Expenses Provision in Insurance Policy Ambiguous

• Commissioner Poizner Announces Father, Son And Two Additional Sacramento Suspects Arrested In Connection With Auto Insurance Fraud

• NAMIC Responds to Florida Governor's Veto of HB 1171

6/25/09

• Legislators Say Federal Health Reform Efforts Trample States’ Rights

• AIA Commends Louisiana Legislature For Balanced Approach On Insurance Issues

• KMRD Has Been Granted Registered Trademark Status By The U.S. Government

• TheMuniCenter, LLC Goes Live on Broadridge’s Brokerage Accounting Solution

6/24/09

• New "Lord & Benoit Report" on NAIC Annual Financial Reporting Model Regulation Released Today

• American Discovery to Expand Its Insurance Litigation Practice Area

• NCOIL Model Zeroes In On Workers' Comp Misclassification-Looks At Independent Contractors

• Insurers Join Other Businesses In New Coalition To Develop New Global Accounting Standards To Address Financial Crisis

6/23/09

• Conseco Risk-Based Capital Ratio Benefits Under NAIC Action

• Commissioner Poizner Announces That El Cajon Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing from a Senior

6/22/09

• New Jersey Superior Court Negates Stealth Exclusion in Taco Bell Franchisees’ Insurance Policies  

• PIA Applauds Obama Administration’s Decision to Leave State Regulation of Insurance Intact

• Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner Announces $30 Million In Grants To Fight Workers' Compensation Fraud

• Lord & Benoit Offers Free June 25 Webinar on Benefits of Applying New COSO Monitoring Guidance to SOX, NAIC and FDICIA Management Assessment Compliance

6/19/09

• NAIC Praises Preservation Of State Regulation Under Obama Administration's Plan

• Big “I” Expresses Support for the Obama Administration’s Treatment of Insurance in its Regulatory Reform Plan

• Statement By Commissioner Poizner On Creation Of Proposed Federal Insurance Office

• RAA Applauds Administration’s Insurance Regulatory Reform Proposals

• NAMIC Encouraged but Cautious About Administration's New White Paper

• Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of New York Praises Insurance Department's New Rule on Excess Line Placements

• Regulatory Plan Would Create New Insurance Office - Wall Street Journal

• NY Regulator Says Existing Insurance Controls Are Adequate - CNNMoney.com 

• Proposed Financial & Insurance Regulations - The New American 

• Health Insurance Companies under Congressional Scrutiny - 93.1 WIBC Indianapolis

6/18/09

• Maine Legislature Concludes 2009 Session

6/17/09

• U.S. banks view regulation plans as just proposals

6/16/09

• McDermott Will & Emery Launches Health Care Law Reform Blog

6/15/09

• AIA Calls Upon The Naic To Support Real Insurance Consumer Protection

• NCOIL Commends Meeks Bill To Retain State Authority

• Florida Surplus Lines Bill Passed into Law

• Property/Casualty Insurance Industry Not Systemically Risky, NAMIC Will Tell Key Congressional Panel

• Proposed Bad Faith Insurance Bill Would Lead to 'All Cost, No Benefit,' NAMIC Tells New Jersey Lawmakers

• Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner Urges Los Angeles Residents To Prepare For Wildfires

6/12/09

• CDI Announces Prosecution of United/PacifiCare Proceeds to Administrative Hearing

6/11/09

• PIA Advocates for State Insurance Regulation During White House Meeting on Regulatory Reform

• NCOIL To Treasury: State Officials A Must In Insurance Policy Debates

• Statement By Commissioner Poizner On Completion Of Workers’ Compensation Hearing

• Coalition Backs Legislation To Improve The Administration Of Medicare With Workers’ Comp

• Commissioner Poizner Announces Burbank Man Convicted of Grand Theft

6/10/09

• AIA Voices Support For Ata’s New Highway Safety Agenda

• Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of New York Tells Lawmakers Prior Approval of Health Insurance Rates Will Hurt Consumers

• The Graham Company Receives Favorable Decision In Landmark Copyright Infringement Case

• A.M. Best Insurance Law Podcast Discusses Stringfellow Insurance Litigation Case

• Protect Yourself From Insurance Fraud

6/09/09

• Paid leave law may prompt small HR staffs to turn to pros - NJBIZ 

• Guy Carpenter Report Finds Power of Remedy Laws in Europe Expanding Insurers’ Fields of Exposure

• Insurance Commissioner Poizner Encourages California State University Stanislaus Graduates To "Take A Risk" 

• NAIC Applauds H.R. 2733

• NAMIC: Connecticut Legislature Ends Session on Positive Note for Insurance Consumers

• Kroll Helps Healthcare Providers Face Looming Red Flag Rules

6/08/09

• ACLI Comments On The Confidence In Long-Term Care Insurance Act Of 2009

• Connecticut General Assembly Adjourns 2009 Session

• Ulta Announces Preliminary Settlement in Securities Class Action Lawsuit

6/05/09

• Grant & Eisenhofer P.A. Announces Settlement of Class Action Lawsuit Against Stone & Webster, Inc.

• Nine accused of $92 mln U.S. mortgage fraud sceme

• Insurance Commissioner Poizner Introduces First Ever Regulations To Halt Improper Rescission Practices

• Illinois Department of Insurance re-established as a separate department of State government

• PIANH applauds lawmakers for opposing burdensome requirements on businesses

• Trade Groups Urge Oregon Legislators to Protect Consumers from Trial Bar Agenda

6/04/09

• AIA Disappointed By Texas Legislature’s Inaction On TDI Sunset Bill

• Insurance Commissioner Poizner Calls for Swift Action by WCIRB to Address Challenges Identified by Audit When Implemented, Recommendations to Help Create More Efficient Workers' Comp Market

6/03/09

• Politics and Fraud - Will the Twain Ever Meet?

• Kroll Sells U.S. Government Security Clearance Business to Veritas Capital

• Kroll Ontrack Experts Author New Edition of Popular Electronic Evidence and Discovery Book

• Anti-Fraud Legislation Headed To Governor

• Arbitration Is Ideally Suited To Resolve Inter-Insurer Disputes Over Construction Defects

• Commissioner Poizner Announces First Enforcement Actions Under New Title Insurance Law Suspension and Penalty Imposed Against Title Marketing Representative

• Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces Hearings to Examine Availability of Homeowners Insurance and Fair Plan Concerns in Santa Barbara and Los Angeles

• AIA Pleased With Outcome Of TWIA Legislation

• Corporation Service Company Announces Major Initiative in Compliance and Governance Business

6/02/09

• TOP TRADEMARK ATTORNEYS RECOGNIZED IN THE CSC® TRADEMARK INSIDER® ANNUAL REPORT

• Bermuda Supreme Court Dismisses Validus Application for a Scheme of Arrangement

• Validus Comments on Ruling by Supreme Court of Bermuda

• Max Capital Comments on Bermuda Court’s Dismissal of Validus’s Application for a Scheme of Arrangement

• Awareness Campaign Seeks to Educate Pennsylvanians About the Risks and Criminal Consequences of Insurance Fraud

6/01/09

• PIA Opposes Federal Commission to Study State Workers Compensation Laws

5/29/09

• NCOIL To Feds:  Recognize—Don’t Restrict—State Health Reforms

5/28/09

• Commissioner Poizner Announces Three Arrested in Connection with $5 Million Workers' Compensation Insurance Fraud

• Hooper, Lundy & Bookman Negotiates Class Action Settlement with Health Net: California Hospitals to Receive at least $1.95 Million

5/27/09

• AIA Voices Support For Federal Building Code Legislation And Raises Concerns Over Homeowners’ Defense Act

• New Building Code Legislation Would Protect Lives, Property Says Building Code Coalition

• Property/Casualty Trades Jointly Urge Governor Henry To Sign Hb 1021

• Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner Announces Support For Extending Tax Grace Period To Cedar Fire Survivors

• Work Right Foundation Press Release

• IBHS Applauds Legislation To Provide Incentives For Strong, Well-Enforced Statewide Building Codes

• U.S. cracks down on corporate bribes: report

• Achmea plans $440 mln insurance compensation

5/26/09

• Big “I” Praises Reintroduction of Surplus Lines Bill in House

• NAMIC Urges Swift Congressional Action to Ease Access to Surplus Lines Insurance

• Rep. Klein Introduces Natural Disaster Legislation

• RIMS Supports Surplus Lines Legislation

• Comprehensive Lawsuit Reform In Oklahoma Applauded By AIA

• NAIFA Applauds Re-Introduction of NARAB II Legislation

• Big “I” Applauds Reintroduction of NARAB II

5/22/09

• Bill increases time for public workers to retire - Las Vegas Review - Journal 

• Reward in the legal sector - Employee Benefits

• Bill Proposes To Give Federal Employees Domestic Partnership Benefits - Lez Get Real 

• Trial begins in case of canceled health insurance - San Jose Mercury News

• House committee OKs windstorm insurance plan - Houston Chronicle

• Insurance issues rise as storm season nears - Gulf Breeze News

• Connecticut House Passes Health Insurance Pool Bill - Hartford Courant 

• Commissioner Poizner Warns Consumers About Home Warranty Scams

• PIANY gives New York’s independent agents a voice on Capitol Hill

5/21/09

• Wolters Kluwer Financial Services Expands Coverage to Include Regulatory Developments in European Union and Middle East

• Navigators to Offer Personal Umbrella Coverage to Members of the American Bar Association

• Corporate Counsel Names The Hartford’s in-House Attorneys as “Best Legal Department” for 2009

• SEC offers 2 ways to give shareholders more say

• Insurance Regulators Urge Congress To Capitalize On States’ Strengths

• Commissioner Poizner Announces San Diego Husband, Wife And Additional Suspect Arraigned On Insurance Fraud, Conspiracy Charges

• Commissioner Poizner Urges All Californians To Evaluate Need For Earthquake Insurance

• Minnesota Legislature Rejects Costly Insurance Legislation As Session Ends, Says AIA

• Navigators to Offer Personal Umbrella Coverage to Members of the American Bar Association

• North Carolina House Approves Bill Ending Contributory Negligence

5/20/09

• BrainBank Inc. awarded U.S. patent for innovation & idea management technology

• Commissioner Poizner Announces Three Suspects Arrested In Connection With Two Fresno Auto Fraud Cases

• Karen Clark & Company Selected by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) to Consult on Catastrophe Models

• New Life Agency, Inc. Continues to Trial Against Beitler Services, Inc. in Pursuit of Payments for Surrogate Maternity Claims

5/18/09

• NAMIC Cautions Congress to Avoid Dual Regulation

• Why Insurers are Vulnerable to Fraud

• Commissioner Poizner Announces Bakersfield Woman Charged With Insurance Fraud For Second Time In Two Years

• New York Insurance Association 2009 Annual Conference

• PIANY To Meet With State Legislators In Albany, May 19

• Massachusetts’ Data Breach Law Poised to Set Standard for Nation

• Lord & Benoit Offers Free June 2 Webinar on New National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Model Regulation

• Validus Submits Application to Bermuda Court for Scheme of Arrangement

5/15/09

• AIA Voices Support For Obama Administration’s Views On NFIP

• Commissioner Poizner Launches Cdi Online Senior Information Center To Assist Seniors With Insurance Questions

• Econ4U Supports Efforts to Make Credit Card Bills Fairer, More Transparent

• Georgia Expands Existing Relationship with Sircon to Streamline Insurance Licensing and Regulatory Management

• Letter To The Editor/Open Letter To NY Lawmakers

• NAMIC Message to Florida Governor, Insurance Officials Stops Anti-consumer Rule in Its Tracks

• PIANH Urges State Lawmakers To Oppose Burdensome Requirement On Businesses

5/14/09

• AIA Finds Washington Legislative Session Results Mixed And Commends Montana Legislature

• Ways To Av0id ‘Gray Areas’ In Insurance Contracts To Be Revealed

• Statement By Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner, As Governor Signs Poizner-Sponsored Legislation To Help Unemployed Californians

5/13/09

• Statement by the National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA) re: GAO Report on Insurance Reciprocity and Uniformity

• NAIC's 'Climate Risk' Survey Uses Mandatory Disclosure to Promote Activist Groups' Agenda, According to Paper Published by Washington Legal Foundation

• NCOIL To Congress:  States And Feds Should Work Together On Systemic Risk

5/12/09

• BestWeek: Florida Lawmakers Shift Thinking, Pass Bills to Face the Risk

• 10 ways to stay out of legal trouble while trimming staff - Business Management Daily

• Insurance firms deserve fair and reasonable treatment from state  - The Detroit News

• New insurance legislation would raise rates - MiamiHerald.com

• Allegations serious, Oxendine foe says - Atlanta Journal Constitution

• Tort Reform Myth: The Legal System Causes High Malpractice - InjuryBoard.com

• A shy religious group in Ga. fights insurance law - MiamiHerald.com

5/11/09

• New York Insurance Superintendent Eric Dinallo, in an exclusive Q&A with Leader’s Edge, talks about contingent commissions, anti-rebating rules, compensation disclosure and more.

• American Insurance Association Opposes New Jersey Credit Ban Bill

• American Insurance Association Opposes State Catastrophe Fund At New Jersey Committee Hearing

• Anti-credit Scoring Legislation is Anti Consumer, NAMIC Tells New Jersey Senate Committee

• Commissioner Poizner Announces Mother, Son Arrested In Connection With Automobile Arson, Insurance Fraud

• Congressman John Tanner is Big “I” Legislator of the Year

• Insurance Law Podcast Discusses New Limits on Insurance Companies’ Liability

5/08/09

• AIA Commends Colorado General Assembly For Maintaining A Balanced Regulatory And Civil Justice Environment For Consumers And Business During Tough Economy

• Commissioner Poizner Calls on State Fund to Move Expeditiously to Implement Recommendations

• IIPRC Offers Fee Structure For Regional Insurers

5/07/09

• StoneRiver Announces Web Quote and Template Underwriting Capability

• NAIC Testifies On Expansion, Affordability Of Health Care Coverage

• NAMIC Commends Florida Legislature for More Realistic Approach to Insurance Rates

• Commissioners rethinking insurance switch - Chillicothe Gazette 

• $17 million verdict against American Family insurance is reinstated - Kansas City Star 

• Investigation of Amweld fund planned - Youngstown Vindicator 

• Consumer group urges insurance bill veto - Bradenton Herald 

• $900 million insurance settlement over '07 fires is near, company says - San Diego Union Tribune 

• Insurance rates draw opposition- LubbockOnline.com 

• Probation, restitution set in insurance fraud case  - Buffalo News 

• Ore. Supreme Court to decide retiree insurance - KDRV 

5/06/09

• Insurance Commissioner Poizner Files Amicus Briefs to Urge Modification of Almaraz and Ogilvie Decisions

• NAIC International Internship Program Continues To Grow

• Insurers Support Report Of U.S. Chamber Coalition That Found Fair Value Accounting Reforms Fall Short Of Fixing Problems

• AIA Praises Florida Senate’s Passage Of Legislation Restoring Surplus Lines’ Regulatory Exemption

5/05/09

• Florida Legislature Acts On Two Key Property Insurance Measures; Reinstates Workers’ Compensation Attorney Fee Cap

• Florida House And Senate Approve Ban On Local “Crash Tax”

5/04/09

• I.I.I. President Testifies On Effectiveness Of Credit-Based Insurance Scores

• Insurance Fraud News

• Senate approves windstorm insurance bill - BusinessWeek

• Ex-Pa. judge in federal prison for insurance fraud - Philadelphia Inquirer

• Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry vetoes rules on insurance mandates - NewsOK.com

• Insurance challenge rejected - News & Observer

• Judge won't unseal files in Mutual Benefit insurance fraud case - MiamiHerald.com

• Working together to stop an insurance rip-off from hurting Texans - Fort Worth Star Telegram

5/01/09

• Senate Special Committee on Aging Holds Hearing on Life Settlements: NAIFA Submits Statement

• NCOIL Insurance Scoring Model Protects Consumers, Legislators Advise NAIC

• Despite Rough Economy, Consumers Continue To Benefit From Insurers' Use Of Credit-Based Insurance Scores

• Max Capital Group Dismisses Lawsuit Brought by Validus Holdings as without Merit

• The Life Settlement Institute Applauds U.S. Senate for Reviewing Emerging Industry

4/30/09

• NCOIL To Congress: Transparency & Accountability Key In Life Settlements

• National Insurance Crime Bureau Data Shows Increase in Fraudulent Claims Linked to Poor Economy

• Insurance Commissioner Poizner Calls On Wcirb To Withdraw Rate Increase Related To Recent WCAB Decisions

• Validus Files Lawsuit against IPC Holdings and Max Capital Group

• IP Law & Business Launches New “Weekly Report” E-Newsletter

4/29/09

• American Insurance Association Opposes Bad Faith Legislation In Maine

• Cross Country to Detail Benefits of Auto Insurers Moving From First Notice of Loss to Automatic Notice of Loss

• NAMIC Opposes 'Dangerous' Expansion of Maine Unfair Claims Law 'in the Strongest Possible Terms'

• INSURANCE REGULATORS TO HOLD HEARING ON CREDIT SCORING

4/28/09

• Syncora Guarantee Inc. Suspends All Claims Payments Pursuant to NYID Order

• AIG a lesson for European watchdogs

4/27/09

• Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson Introduces Naturalized Citizens Assistance Act

• Commissioner Poizner Announces Extradition of First Israeli National on State Criminal Charges

• Commissioner Poizner Announces Centinela State Prison Librarian Arraigned for Insurance Fraud and Grand Theft

• House bill OKs domestic partners' state health insurance - Minneapolis Star Tribune

• Americans Support Public Health Insurance - North Star Writers Group

• Mo. Senate passes autism insurance mandate  - Belleville News Democrat - ‎Apr 23, 2009‎

4/24/09

• Legislation to Federalize Insurance Regulation Would Free Insurers From Consumer Protections in 50 States

• FACTBOX: Major U.S. financial regulation reform initiatives

4/23/09

• Commissioner Poizner Announces Arrests of South Bay Trio for Auto Insurance Fraud

• Texas Supreme Court Rejects Insurance Industry Attack on Motor Vehicle Coverage

4/21/09

• Minnesota “One-Way Loser Pays” Bill Will Lead To Higher Litigation Costs, Says AIA

• NAIC Works Toward Uniform Global Regulatory Standards

• Sevigny: Royce-Bean Bill Strips States Of Consumer-Protection Authority

4/20/09

• Connecture, Inc. Presents White Paper On How To Effectively Market To Seniors While Staying In Compliance

• American Insurance Association Says H.B. 1657 Will Increase Litigation And Construction Costs

• American Insurance Association Supports Primary Enforcement Seat Belt Legislation In Massachusetts

• Commissioner Poizner Announces Arrest of Los Angeles Area Duo in $6.3 Million Workers' Comp Insurance Fraud Scheme

• Leading Independent Proxy Advisory Firm Supports Specialty Underwriters' Alliance, Inc. in Its Proxy Contest Against Hallmark Financial Services, Inc.

4/17/09

• Taiwan's Shin Kong Life Fined Again By Regulator

• MetLife Supports SEC Regulation Of Indexed Annuities - Wall Street Journal 

• Sebelius signs law to subsidize health insurance with stimulus money - Bizjournals.com

4/16/09

• Insurance Fraud News

• Commissioner Poizner Announces Former Southern California Insurance Agent Sentenced to Prison for Felony Theft

• Commissioner Poizner Announces Unlicensed Contractors Sentenced for Soliciting 2007 Wildfire Victims

• Berman DeValerio Investigating OppenheimerFunds Regarding Core Bond Fund

4/15/09

• NY looks into possible pension kickbacks: report

4/14/09

• The Nevada Division of Insurance Launches 'Take No Chance' 2009 Public Education Campaign

• U.S. institute names 99 top ethical companies

• Preparing for EFCA - Human Resource Executive Online

• Why workers need the Employee Free Choice Act  - San Francisco Chronicle

• Determining if a worker is an employee - Culpeper Star Exponent 

• US Postal Service Changes Insurance Claims-Processing - Auctionbytes 

• Ruling on Insurance Rates - WLNS

• Convicted killer battling for insurance - Charleston Gazette 

• Agents Can Help Fight Insurance Fraud - ClaimsJournal.com

4/13/09

• NewRiver Patent Validated In Court

• Belgian court rules all Fortis shareholders can vote

• Brooke Corp.'s lending unit accused of fraud, taking kickbacks - Kansas City Star

• Judge puts Coral Insurance in receivership - Bizjournals.com

• Fla. lawmakers 'waking up' to insurance failures - New York Times

• Bill proposed for autism insurance coverage - Central Michigan Life

• Gay rights group hails introduction of Family Leave Insurance Act  - CCH 

• 2 women accused of staging bogus funerals to collect insurance - Los Angeles Times

4/10/09

• Like New Mexico, Interstate Compact 'Grows As It Goes'

4/09/09

• Kelley Drye & Warren LLP Files $1 Billion Lawsuit on Behalf of Domestic Producers Against Insurers and U.S. Government for Damages Caused by Dumped Chinese Food Products

• Humana Inc. and Ronald A. Katz Technology Licensing, L.P. Settle Patent Lawsuit and Enter into License Agreement

• Bill banning bonuses for denying insurance claims is killed  - Bizjournals.com

• John Hancock Life Insurance Co. settles bias suit - Boston Herald

• License revoked for insurance agent accused of fraud - Shreveport Times

• Soaring medical insurance costs are a sore spot for employers - Los Angeles Times

•  More Auto and Car Insurance Fraud Cases In Bad Economy - ABC News

• Former LA cop gets a year in jail for insurance fraud - Contra Costa Times

4/08/09

• Agents for Change Strongly Supports “The National Insurance Consumer Protection Act”  

4/07/09

• AIG’s American Home Assurance Company Reaches Agreement with New Jersey Meadowlands and New Jersey Attorney General on EnCap Remediation

• AIA Statement On Introduction Of “National Insurance Consumer Protection Act”

• ABA And ABIA Support Optional Federal Charter Legislation Proposed In The House

• The Council Commends National Insurance Consumer Protection Act

• NAIFA Supports Introduction of National Insurance Consumer Protection Act

• Proposed Federal Regulation of Insurance Would Hurt Consumers, NAMIC Says

• Big "I" Opposes Optional Federal Charter Bill

• Sevigny: Royce-Bean Bill Strips States Of Consumer-Protection Authority

• NAIC Works Toward Uniform Global Regulatory Standards

4/06/09

• NCPA Statement on House Medicare Part B DMEPOS Surety Bond Legislation

• California Leads the Nation in Patient Health Rights

4/03/09

• Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces Increased Language Accessibility To Health Insurance For California Consumers - State law guarantees interpreters for health care services

4/02/09

• AIA Commends Florida House On Restoring Workers’ Compensation Attorney Fee Cap

• COBRA Requirements Under The Stimulus Legislation  - The Metropolitan Coporate Counsel

4/01/09

• Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces $365,000 Settlement with Fidelity for Alleged Illegal Rebating Activities

• Commissioner Poizner Announces Three Family Members Charged in Staged Auto Theft Scam in Fresno

3/31/09

• Federal District Judge Denies Class Certification in Funeral Industry Antitrust Litigation

3/30/09

• PIANY applauds expansion of NYPIUA coverage

• Delaware Superior Court Orders New Hampshire Insurance Co. to Advance's HLTH Corp's Defense Costs "Forthwith" in D&O Case

3/27/09

• Florida Insurance Commissioner Selected Regulator of the Year by LexisNexis Insurance Law Center

• Illinois Commerce Commission Unanimously Approves Rate Order

3/26/09

• JPMorgan sues Washington Mutual over $13 billion case

• U.S. boardroom group launches governance campaign

• AIA Testifies Against Minnesota’s Anti-Consumer Credit Ban Bill

• AIA Testifies Against North Carolina Homeowners Rate Freeze

• Insurance Commissioner Poizner Sponsors Legislation to Aid Unemployed Californians During Economic Crisis

3/25/09

• Government Arguments “A Sham,” Say Plaintiffs In Medicare Lawsuit

• IBM and FINEOS Host Briefing on Insurance Fraud

• Citigroup-Wells Fargo case moves to NY state court

• Life Partners Supports Proposed New York Regulations

3/24/09

• Government Arguments “A Sham,” Say Plaintiffs In Medicare Lawsuit

• IBM and FINEOS Host Briefing on Insurance Fraud

3/23/09

• North Carolina Legislation to Freeze Rates Would Risk Availability of Homeowners' Insurance Throughout the Entire State, NAMIC Says

• FACTBOX-Key facts on Germany's proposed nationalisation law

• IBM and FINEOS Host Briefing on Insurance Fraud

• Mintz Levin Attorney Karineh Khachatourian to be a Featured Panelist in Program on the “End of the Billable Hour: Friend or Foe?”

3/20/09

• FACTBOX-Regulators recommend hedge fund supervision

• Insurance Commissioner Poizner Calls For Hearing To Determine Cause Of Skyrocketing Medical Costs In Workers' Comp System

• Interstate Compact Blossoms With Addition Of Magnolia State

• NAFA Member Alert – Florida Senate Bill 1372 - NAFA Urges Grass Roots Action to encourage Fairness in State Legislation

3/19/09

• Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell Chicago Partners Successfully Represent United National Insurance In Precedent-Setting D&O Regulatory Exclusion Case

• NAIC Completes Comprehensive Producer-Licensing Assessment

• NAMIC Testifies at Senate Hearing on Insurance Regulation

• Insurance Regulators Adopt Climate Change Risk Disclosure

• AIA Reacts To NAIC Adoption Of Climate Change Risk Disclosure

• Big "I" Testifies Before Congress on Insurance Regulation

• Commissioner Poizner Announces Long Beach Insurance Agent Surrenders in Connection with Grand Theft and Elder Abuse

• AIG's regulator backs systemic risk supervisor

• FACTBOX-UK watchdog's plans for financial reform

• When Bonus Contracts Can Be Broken - New York Times

• ERISA Survey Finds Many Sponsors Lacking in Fiduciary Details - Planadviser.com

• Jay proposes outlawing insurance bans on pre-existing illnesses - Charleston Gazette 

3/18/09

• NCOIL To Dodd: State Regulation Works, OFC Would Not

• NAIC Takes Step Toward Market Regulation Accreditation Program

• American Insurance Association Supports Louisiana Property And Casualty Insurance Commission’s Legislative Recommendations On Dwi Penalties

• Consumers And Credit: Regulator Hearing To Review Concerns

• Life & Health Agent/Advisors Visit Capitol Hill

• NAIC 2008 Annual Report: ‘Navigating Change’

• NCOIL Spring Meeting Report Now Available!

• Health Integrated Launches Unique Service for Health Plans Preparing for Federal Mental Health Parity Regulations

3/17/09

• Insurance Commissioner Poizner Highlights Strength Of State-Based Insurance Oversight, Opposition To Optional Federal Charter

• Insurance Compact Reports Continued Success

• AIA Supports Climate Risk Disclosure Compromise But Expresses Concerns On Other NAIC Initiatives At Its Upcoming National Meeting

• NAIC And NIPR Announce Transaction Processing On A Fast Track

• NAIC Cooks Up Support For Mama’s Kitchen

• ING faces four U.S. lawsuits for bond damages

• Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins LLP Files Class Action Suit Against Prudential Financial, Inc.

3/16/09

• Texas Court Finds Asbestosis Exclusion Applies Only to Asbestosis

• AILA Applauds Introduction Of The “Immigration Fraud Prevention Act Of 2009”

• NAIC Testifies On Impact Of Climate Change On Insurance Industry

3/13/09

• Fed Chairman’s Comments In Line with NAMIC View of Systemic Risk Regulation

• American Insurance Association Applauds House Passage Of Oklahoma Lawsuit Reform Legislation

• Big “I” Commends President Obama on Signing Temporary Extension of Flood Insurance Program into Law

• Professional Insurance Agents Hail Extension of National Flood Insurance Program

• Banking group to meet with NY's Dinallo over MBIA: report

3/12/09

• NCOIL Takes On Workers’ Comp Concern, Will Advance Independent Contractor Model Law

• NAMIC Opposes Additional Restriction on Insurers' Use of Hurricane Deductibles in Rhode Island

• National Conference Of Insurance Guaranty Funds Releases Insolvency Trends – 2009 White Paper

3/11/09

• Important Rights of Policyholders Recognized in A Major California Supreme Court Decision Published Today

3/09/09

• Systemic Risk: Focus Of NAIC CEO’s Congressional Testimony

• Heated NCOIL Debate Challenges Use Of Education/Occupation, Points To Future Discussion

• New York Insurance Association Cle/Ce Seminar And Regulatory Symposium

• Benefits Broker, Conn. Settle Over Insurer Kickbacks  - Competition Law 360

• Hempstead Village seeks refund from attorney - Newsday

3/06/09

• “The Need for Insurance Fraud Criminal Statutes And Prosecution of Insurance Fraud”

• Joint AFP/AHP Position: Obama Budget And New Limits On Charitable Deductions

• NCOIL Engages Experts In Quest For Regulatory Reform

• NCOIL Forms Credit Default Swap Task Force, Plans State Regulation

• NCOIL Tackles Balance Billing In Its Quest For Transparency, Plans Summer Hearing

• NAMIC-supported 'No Pay/No Play' Bill Debated in Kansas

3/05/09

• The Council Commends New York on Clarification of Anti-Rebating Laws

• NCOIL Engages Experts In Quest For Regulatory Reform

• FACTBOX-EU executive's draft market regulation plans

3/03/09

• AIA Sends Letter To Geithner And Bernanke Regarding Additional Federal Intervention

• IIABNY Asked for Alternatives to Insurance Department's Compensation Proposal

• PIA ApplaudsHouse Extension of National Flood Insurance Program

• A.M. Best Insurance Law Podcast Discusses Georgia Supreme Court’s Decision

• Labor Dept. offers details on new COBRA subsidy - Newsday

• Australia boosts life insurance company oversight - Reuters 

3/02/09

• NAIC Names 2009 Consumer Liaison Representatives

• California Bill Attacks Consumer Fraud

2/27/09

• ABIA Commends Bernanke For Recommending An Optional Federal Charter For Insurance

• Newly Formed Main Street America Coalition Sends Letter to Congress

• NAIC Names 2009 Consumer Liaison Representatives

• Wells Fargo’s Credit Card Processing Division Is Withholding Tens Of Thousands Of Dollars Owed To A Southern California-Based Behavioral Healthcare Treatment Center

2/26/09

• Commissioner Poizner Announces Former Southern California Insurance Agent Charged With $300,000 Grand Theft

• Securities Litigation and D&O Insurance: Do You Really Know the Exposure?

• ASPPA Requests Safe Harbor Plan Relief from Treasury / IRS

• Governor's Budget Bill Unfair to Low-income Wisconsin Drivers, NAMIC Charges

• The Principal Responds to Incorrect Reports of Lobbying Against Employee Free Choice Act

2/25/09

• 98 Percent of Carrier Executives Emphasize Importance of Ease of Doing Business in Joint NAMIC/DCC Study

• Culpability Scope to Widen in Madoff Matter, Says Intergenerational Wealth Preservation, Inc. Non-Lawyer Litigation Support Service

2/24/09

• Promontory Financial Group Study Outlines A Federal Framework for Insurance Regulation

2/20/09

• NAMIC Slams Minnesota Legislation as ‘Harmful to the Idea of Mutuality’

• Lifetime Caps Bill Introduced

• AHF Sues California Over Forced Closure of AIDS Care Plan; Retaliation by Health Officials

• Braves file lawsuit against insurance firm - Atlanta Journal Constitution,  USA 
• Congressional Review of 401(k)s Begins - Human Resource Executive Online, PA 
• Know your tax exemption, deductions - Macon County News, NC
• Lawmakers offer reining in W.Va. insurance agency - Forbes, NY
• Bill to revamp auto-insurance system hits a wall - Bizjournals.com, NC
• Health insurance bill a step backward - Tulsa World, OK

2/19/09

• Consumers Benefit from Credit-based Insurance Scoring, Flex-rating Law, NAMIC Tells Connecticut Legislative Panel

• American Insurance Association Opposes Connecticut House Bills 6444 And 6446

• Lack of Transparency Challenges Corporate Bankruptcy Industry

2/18/09

• House duo planning to introduce federal insurance regulation bill - IFAwebnews.com, MD 
• Poll: Americans want national health insurance plan - Minnesota Independent, MN
• FEMA to speak on flood insurance - Jamestown Sun, ND
• Insurance for autism passes Senate panel - Helena Independent Record, MT 
• Craven commissioners may add county to insurance suit - New Bern Sun Journal, NC
• Avoid the COBRA: Health insurance options available - Appleton Post Crescent,  USA 
• Despite Insurance, Many Cancer Patients Left Destitute - North Carolina News Network

2/17/09

• UnitedHealth Group Statement on Passage of Economic Recovery Bill

• Insurance Institute to adopt standards for roof safety - Boston Globe
• Retiree benefit cutbacks roil courts - The National Law Journal
• Insurer's lawsuit fights to keep documents under wraps - Dallas Morning News, TX 
• One-size-fits-all insurance law hurts drivers - DetNews.com, MI
• Federal judge slashes jury award in insurance case - Houston Chronicle,

2/16/09

• Granite Development Affiliates Accuse Wachovia Of Extortion, Fraud, Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices

2/13/09

• American Insurance Association Calls Defeat Of Onerous Auto Insurance Bill A Victory For Wyoming Consumers

• A.M. Best Releases Two Insurance Law Podcasts

• Anthem Blue Cross agrees to pay $1 million fine - San Jose Mercury News,  USA
• NJ court clarifies employee misconduct provision - NorthJersey.com, NJ 
• Warehouse chain ordered to pay more than $470000 to employee’s - Los Angeles Wave Newspapers, CA
• Dallas' auto insurance rule not a liability at all - Dallas Morning News, TX 
• Texas medical group joins lawsuit against insurance companies - Austin American-Statesman, TX

2/12/09

• Brattle Group Analysis of Self-Dealing and Executive Compensation Helps Achieve Record-Setting $115 Million Settlement in Delaware Court on Behalf of AIG

• FACTBOX-Global financial regulation reform at issue at G7

• Administrative Law Judges Issue Proposed Rate Order

• Florida insurance commissioner seeks federal help - Sarasota Herald-Tribune, FL 
• Fired worker wins appeal for benefits - The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
• EBSA Releases PPA DB Disclosure Guidance - Planadviser.com, CT 
• Texas doctors join suits against Cigna, Aetna - Bizjournals.com, NC 
• Delphi warning on benefits tells employees to get ready for the worst - The Grand Rapids Press - MLive.com
• Insurance department slaps National Home Protection with cease and desist order  - Bizjournals.com, NC 
• Anthem Blue Cross agrees to take back clients, pay $1-million fine - Los Angeles Times, CA

2/11/09

• Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner Announces $1 Million Grant For Fresno County To Fight Workers' Compensation Insurance Fraud

2/10/09

• EU executive to propose more bank capital rules

• Amerisafe to review governance, director stands down

• Ban on rewards for denying insurance claims passes committee - Bizjournals.com, NC
• DOL Provides Guidance on Fiduciary Duties - Occupational Health Safety, TX
• Protective steps to follow when cutting your workforce - Fort Worth Business Press, TX 
• EDITORIAL: Expanded Children’s Health Insurance Program saves money - Fort Worth Star Telegram, TX 
• Auto Insurance Scam Stopped In Its Tracks - MSNBC 
• Auto insurance fines out of line - MLive.com, MI 
• Insurance agent pleads guilty in $100000 premiums fraud case - IFAwebnews.com, MD

2/09/09

• American Insurance Association Testifies Against Connecticut Senate Bill 291

• American Insurance Association Opposes State Catastrophe Fund At Connecticut Committee Hearing

• Willis Survey: Litigation an Increasing Risk for UK Financial Institutions

• Sutherland Annual Study Finds That It Sometimes Pays

2/06/09

• Willis CEO Plumeri Applauds Proposed New York State Regulation Mandating Transparency in Broker Compensation

• NCOIL Assem. Morelle To House Committee: States Should Regulate Credit Default Swaps

• IIABNY Receives Insurance Department's Proposed Compensation Disclosure Regulation

• Michigan Governor's Call for Freezing Auto Rates Will Hurt Citizens, NAMIC Says

• Insurance Commissioner Poizner Hosts Insurance Recovery Forum To Assist Triangle Wildfire Survivors With Recovery Efforts

• Gov. Paterson Addresses IIABNY Members at Annual L Day

• AIA Claims Michigan Insurance Advocate's Report And Governor's Call For Rate Freeze Unrealistic, Ignore Market Costs

• UnitedHealth Group Statement on Enactment of SCHIP Legislation

2/05/09

• American Insurance Association Opposes Connecticut Senate Bill 763

• Expansion of Connecticut Unfair Insurance Practices Law Would Hurt Policyholders At a Time When They're 'Already Struggling,' NAMIC Tells Committee

• Seeger Weiss Negotiates Historic Agreement with Insurers to Reduce Liens on Settlement Awards for Thousands of Patients Participating in $4.85 Billion Vioxx Settlement Program

• The Hartford Leads Financial Services Industry With Web Resource Designed Exclusively For Sales Assistants

2/04/09

• Commissioner Poizner Announces Southern California Insurance Agent Charged With $1.3 Million Grand Theft

• Governor's Budget Could Lead To Job Loss And Increased Cost Of Insurance For Consumers, NYIA To Testify At New York Budget Hearings

• Berman DeValerio Files Lawsuit against Massachusetts Mutual and Oppenheimer on Behalf of Madoff Investors

• Ruling in Boston Ponzi Scheme Case Carries Broad Implications for Banking Industry

2/03/09

• NewRiver Files Suit Against Morningstar For Alleged Unlawful Access To Its Computers And Unfair Competition

2/02/09

• NYSIF Anti-Fraud Program Sets Record Savings Amount in 2008:  $20.7M

• IIABNY, Insurance Dept. Work on Transitioning to Single Producer License

• Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson Introduces National Financial Literacy Act

• Triad Guaranty Inc. Announces Filing of Purported Class Action Lawsuit

• Verdict overturned in case against Texas Mutual Insurance - Bizjournals.com

• Life insurance capital lifeline denied by regulators - MarketWatch 

• TASC Helps Businesses Handle the Complexity of ERISA's Rules - PR Web

1/30/09

• Senate poised to approve children's health bill

• Supreme Court Says Ex-Wife Can Get Deceased Employee's Pension - ElderLawAnswers.com, MA
• New PR insurance commissioner faces Senate probe - MSNBC 
• Donelon wins battle in La. insurance deadlock - Forbes, NY 
• State Insurance Regulators Rail Against Naked Swaps - Derivatives Week, NY 
• United States: Minimizing Employee Benefits Litigation - Mondaq News Alerts (registration), UK 
• Congress Relaxes Rules on Suits Over Pay Inequity - New York Times
• Eastpointe councilman resigns amid insurance fraud investigation - Detroit Free Press
• Consumers overturn denials of insurance benefits with state appeals - Detroit Free Press
• Florida condo-insurance law isn't popular - SmartBrief, DC 

1/29/09

• AIA Calls North Dakota Credit Ban Bill Harmful To Consumers

• Commissioner Poizner Announces 6% Fee Reduction For Thousands Of Small Businesses And Individuals, Renews Commitment To Consumer Protection

• NAIC Holds Hearing To Discuss Capital And Surplus Changes

• Kiesel Boucher Larson Files Class Action Lawsuit against State of California on Behalf of Emergency Room Physicians

1/28/09

• NCOIL Takes On Credit Default Swaps: Action Expected At Spring Meeting

• CAHI Releases '2009 State Legislators' Guide to Health Insurance Solutions'

• SEC official says agency lacks resources - report

• UPDATE 3-EU's McCreevy says crisis should prompt reforms

• House Panel Members Urge Geithner to Create Insurance Office - Financial-Planning.com, NY
• Wife: Former NC Insurance Commissioner In Coma - MyNC.com, NC
• Life Insurers' Request for Relief Challenged - Washington Post
• Olson’s bill targets insurance companies’ use of credit scoring - Bemidji Pioneer, MN 
• Man gets 9 months for insurance fraud - Boston Herald
• Plan aids jobless with health costs - USA Today
• Insurance plans reward good health with gifts - Atlanta Journal Constitution
• La. insurance dispute goes to courtroom - The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com, LA 
• Insurance changes a bottom-line concern - Scarlet Scuttlebutt, NJ

1/27/09

• AIA Comments On Letter From Hill Calling For Insurance Expertise At The Federal Level

• Big "I" Urges President Obama to Focus on Regulatory Problems and Not Abandon What Works

• Leading Medical Malpractice Insurer Releases New Book to Help Physicians Protect against Suits

• Relearning FMLA - Human Resource Executive Online, PA 

• Sparks pediatrician sues insurance provider - San Jose Mercury News

• Insurance Dispute Legal Resources Provided by Morgan & Morgan - Emailwire 

• Consumer advocates concerned about new car insurance regulations - New Brunswick Home News Tribune, NJ 

• Insurance paid for latest New Life scandal - Colorado Springs Gazette, CO

• Former State Insurance Commissioner remains hospitalized - WBT, NC

1/26/09

• Commissioner Poizner Announces Southern California Insurance Broker Charged with Stealing Premiums from Clients

• Fair Value Accounting Recommendations Of The Group Of 30 Applauded By Organization Of Insurers And Reinsurers

• HIPAA Privacy Rule Limits America's Promise in Research

• Insurance chief: Deal would have hurt public - Pittsburgh Post Gazette, PA 
• Partners, insurer under scrutiny - Boston Globe
• Tremont, Rye Funds Face Suit Over Madoff Invest - Wall Street Journal 
• Bill would require insurance coverage for autism - LocalNews8.com, ID 
• Insurance fraud had bite, DA says - Boston Globe
• U of I employee sues College of Law - Chicago Tribune
• Fines for Citizens insurance policyholders? - Sun-Sentinel.com, FL
• Schrenker loses license to sell insurance - Indianapolis Star

1/23/09

• Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP Commences Class Action Lawsuit on Behalf of Owners of Variable Universal Life Insurance Policies Issued by Argus International Life or Tremont International Insurance Limited

• Neb. insurance agency under investigation - International Herald Tribune, France

• AARP Is Sued Over Insurance Premiums Charged to Its Members - Bloomberg

• IRS advises on taxability of employer-provided vehicles - CCH 

• Bill expands health care insurance - Bismarck Tribune

• House panel OK’s bill giving insurance breaks for wellness programs - Bizjournals.com, NC 

• How Indiana investigator helped unravel Schrenker fraud case - Indianapolis Star

1/22/09

• Calif. insurance comm. seeks disability changes - MSNBC

• Family Fairness Act of 2009 introduced in the House - CCH 

• CEO of insurance regulators group to be based in Washington - Kansas City Star, MO 

• State sets conditions for health insurance merger - Philadelphia Inquirer, PA 

• West Hartford Couple Charged With Insurance Fraud - Hartford Courant,

• Ex-insurance chief fights NC insurer - CharlotteObserver.com, NC 

• New Hanover County joins property insurance legal fight - StarNewsOnline.com, NC 

• Maryland insurance commissioner urges doctors to review ‘concierge medicine movement  - IFAwebnews.com, MD 

1/21/09

• Annuity Rule Challenged - Wall Street Journal 

• California insurance commissioner seeks disability changes - San Jose Mercury News

• Amercan Greetings Employee Files Suit Over FMLA Benefits - Greeneville Sun, TN

• EBSA final regs issued on civil penalty rules reflecting PPA changes - CCH 

• Does health plan’s SPD need amending to reflect spousal surcharge? - CCH

• New Virginia Guidelines Aid Partially Disabled Workers - Occupational Health Safety, TX 

• Vienna Insurance, ARAG To Cooperate In Legal Protection Ops - Wall Street Journal 

• Alabama bill would prohibit insurers from dropping seniors - Birmingham Business Journal, AL 

1/20/09

• Omnicare Comments on Summary Judgment Ruling in UnitedHealth Group Case

• Siemens upbeat on bribery insurance payout -report

• EBSA final regs issued on civil penalty rules reflecting PPA changes - CCH 

• Regulators were warned about parachuting financier - The Associated Press 

• Hamm: Insurance Commissioner needs oversight of WSI - NDPR, ND 

• Insurance giant to pay $350M in med bill case - New York Daily News, NY

1/17/09

• Is California Helping People Commit Fraud?

• Republicans upset over U.S. children's health bill

1/16/09

• UPDATE 1- U.S. House backs children's health bill

• PCMA: HIT Bill An Opportunity for Huge Success… or Failure

• Wolters Kluwer Financial Services Announces New Leadership in Securities Compliance Solutions Business

• Eli Lilly to pay $1.42 billion to resolve Zyprexa probes

• Blumenthal investigating insurance pricing standards - The Hour, CT

• 2009 Tax Changes - Seton Hall University News & Events, NJ 

• Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) Claims by Social Security Disability Lawyers Orlando- Rue & Ziffra P.A. Florida - Justice News Flash, FL

• How do Social Security Disability Benefits Interact with Workers Compensation? - WorkersCompensation.com, Florida 

• Texas Legislature to face wind-insurance, disaster-fund issues - SmartBrief, DC

1/15/09

• Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces 10 Percent Permanent Cut In Department's Operating Budget

• AIA Congratulates New Nevada Insurance Commissioner

• AIA Congratulates Rep. Joe Straus On Becoming Speaker Of The Texas House Of Representatives

1/14/09

• Insurance Auto Auctions Leads Amending Ohio Legislation

1/13/09

• California’s Physician Groups Applaud Supreme Court’s Decision to Declare Balance Billing Practices as “Illegal”

• State's hurricane-insurance fund likely casualty of active storm - Orlando Sentinel, FL

• Windstorm fund a leading issue at Capitol - Houston Chronicle

• Insurance denial can seem arbitrary - Minneapolis Star Tribune, MN

• Consumer groups protest life insurers' plan to lower reserves -  an Jose Mercury News

• Labor law changes look likely - Crain's Detroit Business, MI

• When Are Liens and Claims to Be Repaid from Car Accident Lawsuit - NewYorkInjuryNews, New York 

• Strapped Texas homeowners might get property tax, insurance relief - Dallas Morning News, TX

• 2009 Idaho Legislature: Businesses seek insurance relief - IdahoStatesman.com, ID

• Q & A: PA Insurance Department Commissioner Joel Ario, DD - Scranton Times-Tribune

1/12/09

• Centene Corporation Files Lawsuit against Amerigroup Corporation

• AIA Reacts To Gao Report On Financial Regulatory Modernization

• Commissioner Poizner Announces Arrest of Sacramento Man in Connection with Vehicle Arson

• Insurance Technology Leader Gets Website Make-Over

• Insurance Commissioner Poizner Hosts Insurance Recovery Forum To Assist Sylmar Wildfire Survivors With Recovery Efforts

1/09/09

• Billion Dollar Budget Deficits and Leadership Change Should Strengthen IIABNY's Legislative Gathering between Member Agents & Lawmakers

• Blue Shield of California Restores Insurance for Patients it Dropped - Wall Street Journal Blogs, NY

• Employee Handbooks -- Shelter From the Storm - Law.com, CA

• Ex-City Employee Sues Over Insurance Benefits - The Ledger, FL

• Department of Labor Approves Two Captive Benefits Proposals - Workforce Management, Ca 

• NJ charges seven in alleged insurance scam - Philadelphia Inquirer, PA 

• Forum attendees outspoken on health care reform - Bizjournals.com, NC

• Hendrix threatens suit on Detroit car insurance - Detroit Free Press,

• Gov. Paterson: Let kids stay on folks' insurance - New York Daily News, NY

1/07/09

• Connecticut Fines Sporting Event Insurer $5.9 Million - Hartford Courant

• Labor and the Law: An employee or a consultant? - Ridgefield Press,  USA 

• Company bankruptcy: what about my health plan? - 9NEWS.com, CO

• How Will Obama Tackle Health Insurance - I Really Should Study, WA

• CIRC launches new insurance supervision scheme - China Daily, China

• Pair accused of filing false insurance claim - Bennington Banner, VT

1/05/09

• PIANY Announces 2009 Legislative Agenda

• State fines insurance firm - The company failed to conduct reasonable investigations before denying nearly 5,000 claims by Oregon residents  - The Register-Guard, OR

• DOL approves two captive benefits proposals - FinancialWeek (subscription), NY 

• Secret Service investigates online thefts from employee benefits - Louisville Courier-Journal, KY

• Striking balance struck insurance chief as fair - CharlotteObserver.com, NC

• Governor lines up Bradford for spot on insurance panel - Arkansas Democrat Gazette, AR

• Cape homeowners’ insurance reform lost in all the bad news - Barnstable Patriot, MA 

1/02/09

• Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner Announces Distribution Of $121 Million From Liquidation Of Mission Insurance Companies

• Missouri employment law gets new interpretation - Kansas City Star, MO 

• 2nd Circuit Clarifies Review Standard in Awarding Disability Benefits - Law.com, CA 

• NC insurance aims at high-risk cases - Winston-Salem Journal, NC 

• Groups Oppose Easing Insurer-Reserve Rules - Wall Street Journal 

12/31/08

• UPDATE 1-Innovation says to contest Allstate's C$75 mln claim

• Nine new Hawaii laws take effect - Bizjournals.com, NC 

• Deregulating Insurance, China-Style - Wall Street Journal 

12/30/08

• U.S. Second Circuit rules against First Unum in disability coverage dispute

• Fraud investigation business booms in weak economy - Arizona Republic, AZ 

• Change We Can Believe In - Barron's 

• Three Defined-Contribution Rules Face Ticking Clock - Workforce Management, Ca 

• Family Blames Insurance Company for Teen's Death - FOXNews 

• Deregulating Insurance, China-Style - Wall Street Journal 

• China drafts first law on social insurance - Xinhua, China

12/29/08

• Chili's Reinstates Employee, Claims Error - Huffington Post, NY 

• UK Regulator Levied Record 48 Fines Over Insurance, Mortgages - Bloomberg 

• Florida calls Conseco Life Insurance on the carpet - Forbes, NY 

• Take time to find the right cure for Blues - Detroit Free Press

12/26/08

• Central New York Trucker Charged With Workers’ Comp Fraud

• Bush signs pension bill - United Press International 

• Workers union suing governor - The Olympian, WA

• Pa. says adult insurance waiting list hits record - Philadelphia Inquirer, PA 

• Consumers cautioned about auto insurance scam - Foster's Daily Democrat, NH 

• Insurance Agent Indicted - McDowell News, NC

12/24/08

• PIA National Applauds NCOIL, NAMIC, CSG for Renewed Commitment to Oppose Federal Insurance Regulation

• Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP Commences Class Action Lawsuit on Behalf of American Masters Prime Fund Investors

• UnitedHealth Group Statement on Securities and Exchange Commission Settlement

• Audit suggests Indy Mac backdated cash infusion

• Dual role of evaluating, paying benefits claims gives rise to conflict of interest - CCH 

• Ex-employee sues Los Alamos lab - Denver Post, CO

• Comptroller corrects ORDA's retirement accounting - Plattsburgh Press Republican, NY 

• Insurance lies 'on the increase' - BBC News, UK

• NH AG warns of auto insurance scam - Fox44 News, Vermont 

• Poizner rule changes criticized as a nod to insurance industry - Contra Costa Times, CA 

12/23/08

• Rome Insurance Agency And Its President Fined $120,000 For Pressuring Senior Citizens To Buy Insurance Policies

• Department Revokes 75 Licenses, Fines 225 In First Half Of 2008

• The Petersen Law Firm Announces Two Lawsuits Filed Against Construction Protective Services Addressing Unpaid Overtime Certified as Class and Collective Actions

• Blowing smoke: Insurance company resists paying damages  - Houston Chronicle

• Insurance premiums increase, but senior group gets its cut - Washington Times, DC 

12/22/08

• Changes in Major Workplace Laws Affecting Sick Workers, Caretakers and People With Disabilities to Take Effect in January

12/17/08

• Insurance Regs Could Significantly Impact State’s Economy, NAMIC Tells California Officials

• MassMutual Praises Congress for Passage of Worker, Retiree, and Employer Recovery Act

• Insurance loophole claimed in fire deaths - Houston Chronicle

• Judge dismisses hurricane insurance lawsuit - Forbes, NY

• Price-fixing suit against insurers dismissed - The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com, LA

12/17/08

• NCOIL Annual Meeting Report Now Available

• FASB Issues Proposed FASB Staff Position FAS 141(R)-a, Accounting for Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed in a Business Combination That Arise from Contingencies

• Allstate Insurance Company Files Action Against Pointe Neurology Seeking Damages

• A.M. Best's 2008 Regulatory Filing Software Available

• Minn. AG settles annuity lawsuit with Iowa insurer - Chicago Tribune

• State could play tough again to solve the insurance crisis - Palm Beach Post

12/16/08

• EU sees solution to U.S. insurance deadlock soon

• Coastal Market Issues, Aggregate Trust Fund & Disclosure Highlight IIABNY’s Legislative Agenda

• GAFRI Will Help Schools Comply with the 403(b) Regs

• EBSA issues field guidance on ERISA fidelity bonding requirements - CCH 

• Rule Changes to Help Strapped Pension Plans - Kiplinger.com, DC

• Iowa law could become national model for long-term care insurance - McKnight's Long Term Care News, NY 

• State could play tough again to solve the insurance crisis - Palm Beach Post

12/15/08

• NAMIC Launches National Grassroots Campaign to Protect Main Street

• Commissioner Poizner Announces Arrests Of Two Auto Insurance Fraud Suspects

• Dutchess County Man Employed, Won’t Admit It, Charged With Fraud

• Amkor Announces Agreement to Settle Class Action Securities Litigation

• Garden City private attorney's public pension revoked - Newsday, NY 

• LegalMatch Reports Startling Rise in Employment-Related Legal Disputes - SYS-CON Brasil, NJ 

• Communication, Cooperation Are the Real Needs in US Labor Laws - MarketWatch 

• 5 accused in scheme to defraud insurance companies -  Jose Mercury News

• Court: Farmers Insurance broke law, can keep money - San Diego Union Tribune

• Hospital group sues Pa. over malpractice insurance funding - Bizjournals.com, NC 

• CHP Sergeant Cracks Code to Insurance Fraud Ring - NBC Los Angeles, CA 

• New Georgia Law Affects Consumer's Auto Insurance Premiums - MarketWatch

12/12/08

• RAA Supports The Naic’s Decision To Modernize Reinsurance Rgulation

• AIA Testifies Before Maryland Insurance Administration On Injured Workers’ Insurance Fund (IWIF)

• NCOIL PRESIDENT COMMENDS CSG FOR ANTI-OFC STANCE, CALLS FOR STATE SOLIDARITY

• Gravely & Pearson LLP Helps Client Recover Almost $1 Million in Allstate Wrongful Termination Case in San Antonio

• Mintz Levin Files Suit Against HUD on Behalf of Mississippi Residents Still Homeless Three Years after Katrina

12/11/08

• PIANY: Lack Of Certainty Leaves Insureds Confused By Their Coverage - Contract Certainty Would Help Avoid Complicated Legal Issues

• RIMS Supports NAIC Reinsurance Regulatory Modernization Framework Proposal

• “Back-Door Tax” On N.Y. Insurers To Fund Non-Insurance Services Is Vigorously Opposed By New York Insurance Association

• Citigroup's Egg fined by UK over insurance sales

• Dollar Tree agrees to death benefits for employee - San Jose Mercury News,

• Appeals court rules insurance company must pay owner of Gordonville convenience store that burned down in 2004 - Southeast Missourian, MO

• Coach's widow sues over denial of insurance claim - Sioux Falls Argus Leader, SD

12/10/08

• Wal-Mart To Pay Up To $54 Million To Settle Wage Suit

12/09/08

• NCOIL Stresses Accountability In NAIC Reinsurance Framework, Questions Federal Role

• SERFF Surpasses 500,000 Transactions

• Address Change Now Easier For Insurance Producers

• NAIC Adopts 2009 Budget

• Reinsurance Reform Moves Ahead

• Commissioner Poizner Announces Arrests of Insurance Agents for Stealing More Than $30,000 From Customers

• Illinois And North Dakota Choose State Based Systems

• NAIC Honors New York With Esprit De Corps Award

• Proposals on Changes for Insurers Move Ahead - Wall Street Journal

• Plan would have federal government oversee securities, insurance - Houston Chronicle

• Fla. Insurance Commissioner Elected as NAIC Officer - NewsReleaseWire.com

• AIA Cautions Naic To Consider Global Market Turmoil When Addressing Key Issues At National Meeting

• Compact Expects More Users, States, Standards In 2009

• Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces Agent Arrested, Charged With Elder Abuse, Grand Theft

• FASB Accounting Standards CodificationTM Expected to Officially Launch on July 1, 2009

• Death to Documentation Tedium: New SQL Doc 2.0 from Red Gate

12/08/08

• AIA Cautions Naic To Consider Global Market Turmoil When Addressing Key Issues At National Meeting

• Compact Expects More Users, States, Standards In 2009

• Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces Agent Arrested, Charged With Elder Abuse, Grand Theft

• FASB Accounting Standards CodificationTM Expected to Officially Launch on July 1, 2009

• Death to Documentation Tedium: New SQL Doc 2.0 from Red Gate

• United National Insurance wins Aon case - Bizjournals.com, NC 

• Judge rules that most counts remain in class action against Embarq  - Charlotte Business Journal, NC 

• Auto insurance agents cry foul - The Republican - MassLive.com, MA 

• Labor Dept. sues Maryland Sound & Image over 401(k) plan - Bizjournals.com, NC 

• 2 men sentenced for Sioux Falls insurance scheme - Reiten Television KXMB Bismarck, ND 
  Ford pleads guilty to insurance fraud - Daily Citizen, GA 

12/05/08

• Nation's Leading Catastrophe Experts to Congress: Keep the Promise and Make Catastrophe Backstop Top Priority When Congress Reconvenes

• AIA Letter To Hill Focuses On Federal Initiatives And Need For Smarter Insurance Regulation   

• American Insurance Association Offers Coastal Reform Agenda To North Carolina Legislative Study Committee

• More Regulation for Banks

• AIA Cautions Naic To Consider Global Market Turmoil When Addressing Key Issues At National Meeting

• Wells Fargo Disputes State of Washington’s Claims

• Businesses gird for the Employee Free Choice Act debate - Kansas City Star, MO 

• Judge rules in favor of Embarq, Sprint retirees in insurance case -Tallahassee Democrat, FL 

• New IRS Guideline on the HEART Act Benefits Military Reservists - MarketWatch 

• Insurance agent arrested on suspected elder abuse - San Jose Mercury News

• Blues, Michigan AG continue individual health insurance fight - MLive.com, MI

12/04/08

• Nation's Leading Catastrophe Experts to Congress: Keep the Promise and Make Catastrophe Backstop Top Priority When Congress Reconvenes

• AIA Letter To Hill Focuses On Federal Initiatives And Need For Smarter Insurance Regulation   

• American Insurance Association Offers Coastal Reform Agenda To North Carolina Legislative Study Committee

• More Regulation for Banks

12/03/08

• Insurance Commissioner Poizner Announces Suspects Charged with $18 Million Fraud Scheme

• EU states agree financial supervision overhaul

• United States Supreme Court to Debate Title VII: Crawford v ... - MarketWatch 

• Ohioans are warned of insurance scam - Chillicothe Gazette, OH 

• Texas Judges Prep for Hurricane Ike Insurance Lawsuits - Newsinferno.com, NY 

• Fraudulent Doctor Surrenders License, Repays $144K to Texas Mutual - MarketWatch 

• Insurance suit strategy fails - GoErie.com, PA

12/02/08

• NCOIL Provides Needed Guidance To States: Adopts Physician Reimbursement Model 

• EU executive, banks agree on account switch code

• High court to examine insurance policy in police chase - Houston Chronicle, 

• Employee killed in hate crime denied benefits - abc7news.com, CA 

• Police: Insurance swindle involved big bucks - Press-Register - al.com, AL 

• D&O Insurance Critical For Organizations - Mesquite Local News, NV

• Feds seek Rubashkin insurance policies - Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier, IA 

• Insurance suit strategy fails - GoErie.com, PA

12/01/08

• NCOIL To Investigate Controversial Education/Occupation Underwriting

• NCOIL Supports State Regulation Of Indexed Annuities, Opposes Federal Oversight

• Insurance Regulators Commend Legislators For Opposing Sec Rule 151A

• NAMIC Urges NAIC to Require Expanded Disclosure Info from Consumer Reps

• Duke insurance refusing to cover costs of suits - Durham Herald Sun, NC 

• EBSA Explains Plan Official Bonding Requirements - Planadviser.com, CT 

11/26/08

• Sheryl J. Moore Submits Formal Comment to SEC on Proposed Rule 151A

• Asbestos Case Aided By Fraud Investigators

• A.M. Best Insurance Law Podcast Discusses Hurricane Ike and Related Catastrophes

• UnitedHealth says legal settlement moving forward

• Insurance Commissioner Announces $40 Million Settlement With Deloitte & Touche LLP - MarketWatch

• Family Fights 'Ridiculous' Benefit Denial - Dollar Tree Says No Payout for Murdered Worker Because Crime Was Racially Motivated - ABC News 

• Massachusetts Challenges Auto Insurance Rate Structure - Consumer Affairs 

• Green Bay storeowner sentenced for false insurance claim - Green Bay Press Gazette, WI 

11/24/08

• Mass. AG says insurance company favors homeowners - Boston Globe

• Sixteen convicted in SC insurance scam - Live 5 News, SC 

• GU Subpoenaed Over Health Insurance Policy - Georgetown University The Hoya, DC 

11/21/08

• UPDATE 1-EU executive rejects gutting of insurance reform

• Jury reaches verdict in ex-Pa. judge's fraud case - Philadelphia Inquirer, PA 

• Insurance agent arrested in fraud - KATC, LA 

• State suit over Bush health insurance rules dismissed - Cherry Hill Courier Post, NJ 

• Companies Can't Drop Insurance While Homeowners on Vacation - WXXI, NY 

11/20/08

• North Carolina Mutual Insurance Companies at Risk Unless Beach Plan is Reformed, NAMIC Tells Coastal Insurance Study Committee

• Ledger's lawyers to sue insurance firm - Sydney Morning Herald, Australia 

• San Francisco Healthcare Mandate Upheld - HR.BLR.com 

• Cox renews his effort to defeat Blue Cross bills - DetNews.com, MI 

• Regulators OK 12.3% windstorm insurance rate hike - Houston Chronicle

• Insurance forum set this week to discuss coastal coverage - Press-Register - al.com, AL 

• Fortis: Statement on Belgian court ruling - MarketWatch 

11/19/08

• U.S. Tort Costs Up In 2007, According To Towers Perrin Study

• WellPoint could absorb reforms, thrive

• U.S., EU attracting more 3rd party litigation: study

• Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Names Eight New Partners - MarketWatch 

• Playing Offense for the Employee Free Choice Act - Huffington Post, NY 

• NY Probes Student Insurance - Washington Post

• Court Overturns Dismissal of Hartford Suit - Wall Street Journal 

• Gov. Rell Agrees To End Linking HUSKY, Charter Oak Insurance Plans - Hartford Courant

• 2nd Circuit Says Reports Fail to Warn of Insurance Kickback Scheme - Law.com

11/18/08

• FDIC May Alter Debt-Guarantee Plan After Complaints From Banks - Bloomberg 

• Insurance: Proposal for 16% increase in workers’ comp cut to 5% - Santa Rosa Press Democrat, CA

• Finance For Life Bails Out Producers Needing Life Insurance Premium Finance Loans - PR Web

• Diabetes advocates push lawmakers for insurance reform - Delaware News, OH 

11/17/08

• AMERICAN INSURANCE ASSOCIATION TESTIFIES AT MASSACHUSETTS LABOR RATE HEARING
• New IRS Guidelines Simplify FSA Programs
• Canadian lawsuit filed against insurance company AIG - CTV.ca, Canada
• Barnes Law Group Wins $12 Million Insurance Class Action Settlement - PR Web
• State insurance commissioner says the worst is over - Mid-Hudson News, NY
• US regulators propose new appraisal standards - Reuters 
• School employees hurt by benefit ruling - Columbia Daily Tribune, MO 
• Dave Jones is running again -- for state insurance commissioner - Sacramento Bee
• Butte bail bondsman pleads not guilty to insurance fraud - KPAX-TV, MT 

11/14/08

• AIA SUPPORTS ATA’S AGENDA TO IMPROVE SAFETY FOR ALL MOTORISTS ON AMERICA’S HIGHWAYS
• The Equels Law Firm Scores $27 Million Victory Against Bear Stearns & Co., Inc.
• UPDATE 2-UK watchdog seeks payment protection restrictions
• Compliance 360 Announces Integration with Thomson Reuters’ Westlaw Online Database
• Oak Forest reveals pending lawsuit - Southtown Star, IL 
• Yorktown man accused of embezzling $8 million - Lower Hudson Journal news, NY 
• FBI probes company's funeral insurance policies -  Antonio Express, TX 
• FSA still has questions over insurance comparison sites - Scotsman, United Kingdom

11/13/08

• The Perfect Storm is Coming -- The Employee Free Choice Act ... - Hospitality Net 
• Insurance Department Website Criticized - Hartford Courant
• INSURANCE: Jackson National Agrees To Repay Consumers - Hartford Courant

11/12/08

• Tough Times Spur Laid-Off Workers To Sue
• UK regulator fines wealth manager 1.1 million pounds
• Make Sure Obama Makes Good on His Promise to Pass the Employee Free Choice Act - AlterNet, CA 
• EBSA reinforces position on investment of plan assets and shareholder rights - CCH
• Ex-La. insurance CEO targeted in audit - Forbes, NY 
• INSURANCE: Jackson National Agrees To Repay Consumers - Hartford Courant
• Texas Department of Insurance Web site ranks among top in country - Beaumont Enterprise, tx 
• Stiffer Texas insurance regulations proposed - San Antonio Express, TX 
• Insurance cap complicates spill claims - Peoria Journal Star, IL 
• Law To Increase Car Insurance Rates For Some - WDSU, LA 

11/11/08

• NCOIL To Move Highly Debated Physician Reimbursement Model At Annual Meeting
• Commissioner Poizner Warns Seniors To Protect Themselves From Predatory Insurance Sales Practices 
• Penn Treaty and Reinsurer Agree To Settlement Terms
• Greene Broillet & Wheeler Wins $2.4 Million Jury Verdict for Antonio Rosiles in Case Against Imperial County for Failure to Warn Motorists About Dangerous Road Construction Zone Conditions
• EBSA reinforces position on investment of plan assets - CCH 
• Employers handed age discrimination lifeline by EU court - Health Insurance and Protection Magazine, UK 

11/10/08

• Goldman To Pay $100 Million To Holders Of Defunct Insurance Co - CNNMoney.com
• Court Tolls Statute of Limitations on Employee Benefits Claim - Metropolitan News-Enterprise,CA
• Employee free choice bill worries businesses - San Francisco Chronicle
• New York CityBar To Examine Current Hot Topics In Employee Benefits - The Metropolitan Coporate Counsel,NJ
• Father of Patriots QB Brady sued in insurance case - BusinessWeek
• Insurance exec held in drug case - The Free Lance-Star,VA
• Adverse Selection: When Is It OK to Lie to Insurance Companies? - Citizen Economists,HI
• Bankrupt insurance firm owes money to 2 Wichita banks - The Wichita Eagle,KS
• Cops: store owner faked robbery for insurance - Newsday,NY
• AIA Pleased With Sen. Dodd’s Decision To Remain Banking Chair
• Big “I” PAC Scores 92% Congressional Victory Rate

11/07/08

• A.M. Best Company's Insurance Law Podcast Examines Florida's Recently Adopted Reinsurance Collateral Rule
   
• Advisors Eager to Work with New Administration and Congress
   
• Mortgage insurance rescission battles looming

11/06/08

• Ambac Sues Ex-Bear Stearns Unit
   
• Miami Physician Sentenced to 84 Months in Prison for $26.2 Million Medicare Fraud

11/05/08

• SEC To Act On Disclosure Rules For Credit Raters
   
• Scotiabank Faces Lawsuit Over Banco Inverlat
  Acquisition, According to Investors' Legal Team
   
• PIANY commends Liquidation Bureau, Superintendent Dinallo on first audit
   
• Importance of URAC's HIPAA Privacy and Security Standards to Protect Personal Health Information Is Focus of New Issue Brief
   
• National Foundation For Credit Counseling Backs Plans To Help Consumers Repay Debts

11/04/08

• NAMIC to Paulson: Property/Casualty Insurance Companies Do Not Want or Need Direct Capital Infusion

11/03/08

• Miss. Katrina report: No fraud pattern by insurer - Forbes, NY 
• Life insurance company fined $150000 over annuities - Bizjournals.com
• Queens DA: Insurance scammers targeted Asian-Americans - Newsday, NY 
• Insurance Companies Continue to Deny Hurricane Ike Claims - PR Web (press release), WA 
• 2 insurance agents accused - WXVT, MS 
• Regulators revoke James Halstead's insurance license - Los Angeles Times, CA 

10/31/08

• Credit Default Swaps as Insurance: One Regulator or Many? - International Law Office, UK 
• CWA sues AT&T Mobility over employee benefits - RCR Wireless, CO 
• Independent Contractor Compliance Seminar Draws Raves  - MarketWatch 
• Las Vegas to Host National Construction Defect Insurance Law - MarketWatch 
• Insurance Dept. Enters LIRR Inquiry - New York Times
• Life Insurance Trusts and You - Motley Fool 
• NAIC Internship Program Welcomes Global Regulators
• 2009 Consumer Liaison Program: NAIC Now Accepting Applications
• AALU Issues Comment on Ways & Means Hearing

10/29/08

• LIRR chief suspends employee over pension advice - Newsday, NY
• Three Years Post-Hurricane Wilma, Millions of Dollars in Insurance Claims Still Unpaid - MarketWatch 
• Auditors say medical providers abused state insurance plan - WXXA, NY 
• Three candidates vie for Delaware insurance commissioner - Cape Gazette, DE 
• Palm Beach Surgery Center sues State Farm Insurance Company - Justice News Flash, FL 
• Fighting FEMA Over Flood Insurance - WGRZ-TV, NY 

10/28/08

• Fay victims with insurance may still be eligible for disaster assistance - North Florida NewsDaily, FL 

10/27/08

• Insurance 'Bad Faith' Subject of Recent State Supreme Court Cases - MarketWatch 
• Ark. insurance company owner sentenced to 6 years - WXVT, MS 
• US Labor Department recovers $8.6 million for workers - MarketWatch
• Palm Beach Surgery Center sues State Farm Insurance Company - Justice News Flash, FL
• EBSA final rules implement PPA’s cross-trading provisions - CCH 
• Health insurance weighs on families - Atlanta Journal Constitution
• Expect upheaval in health-care coverage under new president - Kansas City Star, MO 
•  State, 2 annuity firms settle - Minneapolis Star Tribune, MN 
• Insurance ad went too far - Duluth News Tribune, MN 

10/24/08

• NAMIC: Turmoil in Financial Markets Unrelated to State-based Insurance Regulation
• Wolters Kluwer Financial Services Introduces Compliance Management Services
• Insurance ad went too far - Duluth News Tribune, MN 
• Prosecutor: Ex-Pa. judge lied to collect insurance - Wilkes Barre Times-Leader, PA 
• REGION: Wildfire victims demand help fighting insurance companies. - North County Times - Californian, CA 
• Insurance Broker Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy, Wire Fraud in Home - Kansas City infoZine, MO 
• Auto-insurance fraud hurts all motorists - MiamiHerald.com, FL -

10/23/08

• AIA Statement On House Financial Services Committee Hearing On Financial Regulation  
• Experts to Explore Trends and Realities in Product Liability and Recalls

10/22/08

• Guest column: Federal oversight of insurance industry wrong route - DesMoinesRegister.com, IA 
• Man admits health insurance fraud - Poughkeepsie Journal, NY 
• Insurance fraud nets 3 years for ex-dentist from Freehold - Asbury Park Press, NJ 
• Louisville police file lawsuit over insurance plan - Kentucky.com, KY 
• Jury selection starts in ex-judge's insurance fraud trial - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, PA 
• NCOIL To Frank: Lessons To Be Learned From State Insurance Model

0/21/08

• Court upholds San Francisco employer insurance mandate - American Medical News
• Regulators: CalPERS change pushed by Marty Block is against federal law - San Diego Union Tribune
• Insurance fraud case set for ex-Pennsylvania judge - The Associated Press 
• Reforms on tap at workers' comp insurer State Fund - Los Angeles Times, CA 
• Insurance fraud case set for ex-Pennsylvania judge - WLOS, NC 

10/17/08

• Virginia man sues after Medicare opt-out leads to Social Security - IFAwebnews.com, MD
• Massachusetts poll shows strong support for auto insurance competition, NAMIC comments - SmartBrief, DC 
• Insurance company wins appeal in officer's death - Chicago Tribune, 
• Fulbright & Jaworski 2008 Litigation Trends Survey Shows U.S. Companies Preparing for Rise in Litigation Following Two Years of Declines
• State Regulators Educate Americans On Insurance, Consumer Rights
• Ohio Supreme Court Upholds Landmark Asbestos Reform Law

10/15/08

• Paterson Signs Pension Protection Bill - WBGH, NY 
• NORTH DAKOTA - Insurance Commissioner's Race; Poll Says Hamm is Leading Over Schneider - KFYR, ND
• NAIC MARKS MILESTONE ACHIEVEMENTS

10/14/08

• NY law nixes contractors' state benefits - Newsday, NY
• Legislation levels the insurance field for physical or mental illness sufferes - The Free Lance-Star, VA

10/13/08

• EBSA Schedules Advice Rule Public Hearing - Planadviser.com, CT
• Lawsuit Against Social Security Administration and HHS Filed Today - MarketWatch 
• Mass. might end appeals of insurance surcharges - Boston Globe,
• Senate Insurance Committee calls for veto of Citizens rate increase - The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com, LA 
• Law Equalizes Coverage For Mental, Physical Care - Washington Post, United States 
• PIANY hails NYAIP increase for coverage of commercial auto risks
• American Safety Insurance Holdings, Ltd. Reports Correction of Court Docket

10/09/08

• RUSBULDT: Insurance regulation - Washington Times, DC 
• Insurance company to pay city $5.5 million - Del Mar Times, CA 
• Insurance commissioner offers assistance - Early County News, GA
• Senators Propose Health Insurance Disclosure Bill - CQPolitics.com, DC 
• AIG: Regulators Inform Congress Of Strength Of State Oversight

10/08/08

• Corporate Counsel Say Election Will Impact Employment Law - MarketWatch 
• AG reaches $305K settlement with 2 former Girvin & Ferlazzo lawyers - Bizjournals.com, NC
• Bank fined £7m over insurance sales - The Press Association 
• EU lawmakers pass diluted insurance reform

10/07/08

• Houston Attorney to Argue ERISA Case at US Supreme Court - dBusinessNews Houston (press release), TX 
• OptumHealth Commends Congress on Passing Bill That May Help Millions of People with Mental Health Needs
• BofA in $8.6 billion settlement over Countrywide loans
• Russia govt a no-show at $22bln Bank of NY suit

10/06/08

• NY rail boss: Change disability benefits system - BusinessWeek
• Provision in bailout bill seeks mental health parity from employers - Dallas Morning News, TX 
• Sons accused of profiting from insurance annuity after dad's death - MLive.com, MI 
• PIANY Praises NY Superintendent Of Insurance For Support Of State Regulation
• Legislation Vetoed That Would Have Undermined California’s Workers’ Compensation Reforms
• Paterson's Veto: NY Motorists Will NOT Pay for Drunk Driver Medical Costs Through NY’s No-Fault

10/03/08

• NY Insurance Chief: AIG Shows State Regulation Works - CNNMoney.com
• Credit Unions Included in Senate Bill Insurance Increase - MarketWatch 
• Insurance commissioner, Stewart Title reach settlement - Bizjournals.com, NC
• 1 more hurdle to clear for mental health bill - The Associated Press
• Pa. judge's skating at issue in insurance case - Lebanon Daily News, PA
• Florida Senate: Insurance execs must explain rates - Bradenton Herald
• Tennessee Introduces Long-Term Care Partnership Insurance Policies - MarketWatch 
• California Court Decision Reaffirms Distinctive Right of Mutual Insurance Companies, NAMIC Says

10/02/08

• AIG's collapse revives effort to shift insurance oversight to Federal Rgulators - Los Angeles Times
• Schwarzenegger vetoes health insurance bill - San Diego Union Tribune,
• Federal court upholds San Francisco healthcare program - Los Angeles Times, CA
• Tax preparers given reprieve on filing deadlines - Jasper Newsboy, USA
• Insurance firms file suit against DPS - Detroit Free Press
• STATE REGULATORS MOVE FORWARD WITH MARKET ANALYSIS PROPOSAL
• 151A Is Flawed And Arguably Invalid Due To Three Measurement Standards Set Forth By The U.S. Supreme Court As To What Constitutes A Security
• North Carolina Takes Hard Look At Beach Plan - Legislative Study Committee Begins Hearings on Coastal Residual Market
• The Law Firm of Peter Strojnik On Behalf Of Insured Victim Files A Fraud Claim Against Public Adjuster Rob Rich And Mike Mehl Of Royal Restorations

10/01/08

• Connecticut Passes Landmark Bill to Regulate Professional Employer Organizations in State - MarketWatch
• Corzine approves plan to reform pensions - Press of Atlantic City, NJ 
• Have you performed your fiduciary duty? - Connecticut Post, CT
• Insurance focus of public hearing - The Mississippi Press - gulflive.com, MS 
• AIA Supports Congressional Action To Keep Federal Flood Protection In Place
• Big “I” Commends Congress On Temporary Extension Of Flood Insurance Program
• Insurance Commissioner Poizner Warns AIG Policyholders to Be Cautious If Approached to Replace Policies
• Insurance Commissioner Poizner Issues Statement on New Consumer Protections for Seniors Targeted by Misleading Agents and Brokers
• Insurance Commissioner Poizner Offers Insurance Tips For College-Aged Adults And Their Parents During Back To School Season
• Insurance Commissioner Poizner Warns AIG Policyholders to Be Cautious If Approached to Replace Policies
• Insurance Commissioner Poizner Issues Statement on New Consumer Protections for Seniors Targeted by Misleading Agents and Brokers
• INSURANCE COMMISSIONER POIZNER OFFERS INSURANCE TIPS FOR COLLEGE-AGED ADULTS AND THEIR PARENTS DURING BACK TO SCHOOL SEASON
• Insurance Commissioner Poizner Issues Statement On Signing Of Environmentally-Friendly Bill To Allow Paperless Transactions
• Insurance Commissioner Poizner Issues Statement On Legislation To Reform State Compensation Insurance Fund

09/30/08

• Schwarzenegger grapples with new medical insurance laws - Los Angeles Times, CA
• Heath Ledger's insurance company sued for not paying up - South Asian Women's Forum, India
• Gov. Paterson vetoes 39 bills The Business Review (Albany) - Bizjournals.com, NC

09/29/08

• State takes over insurance company - Concord Monitor, NH
• Mental-health-parity bill clears US House - Seattle Times
• Feds oppose domestic partner benefits bill - Sovo.com, GA
• NAIC Reinsurance Proposal Advances Toward Full Adoption
• Insurance Commissioner Issues Statement Welcoming New Restrictions on Illegal Title Marketing Activities
• Insurance Commissioner Issues Statement on Creation of New  Enforcement Tools to Enhance Consumer Protections
• San Diego-Area Couple Arrested for Insurance Fraud Related to 2007 Southern California Wildfires

09/25/08

• Employers balk at proposed international pension accounting rules - CCH
• Seeks state code change on insurance - Bethany Beach Wave, DE
• FEMA delays flood insurance mandate for Metro East - Chicago Tribune
• Spanish speakers sue insurers - Salt Lake Tribune,

09/23/08

• AIA Urges Paulson To Establish Office Of Insurance Information
• NCOIL Thanks Speaker Pelosi, Congresswoman Speier, Rebuts AIF-OFC Links
• Regulators To Hold Briefing On AIG-Related Issues

09/22/08

• Ohio law bans life-insurance scam against seniors - Forbes, NY 
• House's Frank plays for time on flood insurance

09/19/08

• DOL Official Backs Full Fee Disclosure for 401(k)s in Senate Testimony - Occupational Health Safety, TX -
• Insurance panel set to review problems - The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com, LA
• CIGNA Praises Senators Domenici, Kennedy and Enzi For Authoring New Mental Health Parity Legislation
• Experts Say Public Health Legislation Transcends Budget Politics
• Caterpillar Logistics Services Retirees Win a Preliminary Injunction Providing Them Premium-Free Retiree Healthcare, According to Meites, Mulder, Mollica & Glink

09/18/08

• Employee Free Choice Act Could Be Biggest Reform Since New Deal - AlterNet, CA 
• RAA Supports Federal Office Of Insurance Information
• AIA Seeks Vetoes Of California Workers’ Compensation Bills
• Big “I” Urges Congress to Act on NFIP
• Fitch: U.S. Health Care Sector Legislative and Regulatory Update
• Thacher Proffitt Publishes “SEC Amends Exemption from Exchange Act Registration for Foreign Private Issuers”
• VSP Vision Care's Appeal to Supreme Court Bolstered by Filing of Three Amici Briefs
• Compliance Professional Resources, LLC. Launches as a Unique Full-Service Regulatory Compliance Company

09/17/08

• Ex-employee sues Applejack for $10 million - Bennington Banner, VT
• FASB Issues Exposure Drafts to Amend Statement 140 and Interpretation 46(R)
• Employers Group’s Workplace & Employment Law Update Primes Companies with “What’s on the Horizon for Employers in 2009”

09/12/08

• FEMA corrects insurance deductible statement - Monroe News Star, LA 
• Chubb Survey: Private Companies More Exposed, But Less Protected - Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Journal, NJ 
• Barber says Seward beholden to insurance industry - Ithaca Journal, NY 
• Pension agency to go to court vs Delphi, GM: report

09/11/08

• Feds indict 10 in alleged insurance-fraud scheme - Rocky Mountain News, CO
  Rhode Island Workers' Compensation Law - InjuryBoard.com, FL
• Insurance limits influence contracts - News & Observer, NC
• Lawyers for Enron investors to get $688 million in fees

09/10/08

• Novel Charges Stand Against Lawyer in Benefits Fraud Case - Law.com (subscription), CA
• New Laws Push Back Age - Wall Street Journal Blogs, NY
• City Council agrees to mediation with insurance company - Billings Gazette,  USA 
• University awarded $10 million in insurance dispute - Princeton University The Daily Princetonian, 
• Public Policy Makers Should Protect People and Property in Hurricane Alley

09/08/08

• Attorney's Membership In State Pension System Revoked - Newsday, NY 
• City Council defeats expanding benefits to domestic partners - Troy Record, NY
• Aetna Signs Contract with Central Florida Health Alliance

09/05/08

• Health insurance bills head to governor - San Francisco Chronicle,  USA 
• Novel Charges Stand Against Lawyer in Benefits Fraud Case - Law.com (subscription), CA
• UPDATE 1-U.S. court drops China Life poor disclosure suit
• EU insurance reform bogged down over French demand
• Alabama Beach Pool Reports Progress on Coastal Insurance Issues
• Louisiana Insurance Commissioner to Visit Farmers Insurance Mobile Catastrophe Center Bus

09/04/08