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2006 News Releases

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12/7/2006

NAMIC Appoints Media Relations Director


11/15/2006

NAMIC Appoints Southeast Regional State Affairs Manager


11/6/2006

MEDIA ADVISORY: Midterm Elections


10/4/2006

Tort Versus No-Fault Auto Reform Paradigm Is False Choice, NAMIC Policy Paper Claims


10/3/2006

NAMIC Issues Statement in Response to Terrorism Risk Insurance Report Issued by the President’s Working Group on Financial Markets


9/28/2006

NAMIC Opposes Optional Federal Charter


9/28/2006

NAMIC Optimistic: House Passes Surplus Insurance Lines Bill


9/27/2006

NAMIC Representative Testifies Before House Subcommittees on Protecting Americans From Catastrophic Terrorism Risk


9/20/2006

NAMIC Farm Mutual Conference Board Names 2006-2007 Officers and Directors


9/20/2006

Nine Receive Merit Society Award


9/20/2006

NAMIC Property Casualty Conference Board Names Officers and Directors for 2006-2007


9/20/2006

2006 Service Awards Presented to Five at NAMIC’s Annual Business Meeting


9/20/2006

Three NAMIC Members Celebrate a Century of Service


9/20/2006

Gerald P. Schmidt Begins Term as 2006 - 2007 NAMIC Chairman


9/19/2006

John K. Smith Presented 2006 Lifetime Achievement Award from the IEI and NAMIC


9/18/2006

Warren Heck Receives NAMIC’s Chairman’s Award


9/18/2006

NAMIC Kicks Off 111th Annual Convention


9/18/2006

Priscilla Hughes is Named NAMIC’s 2006 Professional Farm Mutual Manager of the Year


9/18/2006

Rep. Richard Baker Named NAMIC’s Legislator of the Year


9/15/2006

Personal Lines Rating Framework Group Exposes Draft White Paper


9/14/2006

NAMIC President Charles Chamness Comments on Resignation of PCI President Ernie Csiszar


9/13/2006

NAMIC President/CEO Testifies Before House Subcommittee on Stabilizing Insurance Markets for Coastal Consumers


9/7/2006

Florida: Judge Rules for Insurers in On-Going Legal Challenge to Credit Rule


8/25/2006

NAMIC Convention Program Spotlights Emerging Public Policy Issues


8/22/2006

Trials Lawyers Off-Base on Katrina Charges, Industry Trades Claim


8/15/2006

NAMIC Comments on Leonard V. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company Decision in Mississippi


7/26/2006

NAMIC Announces Major Reorganization of its Governmental Affairs Operation


7/25/2006

NAMIC Speaks Before Treasury Department’s President’s Working Group - Outlines NAMIC TRIA Statements of Principles


7/24/2006

NAMIC Praises NCOIL for Passage of Building Code, Disaster Mitigation Resolution


7/19/2006

Ohio: NAMIC Commends Governor, Legislature for Farm Mutual Modernization Legislation


7/14/2006

South Dakota Attorney General’s Explanation of Amendment E is ‘Neutral and Accurate,’ say National Insurance Trades


7/14/2006

Rhode Island: NAMIC Commends Governor for Recognizing Flaws in Security Breach Legislation


7/13/2006

Proposed NAIC Rate, Form Model Draft Represents ‘Step Backwards,’ NAMIC Official Asserts


7/11/2006

NAMIC Testifies Before Senate Banking Committee on Insurance Regulation Reform


6/28/2006

NAMIC Testifies Before House Subcommittee on Natural Catastrophes and the Housing Market


6/28/2006

NAMIC Skewers Consumer Reports ‘Investigation’ of Credit-Based Insurance Scoring


6/27/2006

House Passes National Flood Insurance Reform


6/26/2006

NAMIC Board Adopts Statement of Principles on Natural Disasters


6/22/2006

NAMIC Launches New Public Policy Publication Focused on Insurance Politics


6/14/2006

New Jersey: Underwriting Freedom Necessary for Insurance Markets to Work Properly, NAMIC Tells Senate Panel


6/12/2006

NAIC Sarbanes-Oxley Proposal Faces Uphill Battle in the States


5/31/2006

Governor Bush Vetoes No-Fault (PIP) Legislation; NAMIC Advocated for Veto


5/25/2006

Senate Banking Committee Strengthens National Flood Insurance Program


5/18/2006

Illinois Supreme Court Upholds Insurance Contract Law


5/18/2006

NAMIC Urges Gov. Bush to Veto Bill Extending No-Fault


5/17/2006

Vermont Lawmakers Pass Bill Making Insurance Fraud a Specific Crime


5/12/2006

NAIC Committee Further Softens SOX Content in Model Audit Regulation, Postpones Vote


5/2/2006

Connecticut Legislature Approves Improved Flex-Rating Bill


4/24/2006

IRS/Treasury Adopt NAMIC Position on Gross Receipts


4/24/2006

Legislator Group Approves Measure to Strengthen State Regulation


4/24/2006

Financial Reporting Model Based on SOX Unjustified, Says NAMIC


4/18/2006

Maine: NAMIC-drafted UM Correction Legislation Signed by Governor


4/17/2006

Alaska Unfair Claim Settlement Bill Would Undermine Insurance Commissioner’s Authority, Says NAMIC


4/17/2006

NAMIC Statement in Response to Comments Made by Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood


4/14/2006

NAMIC Joins Board of Directors of Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety (Advocates)


4/13/2006

Federal Judge Holds Insurer’s Water Damage Exclusion Valid and Enforceable


4/10/2006

NAMIC Pleased California Auto Repair Bill Modified for Study


4/10/2006

NAMIC Opposes Consumer-Funded Elections for CA Insurance Commissioner


4/7/2006

Cameron’s Osborn to Chair NAMIC State Issues Panel


4/6/2006

Simplification of Extra-Contractual Obligations Proposal Meets Approval of NAMIC


4/5/2006

NAMIC Opposes Optional Federal Charter


3/31/2006

Auto Insurance-Related Bills Dominate 2005 Legislation Enactments, Annual NAMIC State Laws Survey Shows


3/30/2006

NAMIC Urges Mississippi Governor to Sign Building Code Legislation


3/30/2006

NAMIC Joins Broad Illinois Coalition Opposing Trial Lawyer Windfall Legislation


3/29/2006

Ruling by Federal Judge Suggests Flood Exclusion is Valid and Enforceable


3/29/2006

NAMIC Calls For Federal Terrorism Backstop With Broad Insurer Risk Sharing


3/22/2006

Idaho Proposal to Double Automatic Award of Attorney’s Fees Harmful to Consumers, Says NAMIC


3/20/2006

NAMIC Opposes South Dakota Judicial Ballot Initiative


3/20/2006

Not Enough ‘Flex’ in Connecticut Flex Rating Bill, Says NAMIC


3/16/2006

House Financial Services Committee Increases NFIP Borrowing Authority


3/16/2006

Tough Session Ends with Significant Victories for NAMIC Members and Industry


3/15/2006

NAMIC Launches E-Learning Publications


3/14/2006

NAMIC Urges Virginia Governor to Sign Towing and Recovery Operators Legislation


3/14/2006

Need to Sunset Florida No-Fault Law Confirmed by New Reports, Says NAMIC


3/10/2006

Multi-State Class Actions Could Infringe on State Regulators’ Authority, Interfere with Claims Adjudication, Says NAMIC


3/6/2006

NAMIC Support Helps Indiana Farm Mutual Tax Bill Pass


3/3/2006

NAMIC Supports Sunset of No-Fault Auto Insurance Law as Florida Legislature Convenes


3/3/2006

Colorado Supreme Court Decides Negligent Hiring Case


3/1/2006

Gubernatorial Primaries Could Hold Surprises


3/1/2006

Insurance Regulatory Reform, Asbestos Reform Top NAMIC’s 2006 Federal Affairs Agenda


2/22/2006

New Mexico Legislators Adjourn on Quiet Note for Industry, Says NAMIC


2/20/2006

Problems Averted Prior to Louisiana Special Session Adjournment, says NAMIC


2/13/2006

Proposed Colorado Consumer Insurance Board Unnecessary Taxpayer Burden, Says NAMIC


2/9/2006

Significant Insurance Initiatives Survive Indiana Legislature Crossover, Reports NAMIC


2/8/2006

NAMIC Opposes NAIC as Industry Database Czar


2/3/2006

Colorado: Mandatory Medical Payment Offer Would Confuse Consumers, Says NAMIC


2/1/2006

NAMIC Encourages Commercial Lines Rate Modernization in New Mexico


2/1/2006

NAMIC to NAIC: ‘Alternate SOX Proposal Still Too Much’


2/1/2006

Several Insurance-Related Bills Survive Mississippi Committee Deadline, NAMIC Analysis Finds


1/30/2006

Hurricane Katrina is Most Visited News Story on NAMIC Online in 2005


1/27/2006

NAMIC Aids Indiana Farm Mutual Tax Relief Proposal Progress


1/27/2006

Colorado Emergency Responders, Trauma Care Reimbursement Amendment ‘Reasonable and Pragmatic,’ Says NAMIC


1/26/2006

Initiative Claiming to ‘Stop Insurance Company Abuses’ Would Stop Market Competition, Harm Consumers, says NAMIC


1/25/2006

NAMIC Applauds Banking Committee Hearing on NFIP Reform Proposals


1/24/2006

Proposed Calif. Reinsurance Regulations Could Hinder Insurer Handling of Catastrophe Claims, Say National and State Advocates


1/20/2006

Colorado Third-Party Claims Practices Bill Would Harm Not Help, Says NAMIC


1/19/2006

Colorado Bill Will Increase Number of Uninsured Drivers, Asserts NAMIC


1/10/2006

NAMIC Takes Issue with NAIC Fingerprint Model Act


1/9/2006

Compulsory ‘All-Perils’ Coverage Would Worsen Disaster Insurance Problems


1/4/2006

NAMIC Supports Dedicated Fraud Unit in Maine Bureau of Insurance


1/2/2006

Rate Modernization Initiatives Likely in Six States This Year, NAMIC Legislative Preview Shows


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