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Issue Statements and Position Papers

• Congressional Threats to the McCarran-Ferguson Act

Testimony

• Joint Trades Letter: March 26, 2007
• NAMIC Written Statement: March 7, 2007

Member Alerts

• July 9, 2007
• Feb. 23, 2007
• Feb. 16, 2007

Grassroots Activity

• NAMIC's World-class Advocacy Program Kicks Off 22nd Year

The McCarran-Ferguson Sample Letter (July 9, 2007) (July 9, 2007)

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NAMIC opposes any change to or repeal of the existing antitrust exemptions afforded under the McCarran-Ferguson Act; actions which could place smaller and regional firms at a distinct disadvantage, increase consumer costs, reduce consumer choice, and seriously undermine competition.

Handycapping Federal Legislative Issues

It has been said that “No man’s life, liberty or property is safe while the legislature is in session.” This statement has been credited to several different sources, including Mark Twain, Will Rogers, and Judge Gideon Tucker. No matter who said it first, surely it was something that all of us in the insurance industry have been feeling this year. (Posted: 10/16/2007)

NAMIC: Antitrust Exemption Promotes Insurer Competition (9/25/2007)

The Assault on the McCarran-Ferguson Act and the Politics of Insurance in the Post-Katrina Era (9/21/2007)

New Report Urges Free-Market Reform – Not McCarran Repeal – to Improve Insurance Environment (9/19/2007)

NAMIC Media Alert (9/11/2007)

NAMIC Takes Stock of Issues Facing Property/Casualty Industry During August Recess (8/14/2007)

Washington, D.C.: Texas CCP Contingent Meets with Cornyn (6/19/2007)

‘We’ve Made Excellent Progress on McCarran-Ferguson, But We Must Remain Vigilant,’ NAMIC Members Told (5/22/2007)

NAMIC: McCarran-Ferguson Teleconference Scheduled (5/15/2007)

NAMIC: McCarran-Ferguson Op-Ed Letter Sample Created for Member Use (5/8/2007)

NAMIC: House Hearing Considers Report’s Recommendations on Antitrust Exemption (5/8/2007)

NAMIC Applauds NCOIL for Cautioning Congress on McCarran-Ferguson Repeal (4/17/2007)

Private Market is Best Mechanism to Address Coastal Insurance Issues, NAMIC CEO Tells Congress (4/11/2007)

NAMIC: Antitrust Report ‘Troublesome’ (4/4/2007)

NAMIC Joins Insurance, Business Associations to Oppose Anti-consumer Legislation (3/26/2007)

Insurance and Business Groups Urge Lawmakers to Reject McCarran Repeal Proposals (3/26/2007)

McCarran-Ferguson Opposition, NAMIC’s War Room Subject of CNBC Segment (3/13/2007)

NAMIC Submits Written Statement on McCarran-Ferguson to Judiciary Committee (3/13/2007)

McCarran-Ferguson Advocacy Kit Available (3/13/2007)

NAMIC Warns Congress of Unintended Consequences (3/7/2007)

Longtime Ally Turns on Insurers (Chicago Tribune, May 29, 2007)

Lott, 'Scorned' After Katrina, Targets State Farm, Allstate (Bloomberg, May 21, 2007

Insurers Under Siege (CQ Weekly, May 7, 2007)

NCOIL Cautions Congress: McCarran Repeal Would Destabilize Insurnace Market (NCOIL news release, April 16, 2007)

Don't Nix Antitrust Insurance Law (The Clarion-Ledger, April 7, 2007)

3rd Circuit Revives RICO Claim Against Insurer (The Legal Intelligencer, April 5, 2007)

Senate Judiciary Committee Reviews Insurance Antitrust Repeal (AutoInc., April 4, 2007))

An Ill Wind Blows (TheDeal.com)

Congress Puts Big Insurers in the Doghouse (Kiplinger Forecasts, March 20, 2007)

Insurance Trade Group Has a Battle on its Hands (The Indianapolis Star, March 10, 2007)

Insurers Prepare a Battle Strategy to Protect a Key Exemption (The Washington Post, Feb. 27, 2007)

Congressional Quarterly Story on Lott, Taylor, Katrina Insurance Battles (Insurance Coverage Law Blog, May 17, 2007)

Anti-Trust Laws (Auto Body Repair Law Comment and Review, April 5, 2007)

What Happens To Insurers After McCarran? (A View From The Press Box, Sam Friedman, April 4, 2007)

Heated Battle Over Proposed Legislation To Repeal McCarran-Ferguson Act (The Insurance Policy, Andrew Smyth, March 26, 2007)

What If Sen. Lott Had Used An Independent Agent? (A View From The Press Box, Sam Friedman, March 26, 2007)