State Regulation
Get the latest news and insights on the Securities and Exchange Commission's' financial regulations, enforcement actions and related activities.
Regulators Prepare To Launch Fingerprinting Pilot
By Jim ConnollyA group of 5 states will begin testing a centralized insurance producer fingerprinting program April 1.[@@]The fingerprinting pilot program will include Alaska, California, Idaho, ...
March 16, 2005
NAIC Has Tart Words For SMARTBy Arthur D. PostalWashingtonAccording to industry observers, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners is sending shock waves through the leadership of the House Financial Services ...
March 14, 2005
Principal Gives Contract To Bluegrass State FirmNU Online News Service, March 14, 2005, 2:32 p.m. ESTA Midwestern insurer plans to use a system from Exstream Software Inc., Lexington, Ky., to ...
March 11, 2005
Ignagni: Answer Complaints With ProposalsDisability insurers might consider coming up with some kind of dispute resolution system for angry claimants.[@@]Karen Ignagni, president of America's Health Insurance Plans, presented ...
February 24, 2005
Atterholt Gets Permanent Post In IndianaThe Hoosier State now has an insurance commissioner.[@@]Jim Atterholt, the official serving as the acting commissioner, will be getting the job permanently, according to ...
February 23, 2005
Model Laws In Legislative PipelineByModel laws adopted by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners are being taken up in state legislatures around the country.Among the models being introduced in ...
February 17, 2005
Class-Action Bill Flies Through HouseThe House voted 279-149 Thursday to send President Bush a bill that will move jurisdiction over large, multi-state class-action lawsuits into the federal courts.[@@]The ...
February 10, 2005
Industry Welcomes Class-Action VictoryThe U.S. Senate today voted 72-26 to pass S. 5, a bill that could discourage lawyers from organizing some types of lawsuits.[@@]The bill, sponsored ...