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Politics and Regulation

For media coverage of United Policyholders' work, visit the In the News page.
For articles and reports on the insurance industry, visit the Marketplace Watch.

Opposition to Federal Insurance Regulation Grows
Elected officials:
      President Obama Releases White Paper on Financial Regulation (pdf)
April 30, 2009   Montana Senator Backs State Insurance Regulation
Editorials:
October 02, 2009   Industry Divided Over ‘Fed Insurance Office’ Draft Bill
May 21, 2009   New York Times: "No to an Optional Federal Charter" (pdf)
April 29, 2009   Insurance companies lobby for change in regulations
April 26, 2009   Marriage, Not Dating, Is The Key To Healthy Regulation (pdf)
April 24, 2009   Keep insurance regulation in state hands
 
Articles and reports on insurance regulation in general
June 1, 2010   Insurance Industry Faces Tough Scrutiny From Federal Watchdogs
May 25, 2010   House Insurance Committee changes, then approves Chinese drywall bill
May 17, 2010   Mississippi Governor Vetoes $20 Million For Wind Insurance Pool
This article illustrates problems and politics relating to the government-run property insurance pools that have been created in many states by necessity after private insurers cut out essential coverage and/or abandoned portions of the market.
May 13, 2010   Insurers, commissioners hammer out details of health-care reform
April 28, 2010   Missouri gov signs law to speed insurance payments
April 27, 2010   Committee Passes Reforms To National Flood Insurance Program
January, 2010   Public Adjuster Representation in Citizens Property Insurance Corporation Claims Extends the Time to Reach a Settlement and Also Increases Payments to Citizens' Policyholders
December 16, 2009   State Farm Florida Withdraws its Plan to Leave the State and Agrees to Non-Renew no More than 125,000 Residential Property Policies
December, 2009   UP/FIRM Winter NAIC meeting presentation:
"Toward greater efficiency in funding disaster recovery through private/public insurance”
(ppt)
September, 2009   Why we need a National Disaster Plan (ppt)
October 28, 2009   Not Running Against Wall St.
July 14, 2009   Bills target insurance firms that drag feet on legit claims
June 24, 2009   FL Gov vetoes bill to deregulate insurers
June 14, 2009   UP Advocates Federal Catastrophe Funding Legislation
June 3, 2009   Western United to Offer Pay-As-You-Drive Insurance in Nevada
May 26, 2009   NY Insurance Chief Dinallo Urges No on Federal Regulation  
May 18, 2008   Insurers Looking Beyond Pay-As-You-Drive Face Risks, Says Expert
March 30, 2009   White House eyes regulatory revamp
March 27, 2009   Debate continuing over Federal vs State Insurance Regulation
March 25, 2009   Texas Cat Fund Update
February 22, 2009   Appeals court revives Katrina insurance case
September 23, 2008   Wind coverage in NFIP unlikely
September 23, 2008   Insurance Overseer Supports a National Catastrophe Fund
August 27, 2008   In the hard fought battle after Hurricane Katrina of homeowner versus insurance company, it at first appeared the policyholder would prevail. But time has shown that, on appeal, the insurer almost always wins.
July 28, 2008   PCI Makes Case Against Adding Federal Windstorm Insurance to the NFIP
July 13, 2008   One Policy, Multiple Coverages
May, 2008   To The Point: The battle of the ages still rages
April 20, 2008   Allstate records raise yet more questions
January 10, 2008   Insurers maintain record profits in 2007 by overpricing policies and underpaying claims (pdf)
October 7, 2007   Medicare Audits Show Problems in Private Plans
June 29, 2007   Farmers Ins. Co. fined $750,000 for unfair auto claim practices in North Dakota (pdf)
June, 2007   Insurers Face Congressional Scrutiny Again
May 9, 2007   Four steps to fix insurance crisis
April 11 , 2007   April 11th Congressional Hearing on Insurance Availability and Affordability in Coastal regions
April 11 , 2007   Private Market is Best Mechanism to Address Coastal Insurance Issues
March 2007   Insurance antitrust exemption questioned
March 2007   Key Congress members and advocates support repeal of insurers’ antitrust exemption
February 28, 2007   House Subcommittee Investigates Insurance Payments After Katrina
February 2, 2007   Regulatory Agenda Surrounding U.S. Insurance Carriers Could Transform the Industry
2007   UP amicus brief contributes to a victory for health insurance consumers
2006   Let Congress Hear Your Insurance Story
    Natural Catastrophe Risk:
Creating a Comprehensive National Plan
(pdf)
2005/2006   Insurance Reform not Tort Reform
     


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