Category: U.S. Congress

The United States House Committee on Financial Services held a hearing entitled “Banking Industry Perspectives on the Obama Administration’s Financial Regulatory Reform Proposals,” on Wednesday, July 15, in Washington, D.C.  The following witnesses provided written testimony in advance of the …

Legislation to extend the National Flood Insurance Program (“NFIP”) was filed yesterday, July 9, 2009 in the U.S. House of Representatives by U.S. House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity Chairwoman Maxine Waters.  The NFIP will expire on …

The United States House of Representatives’ Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a field hearing in West Palm Beach on July 2, 2009 entitled “The Homeowners’ Insurance Crisis:  Solutions for Homeowners, Communities, and Taxpayers.”  In attendance were Subcommittee …

Ray Spudeck, Chief Economist for the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”), will address the U.S. House of Representatives Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations at a special field hearing on Thursday, July 2, 2009, in West Palm Beach. …

The United States House of Representatives Financial Services Committee will hold a field hearing in West Palm Beach on Thursday, July 2, 2009, entitled “The Homeowners’ Insurance Crisis:  Solutions for Homeowners, Communities, and Taxpayers.”  The witnesses will include U.S. Representative …

The U.S. House Financial Services Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee will hold a field hearing next week in West Palm Beach, Florida, entitled “The Homeowners’ Insurance Crisis:  Solutions for Homeowners, Communities and Taxpayers.”  The hearing, in which U.S. Representative Ron Klein …

Maryland Insurance Commissioner Ralph Tyler will testify on behalf of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners at a United States House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services hearing entitled “Regulatory Restructuring:  Enhancing Consumer Financial Products Regulation” on June 24, 2009 …

The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs holds a hearing today, June 23, 2009 at 3 p.m. entitled “Over-the-Counter Derivatives: Modernizing Oversight to Increase Transparency and Reduce Risks.” Witnesses are: Panel 1 Honorable Mary Schapiro [view testimony] …

The U.S. House Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises will hold a hearing this morning, beginning at 10:00 a.m., to further explore how to improve oversight of the insurance industry in order to protect insurance consumers …

UPDATE:  The U.S. House Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises has scheduled a hearing entitled “Systemic Risk and Insurance” for June 16, 2009 at 10 a.m. in Room 2128 of the Rayburn House Office Building, …