Category: U.S. Congress

  In response to a request by U.S. Representatives Randy Neugebauer (R-TX) and Steve Stivers (R-OH), the U.S. Government Accountability Office studied the effects of the 2007-2009 financial crisis on the insurance industry and policyholders, and the regulatory response. To …

  After President Obama’s announcement last month on a comprehensive plan toward increasing the use of American clean energy sources to begin to slow the effects of climate change, among other goals, the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public …

    In conjunction with its participation with other industry groups in creating the ”National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2013” (“NARAB II”) legislation filed this week in both the United States Senate and House of …

  The Vermont Captive Insurance Association issued the following news release today, February 7, 2013: U.S. Congressman Garrett Supports Coalition for Captive Insurance Clarity Position   Montpelier, Vermont – February 7, 2013 – U.S. Congressman Scott Garrett (R-NJ), the co-author …

  The U.S. House Financial Services Capital Markets Subcommittee marked the 10th anniversary of passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act by holding a hearing on July 26, 2012 to examine the law’s benefits and burdens on businesses and evaluate the need …

  Florida Congressman Bill Posey (R) is scheduled to testify this afternoon at a U.S. House Financial Serivices Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity hearing entitled “The Impact of Dodd-Frank’s Insurance Regulations on Consumers, Job Creators and the Economy.”   …

The U.S. House of Representatives House Financial Services Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity has scheduled a hearing entitled “The Impact of Dodd-Frank’s Insurance Regulations on Consumers, Job Creators and the Economy” on Tuesday, July 24, 2012  at 2:00 …

  Yesterday, June 6, 2012, the Congressional Budget Office issued an analysis of H.R. 2903, the FEMA Reauthorization Act of 2012.  To view the full document, click here.  A summary is reprinted below:   H.R. 2903, FEMA Reauthorization Act of …

Federal Insurance Office Director Michael McRaith and Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty led a panel of insurance industry executives and related professionals who testified on March 17, 2012 at a U.S. House Financial Services Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community …

CORRECTION:  Please note the date corrected in the headline above to “May 17” Federal Insurance Office Director Michael McRaith and Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty will testify at a U.S. House Financial Services Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity …