2007 News Releases

NCOIL to NAIC: Legislators Obligated to Oversee Insurance Regulators–Subcommittee to Implement New Strategies – Dec. 2, 2007 

NCOIL President Announces 2008 Officers, Committee Co-Chairs, and Renewed Priorities – Nov. 21, 2007

NCOIL Study on State Authority Recommends Shifting Power and Reallocating Resources – Nov. 9, 2007 

NCOIL Leader Recommends NAIC Amend its Open Meeting Policy, Urges Cooperative Dialogue – Aug. 17, 2007 

NCOIL Legislators React to Groundbreaking Study on State Authority – July 26, 2007

NCOIL to NAIC–Untested Models Degrade Accreditation Program – May 8, 2007 

NCOIL Leader to NAIC: Closed Door Meeting Defy Sunshine Laws – May 4, 2007

 

FINANCIAL SERVICES & INVESTMENT PRODUCTS

NCOIL to Further Investigate Payday Lending Abuses, May Pursue Model Act – Feb. 21, 2007

 

HEALTH, LONG-TERM CARE & HEALTH RETIREMENT ISSUES

NCOIL Says Yes to State-Based Health Innovation Bills – Nov. 20, 2007 

NCOIL Delves into Alleged Abuses in the Long-Term Care Insurance Market – July 27, 2007

NCOIL Looks for Answers in Long-Term Care Insurance – June 18, 2007 

NCOIL Letter to Congress: SCHIP Needs Help – March 7, 2007

NCOIL Nixes PBM Model Law – March 7, 2007

Health Issues Loom Large at NCOIL Spring Meeting – Feb. 7, 2007

Proposed NCOIL PBM Model Law Under Scrutiny at Spring Meeting – Feb. 2, 2007

 

LIFE INSURANCE & FINANCIAL PLANNING

NCOIL Closes in on Illegal STOLI, Unanimously Adopts Amended Model Act – Nov. 20, 2007

NCOIL Group Completes Exhaustive Review of Life Settlements Model Act–Vote Expected at Annual Meeting – July 24, 2007

Industry Weighs in on STOLI at NCOIL Interim Meeting–Open Debate to Continue in July – April 26, 2007

NCOIL Schedules Interim Meeting to Discuss Controversial Life Settlements Issues – March 30, 2007

Great Debate Held at NCOIL Special Session, Resolution Passed – March 8, 2007

Life Settlement Issues Spur Special Session at NCOIL Spring Meeting – Feb. 2, 2007

 

NATURAL DISASTER LEGISLATION

NCOIL Moves Mitigation Efforts Forward with New Land-Use Resolution – July 24, 2007

NCOIL Lays Foundation for Statewide Building Codes, Adopts Model Act – March 6, 2007

 

PROPERTY-CASUALTY INSURANCE

Guaranty Fund Safety Nets Stronger Under New NCOIL Model Law – Nov. 20, 2007

NCOIL Advances Model to Reform Outdated Guaranty Fund Laws – July 24, 2007

Legislators Vote to Pursue Model Regarding Questionable Waivers for Auto Rental Liability – March 6, 2007

 

STATE-FEDERAL RELATIONS

NCOIL’s Rep. Eiland to House Subcommittee: State Regulation Continues to Evolve with Market – Oct. 30, 2007

NCOIL Leadership Urges Governors to Stand Ground–OFC Would Harm Consumers – Aug. 24, 2007

NCOIL to Congress: Promote, Don’t Preempt, State Regulation – July 24, 2007

NCOIL Leadership to U.S. Chamber–“Just Say No” to OFC – April 18, 2007

NCOIL Cautions Congress: McCarran Repeal Would Destabilize Insurance Market – April 16, 2007

NCOIL to Examine Consequences of McCarran-Ferguson Act “Reform” – Feb. 16, 2007

 

WORKERS’ COMPENSATION INSURANCE

NCOIL Professional Employers Organization (PEO) Model Pushes for Accountability in Workers’ Compensation Rating – Nov. 20, 2007

Professional Employer Organizations (PEO) Model on NCOIL Backstretch – Feb 7, 2007