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Atterholt Gets Permanent Post In Indiana
By Steve TuckeyThe 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 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 ...
February 03, 2005
Panel OKs Bill That Could Limit Venue-ShoppingThe Senate Judiciary Committee today voted 13-5 to pass a class-action reform bill.[@@]The bill passed by a strong margin despite efforts by some Democrats ...
January 21, 2005
HHS Releases Final Drug Act RuleChanges in an important new Medicare regulation could lead employers and unions to enroll more retirees in private Medicare Advantage plans.[@@]The U.S. Department of ...
January 13, 2005
Sunshine State Lawyers Go With DeltaNU Online News Service, Jan. 13, 2005, 5:25 p.m. ESTThe member benefits program at the Florida Bar Association, Jacksonville, Fla., has picked a dental ...
January 05, 2005
Year-End PotpourriByAs the year unfolds, questions on a variety of subjects arise, opportunities are uncovered (and sometimes missed) and issues start to work their way to ...
December 15, 2004
Iowas Terri Vaughan: 10 Years A RegulatorIowas Terri Vaughan: 10 Years A RegulatorByAfter a decade as a leading insurance regulator, outgoing Iowa Insurance Commissioner Terri Vaughan spoke with National Underwriter about ...
December 14, 2004
New York Tightens Key-Person DefinitionEmpire State regulators want to keep employers from insuring building maintenance engineers as key persons.[@@]The New York State Insurance Department has reacted to the ...