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<title>PCI Applauds House Passage of NARAB II</title>
<dc:creator>Jessica Hanson</dc:creator> 
<dc:subject>N/A</dc:subject>
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<description><![CDATA[ Last night, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the H.R. 2554, the National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act (NARAB II).]]> </description>
<dc:date>2010-03-04T-1:-1:-1-05:00</dc:date>
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<title>PCI Letters to Senate Banking Committee Addressing Financial Services Regulatory Reform</title>
<dc:creator>Jessica Hanson</dc:creator> 
<dc:subject>N/A</dc:subject>
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<description><![CDATA[ David A. Sampson, president and CEO of the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) sent letters today to leaders of the Senate Banking Committee reiterating strong support for legislation that addresses problems in the financial services sector, but does not disturb the existing state-level resolution system for home, auto and business insurers.]]> </description>
<dc:date>2010-03-03T-1:-1:-1-05:00</dc:date>
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<title>Flood Program Expired, Then Extended; Long-Term Solution Needed</title>
<dc:creator>Jessica Hanson</dc:creator> 
<dc:subject>N/A</dc:subject>
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<description><![CDATA[ Last night, the Senate passed legislation that includes another short-term extension of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), according to the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI).]]> </description>
<dc:date>2010-03-03T-1:-1:-1-05:00</dc:date>
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<title>PCI Supports Bipartisan Legislation On Hurricane Claims</title>
<dc:creator>Cliston Brown</dc:creator> 
<dc:subject>Catastrophic Risks;Claims</dc:subject>
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<description><![CDATA[ PCI supports Florida House Bill 1181 and Senate Bill 2264, which would reduce the window for filing hurricane claims from five years to three. The bipartisan legislation was introduced by Sen. Mike Bennett (R-Bradenton) and Rep. Janet Long (D-St. Petersburg).]]> </description>
<dc:date>2010-02-24T-1:-1:-1-05:00</dc:date>
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<title>Property-Casualty Industry Joint Statement on Passage of H.R. 4626</title>
<dc:creator>Jessica Hanson</dc:creator> 
<dc:subject>N/A</dc:subject>
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<description><![CDATA[ David A. Sampson, president and CEO of the Property Casualty Insurers of American (PCI) and Leigh Ann Pusey, president and CEO of the American Insurance Association (AIA) issued the following joint statement today regarding H.R. 4626, the Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act. The legislation, sponsored by Reps. Tom Perriello (D-VA) and Betsy Markey (D-CO), amends the McCarran-Ferguson Act for health insurers. The legislation, as passed, does not include a provision that would impact medical professional liability insurance.]]> </description>
<dc:date>2010-02-24T-1:-1:-1-05:00</dc:date>
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<title>PCI Urges IAIS to Protect Insurers from Bank-Focused Regulatory Framework</title>
<dc:creator>Jeffrey Brewer</dc:creator> 
<dc:subject>Regulatory Modernization</dc:subject>
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<description><![CDATA[ PCI is urging the International Association of Insurance Supervisors to advise bodies such as the G20 and the Financial Stability Board that insurers should not be regulated like banks.]]> </description>
<dc:date>2010-02-24T-1:-1:-1-05:00</dc:date>
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<title>New Report: &#8216;Too Big to Fail&#8217;, Too Short-Sighted to Succeed</title>
<dc:creator>Jessica Hanson</dc:creator> 
<dc:subject>N/A</dc:subject>
<link>http://www.pciaa.net/LegTrack/web/NAIIPublications.nsf/lookupwebcontent/0D7B4C5F5A71053A862576D2005572D</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) today unveiled a new report by a global, independent research organization which concludes that a financial institution's asset size should not be the primary determinant of systemic risk, as such a measurement can have major negative economic consequences, cost jobs and increase systemic risk if used in financial services reform legislation.]]> </description>
<dc:date>2010-02-22T-1:-1:-1-05:00</dc:date>
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<title>Misguided Tax Proposals Derailed in New Mexico</title>
<dc:creator>Clare Fitzgerald</dc:creator> 
<dc:subject>N/A</dc:subject>
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<description><![CDATA[ Two misguided tax proposals that would have had negative consequences for insurers and policyholders were averted this week as the New Mexico legislature wrapped up its 2010 regular session, according to the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI).]]> </description>
<dc:date>2010-02-19T-1:-1:-1-05:00</dc:date>
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<title>Medical Professional Liability Insurance Removed from McCarran-Ferguson Legislation</title>
<dc:creator>Jessica Hanson</dc:creator> 
<dc:subject>N/A</dc:subject>
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<description><![CDATA[ Trade associations representing the property-casualty insurance industry announced today that recently proposed free-standing legislation introduced by Reps. Perriello and Markey to amend the McCarran-Ferguson Act for health insurers will no longer include a provision that would impact medical professional liability insurance. The House Rules Committee posted the text of the unnumbered bill which pertains only to health insurance and does not contain medical professional liability insurance. The measure will be considered by the Rules Committee next Tuesday.]]> </description>
<dc:date>2010-02-19T-1:-1:-1-05:00</dc:date>
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<title>Trial Bar-Pushed Colorado Bills Pose Threats to Consumers</title>
<dc:creator>Clare Fitzgerald</dc:creator> 
<dc:subject>N/A</dc:subject>
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<description><![CDATA[ Several bills up for hearings next week in the Colorado legislature that are being pushed by the Colorado Trial Bar are likely to contribute to frivolous lawsuits that drive up insurance costs for consumers, according to the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI).]]> </description>
<dc:date>2010-02-19T-1:-1:-1-05:00</dc:date>
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<title>Former PCI Assistant VP Paul Kangas Joins Assurant, Inc.</title>
<dc:creator>Jessica Hanson</dc:creator> 
<dc:subject>N/A</dc:subject>
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<description><![CDATA[ Paul Kangas, former assistant vice president of federal government relations for the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) joined Assurant, Inc. this month.]]> </description>
<dc:date>2010-02-16T-1:-1:-1-05:00</dc:date>
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<title>South Dakota Bills Favor Plaintiff Attorneys over Consumers</title>
<dc:creator>Clare Fitzgerald</dc:creator> 
<dc:subject>Tort Liability and Reform</dc:subject>
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<description><![CDATA[ Two bills expected to be heard this week by the South Dakota legislature would favor attorney interests over consumers by changing important policies that control consumers' insurance costs, according to the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI).]]> </description>
<dc:date>2010-02-15T-1:-1:-1-05:00</dc:date>
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<title>Insurers Keep Customer Service Focus as Mid-Atlantic Recovers from Record-Setting Snow</title>
<dc:creator>Jeffrey Brewer</dc:creator> 
<dc:subject>N/A</dc:subject>
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<description><![CDATA[ While Mother Nature's record-setting snowstorm closed many businesses and made travel almost impossible, insurers doing business in the mid-Atlantic states remain vigilant and prepared to help consumers process claims if they sustain damage to their autos or homes, according to the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America.]]> </description>
<dc:date>2010-02-12T-1:-1:-1-05:00</dc:date>
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<title>PCI Reassures Toyota Owners Regarding Insurance Coverage</title>
<dc:creator>Jeffrey Brewer</dc:creator> 
<dc:subject>Claims</dc:subject>
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<description><![CDATA[ Amidst consumer concerns regarding the recall of several Toyota vehicles, the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America encourages Toyota owners to put safety first and follow the car manufacturers' instructions regarding the recalled vehicles.]]> </description>
<dc:date>2010-02-09T-1:-1:-1-05:00</dc:date>
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<title>PCI Calls Insurance Bill Misguided, Potentially Flammable</title>
<dc:creator>Jessica Hanson</dc:creator> 
<dc:subject>Insurance Regulatory Reform;State Regulation (McCarran)</dc:subject>
<link>http://www.pciaa.net/LegTrack/web/NAIIPublications.nsf/lookupwebcontent/2DC27A778021AE26862576C1005618E</link>
<description><![CDATA[ A bill filed Friday to amend the McCarran-Ferguson Act could hurt consumers in the important medical professional liability insurance market.]]> </description>
<dc:date>2010-02-05T-1:-1:-1-05:00</dc:date>
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<title>PCI Expresses Disappointment in Illinois High Court Overturning Medical Liability Caps</title>
<dc:creator>Jeffrey Brewer</dc:creator> 
<dc:subject>Tort Liability and Reform</dc:subject>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Illinois Supreme Court declared medical liability damage caps unconstitutional and that could impact the state's health care market and lead to higher costs for consumers, according to the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America.]]> </description>
<dc:date>2010-02-04T-1:-1:-1-05:00</dc:date>
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<title>Auto Insurance Fraud Cost New Yorkers over $229 Million in 2009; PCI Encourages Legislative Reforms</title>
<dc:creator>Jeffrey Brewer</dc:creator> 
<dc:subject>No-Fault Automobile Insurance</dc:subject>
<link>http://www.pciaa.net/LegTrack/web/NAIIPublications.nsf/lookupwebcontent/DC47D8D01A52FF27862576BF0075712</link>
<description><![CDATA[ No-fault auto insurance fraud is estimated to have added almost $229 million in costs to the insurance system in 2009 and it is time to stop the rip-off of hard working New Yorkers. The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America will testify Thursday, February 4 at a New York Senate Insurance Committee hearing on fraud in the no-fault insurance system .]]> </description>
<dc:date>2010-02-03T-1:-1:-1-05:00</dc:date>
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<title>PCI Comments on Administration Proposal to Cut Terrorism Risk Insurance Program</title>
<dc:creator>Jessica Hanson</dc:creator> 
<dc:subject>Terrorism</dc:subject>
<link>http://www.pciaa.net/LegTrack/web/NAIIPublications.nsf/lookupwebcontent/9B73140BDDEA432A862576BE0061FC7</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Robert Gordon, senior vice president of policy and research development for the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI), issued the following statement regarding the Obama Administration's 2011 budget provisions cutting the federal government's terrorism risk insurance program.]]> </description>
<dc:date>2010-02-01T-1:-1:-1-05:00</dc:date>
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<title>ACIC Unveils New, user-Friendly Web Site</title>
<dc:creator>Jeff Brewer</dc:creator> 
<dc:subject>N/A</dc:subject>
<link>http://www.pciaa.net/LegTrack/web/NAIIPublications.nsf/lookupwebcontent/DEC8C42D1A6B4A45862576BD00580C6</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The Association of California Insurance Companies (ACIC) today announced the launching of its new, user-friendly Web site to provide information about the association?s activities in the California legislative, regulatory, media and legal arenas.]]> </description>
<dc:date>2010-02-01T-1:-1:-1-05:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.pciaa.net/LegTrack/web/NAIIPublications.nsf/lookupwebcontent/0BF64ABF30B1B2F0862576B8006525C">
<title>PCI/Ward Group Announces HR Benefits Study</title>
<dc:creator>Jeffrey Brewer</dc:creator> 
<dc:subject>Human Resources</dc:subject>
<link>http://www.pciaa.net/LegTrack/web/NAIIPublications.nsf/lookupwebcontent/0BF64ABF30B1B2F0862576B8006525C</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America and Ward Group are seeking insurers to take part in a study to benchmark human resources practices and employee benefits among property casualty insurance companies.]]> </description>
<dc:date>2010-01-27T-1:-1:-1-05:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.pciaa.net/LegTrack/web/NAIIPublications.nsf/lookupwebcontent/18F1DA2EF03D576D862576B7007A53E">
<title>PCI Supports Mitigation, Calls For Data-Based Solutions</title>
<dc:creator>Cliston Brown</dc:creator> 
<dc:subject>Catastrophic Risks</dc:subject>
<link>http://www.pciaa.net/LegTrack/web/NAIIPublications.nsf/lookupwebcontent/18F1DA2EF03D576D862576B7007A53E</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The Florida Commission on Hurricane Loss Projection Methodology's Windstorm Mitigation Committee issued its draft final report on Monday, and PCI immediately expressed support for the principles of rate adequacy and actuarially appropriate discounts and credits contained within it.]]> </description>
<dc:date>2010-01-26T-1:-1:-1-05:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.pciaa.net/LegTrack/web/NAIIPublications.nsf/lookupwebcontent/60C1704C7C1228F6862576B6005AD2C">
<title>ACIC Creates Web Site to Track Local Government's Auto Crash Taxes</title>
<dc:creator>Jeffrey Brewer</dc:creator> 
<dc:subject>N/A</dc:subject>
<link>http://www.pciaa.net/LegTrack/web/NAIIPublications.nsf/lookupwebcontent/60C1704C7C1228F6862576B6005AD2C</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Californians now have a new Web site for obtaining the updated information on the growing local government trend of imposing an unfair crash tax on drivers when emergency vehicles are sent to the scene of accidents, reports Sam Sorich, president of the Association of California Insurance.]]> </description>
<dc:date>2010-01-25T-1:-1:-1-05:00</dc:date>
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<title>PCI Highlights Negative Consumer Consequences in Testimony Against WA Insurance Scoring Ban Bill</title>
<dc:creator>Clare Fitzgerald</dc:creator> 
<dc:subject>Credit--Credit-Based Insurance Scores</dc:subject>
<link>http://www.pciaa.net/LegTrack/web/NAIIPublications.nsf/lookupwebcontent/964C9FE8655DD28C862576B200570F7</link>
<description><![CDATA[ In testimony before the House Financial Institutions &amp; Insurance Committee today, the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) is highlighting how HB 2513-a measure that would prohibit insurers from considering credit history, education and income for rating and underwriting in personal lines of property and casualty insurance-would likely result in higher costs for consumers and less accuracy in underwriting and rating.]]> </description>
<dc:date>2010-01-20T-1:-1:-1-05:00</dc:date>
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<title>Insurers Prepare for a Wide Range of Legislative Issues in Delaware</title>
<dc:creator>Jeffrey Brewer</dc:creator> 
<dc:subject>N/A</dc:subject>
<link>http://www.pciaa.net/LegTrack/web/NAIIPublications.nsf/lookupwebcontent/10B7365093264CF9862576A9006AD6F</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The Delaware General Assembly convenes today with budget and financial concerns at the top of a busy legislative agenda that also includes several issues that could impact the property-casualty insurance industry.]]> </description>
<dc:date>2010-01-12T-1:-1:-1-05:00</dc:date>
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<title>PCI Seeks NY No-Fault Reform, Coastal Solutions and Preservation of Credit Scoring in 2010</title>
<dc:creator>Jeffrey Brewer</dc:creator> 
<dc:subject>N/A</dc:subject>
<link>http://www.pciaa.net/LegTrack/web/NAIIPublications.nsf/lookupwebcontent/E0649882E0593006862576A2005CD43</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Top issues on the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America's (PCI) state legislative agenda for 2010 include reforming New York's no-fault auto insurance system, advancing market-based solutions in coastal markets, defeating a series of misguided auto insurance and bad faith bills in Michigan and protecting the use of risk-based underwriting tools.]]> </description>
<dc:date>2010-01-05T-1:-1:-1-05:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.pciaa.net/LegTrack/web/NAIIPublications.nsf/lookupwebcontent/B535B83998D5D2818625769B005B6DC">
<title>States Ring in the New Year with Tougher Laws on Distracted Driving</title>
<dc:creator>Jeffrey Brewer</dc:creator> 
<dc:subject>Motor Vehicle Safety;Motor Vehicle Safety--Distracted Drivers</dc:subject>
<link>http://www.pciaa.net/LegTrack/web/NAIIPublications.nsf/lookupwebcontent/B535B83998D5D2818625769B005B6DC</link>
<description><![CDATA[ As the clock strikes midnight on Dec. 31st you may want to think twice about calling or texting your Happy New Year greetings while driving in Illinois, Kansas, New Hampshire or Oregon because you could be breaking new state laws that crack down on distracted driving, according to the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America.]]> </description>
<dc:date>2009-12-29T-1:-1:-1-05:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.pciaa.net/LegTrack/web/NAIIPublications.nsf/lookupwebcontent/0ABE2CA5015F5F29862576940071335">
<title>P/C Industry's Nine-Month Net Income and Overall Profitability Rebound from Year-Ago Levels</title>
<dc:creator>Jeffrey Brewer</dc:creator> 
<dc:subject>Financial</dc:subject>
<link>http://www.pciaa.net/LegTrack/web/NAIIPublications.nsf/lookupwebcontent/0ABE2CA5015F5F29862576940071335</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Private U.S. property/casualty insurers' net income after taxes rose to $16.2 billion through nine-months 2009, partially recovering from the 91.2 percent decline to $4.4 billion through nine-months 2008. Insurers' overall profitability as measured by their annualized rate of return on average policyholders' surplus (or statutory net worth) increased to 4.5 percent in the first nine months of 2009, having previously fallen to 1.2 percent in the first nine months of 2008 from 13.1 percent in the first nine months of 2007.]]> </description>
<dc:date>2009-12-22T-1:-1:-1-05:00</dc:date>
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<title>NFIP Extended; PCI Calls for Meaningful Reforms in 2010</title>
<dc:creator>Jessica Hanson</dc:creator> 
<dc:subject>Catastrophic Risks</dc:subject>
<link>http://www.pciaa.net/LegTrack/web/NAIIPublications.nsf/lookupwebcontent/6D217A5B0B056AA586257693006849A</link>
<description><![CDATA[ This weekend, the Senate passed legislation that includes a short-term extension of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), according to the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI).]]> </description>
<dc:date>2009-12-21T-1:-1:-1-05:00</dc:date>
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<title>PCI Applauds Sen. LeMieux&#8217;s Weatherization Bill</title>
<dc:creator>Jessica Hanson</dc:creator> 
<dc:subject>N/A</dc:subject>
<link>http://www.pciaa.net/LegTrack/web/NAIIPublications.nsf/lookupwebcontent/80225A228B9A4C8086257690006EC76</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) applauds S. 2818, a bill introduced by Sen. George LeMieux (R-Fla.) to amend the Energy Conservation and Production Act by improving and expanding weatherization assistance for low-income families and urges the Obama Administration to include mitigation in the "Cash for Caulkers" initiative.]]> </description>
<dc:date>2009-12-18T-1:-1:-1-05:00</dc:date>
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<title>Michigan House Puts Jobs, Consumers at Risk in Passing Auto Insurance Bills</title>
<dc:creator>Clare Fitzgerald</dc:creator> 
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<link>http://www.pciaa.net/LegTrack/web/NAIIPublications.nsf/lookupwebcontent/8946B6A58C766A8B8625768F005DF3B</link>
<description><![CDATA[ LANSING, Mich-The Michigan House passed misguided legislation yesterday that threatens to increase auto insurance costs and harm the state's job market and economy, according to the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI).]]> </description>
<dc:date>2009-12-17T-1:-1:-1-05:00</dc:date>
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