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Nine State Insurance Commissioners Call for Abolishment of Federal Insurance Office

January 3, 2025 By CollisionWeek Editor

Letter to incoming Trump Administration Department of Government Efficiency say FIO duplicates functions already performed by the states. A coalition of Insurance Commissioners from Alabama, Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and West Virginia have issued a joint letter to the newly appointed leaders of the Trump Administration’s Department of Government Efficiency […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Department of Government Efficiency, Federal Insurance Office, Insurance Commissioner

U.S. House Financial Services Committee Advances Bill to Limit Federal Insurance Office Ability to Subpeona Insurers Directly

April 19, 2024 By CollisionWeek Editor

On April 17, the U.S. House Financial Services Committee, led by Chairman Patrick McHenry (NC-10), reported 13 pieces of legislation out of Committee to the full House for consideration. Included among the measures is a slate of Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolutions to nullify what it says are a series of regulatory oversteps on the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Federal Insurance Office, legislation, National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies, U.S. House of Representatives

Legislation Introduced to Eliminate Federal Insurance Office’s Subpoena Authority

December 4, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.), a member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, on November 28 led 16 of her Senate colleagues in introducing the Insurance Data Protection Act. The bill would eliminate the FIO Director’s subpoena authority. According to Britt, the legislation would correct the Federal Insurance Office’s (FIO) recent […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Federal Insurance Office, legislation, U.S. Senate

Insurance Associations Applaud Legislation to Eliminate Federal Insurance Office Subpoena Power

September 21, 2023 By CollisionWeek Editor

The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) and National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA) welcomed the introduction this week of the Insurance Data Protection Act in the U.S. House of Representatives they say will protect insurers and the state-based system of insurance from federal overreach by the Federal Insurance Office (FIO). The bill […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Federal Insurance Office, legislation, National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies, National Association of Professional Insurance Agents, U.S. House of Representatives

Insurance Associations Defend Auto Insurer Pricing Factors

July 30, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Following calls by consumer groups for the U.S. Treasury Department’s Federal Insurance Office (FIO) to update its 2017 auto insurance affordability study, two insurance groups commented on the proposals. David Snyder, vice president of the American Property Casualty Insurance Association’s Policy, Research and International Division (APCIA) said, “We support the Department of Treasury’s Federal Insurance […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: American Property Casualty Insurance Association, Auto Insurance Affordability, Federal Insurance Office, Insurance Information Institute

Consumer Organizations Call on Federal Insurance Office to Update Auto Insurance Affordability Study

July 28, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

In a comment letter sent to the agency on Monday, July 26, Consumer organizations urged the Department of Treasury’s Federal Insurance Office (FIO) to update a 2017 study on the affordability of auto insurance in historically underserved communities and to conduct a deep and thorough investigation of unfair discrimination in auto insurance markets. While state […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Auto Insurance Affordability, Federal Insurance Office

ASA Urges Collision Repair Center Operators to Oppose Legislation Threatening Federal Insurance Office

July 16, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Legislation introduced in both U.S. House and Senate would abolish office association believes serves interest of consumers and collision repair facilities. The Automotive Service Association (ASA) reports that bills to abolish the Federal Insurance Office have been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. The association opposes both bills and is […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Automotive Service Association, Federal Insurance Office, legislation

Groups Say State Insurance Regulators Fail Consumers on Auto Insurance Affordability Research

September 7, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Consumer groups want Federal Insurance Office to step in saying National Association of Insurance Commissioners report biased towards insurance industry. Insurance industry association calls consumer groups’ comments unfortunate. Consumer groups have called on state insurance regulators to reject a proposed report on auto insurance affordability that the groups said is biased toward industry and fundamentally […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Auto Insurance Affordability, Center for Economic Justice, Consumer Federation of America, Federal Insurance Office, National Association of Insurance Commissioners, Property Casualty Insurers Association of America

ASA Asks Congress to Protect Federal Insurance Office’s Authority

June 15, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services passed a series of six bills designed to reduce federal regulations. The Automotive Service Association (ASA) reports that one of the bills, HR 3861, Federal Insurance Office Reform Act of 2017, introduced last year was part of the package approved by a vote of 36-21. ASA […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Automotive Service Association, Federal Insurance Office, legislation

Federal Insurance Office Survives Dodd-Frank Reform

May 24, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

ASA acknowledges U.S. Senate Banking Committee for saving FIO. The Automotive Service Association (ASA) made the establishment of the Federal Insurance Office (FIO) its top priority during Congress’ consideration of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act in 2010. Despite significant opposition, FIO did become part of the Dodd-Frank Reform law. According to […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Automotive Service Association, Federal Insurance Office, legislation

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