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04/15/2008
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Connecticut Supreme Court Allows Damage Suit Against Marsh to Proceed
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02/06/2008
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AIG Pays $12.5 Million to Settle with States Over Bid-Rigging Allegations
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12/04/2007
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Action on Resolution Opposing Abuse of Settlements Postponed
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12/04/2007
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Remaining Resolute in the Face of An Onslaught
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11/14/2007
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Wall Street Journal Says State Attorneys General Need Code of Conduct
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11/14/2007
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PIA-backed NCOIL Resolution on Settlement Abuse to be Considered This Week
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11/06/2007
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PIA Supports NCOIL Resolution Opposing Use of Settlements to Make Public Policy
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10/10/2007
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Court Decisions on Contingent Commissions a Major Win for PIA Agents
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10/02/2007
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Courts Underscore Receiving Producer Compensation is Legal
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09/11/2007
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Judge Throws Out Federal Lawsuit Against Insurers, Brokers
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09/11/2007
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NAIC Official Expresses “Regret” to Agents on Contingent Commissions
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08/29/2007
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Ohio Accuses Marsh, Insurers of Price Fixing
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08/15/2007
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Marsh Gets Settlement Agreement Amended Again
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07/31/2007
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PIA Praises NCOIL for Advancing Open Meetings Resolution
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07/25/2007
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Important Member Resources Concerning The Hartford's Revised Compensation System
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07/25/2007
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Hartford President & COO Briefs PIA National on Settlement, Commission Changes
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07/17/2007
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Auerbach to Present PIA Position at NCOIL Panel on AGs Acting as Legislators
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06/11/2007
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Professional Insurance Agents Criticize RIMS Attack on Incentive Compensation
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04/17/2007
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PIA Comments on Dismissal of Aspects of Antitrust Lawsuit in A.M. Best
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04/11/2007
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An Aspect of Federal Class Action Rejected, But Battle Not Over
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04/06/2007
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PIA Working All Fronts to Fight Settlement Abuse
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04/06/2007
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Spitzer Litigation Undermines the State Regulatory System
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03/27/2007
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PIA Open Letter to Insurance Industry in This Week’s National Underwriter
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03/20/2007
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NAIC Broker Activities Task Force Continues to Meet Behind Closed Doors
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03/13/2007
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Brevik Comments on the Threat to Legal Contingent Commissions in March Rough Notes
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03/06/2007
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Update on Zurich Class Action
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03/06/2007
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PIA Addresses Issues During NCOIL Meeting
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02/27/2007
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Georgia Commissioner Oxendine Defends Main Street Agents, Contingent Commissions
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02/27/2007
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NCOIL to Consider Resolution Opposing Insurance Policymaking via Legal Settlements
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02/15/2007
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PIA to Address AGs Abuse of Settlement Process
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01/17/2007
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PIA Comments on Contingents, State Regulation in National Underwriter
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01/17/2007
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A.M. Best: Is the Contingent Commission Model Dead? Not Any Time Soon
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01/09/2007
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Connecticut AG Blumenthal Declares War on Contingent Commissions
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01/09/2007
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Who is Richard Blumenthal? The Man at War With Contingent Compensation
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01/04/2007
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MetLife Pays $19 Million to Settle Spitzer Probe
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12/05/2006
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Spitzer Tells Four Carriers They Cannot Pay Some Contingents
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11/22/2006
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Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Warns of Bill to Ban Contingent Commissions
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11/03/2006
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Federal Court Hearing in Zurich Case on Monday November 6
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11/03/2006
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In-Depth Article on Spitzer, Contingent Commissions and PIA's Brief
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10/31/2006
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PIA Thanks Auto-Owners for Affirming Agent Profit Sharing
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10/25/2006
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PIA’s Court Filing on Disclosure, Contingent Commissions
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10/24/2006
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PIA Op-ed in Insurance Journal on Disclosure, Contingent Commissions
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10/20/2006
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PIA Working With NAIC to Amend Insurer Bid-Rigging Settlement
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10/19/2006
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PIA Files Brief Opposing Contingency and Disclosure Settlements
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10/17/2006
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PIA Asks U.S. District Court to Delay Approval of Class Settlement Involving Insurers
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10/11/2006
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PIA Files Reply Brief to 10 State AGs’ Challenge to Amicus, Requests Hearing
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10/03/2006
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Georgia Insurance Commissioner Tells PIA He Will Not Sign Settlement Agreement
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09/28/2006
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Ten State Attorneys General File Motion Against PIA Amicus Opposing Contingency and Disclosure Settlements
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09/26/2006
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PIA National Amicus Filing Prompts Coverage and Comment
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09/20/2006
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PIA National Files Amicus Opposing Contingency and Disclosure Settlements
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09/14/2006
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Aon Latest to Win Approval to Accept MGA Contingents
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09/05/2006
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Willis Joins Marsh in Getting Approval to Accept MGA Contingents
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08/15/2006
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PIA’s Support of Contingent Commissions in This Week’s National Underwriter
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08/08/2006
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PIA Criticizes Effort by Three AGs to Ban Contingent Commissions
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08/08/2006
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PIA Criticizes Effort to Ban Contingent Commissions
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08/03/2006
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Important Member Resources Concerning St. Paul Travelers' Three-State Producer Contingent Commission Settlement
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05/17/2006
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PIA Members-Only Resource on Zurich Settlement: Updated
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05/09/2006
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Liberty Mutual Denies Wrongdoing, Calls Settlement Offer “Excessive and Unreasonable”
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04/12/2006
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Zurich CEO John Lynch, General Counsel David Bowers, Brief PIA National Board
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03/28/2006
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Zurich Reaches Additional Settlement Agreements
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03/28/2006
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RIMS Holds Meeting on Transparency in Placements – Behind Closed Doors
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03/24/2006
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Important Member Resources Concerning Zurich's Nine-State Producer Compensation Disclosure Settlement
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03/21/2006
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Marsh to Settle California Probe; Florida Files New Suit
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01/24/2006
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NY Insurance Superintendent Mills Defends Contingents at PIA MetroRAP Event
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10/28/2005
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PIA Leaders Address Compensation Disclosure Issues at Annual Meetings of ASCnet and CPCU Society
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10/14/2005
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PIA Member Input Needed
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10/12/2005
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PIA Cited as Reference in Wharton Analysis of Spitzer and Contingents
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10/12/2005
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NY Commissioner Mills Remarks at PIANY Getting Press Coverage
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10/04/2005
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Mills Comments on Contingents, TRIA at PIA of New York Event
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09/27/2005
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NAIC Reports Multi-State Regulatory Settlement with Marsh
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09/20/2005
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Spitzer, Mills Announce Indictments of Eight Execs
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07/06/2005
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Massachusetts AG Sends Letters to Marsh Clients
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07/01/2005
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Main Street Agents and Competitiveness
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06/22/2005
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NAIC Ratifies Compensation Disclosure Amendment “As Is”
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06/22/2005
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AON Executive Chairman Says Don’t Banish Contingents
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06/15/2005
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PIA Thanks Progressive/Drive for Change in Agent Disclosure Notices
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06/15/2005
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Wharton Study Finds Contingent Commissions Necessary, Agents Essential to Industry
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06/15/2005
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Have You Prepared Your Agency for Changes Resulting from the Compensation Disclosure Fallout?
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06/05/2005
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PIA Cautions on Company-Specific Disclosure
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05/27/2005
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News Flash: Contingent Commissions Are Alive and Well
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05/17/2005
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Chair of NY Senate Insurance Committee: Main Street Agents Aren’t Mega-Brokers
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05/17/2005
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Former NAIC Presidents Agree Broker Scandal Won’t Lead to Total Fee Ban
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05/17/2005
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State Auto Affirms Agent Commissions
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05/17/2005
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Final PIA National Teleconference on Compensation Disclosure Scheduled for May 19
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05/17/2005
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PIA’s Auerbach to Chair Panel on Compensation This Week in New Hampshire
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05/17/2005
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Marsh Settlement Amended to Exempt Overseas Operations From Reforms
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05/10/2005
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FBI Backs Off Statements of “Broad Inquiry” Into Insurance Industry
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05/10/2005
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PIA’s Views on Contingents for Main Street Agents in May Rough Notes
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05/10/2005
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Connecticut House Passes Disclosure Measure
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05/10/2005
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PIA’s Pat Borowski Takes Part in Insurance Board of Northern Ohio’s’ “I” Day
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05/10/2005
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PCI’s Csiszar Equates Spitzer’s Tactics to McCarthyism
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05/03/2005
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New York Insurance Superintendent Defends Compensation for Main Street Agents
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05/03/2005
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Compensation Bill Opposed by PIA Defeated in California Senate Committee
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04/28/2005
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PIA Comments on Contingents Covered in This Week’s National Underwriter
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04/27/2005
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Zurich Defends Contingents, Says "One Size Does Not Fit All"
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04/21/2005
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PIA’s Borowski Speaks at NCSL, ARMS, PIA Western Alliance Forums
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04/21/2005
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RIMS Bans Press From Covering Sessions on Disclosure and Transparency
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04/19/2005
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An Analysis of the NCOIL and NAIC Models
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04/13/2005
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PIA’s Sitzes Calls New California Disclosure Proposal “Ridiculous”
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04/13/2005
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Former AIG Chairman Hank Greenberg Takes the Fifth
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04/05/2005
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PIA National Presents Program #1 in "Spitzer Series"
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04/05/2005
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NAIC's Koken Acknowledges Differences Between Agents and Brokers
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03/29/2005
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Illinois Agency Fined, Punished for Not Disclosing Fees
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03/22/2005
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PIA National Welcomes NAIC Suggestion to Modify Model
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03/15/2005
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PIA’s Auerbach Testifies at NAIC Hearing in Salt Lake City
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03/15/2005
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Poolman Advises NAIC “Don’t Attack a Mosquito With a Sledgehammer”
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03/15/2005
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PIA Summary of NCOIL Compensation Disclosure Model
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03/09/2005
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Spitzer Says Vast Majority of Insurance Brokers and Agents Are Honest
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03/09/2005
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Aon Agrees to Pay $190 million to Settle Spitzer Allegations
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03/09/2005
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NAIC Meets This Week, Broker Disclosure On Agenda
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03/09/2005
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Louisiana Commissioner Faults NAIC Model For Including Agents in Broker Rules
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03/09/2005
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Two Small Florida Businesses Sue Two Dozen Insurers, Agents
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03/01/2005
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Oregon DOI’s Ario Tells PIA Additions to NAIC Model Not Likely
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03/01/2005
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NCOIL to Resume Debate on Broker Fee Model
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03/01/2005
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Another Former Marsh Executive Pleads Guilty
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03/01/2005
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Kreidler Says He’s Found Something, Won’t Say What
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02/23/2005
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PIA Troops Fan Out Across States on Disclosure Issue
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02/15/2005
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Washington State Insurance Commissioner to PIA: I’m Not Spitzer
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02/15/2005
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Connecticut Governor, Attorney General Disagree on Disclosure
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02/15/2005
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Nevada Adopts Temporary Reg On Disclosure That Only Applies to Brokers
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02/15/2005
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AIG Gets Subpoenas From SEC, Spitzer
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02/08/2005
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