Insurance Regulation: Legislation in the 115th Congress (open access)

Insurance Regulation: Legislation in the 115th Congress

This report discusses legislation related to insurance companies introduced or passed in the 115th Congress.
Date: February 9, 2018
Creator: Webel, Baird
System: The UNT Digital Library
Insurance Regulation: Legislation in the 115th Congress (open access)

Insurance Regulation: Legislation in the 115th Congress

This report discusses insurance related legislation in the 115th Congress including H.R. 10, Title XI, which would merge and revamp the FIO and the independent insurance expert position on FSOC; S. 1463/H.R. 3110 which would alter the term of the FSOC independent insurance expert; H.R. 3363 which would add insurance claims adjusters to the National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers licensing structure created by Congress in P.L. 114-1; and S. 1360 which would respond to the development of international standards by the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS).
Date: September 20, 2017
Creator: Webel, Baird
System: The UNT Digital Library
Selected International Insurance Issues in the 115th Congress (open access)

Selected International Insurance Issues in the 115th Congress

This report discusses trade in insurance services and summarizes the various international entities and agreements affecting the regulation of and trade in insurance. It then addresses particular issues and controversies in greater depth, including a focus on the pending U.S.-EU covered agreement, and concludes with a section on issues relating to international insurance standards.
Date: July 27, 2017
Creator: Webel, Baird & Fefer, Rachel F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Private Flood Insurance and the National Flood Insurance Program (open access)

Private Flood Insurance and the National Flood Insurance Program

This report discuses the National Flood Insurance Program and private flood insurance which meets federal guidelines in Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHA). Related legislation in the 115th Congress and options for privatizing flood insurance are also discussed.
Date: June 2, 2017
Creator: Webel, Baird & Horn, Diane P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Private Flood Insurance and the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) (open access)

Private Flood Insurance and the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)

This report discusses the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and the requirements that private insurers must meet to satisfy the federal flood insurance requirements. It also discusses legislation in the 115th Congress related to flood insurance.
Date: April 16, 2018
Creator: Webel, Baird & Horn, Diane P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Private Flood Insurance and the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) (open access)

Private Flood Insurance and the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)

This report discusses the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and the requirements that private insurers must meet to satisfy the federal flood insurance requirements. It also discusses legislation in the 115th Congress related to flood insurance.
Date: July 31, 2018
Creator: Webel, Baird & Horn, Diane P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Unemployment Insurance: Legislative Issues in the 115th Congress (open access)

Unemployment Insurance: Legislative Issues in the 115th Congress

This report provides short summaries of legislative proposals with respect to unemployment insurance (UI) programs. It also gives a brief overview of the UI programs that may provide benefits to eligible unemployed workers. In addition, it briefly summarizes UI proposals included in the President's budget for FY2018. President Trump signed H.J.Res. 42 on March 30, 2017 (P.L. 115-17). This Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution negated 20 C.F.R. Part 620. This now-negated rule had set out the circumstances under which states were allowed to prospectively drug test UC claimants based upon the prevalence of drug testing in the occupations in which they were seeking employment.
Date: May 30, 2017
Creator: Whittaker, Julie M. & Isaacs, Katelin P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Temporary Protected Status: Overview and Current Issues (open access)

Temporary Protected Status: Overview and Current Issues

This report describes Temporary Protected Status (TPS) in the context of humanitarian responses to migration and also briefly describes one alternative -- Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) -- including the historical use of these mechanisms. It also provides data on the countries currently designated for TPS, outlines past legislation to provide lawful permanent resident status to certain TPS-designated foreign nationals, and provides examples of activity in the 115th Congress related to TPS.
Date: October 10, 2018
Creator: Wilson, Jill H.
System: The UNT Digital Library