(Formerly Advocacy Updates)
GovWatch Archives: 2009
GovWatch is a short summary of breaking legislative and regulatory news of interest to NAIFA members. GovWatch helps NAIFA members keep a watchful eye on important legislative and regulatory developments that could positively or negatively impact your business.
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- December 30, 2009: Health Reform Clears Next Hurdle
- December 11, 2009: House Passes Historic Financial Services Overhaul Legislation
- December 3, 2009: House Passes Estate Tax Extension Coupled with Statutory “Pay as You Go” Budget Rules
- December 2, 2009: California Ballot Initiative to Tax COLI Benefits Fails to Qualify
- November 24, 2009: Senate Votes to Proceed on Health Reform
- November 20, 2009: NAIFA, Industry Partners Submit Letters to Senate Banking Committee
- November 19, 2009: Senate Unveils Health Bill
- November 10, 2009: Senate Banking Committee Chair Introduces Discussion Draft of the “Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2009”
- November 9, 2009: House Passes Health Reform
- October 29, 2009: Speaker Pelosi Reveals Merged House Health Reform
- October 28, 2009: U.S. House Committee Marks Up Legislation to Establish Fiduciary Standards of Care for Broker-Dealers and their Reps
- October 13, 2009: Finance Committee Reports Out Its Health Reform
- October 6, 2009: U.S. House Financial Services Committee Hears Testimony on Harmonized Fiduciary Standards of Care for IAs and BDs, Federal Office of Insurance
- October 2, 2009: Finance Committee Rejects Public Plan Option in Health Reform
- September 16, 2009: Senate Finance Committee Unveils Health Care Reform Proposal
- September 10, 2009: President Calls on Congress to Pass Health Reform
- September 8, 2009: Heavy Lift on Health Care/Insurance Reform
- September 8, 2009: NAIFA To Work with Bill Sponsors on Proposed Changes to Rules for Qualifying as Independent Contractor
- August 4, 2009: Congress Returns Home to Constituent Input on Developing Health Reform Plans
- July 29, 2009: No House Health Care Vote Before Labor Day
- July 23, 2009: Administration Releases Systemic Risk and Office of National Insurance Proposals
- July 21, 2009: Appeals Court Sends SEC Indexed Annuity Rule 151A Back to SEC for Reconsideration
- July 17, 2009: House Ways & Means Committee Approves Health Reform Bill
- July 15, 2009: Agents and Brokers Blanket Capitol Hill to Lobby Pivotal Health Care Reform Issues
- July 14, 2009: Health Reform Pay-Fors Unveiled; Senate HELP Expands “Navigators” to Include Insurance Agents and Brokers
- July 14, 2009: House and Senate Hold Hearings on Consumer Protection and Financial Products and Services
- July 1, 2009: NAIFA Analysis of Consumer Financial Protection Agency and Impact on Insurance Agents and Financial Advisors
- June 24, 2009: NAIFA President Cliff Wilson Testifies Before House Committee
- June 19, 2009: House Chairmen Release Health Reform Draft
- June 18, 2009: Senate Committee Scrutinizes the Obama Plan for Financial Services Regulatory Reform
- June 17, 2009: Obama Administration Unveils Regulatory Overhaul Proposal
- June 16, 2009: U.S. House Subcommittee Examines Systemic Risk and the Insurance Industry
- June 5, 2009: NAIFA President Cliff Wilson Confers With White House Officials on Insurance Regulation
- May 21, 2009: Agent Licensing Reform Legislation Reintroduced in House
- May 18, 2009: Senators Baucus and Grassley Release Policy Options for Financing Health Care Reform
- May 15, 2009: U.S. House Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Insurance Regulation; Examine OFC, Systemic Risk Regulator and other Options
- May 12, 2009: Obama Administration Releases Fleshed-Out Budget Tax Proposals
- May 11, 2009: Senate Leader Introduces Bill Limiting Deductible Compensation
- May 8, 2009: GAO Issues Report on Insurance Reciprocity and Uniformity
- May 7, 2009: Congress Seeks to Create Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission
- May 1, 2009: IRS Issues Revenue Rulings on Taxation of Life Settlements
- May 1, 2009: California Ballot Initiative Would Tax COLI Death Benefits
- April 30, 2009: Congress-Approved Budget Includes Tax Provisions that Pose Grave Risks for Life Insurance; Controversial Health Reform Procedural Protection
- April 29, 2009: Senate Special Committee on Aging Holds Hearing on Life Settlements; NAIFA Submits Testimony
- April 29, 2009: Diane Boyle Profiles Newly-Confirmed HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius
- April 27, 2009: NAIFA Sends Letter to Capitol Hill Outlining Position on Insurance Regulation
- April 24, 2009: Tentative Budget Agreement Includes Reconciliation for Health Reform Legislation; Budget May Also Require Revenue Raisers that Could Pose Grave Risks for Life and Health Insurance and Annuities
- April 23, 2009: Investment Advice Bill Would Limit Source of Employer-Provided Advice to Independent Investment Advisors
- April 22, 2009: ERISA Lawmaker Introduces 401(k) Fee Disclosure Bill
- April 17, 2009: NAIFA, Over 700 Members Urge SEC to Reject Changes to FINRA Forms U4 and U5
- April 3, 2009: NAIFA Analysis of the National Insurance Consumer Protection Act
- April 2, 2009: Reps. Bean and Royce Introduce Insurance Regulatory Reform Legislation
- March 27, 2009: Senate Banking Committee Holds Hearing on Investor Protection; the SEC and FINRA Weigh in
- March 26, 2009: U.S. Treasury Secretary Unveils "Resolution Authority" Proposal and Outlines New Framework for Regulatory Reform
- March 26, 2009: House Financial Services Committee Votes to Regulate “Unreasonable or Excessive” Compensation
- March 19, 2009: U.S. House of Representatives Passes AIG Bonus Tax Legislation
- March 18, 2009: House and Senate Activity Continues on Insurance Regulation, Systemic Risk, AIG, and Deferred Compensation
- March 6, 2009: U.S. Congress Holds Hearings to Examine Regulation of Financial Services
- February 27, 2009: NAIFA and ACLI Publish STOLI Alert Volume 3, Issue 1
- February 26, 2009: Obama Budget Includes Health Reform Funds, Income-Based Taxes
- February 20, 2009: ARRA’s New, Temporary Federal Subsidy of COBRA Premiums
- February 14, 2009: Congress Enacts American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)
- February 13, 2009: NAIC and NCOIL File Lawsuit Over SEC Rule 151A
- February 10, 2009: Senate Approves Compromise Economic Stimulus Legislation
- February 4, 2009: President to Sign CHIP Bill Including AHIA-backed Provisions
- January 30, 2009: Senate Reauthorizes Children’s Health Program
- January 28, 2009: Congress Pushes Forward on Economic Stimulus Legislation
- January 23, 2009: Senior Vice President Bill Anderson Profiles Newly Confirmed SEC Commissioner Mary L. Schapiro
- January 15, 2009: House Passes SCHIP Expansion
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