Spring 2010 : The Push to Ban Mobile Communication Devices
You see people doing it all the time. And when you are driving to an appointment, it can be difficult to resist. That incoming phone call or text message might mean a change in plans. “Alright, this will only take a second …”
Whether the activity is talking,texting, e-mailing, or even browsing the Web, the use of a mobile communication device behind the wheel diverts a driver’s attention from the road and results in distracted driving. It is getting a lot of attention lately. Public safety officials, lawmakers — even media personality Oprah Winfrey — are urging Americans to put down the phone and pay attention to traffic. .
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Fall 2009 : A Whole New World
In April of this year, the world’s leaders,including President Obama, acting as the G-20, announced a far-reaching program of financial services regulation and free trade commitments constituting a comprehensive approach to the global financial crisis. They said, “We face the greatest challenge to the world economy in modern times … and which all countries must join together to resolve.” To accomplish this, they pledged to, “do whatever is necessary to: restore confidence, growth, and jobs; repair the financial system to restore lending; strengthen financial regulation to rebuild trust; fund and reform our international financial institutions to overcome this crisis and prevent future ones; promote global trade and investment and reject protectionism, to underpin prosperity; and build an inclusive,green, and sustainable recovery.”
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Spring 2009 : Blueprint for Change
Although the news out of Washington these days is understandably dominated by the efforts to stabilize the economy, behind the scenes on Capitol Hill, momentum for financial services regulatory reform — including insurance — is building. How the reformed system will work and where the lead responsibility for oversight will fall still need to be hammered out, but there is no question that the massive federal intervention into AIG has focused attention on major gaps in the financial regulatory architecture at both the federal and state levels.
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January/February 2009 : Insurance 101
Every day, individuals and businesses face a variety of potentially catastrophic risks. By creating tools to manage uncertainty and loss, property-casualty insurers are able to provide vital personal and professional protection. In addition, property-casualty insurance helps provide and maintain a reliable foundation for our economy. Despite these fundamental roles propertycasualty insurance plays in the lives of virtually every American, relatively few people outside of the insurance industry understand how it works. This issue of the AIA Advocate looks at the basic concepts of property-casualty insurance, providing a plain-English primer on several key topics.
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