{"database": "lobbying", "table": "lobbying_activities", "rows": [[829525, "f9896e21-9ad2-4fa7-b4db-a21b282f4dda", "Q3", "AZOA SERVICES CORP(ALLIANZ OF AMERICA) FORMERLY AZOA SERIVCES CORP/FIREMAN'S FUND(ALLIANZ OF AMERICA", 14611, "AZOA SERVICES CORP(ALLIANZ OF AMERICA) AND AFFILIATES", 2009, "third_quarter", "INS", "Insurance Regulatory Reform:  Advocate for favorable legislation affecting the regulation of property/casualty and life insurance, including H.R. 1880, the National Insurance Consumer Protection Act of 2009.  This bill could create an optional federal charter for insurance. Long Term Care Insurance:  through trade association, advocate in support of S.702, titled the \"Long-Term Care Affordability and Security Act of 2009.\"  This bill would allow long-term care insurance to be offered in employer-sponsored cafeteria plans flexible spending arrangements.  Work through trade association to oppose inclusion of Class Act, which would create a federal long-term care insurance program, in House and Senate healthcare reform legislation.\n\nAnnuities/Suitability:  Advocated against rule 151A, adapted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.  Lobbied both Congress and the SEC.  This rule would make certain fixed annuities subject to federal securities laws.\n\nHolocaust insurance issues/ICHEIC:  Lobbied against the possible reintroduction of legislation that would create a new cause of action against U.S. insurance companies with European affiliates that may have written life insurance policies involving Holocaust victims.  The bill could also require any European insurer with policies written between 1990 and 1945 that may have involved holocaust victims to disclose all files on the policies, including names, to the U.S.\n\nCredit-based insurance scores:  Lobbied against the reintroduction of legislation that would restrict the ability of personal lines insurers to use credit information of underwriting or setting rates.\n\nMedicare secondary payer/workers compensation:  Follow issue, including trade association meetings with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency of the Department of Health and Human Services.  CMS is working on guidance/rules on this issue and insurance trade associations are weighing in.\n\nMcCarran-Ferguson Reform:  Follow and oppose H.R. 1503, the Insurance Industry Competition Act, which would repeal the McCarran-Ferguson Act, which provides insurers a limited exemption from federal antitrust law.\n\nFlood and national catastrophe insurance:  In participation with a coalition, lobbied House and Senate staff to oppose legislation that would expand the National Flood Insurance Program to include wind insurance, specifically H.R. 1264 the Multiple Peril Insurance Act of 2009.  Also lobbied against the possible reintroduction of legislation to create a national back stop for national catastrophe insurance.  Also lobbied for inclusion of funding for structure mitigation, to protect houses and business against nat cat, in the stimulus bill.  Also incorporated climate change arguments into natural catastrophe insurance lobbying efforts and promoted Fireman's Fund green products with Congressional staff and S.886, the Catastrophe Obligation Guarantee Act.\n\nClimate and energy legislation:  Monitored the progress of HR 2454, the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009.\n\nMunicipal bond legislation:  Monitor municipal bond legislation, specifically HR 2589, Municipal Bond Insurance Enhancement Act of 2009, HR 2549, Municipal Bond Fairness Act, Municipal Bond Liquidity Act; and Municipal Financial Advisors Regulation Act.\n\nRight to Repair Act, HR.2057: support for bill which would enhance consumers' ability to take automobiles to independent shops for repairs.\n\nBroker-dealer regulatory reform:  Monitor financial regulatory reform as it relates to broker-dealer and their existing regulation under the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA).\n\nSurplus insurance lines:  Monitor progress and support HR 2571, the Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act.\n\nState jurisdiction over annuity products:  Support the continuing of state jurisdiction over fixed annuities:  H.R. 2733, Fixed Indexed Annuities and Insurance Products Classification Act of 2009.\n\nAgents and brokers:  Support NARAB II:  H.R. 2554, the National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of\n2009.\n\nAnnuities:  Support HR 2748, the Retirement Security Needs Lifetime Payment Act of 2009 and monitor through trade \nassociations.", "HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Risk Management Agency,Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC),SENATE,Treasury, Dept of", null, 353843, 0, 0, "2009-10-15T15:21:50-04:00"]], "columns": ["id", "filing_uuid", "filing_type", "registrant_name", "registrant_id", "client_name", "filing_year", "filing_period", "issue_code", "specific_issues", "government_entities", "income_amount", "expense_amount", "is_no_activity", "is_termination", "received_date"], "primary_keys": ["id"], "primary_key_values": ["829525"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 47.31930798152462, "source": "Federal Register API & Regulations.gov API", "source_url": "https://www.federalregister.gov/developers/api/v1", "license": "Public Domain (U.S. Government data)", "license_url": "https://www.regulations.gov/faq"}