Blog Post
June 11, 2013
The Texas Legislature has sent a bill to Gov. Perry’s desk that would require a warrant to open any email, no matter how old the email is. Ars Technica has the story: On Tuesday, the Texas bill (HB 2268) was sent to Gov. Perry’s desk, and he has until June 16, 2013 to sign it or veto [...]
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PropertyCasualty360 • May 30, 2013
From PropertyCasualty360: Christian R. Cámara, Florida director of independent think-tank R Street: SB 1770 “combines fiscal responsibility and market-based environmental stewardship. Although more needs to be done to restore Florida’s property insurance market, Senate Bill 1770 is a small, balanced step toward reaching that goal.”
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Watchdog.org • May 29, 2013
From Watchdog.org: The state’s history of strict price controls has made it the fourth most hostile environment in the nation for the insurance industry, according to a 2012 study by the free market R Street Institute. In terms of regulatory oppression, Texas beats out California, and trails just Massachusetts, New York and Florida (and how [...]
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Business Insurance • May 28, 2013
From Business Insurance Julie Drenner, Texas director for insurance industry advocacy group R Street Institute, praised the selection of Ms. Rathgeber. “Julia is an experienced public servant with a strong grasp of regulatory issues,” Ms. Drenner said in a statement. “We look forward to working with her on reform of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association, [...]
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LifeHealthPro • May 28, 2013
From LifeHealthPro: “Julia is an experienced public servant with a strong grasp of regulatory issues,” R Street Texas Director Julie Drenner said. “We look forward to working with her on reform of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association, and particularly to our proposals to increase the agency’s transparency and limit its subsidies to the wealthiest property [...]
News Release
May 28, 2013
AUSTIN, Texas (May 28, 2013) – The R Street Institute today welcomed Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s appointment of Julia Rathgeber as commissioner of the Texas Department of Insurance. Rathgeber previously served as deputy chief of staff to Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and is a past director of the strategic assessment division for the Texas Natural [...]
Blog Post
April 19, 2013
Rarely do Texas trial lawyers and “red mea”t Republicans find common ground. But they did this week on the Texas House floor during the statewide texting-while-driving ban debate. A similar measure was vetoed by Gov. Rick Perry in 2011. However, state Rep. Tom Craddick, R-Midland, is hopeful this year’s version will win his approval. H.B, [...]
Policy Brief
April 9, 2013
The Texas Legislature is considering changes to its reinsurance collateral rules based on the updated Credit for Reinsurance Model Law promulgated by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. This briefing offers a summary outline of what reinsurance collateral is, and how moving to a more modern system will benefit Texas consumers. photo by: rcbodden
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Austin Business Journal • April 4, 2013
From Austin Business Journal: “By ensuring conflicts of interests are banned from the financial process we will protect taxpayers and instill confidence in our public institutions,” said Julie Drenner, executive director of R Street Texas, a nonprofit public policy research organization. Drenner noted that the legislation is timely in light of recent questions regarding the [...]
News Release
April 2, 2013
AUSTIN, Texas (April 2, 2013) –- Financial advisers that work with Texas state agencies to place bonds should be held to the same conflict of interest standards that apply in the private market, R Street Texas Director Julie Drenner said today in testimony to the state House Insurance Committee. Drenner’s testimony came in a hearing [...]
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