AIA Backs U.S. Model
Bilateral Investment Treaty

WASHINGTON—David Snyder, vice president and associate general counsel for the American Insurance Association (AIA), testified at a public meeting hosted by the Office of the United States Trade Representative and the Department of State concerning the U.S. model Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT). AIA supports the model BIT and its use to promote foreign insurance market liberalization. Snyder’s statement follows:

“International production and trade have precipitously declined in recent months. Both a cause and effect of the global economic turmoil, this has contributed to the loss of millions of jobs here and abroad and the resulting decline into poverty of tens of millions more of the world’s people. In

addition, government stimulus programs in the trillions of dollars must at some point be paid for, preferably through new economic activity.

“The leaders of the world fully understood this and committed to an agenda of anti-protectionism and enhancing trade. Among other goals, the G- 20’s April 2, 2009, statement pledged to ‘do whatever is necessary to promote global trade and investment and reject protectionism to underpin prosperity.’ They concluded, ‘Reinvigorating world trade and investment is essential for restoring global growth’ and then stated, ‘We will take … whatever steps we can to promote and facilitate trade and investment …’

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Perry: States Need Power
Over health Care Policies

In This Issue

TDI Posts Discipline List for June 3

Trades Ask Congress to exclude

All Lines of Insurance from CFPA 10

AUSTIN—Gov. Rick Perry wrote to U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius emphasizing the state’s 10th Amendment authority to set effective health care policies for Texans.

Big “I” hosts Free e-Mail Security Webinar on Aug. 18

NAIC on AIG — Focused on Fidelity to the Facts

The governor reiterated his request for a federal Medicaid waiver that would allow Texas to pursue state-based solutions to provide more uninsured low-income Texans with insurance, reduce expensive emergency room visits for basic care, and make it easier to buy into employer-sponsored insurance.

Texas Companies Receive Safety Award at Texas Safety Summit 15

SELLING STRATEGIES: Do
You Gamble With Your Selling? 16

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“It is critical that federal health care legislation empowers states to create and

State Farm Ups Oklahoma Auto Insurance Rates

Bill huff of Dallas Receives ICT Raymond Mauk Leadership Award 18

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