Insurance Industry Modernization and Consumer Protection Act

S.30 -- Financial Information Privacy Protection Act of 2001 1/22/01 (Sarbanes) A bill to strengthen control by consumers over the use and disclosure of their personal financial and health information by financial institutions. S.324 -- Social Security Number Privacy Act of 2001 2/14/01 (Shelby) A bill to amend the GLB Act, to prohibit the sale and purchase of the SSN of an individual by financial institutions, to include SSN's in the definition of nonpublic personal information. S.450 -- Financial Institution Privacy Protection Act of 2001 3/1/2001 (Nelson, D-FL) A bill to amend the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to provide for enhanced protection of nonpublic personal information, including health information. S.630 -- Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act of 2001 or CAN SPAM Act of 2001 3/27/01 (Burns, Wyden) S. 2600 -- Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002. The purpose of this Act is to establish a temporary Federal program that provides for a transparent system of shared public and private compensation for insured losses resulting from acts of terrorism. S. 2673 – Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act of 2002. A bill to improve quality and transparency in financial reporting and independent audits and accounting services for public companies, to create a Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, to enhance the standard setting process for accounting practices, to strengthen the independence of firms that audit public companies, to increase corporate responsibility and the usefulness of corporate financial disclosure, to protect the objectivity and independence of securities analysts, to improve Securities and Exchange Commission resources and oversight, and for other purposes. HR.91 -- Social Security On-line Privacy Protection Act 1/3/01 (Rep. Frelinghuysen, R-NJ) A bill to regulate the use by interactive computer services of Social Security account numbers and related personally identifiable information. HR.718 -- Unsolicited Commercial Electronic Mail Act of 2001 2/14/01 (Rep. Wilson, R-NM) A bill to protect individuals, families, and Internet service providers from unsolicited and unwanted electronic mail. HR.1017 -- Anti-Spamming Act of 2001 3/14/01 (Rep. Goodlatte, R-VA) A bill to prohibit the unsolicited e-mail known as "spam". HR.1408 -- Structured Settlement Protection Act 4/4/01 (Rep. Shaw, R-FL) A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose an excise tax on persons who acquire structured settlement payments in factoring transactions. HR.1478 -- Personal Information Privacy Act of 2001 4/4/01 (Rep. Kleczka D-WI) A bill to protect the privacy of the individuals with respect to the Social Security number and other personal information, and for other purposes. HR.2036 -- Social Security Number Privacy and Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2001 5/28/01 (Rep. Shaw, R-FL) A bill to amend the Social Security Act to enhance privacy protections for individuals, to prevent fraudulent misuse of the Social Security account number, and for other purposes. HR.2341 -- Class Action Fairness Act of 2001 6/27/01 (Goodlatte, Boucher) To amend the procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants. HR.2421 -- Jurisdictional Certainty Over Digital Commerce Act 6/28/01 (Stearns, R-FL) To exercise authority under article I, section 8, clause 3 of the Constitution of the United States to clearly establish jurisdictional boundaries over the commercial transactions of digital goods and services conducted through the Internet, and to foster stability and certainty over the treatment of such transactions. HR 3210 -- Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002. The purpose of this Act is to establish a temporary Federal program that provides for a transparent system of shared public and private compensation for insured losses resulting from acts of terrorism. HR 3763 – Corporate and Auditing Accountability, Responsibility, and Transparency Act of 2002. The bill establishes the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board to: (1) oversee the audit of public companies that are subject to the securities laws; (2) establish audit report standards and rules; and (2) investigate, inspect, and enforce compliance relating to registered public accounting firms, associated persons, and the obligations and liabilities of accountants. HR 3766 – Insurance Industry Modernization and Consumer Protection Act. A bill to: (1) provide for the chartering of national insurers; (2) provide for the licensing of national insurers; (3) provide for the regulation of the underwriting and sale of insurance and other insurance operations as conducted by national insurers and insurance producers; and (4) provide for the establishment of the Office of National Insurers and the position of Director of the Office of National Insurers with responsibility for administering and enforcing this Act, including with respect to such chartering, licensing, and regulatory activities. HR 5095 - - American Competitiveness and Corporate Accountability Act of 2002. Accounting and governance issues.

Client expense: $3,086,454 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

H.R. 3766, Insurance Industry Modernization and Consumer Protection Act H.R. 3210, Terrorism Risk Protection Act S. 2600, Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 H.R. 4025, Homeowners' Insurance Availability Act of 2002 H.R. 785, Policyholder Disaster Protection Act of 2001 H.R. 1428, Two Floods and You Are Out of the Taxpayers' Pocket Act of 2001 H.R. 2384, Low-Income Families Flood Insurance Access Act H.R. 2545, Flood Loss Mitigation Act of 2001

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $420,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of