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11th ANNUAL E-REG OFFERS STELLAR LINE-UP
Health Care, Systemic Risk, Regulatory Reform Top Conference Agenda

WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 2, 2010) — Issues surrounding health care, systemic risk and regulatory reform top the agenda for the 2010 E-Reg Conference, presented by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) and National Insurance Producer Registry (NIPR).

This year’s conference will be held May 3 - 5, 2010, at the Hyatt Regency Crown Center in Kansas City, Mo. Registrations received by Tuesday, April 6, will receive a discounted rate.

The 2010 conference kicks off with a keynote forum featuring NAIC President and West Virginia Insurance Commissioner Jane L. Cline, Alaska Insurance Director Linda S. Hall and Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger. Topics include:

• Membership Priorities, Congressional Agenda and Legislative Landscape for 2010.
• International Impact on U.S. State-Based Insurance Regulation.
• Health Insurance Reforms.
• Producer Licensing, Market Regulation and Speed to Market Initiatives.

Other E-Reg sessions will highlight regulatory initiatives and discuss how to leverage NAIC and NIPR technology to make day-to-day tasks more efficient and effective, including:

• Thomas Montgomery will present “Financial Regulatory and Health Care Reform Update: Will Obama Bat 1.000?” Montgomery, counsel and senior advisor in the NAIC Government Relations Office, will address the major changes under the new Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. He also will detail the NAIC’s efforts to provide a constructive voice in the financial reform debate, while working to preserve the current state-based system of insurance regulation.
• Mary A. Weiss, Ph.D., the NAIC Distinguished Scholar in Insurance Regulation, will present a session on systemic risk and insurance. Weiss plays a key role at the Center for Insurance Policy and Research, leading the NAIC’s ongoing effort to understand the impact of the economy on the insurance industry and its implications for insurance regulation.
• Author Phil Gerbyshak, the “Make It Great Guy,” will offer a session on how to “recession-proof” your life. During a TechEx regulator-only session, Gerbyshak will speak about the technology implications of social networking in a session titled, “Social Media and Your Organization: An Overview of What You Need to Know Now.”
• Wendell Potter, senior fellow at the Center for Media and Democracy and an NAIC funded consumer, will share perspectives on changes that consumers would like to see in the area of market regulation, including health care reform.
• Regulator-only sessions will provide overviews on technology implementations of Web-based services for consumers, the industry and state insurance regulators.
• A “birds of a feather” discussion will provide a forum for IT regulators to exchange information in a more casual format on the topic of state technology collaboration.

All conference information and registration materials are available at http://ereg.naic.org. For general inquiries, contact Terri Hiebert at thiebert@naic.org. For inquiries regarding the funded regulator process, contact Brandon Smith at BSmith@naic.org.

About the NAIC

Formed in 1871, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) is a voluntary organization of the chief insurance regulatory officials of the 50 states, the District of Columbia and five U.S. territories. The NAIC has three offices: Executive Office, Washington, D.C.; Central Office, Kansas City, Mo.; and Securities Valuation Office, New York City. The NAIC serves the needs of consumers and the industry, with an overriding objective of supporting state insurance regulators as they protect consumers and maintain the financial stability of the insurance marketplace. For more information, visit www.naic.org.

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