June
U.S. House Committee Hearing on Consumer Protection
Senate Subcommitee Meets on Derivatives
Secretary Geithner Testifies Before Senate Committee on Regulatory Reform
President Obama Unveils Financial Reform Plan
House Subcommittee Meets on Insurance and Systemic Risk
House GOP Releases Regulatory Reform Plan:  No Mention of Insurance
Senate Hearing on Regulatory Reform of Credit Default Swaps and Other Derivatives

May
OII Bill Among Several Reintroduced Last Week
Hill Update:  Three Insurance Bills Expected in U.S. House, OFC Proposal Gains a Sponsor
House Hearing on Federal Insurance Regulation, Treasury Announces CDS Regulatory Framework
U.S. Senate Finance Committee Holds Hearing on Financing Healthcare Reform
GAO Issues Report on State Reciprocity/Uniformity, House Subcommittee Schedules Insurance Hearing
Senate Hearing Investigates "Too Big to Fail"
U.S. Senate Finance Committee Holds Hearing on Expanding Healthcare Coverage
Bill Introduced to Allow Federal CDS Regulation

April
U.S. Senate Committee Hearing on Life Settlements
Congress Holds Three Hearings Today on Federal "Reform"
Congressional Oversight Panel Issues Report on Sixth-Month Anniversary of TARP
New Far-Reaching OFC Bill Unveiled

March U.S. Senate Banking Committee Holds Hearing on Insurance Regulation
Geithner Introduces Regulatory Reform Plan
U.S. Senate Committee Hearing on Health Insurance Reform
Geithner, Bernanke Call for Restructuring Power, Systemic Regulation
U.S. House Bill Would Repeal McCarran-Ferguson Antitrust Exemption
U.S. House Subcommittee Holds Hearing on AIG 
House Financial Services Committee Holds Hearing on Systemic Risk Regulator
U.S. Senate Banking Committee Holds Hearing on Insurance Regulation
GAO Releases Credit Default Swap Study
U.S. Senate Banking Committee Holds Hearing on AIG, Implications for Future Regulation
U.S. House Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Systemic Risk Regulation
Key U.S. House Members Speak at Insurance Reform Summit

February
House Committee Approves Credit Derivative Bill
Treasury Announces Financial Stability Plan, Senate Passes Stimulus
Insurance Prominent on House Financial Services Committee Agenda for 111th Congress
Senate Banking Hearing on Regulatory Reform:  More Calls for Systemic Regulation, OFC
NCOIL Chair Assem. Morelle to Testify on Credit Default Swaps Before U.S. House Committee

January
U.S. House and Senate Reauthorize, Expand Children's Health Insurance Program
Congressional Oversight Panel Issues Report on Reform:  Calls for Systemic Risk Regulator
Congressional Bill Would Ban "Naked" Credit Default Swaps
NAIC Group Approves Controversial Capital Relief Plan—Full Vote Tomorrow
New Financial Reform Report Calls for Federal Insurance Oversight
Congressional Oversight Panel Hearing on Modernizing Financial Services Regulation
GAO Report Critiques Financial Regulatory System, Mixed Review on Optional Federal Charter (OFC)
NAIC Schedules Hearing on Controversial Life Insurer Requests for Reserving Changes, Consumers Voice Concerns
NCOIL Sends Letters to New President, Members of Congress

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