Daybook for Monday, June 23, 2008: Five Years Since California Holocaust Law Reversal

WASHINGTON, Jun 20, 2008 (A. M. Best via COMTEX) -- MGG | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- Today marks the five-year anniversary of a U.S. Supreme Court decision that made unconstitutional a California state law requiring Holocaust-era policy disclosures from the state's insurers. The American Insurance Association, the case's plaintiff, argued that the law interfered with the workings of the International Commission on Holocaust Era Insurance Claims, a multinational body created by President Clinton in 1998. The court's opinion noted a "sufficiently clear conflict" between the state law and U.S. foreign policy. A.M. Best's daily daybook is available in expanded form for online viewing at http://www.ambest.com/daybook.

? LexisNexis kicks off its sponsorship of the Mealey's Wrap Insurance Conference, which is to be held at the Signature at MGM Grand hotel in Las Vegas. The conference runs through June 24.

? The Healthcare Financial Management Association begins its annual health care finance conference, the Annual National Institute 2008, at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.

? The Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Co. of Marble, Pa., observes its 124th year of incorporation. The company is based in Marble, Pa.

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(By Jonathan Williams, BestWeek: Jonathan.Williams@ambest.com)

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