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Legislative Services
For over 50 years, Bricker & Eckler insurance lawyers have provided legislative advocacy services to protect and enhance insurers’ financial viability and achieve their desired goals. Clients seek advice from us to draft and amend legislation and to develop and execute the related strategy through both houses of the Ohio General Assembly and the Office of the Governor.
Extensive knowledge of the insurance industry and excellent working
relationships with members of the legislative and executive
branch make us forceful representatives of your position. By representing the insurance
industry in legislative matters, our insurance lawyers have established
excellent working relationships with regulators, insurers and leading inside
and outside insurance counsel throughout Ohio and the United States.
Clients seek advice from Bricker & Eckler attorneys to draft and amend
legislation, and advocate before the Ohio General Assembly and the Office of
the Governor.
The Firm's legislative representation includes:
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Advocacy with legislators and executive branch officials
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Drafting bills, resolutions and amendments
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Preparation of advocacy materials
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Research and analysis of legislative issues
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Coalition building within and outside the industry
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Campaign finance counseling for corporate PACs
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Compliance with state and federal government ethics laws
Legislative Experience and Representations
Our recent legislative representations include:
Assisting trade association of insurers in drafting and advocating state legislation to address Stranger-Originated Life Insurance transactions.
Assisting groups of life, health, and property and casualty insurers with coalition building and communication strategies with members of the Ohio General Assembly and the executive branch.
Assisting a large national medical malpractice insurer with drafting and obtaining passage of an amendment under the Property and Casualty Insurance Guaranty Association statutes.
Drafting and subsequently advocating passage of a budget amendment that prohibited municipalities from requiring insurance companies to withhold municipal income taxes from disability benefit payments, saving disability insurers hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Representing a group of property and casualty insurers before the Ohio Elections Commission on electioneering and campaign finance related issues.
Developing advocacy and campaign strategies using the ballot initiative processes as a tool for achieving health insurers’ policy goals.
Additional Insurance Services
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