McCarran-Ferguson
At Issue
In 1945, Congress passed the McCarran-Ferguson Act to clarify that states could continue to regulate and tax insurers—giving the insurance industry a limited exemption from federal antitrust laws. The ADA is working to overturn parts of the McCarran-Ferguson Act and reverse insurance industry’s exemption from anti-trust regulations. This is an uphill battle, and while we have found champions on both sides of the aisle—and narrowly missed seeing an amendment voted into a key bill—the insurance industry is not without friends. We intend to persevere in our efforts to level the playing field and force insurance companies to comply by the same rules that govern the rest of us.
Some members of Congress are interested in introducing bills that would remove the insurance industry’s exemption. We are in contact with these members, informing them of our support for such legislation.
- Read more: McCarran-Ferguson Act Exemption for Insurance Companies Fact Card (PDF)
Letters and Testimony
- ADA Letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi H.R. 3596 (Jan. 29, 2010) (PDF)
- ADA Letter to House Speaker Urging Adoption of Sec. 262 of H.R. 3962 (Jan. 15, 2010) (PDF)
- Coalition Letter to House Speaker Seeking Repeal of McCarran-Ferguson (Jan. 15, 2010) (PDF)
- ADA Letter to Senate Leaders (Nov. 17, 2009) (PDF)
- Statement to Judiciary Committee on H.R. 3596 (Oct. 8, 2009) (PDF)
- Statement to Judiciary Committee on Insurance Price Fixing (Oct. 14, 2009) (PDF)
- Request to Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) to testify before house committee (Oct. 13, 2009) (PDF)
- Request to Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) to testify before senate committee (Oct. 12, 2009) (PDF)
- Letter of support to Sen. Leahy (Sept. 18, 2009) (PDF)
- Sen. Leahy urging him to reintroduce anti-trust legislation (June 3, 2009) (PDF)
- Letter to Rep. Peter DeFazio (Apr. 24, 2009) (PDF)
Contact Us
For additional information, please contact:
- Tom Spangler, Director, Legislative & Regulatory Policy, Federal Affairs
Federal Affairs
1111 14th Street NW, Suite 1100
Washington, DC 20005
202-898-2400
Fax: 202-898-2437
E-mail: govtpol@ada.org
