ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY for ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
What was lobbied
7 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Energy/Nuclear ENG
Discussions/proposals concerning the regulatory framework for risk management, liability, and financial assurance as related to carbon caputure sequestration/storage technologies and their utilization;
Foreign entity interest: ZURICH FINANCIAL SERVICES - interests are those of parent company
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| THOMAS MCCROCKLIN | — |
Foreign Relations FOR
Discussions/proposals to require disclosure of Holocaust-era policies by insurers and establish a federal cause of action for claims arising out of a covered policy
Foreign entity interest: ZURICH FINANCIAL SERVICES - concerns over legal exposure
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANDREW LEWIN | — |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act (S. 506/H.R. 1265), specifically, provisions naming Switzerland (among other countries) as tax haven jurisdictions for tax purposes; President Obama's FY 2010 Budget draft as it relates to international tax provisions, specifically, any attempts to treat US subsidiaries of foreign parents differently; Proposals to alter tax treatment of legitimate foreign affiliate reinsurance transactions undertaken by U.S. subsidiaries of foreign parent corporations, including Senate Finance Committee staff draft
Foreign entity interest: ZURICH FINANCIAL SERVICES - concerns over structural/financial impact of legislation
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANDREW LEWIN | — |
| THOMAS MCCROCKLIN | — |
| RICHARD P MERSKI New | — |
Environment/Superfund ENV
Discuss rules for financial assurance under environmental programs, specifically for hard-rock mining
Foreign entity interest: ZURICH FINANCIAL SERVICES - interests are those of parent company
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| THOMAS MCCROCKLIN | — |
Insurance INS
Proposals/drafts concerning the creation of an optional Federal Insurance Charter; Discussions/proposals over the creation of a regulatory framework for financial systemic risk regulation; Proposals/efforts to extend the Treasury's Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) to the insurance industry; Discussions/proposals to create a federal reinsurance fund to address natural catastrophe; Discussions/proposals to streamline the regulation of nonadmitted insurance and reinsurance markets; Proposals concerning federal contracting rules for surety bonds as contained in the Economic Stimulus bill (H.R 1), the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; Oversight/administration/execution of Economic Stability Programs as related specifically to AIG; General background discussions on insurance and maritime insurance issues; Discussions concerning operational implementation of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA)
Foreign entity interest: ZURICH FINANCIAL SERVICES - interests are those of parent company
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANDREW LEWIN | — |
| THOMAS MCCROCKLIN | — |
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR
Proposals/inquiries concerning potential reconfiguration and administration of current Defense Base Act coverage
Foreign entity interest: ZURICH FINANCIAL SERVICES - interests are those of parent company
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| THOMAS MCCROCKLIN | — |
Torts TOR
discussions concerning legislative viability of financial proposals for consumer product recalls
Foreign entity interest: ZURICH FINANCIAL SERVICES - interests are those of parent company
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| THOMAS MCCROCKLIN | — |
Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.