At the group's annual meeting — from Nov. 18-22 in New Orleans — state legislators criticized congressional attempts to encroach on long-standing state authority over insurance — coming out against proposals for new federal entities, such as an insurance office and a consumer protection agency that would oversee aspects of insurance.
“I think the current administration and makeup of Congress is much more federally driven at this point in time,” said NCOIL’s new president, Kentucky Rep. Robert Damron. “They’ve forgotten states’ rights, even those who were state legislators at one time.”