Insurance Regulation
What Are Regulators Worried About?
According to a draft document published by the NAIC Big Data (EX) Working Group in November last year, regulators were concerned about these questions related to carriers' use of data analytics: Do ...
European Insurers Battling Regulation Avoid Pricy U.S. Treasuries
U.S. Treasuries need to get a lot cheaper to attract some European investors. Even with yields at multi-year highs, Treasuries are paying less than their pricier German peers when European insurers ...
Insurers Back Global Regulation Provision in Newly-Passed Banking Reform Bill
The financial services regulatory reform measure passed by Congress yesterday, which contains parts of more than 25 different bills, includes a provision on international insurance regulation that is ...
Wall Street Banks Lose Out With Dodd Frank Rewrite
Congress on Tuesday rolled back some of the restraints imposed on banks after the 2007-2009 global financial crisis, but big players like Goldman Sachs , Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan Chase, will not ...
New EU Data Protection Law May Lead to Diminished Underwriting Quality: A.M. Best
Complying with the European Union's new General Data Protection Regulation is leading insurers and reinsurers to dilute the types of data they gather—something that could diminish underwriting ...
NAIC Panelist: Catastrophe Modeling Is in Demand, Well Beyond P/C Insurance
Catastrophe modeling is going mainstream, well beyond the world of property/casualty insurance underwriting. It is becoming a necessary tool as consumers and the municipalities in which they live ...
Lloyd’s CEO Beale Urges Regulators: ‘Try and Keep Up’ With Technology Innovations
As insurers try to innovate and address the rapidly changing needs of their clients, Lloyd's of London CEO Inga Beale has a message for regulators who oversee them: "Try and keep up." Beale, speaking ...
NRA Alleges NY Pursued ‘Blacklisting Campaign’ to Chase Away Affiliated Insurers, Banks
The National Rifle Association on Friday sued New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and the state's financial regulator for engaging in what it said was a "blacklisting campaign" aimed at swaying banks and ...