Insurance Regulation
Opinion: Consumers Pay the Price as Regulatory Interference Drives Property Insurance Market Instability
Many states are facing a growing affordability and availability crisis in property insurance markets, and it's not just because of climate change. While climate change is leading to more severe and ...
Insurers Warn California’s Inaction Threatens Auto Policies
Top U.S. insurance companies and associations say California is risking a crisis in the nation's largest automobile insurance market by refusing to approve any rate increases for more than two years, ...
Judge’s Order: Credit Scoring Ban Finito In State of Washington
Earlier this week, Judge Indu Thomas entered the final order declaring that Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler exceeded his authority when he issued a permanent rule banning the use of credit-based ...
Georgia Insurance Commissioner Slams Allstate’s 25% Auto Rate Increase
The Georgia insurance commissioner is publicly shaming one of the country's largest auto insurers after the carrier announced an average 25 percent rate increase in the state. "I am angry and ...
Florida Regulators, FAIA Slam Demotech for Reported Plans to Downgrade 17 Carriers
Florida's top insurance regulators and the Florida Association of Insurance Agents on Thursday blasted the Demotech financial rating firm after the organization reportedly notified 17 insurers that ...
Opinion: Insurers Already Protect Privacy Interests; Legislation Unneeded
There are many sectors of the U.S. economy that are not subject to rigorous privacy regulations. The insurance industry is not one of them. Our industry has a long history of protecting the privacy ...
New Layer of Federal Oversight for Climate Disclosures Not Needed: Triple-I
Creating a new layer of federal oversight would neither enhance nor standardize the climate-related disclosures U.S. insurers make to investors, the Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I) said in ...
Washington Governor Joins Calls for Commissioner Kreidler to Resign
Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee is now among a growing number of people saying elected Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler should resign. The calls for the 78-year-old, six-term Democrat to step ...