Insurance Regulation
FDIC to Define Non-Bank Financial Firms Under Resolution Powers
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. board will vote on rules defining whether a non-bank company is engaged in financial activity to an extent that would subject it to the agency's liquidation in the ...
AIG, Prudential Named ‘Systemically Important’ by Financial Stability Council
American International Group Inc., Prudential Financial Inc. and a unit of General Electric Co. were identified by U.S. regulators as potential risks to the financial system in a step toward putting ...
Vote on Systemically Risky U.S. Non-Banks Expected
U.S. regulators plan to vote next week on whether to label some non-bank companies a potential risk to the financial system, a move that would put them under heightened Federal Reserve supervision, ...
Rathgeber In, Kitzman Out as Texas Insurance Commissioner
On the same day that Eleanor Kitzman exited her post as state insurance commissioner, Texas Gov. Rick Perry appointed Julia Rathgeber of Austin to take over leadership at the Texas Department of ...
‘Systemically Important’ AIG Hunts for Board Member with Regulatory Experience
American International Group Inc.'s board is looking for a new director with regulatory experience, as the insurer readies for the government to classify it as big enough to merit greater scrutiny, ...
Insurers, Banks See Trade Deals As Way to Weaken Dodd-Frank
U.S. bankers and insurers are trying to use trade deals, which can trump existing legislation, to weaken parts of the Dodd-Frank Act designed to prevent a repeat of the 2008 financial crisis. While ...
Deloitte’s Howard Mills On Leadership & Governance
"Take me to your leader." Those of us who grew up worshiping cheesy sci-fi movies from the 1950s are undoubtedly familiar with that line. It is what the aliens who land on earth usually say to the ...
Senate Duo Wants Quick SEC Action On Credit Raters
A bipartisan pair of U.S. senators urged federal securities regulators to move quickly on fundamental changes to how credit-rating agencies are compensated, a step they said will reduce the type of ...