Regulation & Compliance
IRS Warns of FATCA-Related Phishing Scams
The Internal Revenue Service is warning that "scam artists" posing as members of the agency are using phone calls and faxes in an attempt to steal financial and account holder information from ...
Prop. 103 vs. Self-Driving Cars Revving Up in California
Way back in 1988 it probably seemed like the idea of self-driving vehicles was about as far off as flying cars or hovercraft. That was the year California voters enacted Proposition 103, giving an ...
Treasury Takes First Steps to Curb Tax Inversions
The U.S. Treasury Department announced steps that will make it harder for U.S. companies to move their addresses outside the country to reduce their taxes, clamping down on the practice known as ...
A.M. Best Puts Arch JV Partner Gulf Reinsurance Limited Under Review
A.M. Best has placed the financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) of Gulf Reinsurance Limited (Gulf Re) (United Arab Emirates) under review with negative implications. The under review with ...
Hurricane Odile Losses Mount for Mexican Insurers; Credit Negative, Moody’s Says
Reporting a preliminary assessment of just under $1 billion from a Mexican insurance trade group, Moody's said substantial claim losses from Hurricane Odile are a credit negative for Mexican ...
‘A’ Ratings Unlikely for Hedge Fund Reinsurers for Now: Fitch
Newly formed hedge fund reinsurers are unlikely to achieve an insurer financial strength rating in the 'A' category under Fitch Ratings' methodology, the rating agency said last week. Fitch pointed ...
Litmus Analysis’ Shipperlee Explains Current Reinsurance Ratings
As the former head of A.M. Best in London and a senior executive with Standard & Poor's, Litmus Analysis Senior Partner Stuart Shipperlee has a very complete knowledge of what insurance and ...
Europe Beats U.S. in M&A Insurance Industry Deals: Clyde & Co.
Insurance and reinsurance industry M&A deals have picked up a bit in Europe and elsewhere. But they keep declining in the U.S., continuing to deny it the lead in a space it has typically ...