Regulation & Compliance
State, Federal Regulators Vow Cooperation Against Global Uniformity
State and federal insurance regulators insist they will make sure U.S. regulatory standards aren't being subsumed beneath a bid for international uniformity, though they will continue to strive for ...
AIG Trial Testimony: Billions in Bailout Bucks Came Through, Sans Paperwork
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York poured billions of dollars into rescuing American International Group Inc. in September 2008 without drawing up documents that would cement the government's ...
Report: Used-Car Dealers Focus of Loan Fraud Investigation
U.S. federal and state authorities are investigating used-car dealerships to examine if they are inflating borrowers' income or falsifying employment information on loan applications to ensure that ...
MBIA Lures Barclays Exec to Lead Muni-Bond Insurance Arm
MBIA Inc. hired Tom Weyl from Barclays Plc to head efforts to win business at its municipal- bond insurance unit. Weyl will start by year-end as managing director and head of new business development ...
Insurers Bullish on Private Market Assets for Diversification: BlackRock
Insurance companies around the world are making a significant move toward private market assets to diversify against the risks that have traditionally underpinned their businesses, according to a new ...
The Fed Wants Insurer Input As it Builds Capital Rules
The Federal Reserve today announced a voluntary survey into the potential impact of capital rules for insurance companies that it regulates. The Federal Reserve is seeking comments from the industry ...Greenberg Argument: U.S. Bailout of AIG Extorted Shareholders
The U.S. extorted American International Group Inc. shareholders when it extended a $182 billion taxpayer bailout at the height of the 2008 financial crisis, a lawyer for Maurice "Hank" Greenberg ...
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 ...