Regulation & Compliance
Insider Options Trades Seen in 25% of U.S. M&A Deals: Research
About a quarter of U.S. merger and acquisition deals have insider-related options trading activity before official announcements, but only a fraction are being investigated by regulators, according ...
Wind Park, Power Grid Investments Causing Solvency II Headaches for EU Insurers
Insurance regulators in Europe won't relax rules designed to protect customers from risks to investments in structures like wind parks and power grids, the head of the industry's watchdog said. ...
Florida Judge Approves Deal for Heritage to Assume Sunshine State Policies
A Florida judge has signed off on a plan by regulators to allow a failed Florida property insurer's policyholders to be assumed by another company, although policyholders will retain the option to ...
Commercial Auto Insurers Still Struggling
Underwriting results in most commercial lines insurance segments have noticeably improved over the last two years. However, commercial automobile insurers continue to struggle as this industry ...
California Regulators Want Insurers to Speed Up Ridesharing Policies
The California Public Utilities Commission wants the insurance industry to get off its duff and start creating some products to offer ridesharing drivers. A proposal issued by CPUC on Tuesday further ...
Texas Moves Forward in Becoming an NCCI State
In late March 2014, Texas Insurance Commissioner Julia Rathgeber approved a staff petition to adopt the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) Basic Manual, with Texas exceptions, as well ...
Business Urging Delaware Lawmakers Not to Block ‘Loser-Pays’ Bylaws
Big Business is lobbying Delaware lawmakers for corporate bylaws to shift legal fees to shareholders who sue and lose, which legal experts say could curtail a booming type of investor class actions. ...
Let’s Dance, Say Reinsurance Leaders With Mergers on Their Minds
Even though his appetite is temporarily sated from two key acquisitions in recent years, the leader of SCOR says the M&A "dancing floor will be open" across the reinsurance industry going ...