Regulation & Compliance
World’s Largest Reinsurers: AM Best’s Latest Ranking…sort of
Every year around this time, AM Best publishes a single list of the "World's 50 Largest Reinsurers," ranked based on unaffiliated gross premiums recorded in the prior year. The latest installment, ...
W. Va. Commish to Destroy Older Workers Comp Files, Citing Cyber Risk
The West Virginia insurance commissioner's office has adopted a new policy: It will soon begin destroying workers compensation claim files that are 10 years old or older. "Given increasing ...
Wall Street Regulator Approves Tougher Rules for Auditor ‘Negligence’
Wall Street's top regulator on Tuesday voted 3-2 to bless new rules making it easier for an audit watchdog to hold people responsible for audit firms' violations. Divided along party lines, the ...
Are Captives the Answer for Uninsured HOAs? Utah Opens Door
When actuary Greg Fears attended a Western Region Captive Insurance Conference in April, he expected to learn and share information about emerging uses of captives for commercial risks, including ...
Beryl Lands in Texas; Record Storm Spawns ‘Early Warning’ for Insurers
Although Beryl was still a tropical storm on Sunday, late day National Hurricane Center advisories put it on track to make landfall on the middle Texas coast early Monday, possibly regaining strength ...
CEO Viewpoints: On Michigan, California and Litigation ‘Leeches’
"Michigan—not so great." The easy-to-overlook observation about insurance risk, delivered by Elizabeth Heck, chief executive officer of Greater New York Insurance Companies, during a panel ...
Sorry, Wrong ZIP Code: Regulators Move Forward With California Reforms
Why isn't my ZIP code on the map? Questions along those lines emerged at a public hearing hosted by the California Department of Insurance last week when CDI sought comments on proposed regulatory ...
Raise a Glass to Cat Models: More California Hearing Deets
At a recent California Department of Insurance virtual public hearing, stakeholders were invited to weigh in on a regulatory proposal spelling out commitments insurers have to make in exchange for ...