Regulation & Compliance
BofA Settles with FGIC, Mellon Over Mortgage Securities for $950M
Bank of America Corp., the second- largest U.S. lender, said it reached a $950 million settlement tied to residential mortgage securities backed by Financial Guaranty Insurance Co. The accord ...Ship Owners Have to Provide Insurance, Bond for Stranded Merchant Sailors: New UN Rule
Sailors stranded on merchant ships without food, supplies or a way home won new safeguards. Ship owners will have to provide insurance or a bond to pay for sailors' wages and repatriation under a new ...
Uber Needs Insurance as Amateurs Drive Strangers, CA Commissioner Says
California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones said that car-booking services like Uber Technologies Inc. should provide coverage to reimburse victims when nonprofessional drivers in their networks are ...
NY Regulator Subpoenas Chubb, CNA, Liberty Navigator in Iran Sanctions Probe
New York state's top insurance regulator has sent subpoenas to four U.S. insurance companies as part of a probe of potential sanctions violations involving Iran, a person familiar with the matter ...
China Could Attract More Global Firms with Relaxed Insurance M&A Rules
China's decision to partially relax mergers and acquisition rules in the insurance industry could see global insurance firms expand their footprint in the $288 billion market. Beijing would allow ...
U.S. SEC Forms Group to Probe Private Equity, Hedge Funds
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has put together a dedicated group to examine private equity and hedge funds, after the 2010 Dodd-Frank law required the funds to be regulated, ...
MLP Analysis: Risks Rise for Investors As Energy Partnership World Gets Crowded
High-yielding energy partnerships have lured billions in capital from investors in the past few years and the returns have often matched or beaten expectations. But as riskier kinds of businesses ...
Bank of America to Pay $228M to Settle Forced-Place Insurance Claims
Bank of America Corp. agreed to pay $228 million to settle claims the bank overcharged for insurance homeowners were forced to accept when their regular policies lapsed. The amount was disclosed in a ...