Regulation & Compliance
Obama Administration Pushes Congress to Renew Trade Promotion Authority
The Obama administration's top trade official said on Tuesday that the United States is aiming to finalize a giant trade deal with 11 other Pacific Rim nations by the end of year, but that it needs ...
Insurer Founder, Delaware Regulator Fight Over Company Seizure
Indemnity Insurance Corp., which insures nightclubs, is at the center of a legal tug of war between its founder and the Delaware insurance commissioner. The dispute between company founder Jeffrey B. ...
New York Announces Emergency Disaster Protocol for Insurers
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that his administration has established a new emergency disaster protocol that insurers should expect to follow in the event of future severe storms and other ...
Insurance, Tax, Climate Groups Hit Proposed Delay in Flood Insurance Increases
The prospect of a delay in flood insurance reforms that are raising premiums for many homeowners is being met with pushback from business, taxpayer, climate and insurance groups. Rep. Maxine Waters, ...
FIRREA: Government’s Key Weapon in Financial Fraud Cases
The U.S. Department of Justice appeared to have struck gold last week with the law it wielded against one of the nation's largest banks over conduct that fueled the financial crisis. To convince a ...
SEC’s Aguilar Wants Stock Exchange Execs Liable for Failures
A proposal that would require stock exchanges to be better equipped to handle market disruptions does not go far enough to hold senior officials accountable for failures, Securities and Exchange ...
SEC’s Gallagher Slams Effort to Adopt Political Disclosure Rules
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission should not waste time drafting rules to force companies to disclose information like campaign contributions or government payments for energy projects, a ...
Lessons from Hurricane Sandy, a Year Later: Howard Mills Looks Back
The one-year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy may mark an appropriate time to review how the insurance industry reacted to this disaster and the lessons we can draw from that. As a former insurance ...