Regulation & Compliance
Insurity Survey Uncovers Tech Issues in Regulatory/ISO Compliance
Costs for IT resources focused on complying with regulations are rising for property/casualty insurers, and many carriers cannot even keep up to date with circulars from the Insurance Services ...
How Government Shutdown Will Affect P/C Insurance Industry
The property/casualty insurance industry should not be seriously affected by the federal government shutdown. Since the industry is largely regulated by the states, not Washington, the impact on the ...
Federal Agencies Overseeing Financial Markets to Operate During Shutdown
U.S. oversight of financial markets and institutions will operate largely as usual in the event of a government shutdown because most regulators are funded with independent revenue. An exception ...New York’s Regulator Urges Obamacare-Like Standardization of Homeowners Policies
Homeowners' insurance needs to be more standardized because customers are confused about what their policies protect, New York's financial regulator said. Few fully understand all the complexities of ...
SEC Open for Biz During Early Weeks of Shutdown
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission would continue reviewing IPO applications and monitoring markets as normal in the early weeks of a government shutdown, but market players are increasingly ...
Moving Beyond Golf Balls and Diapers in Cleaning Up Energy Disasters
Diaper liner, sawdust, golf balls and shredded tires -- these are some of the items used to try and contain the oil and nuclear disasters that marked the end of this century's first decade and the ...
China Testing Free Market with New Shanghai Financial Services Zone
Citigroup Inc. and Bank of China Ltd. said they will participate in Shanghai's free-trade zone as the Chinese government inaugurated the 11-square-mile experiment in more relaxed financial and ...
Mississippi Sues Federal Government to Stop Flood Insurance Rate Increases
The Mississippi Department of Insurance has filed a lawsuit against the federal government to try to block rates from increasing Oct. 1 in the National Flood Insurance Program. State Insurance ...