Regulation & Compliance
NAIC Weighs Overriding Credit-Rating Companies
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners is gearing up to challenge credit graders by overruling ratings on certain assets bought by insurance ...
Delaware vs. IRS: Fight Over Captive Insurers’ Data Privacy Headed to Supreme Court
The state of Delaware is going to the Supreme Court in its fight with the Internal Revenue Service over the release of information on captive insurers. This fight has placed Delaware's state ...
Will S&P Change ‘Negative’ Reinsurance Outlook to ‘Stable’ in ’23?
While no one directly asked the question of this article's headline at the S&P Global Ratings June annual insurance conference, the prospect that an outlook change is near came into view during ...
State Insurance Regulation of Climate Issues ‘Fragmented’: FIO Report
The Federal Insurance Office (FIO) has released a new report analyzing climate-related issues and gaps in U.S. insurance supervision and regulation, saying state regulatory efforts are fragmented and ...
Fitch: Hardening Commercial Lines Market to Continue Through 2023
This year will mark the fourth year of a hardening market for commercial lines underwriting cycle, according to the latest U.S Commercial Lines Market Update released by Fitch Ratings.. The Council ...
Eight Straight Years of Workers Comp Profits: What Could Go Wrong
Workers compensation insurance stands out as the most profitable major U.S. commercial insurance product line over the last five years, bolstered by relative claims ...
Louisiana Blueprint: How to Repair Florida’s Home Insurance Market
Florida's home insurance market has been in crisis for years, and recent tort reform aims to reduce claims costs by putting an end to frivolous lawsuits, a welcome development in a state where ...
Fitch Downgrades Allstate’s IFS Ratings to ‘A’
Citing declines in statutory capital and poor underwriting results in personal auto, Fitch Ratings has downgraded the financial strength ratings of Allstate P/C insurance ...
