Regulation & Compliance
Carriers, Calif. Commissioner Battle Over Wildfire Bills
California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones appears to be poised for a fight with the insurance industry over a legislative package supporters say will protect survivors of wildfires that struck ...
Insurers Handed Updated Disaster Response/Recovery Plan Requirements in New York
The New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) has issued updated disaster response and recovery plan requirements for all insurance companies licensed to conduct business in New York state. It ...
Capitol Hill Leaders McConnell, Hoyer Measure Industry Expectations Before Big ‘I’ Lobbying Push
Two congressional leaders stood before an audience of more than 1,000 insurance agents and brokers on April 19 to tell them, in part, how important their industry is to the economy and the country. ...
E&S Player Gets an S&P Upgrade; Alleghany’s RSUI Now at ‘A+’
S&P Global Ratings announced an upgrade of its financial strength ratings for Allegheny's RSUI companies to "A+" on Wednesday, citing the excess and surplus lines operations' "core" status to the ...
Assurant Gets A.M. Best Financial Strength Ratings Affirmation
Assurant can celebrate the fact that A.M. Best affirmed its financial strength ratings, but that news also came with a few words of caution. The ratings agency said that there were a few check marks ...
AIG Shifts Some Employees to EY in Managed Tax Services Collaboration Deal
American International Group and Ernst & Young will collaborate on managed tax services and technology in a new five-year agreement that also involves a transfer of some employees to EY. Their ...
Opinion: Steps Regulators and Legislators Should Take To End Reverse Competition Abuses
Reverse competition is a major problem in insurance lines like title insurance, credit insurance, and lender-placed insurance—one that is not easy to correct. The beneficiaries of reverse ...
Opinion: Competition Driving Prices to Excessive Levels in Several Specialty Insurance Lines
Competition is driving up prices. No, that's not a typo, and, no, this is not a belated April Fool's column. As a result of a serious insurance regulatory oversight problem in most states, certain ...