Regulation & Compliance
M&A, Despite Market Risks, Will Continue at Slower Pace: S&P Prediction
Property/casualty insurers and reinsurers continue in 2017 to seek scale in a tough market through mergers and acquisitions. The pace has slowed considerably, however, and Standard & Poor's sees ...
Is AIG Investor and Trump Advisor Icahn Trying to Get ‘Too Big to Fail’ Label Removed?
Two prominent U.S. Democratic senators are raising questions about President Donald Trump's special adviser, Carl Icahn, asking in a letter on Thursday if the activist investor is attempting to ...
Producer compensation programs send clear messages about what a carrier values. Commission rates, incentive structures, bonuses, and performance thresholds direct...
Markel’s Fitch, A.M. Best Ratings Hold Steady After State National Acquisition News
Markel Corp.'s plan to acquire State National Companies for $919 million drew steady, neutral reaction from both Fitch Ratings and A.M. Best. Fitch Ratings responded to the July 26 acquisition ...
Super Regional Carriers Gain by Educating ‘Suspicious’ Regulators About Tech Advances
"We're curious and we don't know. When regulators don't know what's going on, they get suspicious." That was Wisconsin Insurance Commissioner Ted Nickel acknowledging that like the industry they ...
Regulators Reportedly Reviewing Wells Fargo After Unauthorized Release of Sensitive Client Data
Wells Fargo & Co., already in the regulatory spotlight because of last year's fake-account scandal, is drawing renewed scrutiny after a lawyer's unauthorized release of sensitive client details ...
White House Tally: Over 800 Proposed Regulations Killed So Far
The White House said Thursday it had withdrawn or removed from active consideration more than 800 proposed regulations that were never finalized during the Obama administration as it works to shrink ...
Congressional Republicans Introduce Bills to Repeal Rules Barring Forced Consumer Arbitration
Republicans in the U.S. Congress are moving quickly to try to eliminate a new regulation that bars financial firms from forcing consumers into arbitration to settle disputes. Top lawmakers in both ...
States Couldn’t Impose Driverless Car Rules Under House Panel-Approved Proposal
A U.S. House panel on Wednesday approved a sweeping proposal by voice vote to allow automakers to deploy up to 100,000 self-driving vehicles without meeting existing auto safety standards and bar ...