Regulation & Compliance
Fitch Places Allied World’s Financial Strength Status on Rating Watch Negative
Fairfax Financial may see huge possibilities in its $4.9 billion agreement to buy Allied World Assurance Co., but Fitch Ratings is responding cautiously to the news. Fitch placed Allied World's 'A+' ...
NAIC Brings on Former Penn. Commissioner Consedine as New CEO
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners picked a former Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner as its new CEO. Michael Consedine, who will take on his new role in early 2017, said in ...
Moving From Good to Great Compliance: A Strategic Asset to Help Power Performance
News headlines everywhere have trumpeted the consequences of compliance failures in various industries. It is thus not surprising that in an industry like insurance, which is based almost completely ...
Industry Associations Applaud Draft NFIP Reform Principles
Insurance industry associations are applauding the draft Principles for Flood Insurance Reauthorization and Reform issued by the House Financial Services Housing and Insurance Subcommittee. These ...
Liberty Mutual’s Deal to Buy Ironshore Gets Favorable Rating Agency Responses
Liberty Mutual's recently-announced plans to buy Ironshore Inc. from Fosun International for $3 billion earned generally positive responses from A.M. Best, Standard & Poor's and Fitch Ratings. ...
Nonprofit Urges Buffett’s Berkshire to Dump Fossil Fuel Investments
A Nebraska nonprofit on Friday said it will propose that Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. sell its investments in oil refiner Phillips 66 and other companies involved in fossil fuels over 12 ...
CFA’s Hunter Reacts in Actuarial Battle: Allstate’s Plan Is Price Optimization
Carrier Management recently published an article in three parts by James Lynch, chief actuary and vice president of Research and Information Services at the Insurance Information Institute, based ...
U.S. P/C Insurance Industry Net Asbestos Losses Reach $100B Mark and Rising
Net ultimate asbestos losses for the U.S. property/casualty industry have risen once again. They're now at $100 billion, and that's $15 billion higher than the previous estimate. according to a new ...