Regulation & Compliance
‘Systemically Important’ Label Can Be Avoided With New Transparency: Fitch Ratings
Fitch Ratings said that newly established transparency about the designation process for globally systemically important insurers could help more to proactively stay off the list in the first place. ...
Executives On The Move at XL Catlin, Swiss Re, Navigators and More
XL Catlin named a new head of Canadian Property. Swiss Re promoted three executives to both global and Asia-based positions. Navigators hired an executive to launch a new business. Finally, the ...
Smart Choices, Luck Help U.S. P/C Insurers Stay Stable: S&P
Good news alert: the U.S. property/casualty insurance sector "has been dealt a good hand" and remains stable due to smart choices and a little bit of luck, Standard & Poor's said in a new report. ...
S&P Sees Proposed Insurer Rules as Strong on Risk Management
Standard & Poor's said the Federal Reserve Board's proposed rules for insurers under its oversight are strong as far as risk management, but uncertainty remains as to other crucial details. "We ...
House Republican Proposes Gutting ‘89.7 Percent’ of Dodd-Frank
The chair of the U.S. House Financial Services Committee has proposed getting rid of much of the regulation put in place after the financial crisis, unveiling a plan on Tuesday that ignited fierce ...
IACP Conference Report: Could CEO Retirements, Brexit Fuel M&A?
Short memories and immediate pressures on growth and profit are among the factors that may explain the surge of M&A deals in the property/casualty insurance sector last year, an analyst said last ...
Proposed Capital Rules Would Reflect AIG, Prudential’s Insurance Identities
American International Group Inc. and Prudential Financial Inc.'s new capital rules should reflect the insurance business's differences from Wall Street banking, the Federal Reserve said in a ...
Eastern Canadian Province Slaps 15% Sales Tax on Insurance Policies
The eastern Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador is imposing a new 15 percent retail sales tax on home, auto and business insurance policies. Effective July 1, 2016, all new or renewing ...