Regulation & Compliance
Nine Straight Years for P/C Reserves Releases: Fitch
Property/casualty insurers continued to take down loss reserves for prior years in 2014, which marked the ninth straight calendar year of favorable development for the industry in aggregate, ...
Proposed Solvency Rules Give Lloyd’s, Other British Insurers Key Exemption
Britain's biggest insurers will be exempt from having their most important indicator of financial health externally audited under proposals issued by the Bank of England on Friday. New European Union ...
The Growing Controversy Over Price Optimization in Insurance
The use of price optimization in insurance pricing is drawing increased attention and could be the next big industry battle. Or it could not be. Consumer groups and a growing contingent of states are ...
PartnerRe ‘AA-‘ Rating on Negative Watch in Advance of EXOR Deal Vote: Fitch
Citing uncertainties related to the acquisition of PartnerRe by EXOR S.p.A and stressed conditions in the reinsurance market, Fitch Ratings announced that it is keeping the "AA-" insurer financial ...
XL Catlin Maintains Positive Fitch Ratings Assessment
Fitch Ratings remains cautious optimistic about XL Group, corporate parent of the newly merged XL Catlin, maintaining it previous positive assessment of the global insurer and reinsurer. Fitch said ...
New York Regulators Urge State/Fed Cooperation on Financial Sector Cyber Defenses
New York regulators are considering a host of cyber security requirements for banks and insurers and urged other state and federal authorities to collaborate on establishing a framework of defenses ...
Moving Up: Florida Family Insurance Gets A- from A.M. Best
A.M. Best upgraded the financial strength rating of Florida Family Insurance to A- (excellent) from B++ (good), the rating agency announced on Wednesday, citing strong operating results. The group ...
Top 10 Market Conduct Actions Against P/C Insurers: Claims Mgmt. Leads
Slow claim handling, the use of unapproved rates and a failure to provide required compliant disclosures top the list of market conduct actions taken against U.S. property and casualty insurers in ...