Regulation & Compliance
Bank of England to Give December Verdict on Solvency II Insurer Risk Models
The Bank of England will issue its verdict in December on the models insurance companies use to quantify risk and determine capital requirements as the industry prepares for the new European Union ...
IMF Cautions U.S. on Global Economic Turmoil; Urges National Insurance Regulator
A global slowdown in economic growth, together with political and economic upheaval in places like Greece, the Middle East and Ukraine, could hurt U.S. growth going forward, the International ...
ISO and SFAA Announce Web-Based Reporting Solution
ISO and The Surety & Fidelity Association of America (SFAA) have launched a new Web-based tool to help make it easier for surety and fidelity bond carriers to manage the growing amounts of ...
Regulators of Aetna Humana Deal Could Question Other Insurer Deals
Aetna Inc.'s $37 billion deal to buy smaller health insurer Humana Inc. will face rigorous scrutiny from U.S. regulators, which antitrust experts said could also make other large-scale mergers in the ...
Reuters Column: Are Loyal Drivers Paying More to Insurers?
When Jonathan G. Stein became unhappy with his long-time car insurance carrier earlier this year, the 41-year-old lawyer from Elk Grove, California switched to a new company. How was he rewarded for ...
ACE-Chubb $28.3B Deal Took Just ‘Weeks’ to Put Together: Greenberg
FROM THE ARCHIVES: A VINTAGE CARRIER MANAGEMENT ARTICLE FROM 2015 "We are first and foremost builders. Insurance is a long-term business. We are patient," said ACE Chair and Chief Executive Officer ...
No Ratings Impact Seen From Proposed Offshore Re Tax Changes: A.M. Best
Tax changes proposed by U.S. lawmakers to prevent offshore tax avoidance by reinsurers will not lead to prompt any rating revisions over the near term, according to a briefing from A.M. Best. Under ...
A.M. Best Clarifies Stance on AXIS-PartnerRe Deal
While characterizing their opinion as neither an endorsement nor a recommendation of the proposed merger of AXIS Capital and PartnerRe, rating analysts from A.M. Best clarified that their stance on ...