Regulation & Compliance
Florida Bans Price Optimization; Insurers Question Definition
A memorandum released last week by Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty warning insurers in the state not to use price optimization in rating has gotten cheers from a consumer advocate group ...
Tax-Dodge Scrutiny in U.S. Repels Bidders From Bermuda Takeovers
The IRS's scrutiny of tax avoidance in offshore locations has discouraged bidders from taking over reinsurers, potentially reducing the companies' value. Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd. and Platinum ...
Finance Leaders Question Impact of Crisis-Prevention Rules
Chief executive officers and chairmen of some of Europe's biggest banks and insurance companies called for more studies on the effectiveness and impact of regulation to prevent financial crises. ...
Price Optimization or Price Discrimination? Regulators Weigh In
Insurers' growing use of predictive data analytics is predicated on enhancing operational efficiency, improving decision-making and offering more detailed pricing of products. It's that last practice ...
International Capital Standards: A Risk Management Mirage
The financial crisis spurred a wave of new regulatory proposals at the state, federal and international levels. Many of the new ideas in insurance supervision offer extremely promising ways to foster ...
CROs Concentrate on Capital Standards and Regulatory Changes: Ernst & Young
These are the things that worry insurance company chief risk officers the most right now: confusing capital standards, more regulations and oversight, and integrating risk management with business ...
Moody’s Says Fosun Deal for Ironshore is Credit Negative
Fosun's plan to buy specialty insurer Ironshore is credit negative for both companies, analysts for Moody's Investors Services said on Monday. In an article published in Moody's Credit Outlook ...
Insurers Boost Lobbying Efforts to Shape National Capital Rules
Insurance firms, already among Washington's biggest donors, are securing powerful allies in Congress as the Federal Reserve draws up nationwide capital rules for the $1 trillion industry after years ...