Dodd-Frank News
Federal Reserve May Slow Implementation of National Capital Rules
The U.S. Federal Reserve is considering a proposal from life insurers that could delay the implementation of a costly nationwide capital framework for the $1 trillion industry, according to records ...
U.S. Fed Weighs Insurers’ Proposal for New Capital Rules
The U.S. Federal Reserve is considering a proposal from life insurers that could delay the implementation of a costly nationwide capital framework for the $1 trillion industry, according to records ...
Sen. Warren: Dodd-Frank Changes That Help Small Banks and Consumers May Work
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren said she is open to easing financial regulations to help community banks and consumers, so long as the changes aren't veiled efforts to help Wall Street unwind the ...
The P/C Industry Calculates Its Future After Republican U.S. Election Gains
A day after the 2014 midterm elections gave Republicans control of the U.S. Senate, wider control of the House and major gains in state races across the nation, lobbyists for the property/casualty ...
Senate Panel to Consider ‘Too Big to Fail’ Report
A U.S. Senate panel will meet next Thursday to discuss results of a much anticipated government study that looked at whether the biggest banks can borrow at lower interest rates because investors ...
U.S. Treasury Vet is AIA’s New Federal Affairs Chief Counsel
A veteran of the U.S. Department of Treasury will be the American Insurance Association's new chief counsel for federal affairs. The AIA disclosed this week that Amanda Greenwold Wise has been named ...
Insurer Capital Rules Tweaked in New Senate Bill
The U.S. Senate has approved a bill tweaking the 2010 Dodd-Frank law's treatment of insurers, a rare adjustment to the Wall Street reform law that had been sought by the industry. Senators ...
FIO’s Affordability Study Needs Unified Industry Input: Howard Mills’ View
There are very few sure things in life, but among the closest to a certainty is that every year, on the ubiquitous year-end lists of top risks insurers face in the year to come, regulatory risk will ...