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International Capital Standards Remain a Work in Progress: Ex-Fed Reserve Governor
The International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) is no closer to enacting international capital standards for insurers than it was when it took up the task five years ago, attendees at ...
AIG Reportedly to be Freed From U.S. Systemic-Risk Designation
U.S. regulators are planning to release American International Group Inc. from the special government oversight ordered for the insurer after its central role in the 2008 financial crisis, according ...
Prudential Reportedly Plotting Escape From ‘Too Big to Fail’ Label
Prudential Financial Inc. is laying the groundwork to escape the government's label that it's too big to fail, a move that would dramatically reduce federal oversight of the largest U.S. life ...
Is AIG Investor and Trump Advisor Icahn Trying to Get ‘Too Big to Fail’ Label Removed?
Two prominent U.S. Democratic senators are raising questions about President Donald Trump's special adviser, Carl Icahn, asking in a letter on Thursday if the activist investor is attempting to ...
NAIC President Nickel: Regulators Must Do Better Understanding Technology and Innovation
State regulators must better understand understanding technology and innovation trends increasingly driving the industry so they can do their jobs better, NAIC president Ted Nickel said. Nickel, who ...
UK Official Argues for New, Post-Brexit UK-EU Banking Regulatory Process
British and European Union banks need a new system to let them do business with each other after Brexit to avoid splitting markets, Britain's finance minister Philip Hammond said on Tuesday. Britain, ...
Think Tank: Federal Insurance Office Could Work Better as Its Own Agency
It's no secret that the Federal Insurance Office isn't exactly popular among property-casualty insurers. But a Washington D.C. nonprofit policy group says it can and should be saved, and even ...
U.S. Insurers Push to Keep Key Expert on Financial Stability Oversight Council
With no sign of a replacement in the works, the U.S. insurance industry is pushing to prevent the departure of a key figure on the federal body that determines how large insurance companies are ...