Regulator: Another Data Call Set ForInsurers

The nations insurance regulators will require property-casualtyand life insurers to provide another round of market conduct databecause they have found it helpful in tracking down potentialproblems, an official said.

For example, Sue Stead, an Ohio regulator, said the latest datacall information that was collected had highlighted six lifecompanies in which data stood out from the results of mostcompanies. Consequently, regulators will be taking a closer look atthese companies to find out why they varied from most otherinsurers, said Ms. Stead, who heads up the market analysis workgroup at the Kansas City, Mo.-based National Association ofInsurance Commissioners.