A new industry-sponsored academic study finds that the government bailout of American International Group during the financial crisis is no reason for optional or mandatory federal insurance regulation.
Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., said he will not take the chairmanship of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pension Committee left vacant by the death of Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., and will remain as Senate Banking Committee chairman.
The average total cost of risk--made up of insurance premiums, retained losses and risk management administrative costs--fell 9.4 percent per $1,000 of revenue in 2008, according to the annual benchmark survey by the Risk and Insurance Management Society.
Celebrating 80 Years By Susan R.A. Honeyman From AA&B July 2009 The American insurance industry existed long before American Agent & Broker, but the industry ...
The average total cost of risk, made up of insurance premiums retained losses and risk management administrative costs, fell 9.4 percent per $1,000 of revenue in 2008, according to a survey.
The Obama administration's financial services regulatory reform proposal, that basically leaves the state insurance regulatory system intact, has drawn a positive response from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.
A House Republican financial regulation plan unveiled last week would require congressional authorization for aid to troubled non-bank financial institutions such as American International Group, but would not disturb state insurance regulation.
The U.S. House of Representatives plans to speed up consideration of a measure to reform regulation of surplus lines insurance and reinsurance, industry lobbyists say.