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By Arthur D. Postal |
February 9, 2012
The much-awaited Federal Insurance Office (FIO) report on reforming and modernizing state insurance regulation, mandated by Dodd-Frank, likely will not be unveiled until the end of this month or early March.
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By Ted Besesparis |
December 1, 2011
FIO study of insurance regulation could be flawed
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By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com |
November 7, 2011
The debate should not be federal or state regulation, but rather effective regulation at both levels.
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By Elizabeth Festa, PropertyCasualty360.com |
October 21, 2011
The current system of state-insurance regulation stifles product innovation, limits customer choices, increases costs and inhibits the proper functioning of fully competitive markets, according to a report done for the Financial Services Roundtable’s Cluff Research Fund.
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By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com |
October 20, 2011
Two Gulf-Coast senators are seeking to remove a Senate flood-insurance legislation provision requiring flood coverage in areas already protected by levees, dams or other flood-control structures.
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By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com |
October 17, 2011
The Federal Insurance Office is asking interested parties to comment on a host of issues—including the potential costs and benefits of federal regulation of insurance across various lines—as it works to prepare a mandated study on insurance issues.
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By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com |
September 22, 2011
Insurers are unlikely to be subject to federal oversight through the Dodd-Frank act, a Congressional staffer says, but it is unclear whether the act will lead to heightened state regulation.
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By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com |
September 15, 2011
Testimony at a recent Senate hearing alleges a lack of consumer protection by state regulators, while one expert says few insurers will be deemed systemically important by the Financial Stability Oversight Council.
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By Holly Bakke |
August 5, 2011
A former New Jersey insurance commissioner tells you why insurance could cost less if the current regulatory system didn’t cost so much.
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By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com |
April 4, 2011
A new venue, a new Speaker of the House and some new, pressing concerns will greet agents and brokers at this year’s Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America Legislative Conference and Convention in Washington, D.C.
