washington

A total of 135 national and regional financial servicesfirms–including a number of property-casualty insurance playersfrom both the company and producer side–sent a letter last week tothe U.S. Senate Banking Committee asking for passage of legislationcreating an optional federal charter.

The letter set off a firestorm of criticism from opponents ofthe OFC initiative, including the Independent Insurance Agents& Brokers of America and the National Association of MutualInsurance Companies. IIABA said a federal charter option is still“not the best or right solution for regulatory reform in theindustry.”

Continue Reading for Free

Register and gain access to:

  • Breaking insurance news and analysis, on-site and via our newsletters and custom alerts
  • Weekly Insurance Speak podcast featuring exclusive interviews with industry leaders
  • Educational webcasts, white papers, and ebooks from industry thought leaders
  • Critical converage of the employee benefits and financial advisory markets on our other ALM sites, BenefitsPRO and ThinkAdvisor
NOT FOR REPRINT

© 2024 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.