The president of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners said a call to regulate the insurance industry on a national level for international activity would make regulation more complex and not be prudent.

Responding to the recommendations in last week's report from Washington think tank Group of Thirty was NAIC President and New Hampshire Insurance Commissioner Roger Sevigny.

Commenting on that organization's call for a national regulator of insurance over international matters, Mr. Sevigny said in an e-mail statement: "While the report advocates national-level supervision for internationally active insurers, state insurance regulators caution against proposals that would only increase the complexity of regulation.

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