He said the plan to streamline the U.S. financial regulatory system crafted by his successor, Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr., which contains a call for an optional federal charter, is a "move

ORLANDO, FLA.--Reacting to the U.S. Treasury Department financial reform blueprint calling for an optional federal charter for insurers, one state insurance commissioner said she would be contacting ev

A statement from the firm said the operation would be "a new breed of strategic advisory firm with an exclusive focus on the insurance industry," offering a blend of research, advisory and consulting

A statement from the firm said the operation would be "a new breed of strategic advisory firm with an exclusive focus on the insurance industry," offering a blend of research, advisory and consulting

WASHINGTON--Personal lines property-casualty insurers USAA and State Farm both said this week that they supported the optional federal insurance charter concept embodied in the Treasury Department's ne

WASHINGTON--The head of a key Senate Committee said yesterday he would support legislation creating an optional federal charter for life insurers, but expressed reservations about supporting a similar

ORLANDO, FLA.-- Expressing concern that the annual filings will become a catchall, insurers are resisting a plan by the nation's insurance regulators to have market conduct reports become a part of car

Treasury Department officials call for setting up a temporary insurance data-gathering office within the department, then setting up an Office of National Insurance that would give insurers and