NAIC News

State Insurance Regulators Renew Pact with Chinese Regulators

U.S. insurance regulators will continue a program of information sharing and cooperation that helps their counterparts in China learn about insurance regulatory practices in the U.S. The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) said it has signed a Memorandum of …

Former Nebraska Sen. Nelson Named CEO of Insurance Regulators’ Group, NAIC

Former Nebraska Senator Ben Nelson has been named chief executive officer of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), the organization for state insurance regulators and advocacy group for state-level insurance regulation. Nelson will become the organization’s chief spokesperson in …

State Regulators Select 20 for Insurance Consumer Program

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) recently named 29 consumer liaison representatives for 2013. The 20 funded and nine unfunded consumer representatives begin their terms Jan. 1, 2013. All 20 of the funded consumer representatives participated in the program …

NAIC Sets Up Consumer Call Center in Aftermath of Superstorm Sandy

State insurance regulators, working cooperatively through the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), are coordinating efforts to assist New Jersey and other Eastern Seaboard residents in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy. To help field calls and respond to residents’ needs, …

U.S. Regulators Add Tool to Track Insurers Operating Globally

State insurance commissioners in the U.S. have agreed to adopt a code that helps track insurers doing business in multiple countries. The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) said it will add the Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) to insurance industry …

Missouri Insurance Director to Chair Solvency Modernization Task Force

John M. Huff, director of the Missouri Department of Insurance, has been appointed chair of a national task force focusing on insurance regulation, the department announced. The Solvency Modernization Initiative was created by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. Launched …

Nebraska Director: Producers First to Benefit from State Based System

Nebraska’s top regulator says insurance producers will be among the first to benefit from the state’s implementation of a national state based online regulatory system. The Nebraska Department of Insurance announced it has completed the initial phase of implementing State …

Economic Crisis Challenges Harmonization of U.S. Regulations, EU’s Solvency II

The EU’s Solvency II regulations get most of the headlines, but there are other regulatory bodies, which are trying to modernize and harmonize the regulations for global insurance companies. Their task has been made even more difficult by the prolonged …

Bill To Align California With Dodd-Frank Passes Committee

The California Senate Insurance Committee passed a law regarding reinsurers that would put the state in alignment with the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and a model law from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. Senate Bill …

California’s Jones Announces Multi-State Effort on Climate Risk Disclosure

California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones on Wednesday announced that the California Department of Insurance has joined with Washington and New York to require insurers to disclose the effects of climate change on their business. The states will require all companies that …