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NAIC Report: New Jersey Tops Nation in Auto Insurance Rates

Mar 24 2015 // An annual industry report shows New Jersey has the costliest auto insurance rates in the nation. The National Association of Insurance Commissioners says New Jersey motorists paid an average of $1,220 in 2012. That’s...

Heading a National Ridesharing Outline a Political Gain for Jones?

Feb 23 2015 // A committee of regulators led by California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones is working on standards on ridesharing that departments of insurance in states across the U.S. can look to as an example. Whether the National...

Climate Change Regulations for Insurers Not Out of Realm of Possibility

Feb 12 2015 // Some sort of climate change regulation for the insurance industry could be just around the corner. Then again, it might not be. It’s a tossup in the eyes of Don Reed, a managing director in...

Missouri Insurance Director Named NAIC President-Elect

Feb 10 2015 // Members of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) have elected Missouri Insurance Director John M. Huff to fill the vacant position of the office of president-elect. The office was vacated on Jan. 20...

Heading a National Ridesharing Outline a Political Gain for Jones?

Feb 4 2015 // A committee of regulators led by California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones is working on standards on ridesharing that departments of insurance in states across the U.S. can look to as an example. Whether the National...

NAIC Seeks Input on TNC White Paper

Jan 26 2015 // The National Association of Insurance Commissioners has begun a 30-day comment period on a draft white paper (available here) that no doubt will shape the development in states across the country of insurance requirements...

NAIC Hires Former Arizona Regulator Urias as International Director

Jan 21 2015 // The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) has hired Christina Urias, former Arizona insurance commissioner, to the fill newly-created position of managing director of the International Insurance Regulatory...

Price Optimization Allegations Challenged, NAIC Investigating Practice

Dec 18 2014 // Reaction to industry-wide price optimization allegations from a consumer group known to call out insurers has been somewhat critical yet guarded – however it appears regulators may already be starting to look into the...

NAIC Names 15 Consumer Representatives

Dec 16 2014 // The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) recently named 30 consumer liaison representatives for 2015. The 20 funded and 10 unfunded consumer representatives begin their terms Jan. 1, 2015. Eighteen of the...

People – East

Dec 15 2014 // Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Thomas B. Leonardi has stepped down from his post to join a New York-based global investment banking advisory firm. Leonardi, who led the Connecticut Insurance Department for nearly four...

A New Year, A New Congress

Dec 1 2014 // Looking ahead to the next Congress, the Dodd-Frank Act faces renewed scrutiny, including the Financial Stability Oversight Council process and the lack of transparency and quantitative analysis before making decisions. As...

U.S. Regulators, Insurers Skeptical of Global Capital Standards

Nov 25 2014 // A new report commissioned by the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America and the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies has found there would be significant economic costs associated with imposing...

Montana’s Lindeen Elected NAIC President

Nov 20 2014 // Members of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) have elected 2015 officers who will assume their duties on Jan. 1, 2015. President: Montana State Auditor and Commissioner of Securities and Insurance...

State Regulators Form Cyber Issues Task Force

Nov 19 2014 // The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) said it has formed a special task force to help states coordinate efforts related to cyber security and insurance industry data and coverages. NAIC said the task...

NAIC Working Group Recommends Bermuda as Qualified Jurisdiction

Nov 14 2014 // A working group of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) has recommended the Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) for approval as a “qualified jurisdiction” under the NAIC’s reinsurance...

Lawsky: Regulators’ Stance on Life Insurers’ Captives Leaves Gaping Problem

Aug 14 2014 // New York’s financial-services regulator told fellow watchdogs they are failing to address a “gaping regulatory problem” that he said allows life insurers to artificially inflate reserves. There should be...

NAIC Hiring Consultant to Review Its Decision-Making, Governance

Jul 21 2014 // The national organization for state insurance regulators, which has been telling federal and international regulators how they should govern the industry, has decided to engage a consultant to audit its own governance and...

NAIC Roadshow to Tout State Regulation to U.S., Foreign Policymakers

Jul 16 2014 // The nation’s organization of state insurance regulators is launching an educational program to sell U.S. and foreign leaders and the public on the virtues of the 150-year old state-based insurance regulatory...

NAIC Hiring Consultant to Review Its Decision-Making, Governance

Jul 15 2014 // The national organization for state insurance regulators, which has been telling federal and international regulators how they should govern the industry, has decided to engage a consultant to audit its own governance and...

U.S. Insurance Regulators May Refuse to Apply Global Capital Rules: NAIC President-Elect Lindeen

Jun 25 2014 // The United States may refuse to apply new global capital rules in the world’s biggest insurance market because of the “breakneck speed” they are being pushed through, American regulators said on...