How Insurers Would Wind Down If Needed to Avoid Future Bailout July 3, 2014 By Jesse Hamilton and Zachary Tracer American International Group Inc. and Prudential Financial Inc. told regulators they could divest units and halt policy sales to avoid...
Conn. Gov.: When It Comes to Insurance Regulation, States Are Here to Stay May 14, 2014 Speaking at the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ International Insurance Forum, Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy told a crowd of...
Sen. Collins: Finding the Right Capital Regulations for Insurers March 11, 2014 By Sen. Susan Collins The following a statement by Senator Susan Collins, a former state insurance regulator, in testimony before the Subcommittee on Financial...
Dodd-Frank Swaps Rule Could Impact Insurers’ Risk Management, Ratings: S&P November 11, 2013 Ratings analysts at Standard & Poor’s say that a Dodd-Frank provision having to do with derivatives could improve insurers’ risk...
State Insurance Regulators Invoke Jefferson to Limit Federal Role September 18, 2013 By Zachary Tracer State insurance regulators are drawing on the country’s founding principles as they resist international pressure to give the federal government...
Obama to Meet with Regulators on Dodd-Frank Law Status August 19, 2013 By Sarah N. Lynch President Barack Obama will sit down with the leading U.S. financial market regulators on Monday to discuss their progress in...
Insurers, Customers Were Kept Safe from 2008 Financial Crisis: GAO Report July 30, 2013 By Andrew G. Simpson At a time when efforts are underway to require additional supervision of some large insurers, a new government report concludes...
AIG to Close Down Savings Bank Unit Due to Dodd-Frank Limits July 30, 2013 By Zachary Tracer American International Group Inc. will return funds to customers of its banking unit and shut their accounts as the Dodd-Frank...
Treasury Secretary Lew Urges Congress Not to Change Dodd-Frank Reforms July 17, 2013 By Ian Katz U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew said he is “stepping on the accelerator” to implement the Dodd-Frank Act and warned...
Insurers, State Regulators Try to Block Bank-Like Rules by Federal Reserve July 3, 2013 By Craig Torres and Zachary Tracer MetLife Inc. and Prudential Financial Inc. have been joined by state regulators challenging the Federal Reserve on how to oversee...