Federal Government Shutdown Effect on P/C Insurance Industry September 30, 2013 By Andrew G. Simpson If Congress fails to agree by midnight tonight on a resolution to continue funding the federal government, the property/casualty insurance...
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...
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...
Financial Firms Having to Adjust to Aggressive Consumer Protection Bureau September 13, 2012 By Daniel Wagner The new federal agency charged with enforcing consumer finance laws is emerging as an ambitious sheriff, taking on companies for...
Safety Regulators Recommend Brake Override on All New Cars April 13, 2012 U.S. auto safety regulators on Thursday announced a proposal that would require brake override systems on all new passenger cars...
FTC Wants Voluntary Online ‘Do Not Track’ System March 26, 2012 By Jasmin Melvin U.S. regulators are pressuring Internet companies to put in place by the end of the year a “Do Not Track”...
Treasury Says More Time Needed to Complete FIO’s Modernization Report February 2, 2012 By Young Ha The Treasury Department’s Federal Insurance Office was expected to complete and send its highly anticipated report on modernization of insurance...
New U.S. Consumer Agency Pledges to Avoid Rule Duplication January 24, 2012 By Alexandra Alper The new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said on Monday it would coordinate rulemaking and enforcement with the Federal Trade Commission...
RIMS Tells Treasury: Industry Needs More Uniform, National Regulations December 15, 2011 A major group for risk management professionals sent a letter to the U.S. Treasury Department, asking for a bigger federal...
Treasury Names Members of Federal Advisory Committee on Insurance November 2, 2011 The U.S. Department of the Treasury appointed 15 individuals to serve as members of the Federal Advisory Committee on Insurance....