European Insurers Worried Regulators May Block COVID-19 Dividends September 9, 2020 Global regulators should not ban insurers from paying dividends as a result of COVID-19 and should give firms more time...
Report Outlines Climate Change Risks Faced by Insurance Sector August 23, 2018 By Don Jergler A newly issued report that’s being touted as the “first important review of climate risk by an international financial standard...
Insurers Welcome Global Regulation Provision in Banking Reform Bill May 23, 2018 By Andrew G. Simpson The financial services regulatory reform measure passed by Congress yesterday, which contains parts of more than 25 different bills, includes...
Retiring Commissioner Sevigny Talks State Regulation, Being a Good Leader March 19, 2018 By Elizabeth Blosfield New Hampshire Insurance Commissioner Roger Sevigny is planning to retire this summer after 16 years with the New Hampshire Insurance...
Federal Reserve Chair Yellen Defends Role in International Regulation February 15, 2017 By Jonathan Spicer Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen, in response to a warning from a U.S. congressman to halt global regulatory talks in...
U.S., China Insurance Regulators Keep Open Dialogue July 29, 2016 By Andrew G. Simpson Regulatory representatives from the U.S. and China met this week to discuss issues facing their respective insurance markets. The meeting...
‘Systemically Important’ Label Can Be Avoided: Fitch June 23, 2016 By Mark Hollmer Fitch Ratings said that newly established transparency about the designation process for globally systemically important insurers (G-SIIs) could help more...
Florida Joins International Information Exchange Agreement November 12, 2015 The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) has joined as the 55th jurisdiction internationally to be admitted as a signatory...
Inclusion on List of Too-Big-to-Fail Insurers May Alter Business Strategy: Fitch November 10, 2015 A change to the list of globally systemically important insurers (G-SIIs) suggests the potential for being added to or removed...
Aegon, Transamerica’s Owner, Added to FSB’s List of 9 Too-Big-to-Fail Insurers November 3, 2015 By Sarah Jones Aegon NV, the Dutch owner of U.S. insurer Transamerica Corp., has been added to a list of insurers deemed systemically...