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Insurers Welcome Global Regulation Provision in Banking Reform Bill

The financial services regulatory reform measure passed by Congress yesterday, which contains parts of more than 25 different bills, includes a provision on international insurance regulation that is being met with cheers by the insurance industry. This bill, which rolls …

Undoing U.S. Financial Regulations Could Bar U.S. Firms from EU

Some U.S. financial institutions could be locked out of the European market if Donald Trump’s administration repeals global rules imposed in the wake of the financial crisis, a top EU official said on Friday. Valdis Dombrovskis, vice president of the …

Swiss Re & SAP Partner to Develop Financial Steering & Reporting Solution

Swiss Re has formed a strategic partnership with SAP SE, the enterprise application software company, to develop a solution to address the increasingly complex demands of global regulators, in the areas of financial steering and reporting. Insurance companies currently must …

U.S.-EU Continue Talks on Insurance Regulation Covered Agreement

Trade representatives for the United States and the European Union, who met May 24 and 25 to negotiate a bilateral covered agreement on regulations for insurers and reinsurers, on Friday issued a joint statement indicating they have not reached a …

Insurers Warn Against Encroachment on State Regulation

Insurance companies are calling for Congress to ensure state-based insurance regulation remains protected from federal or international “regulatory encroachment.” “Congress must now increase its oversight regarding the unprecedented federal and international intrusion into state insurance regulation,” Kurt Bock, CEO of …

NAIC Hires Former Arizona Regulator Urias as International Director

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 Affairs Division. This position reports directly to the CEO Ben Nelson and …

PCI Urges ‘Further Dialogue’ before IAIS Applies ‘Too Big to Fail’ Rules to Insurers

On January 14 the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) participated in a discussion with the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) Financial Stability Committee on policy measures that would be applied to any insurance company designated as a …