November 3, 2014
The Arkansas Insurance Department announced that it has completed the initial phase of the State Based Systems (SBS) implementation process, making it the latest state to take advantage of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (NAIC) electronic application for its …
July 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 policy-making practices. The National Association of Insurance …
June 4, 2014
Many Americans who leave their jobs to improve their financial situation fail to consider their total compensation package when making the decision, according to a consumer survey. The survey by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) found that many …
March 28, 2014
After Symetra Financial Corp. was formed in 2004, the life insurer set up shop in a 25-story glass tower outside Seattle, put its name on the building and pushed the state to adopt more favorable rules for its business. The …
March 27, 2014
Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak announced that he intends to ask the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) to invest in Shared Emergency Response Vehicles (SERVEs) for education and disaster response. “These vehicles are a great way for the …
January 2, 2014
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) presented Fred Heese, director of the Missouri Division of Insurance Company Regulation and the state’s chief financial examiner, with the Robert Dineen Award, the Missouri Department of Insurance announced. Heese is the first …
December 19, 2013
Floridians are paying the highest homeowner insurance rates in the nation even though the state has not been hit by a hurricane in nearly a decade. A national report shows the average premium for most Florida homeowners is $1,933 a …
November 21, 2013
Kansas, North Dakota and other state insurance commissioners snubbed a meeting with President Barack Obama set up to discuss allowing some people to keep medical plans that don’t meet the requirements of the U.S. health law. Six commissioners e-mailed their …
August 26, 2013
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) is currently accepting applications for the 2014 Consumer Liaison Program. The Consumer Liaison Program gives individuals who are qualified consumer representatives of consumer organizations a way to participate in NAIC meetings. The NAIC …
July 18, 2013
Minnesota has joined California, New York, Connecticut and Washington state in requiring insurers to respond to the Climate Risk Survey adopted in 2009 by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC). Department of Commerce Commissioner Mike Rothman said his agency …