May 10, 2024
Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler issued a cease-and-desist order and fined Fred Meyer Stores Inc. $100,000 for selling insurance without state authorization. Fred Meyer stores reportedly sold the GUARD Protection Plan, issued by Mack Camera & Video Service, to a …
January 17, 2024
New bi-partisan legislation meant to keep the regulation of insurance companies with state regulators was introduced in the Senate on Jan. 16. The Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2024 from senators Tim Scott, R-S.C., and Joe Manchin, D-W.V., …
July 25, 2023
The state of Delaware is going to the Supreme Court in its fight with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) over the release of information on captive insurers. This fight has placed Delaware’s state regulation of insurance and its authority to …
October 26, 2022
New York insurance agents have lost their bid to overturn a state consumer regulation governing the sale of life insurance and annuity products that they believe is vague and exceeds the state insurance regulator’s authority. The Regulation 187 that agents …
June 17, 2022
A domestic violence charge against New Hampshire’s deputy insurance commissioner has been dropped. D.J. Bettencourt, who also was a former policy director for Gov. Chris Sununu, was arrested May 5 and accused of assault. The charge was dropped Tuesday. In …
March 25, 2020
As state insurance regulators monitor and respond to the coronavirus impact on insurance, property/casualty insurers are calling on them to coordinate their requests for data and ease up on some requirements. David A. Sampson, president and CEO of the American …
October 29, 2018
As small business owners shop for 2019 health insurance, some will for the first time have the chance to join forces and buy cheaper insurance – depending on which state they’re in. New rules that began going into effect last …
October 9, 2013
Failure to handle claims within specified time frames and using unapproved forms and rates are the top two criticisms of property/casualty insurers by market conduct regulators, according to a new report. Waltham, Mass.-based Wolters Kluwer Financial Services reported its annual …
August 29, 2013
The United States could improve how it spots and prevents risks in the financial system from turning into destabilizing crises, a global regulatory task force said on Tuesday. The Financial Stability Board (FSB) said the world’s top insurance market could …
February 1, 2013
Only 11 of the 50 U.S. states have moved to implement new consumer safeguards under President Barack Obama’s healthcare law, raising questions about how major health insurance reforms will be enforced, a report released on Friday says. The report by …