Federal Insurance Office News

UPenn Legal Scholar: FIO Report Is ‘Cautiously Sensible’

The Federal Insurance Office (FIO)’s recent report on how to improve and modernize insurance regulation has received a range of reactions since its publication in December. Recently a business law scholar at the University of Pennsylvania also weighed in on …

Ex-Treasury Official Wolin Urges Federal, State Collaboration to Improve Regulation

To make continued improvements in the U.S. insurance regulatory system, it’s imperative for state and federal officials to work collaboratively and share information and perspectives, said former Deputy Treasury Secretary Neal S. Wolin, who delivered the keynote speech at the …

Federal Insurance Office Releases Long-Awaited Modernization Report

After nearly two years of delay, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Federal Insurance Office (FIO) today released its report on how to modernize and improve the system of insurance regulation in the United States. In its report, the FIO …

Federal Insurance Regulator Releases Annual Report

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Federal Insurance Office (FIO) today released its annual report on the insurance industry to the President and Congress. Under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, FIO must report annually on the …

MMC’s Duperreault Named Chairman of Federal Advisory Committee

Marsh & McLennan Companies’ CEO Brian Duperreault has been named chairman of the Federal Advisory Committee on Insurance (FACI). His appointment was confirmed last Friday by Federal Insurance Office (FIO) Director Michael McRaith at the committee’s first meeting.FACI was formed …

U.S. Treasury’s Geithner Put on Spot for Delayed Insurance Report

A Republican Congresswoman took an opportunity during a hearing on Tuesday to ask U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner why the Federal Insurance Office is late with its report on modernizing insurance regulation. The inquiry came from seven-term U.S. Rep. Judy …

Treasury Says More Time Needed to Complete FIO’s Modernization Report

The Treasury Department’s Federal Insurance Office was expected to complete and send its highly anticipated report on modernization of insurance regulation to Congress in January. But now, it looks like it may take a while longer. A spokesperson for the …

FIO’s McRaith: 150 Comments Received on Modernizing Insurance Regulation

Speaking at an industry conference yesterday, the Federal Insurance Office’s top official gave an update on his department’s upcoming report on the U.S. insurance regulatory system. FIO Director Michael McRaith said he has received close to 150 comment letters from …

Treasury Seeks Comments on Improving Insurance Regulation

The U.S. Treasury Department’s Federal Insurance Office is seeking public comment for its report on how to improve the country’s insurance regulatory system. The study is mandated by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The study aims …

Treasury to Name Federal Insurance Advisory Committee

The Treasury Department has announced it will create a Federal Advisory Committee on Insurance. The committee will provide advice to the new Federal Insurance Office (FIO) and the Treasury Department, including to the FIO director who is a member of …