Treasury Seeks Comments on Improving Insurance Regulation October 18, 2011 The U.S. Treasury Department’s Federal Insurance Office is seeking public comment for its report on how to improve the country’s...
Regulators Tell Oil Firms to Improve Safety October 5, 2011 By Gwladys Fouche Oil and gas companies must improve the way they deal with safety issues in the wake of the Gulf of...
New York Officially Launches Financial Services Department October 3, 2011 New York Department of Financial Services, the new department that combines the state’s insurance and banking regulators, was officially launched...
U.S. to Require Consumer Labels on Health Insurance Plans August 17, 2011 By Andrew Seaman Insurers and employers will have to spell out plainly the costs and benefits of the health plans they offer starting...
South Carolina Budget Chief, Former Commissioner Heads to Texas July 22, 2011 By Seanna Adcox The director of the South Carolina agency that oversees much of state government operations has resigned, six months after Gov....
Head of S&P Germany Rejects Euro Zone Criticism July 14, 2011 By Charles E. Boyle Standard & Poor’s hit back at criticism over the credit rating agencies’ role in the euro zone debt crisis on...
Willis Re Sees Reinsurers Reacting as $48 Billion Losses Take Their Toll June 30, 2011 The Willis Re’s 1st View Renewals Report for June/July 2011, entitled – “Mixed Messages“- estimates that “a string of natural...
Guernsey Seminar on Solvency II Assesses Rejection of ‘Equivalence’ June 15, 2011 Insurance professionals from the UK and Guernsey were told of the benefits that could result from the Island’s stance on...
Finance Industry Warns of Transatlantic Discord over Derivative Rules June 8, 2011 By Huw Jones Transatlantic sniping by top policymakers could make it harder to agree new rules to crack down on derivatives, derivatives market...