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BusinessWeek June 25, 2009 Theo Francis & Mark Scott	European Regulators Target U.S. Firms New regulatory efforts by European policymakers may put American banks, insurers, and money managers at a competitive disadvantage.
BusinessWeek April 25, 2005 Mike McNamee	Watchdogs With Eyes Wide Shut As investigators pore over the books of AIG, it's becoming clear that for years regulators failed to detect lapses in the insurance industry.
Insurance & Technology November 14, 2007 Kim Dorgan	Life Insurance Industry Would Benefit From Optional Federal Charter The future of insurance regulation remains one of the most critical issues facing the life insurance industry.
Insurance & Technology February 19, 2004 Julie Gallagher	Tech Could Assist State-Based Reform Acknowledging that legacy technologies are not the only antiquated systems in insurance, carriers, trade associations and commissioners are aggressively approaching the regulatory reform of the insurance industry
Insurance & Technology May 3, 2006 Maria Woehr	Opting In or Out? As the optional federal charter for insurers hits the Senate floor, industry leaders weigh cost savings and enhanced competition against possible risks to insurance carriers -- and policyholders.
Managed Care May 2004	Fed Takeover of Insurance Regs of Minor Concern to Health Plans A recent congressional proposal to create a council that would oversee insurance nationally would affect health insurers, but mostly in the areas of long-term care and disability, according to one expert.
Registered Rep. January 1, 2006	60 Seconds With...Grace Vogel An interview with the executive vice president of Member Firm Regulation for New York Stock Exchange Regulation about regulatory duplication and the NYSE's enforcement record.
Insurance & Technology March 17, 2009 Anthony O'Donnell	Senate Banking Committee Hears Divergent Testimony from P&C, Life Industry Representatives Frank Keating of the American Council of Life Insurers argued the need for a federal insurance regulator, while John T. Hill of the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies said his organization supported a reformed state-based system.
BusinessWeek November 29, 2004 Suzanne Woolley	Insurance: Take A Good, Hard Look Here's how the Spitzer investigations of the industry could affect you and how to handle insurance-related issues.
Insurance & Technology September 14, 2006 Maria Woehr	One Charter to Rule Them All? Insurers, analysts and vendors are weighing the benefits and risks of the National Insurance Act of 2006 - a plan to adopt an optional federally chartered regulatory system - as well as the impact the federal regulation could have on IT systems.
Insurance & Technology February 19, 2009 Anthony O'Donnell	Federal Insurance Regulatory Proposal Draws Fire, Support Opponents of the National Insurance Consumer Protection and Regulatory Modernization Act (NICPRMA) call the bill an attempt to shoehorn optional federal charter into government regulatory activity meant to address systemic risk within financial services.
Insurance & Technology January 17, 2006 Maria Woehr	Constant Change The coming year's regulatory and political agenda could result in requirements for reform and increasing technology investments, which could alter the business environment for property and casualty, life, and health insurers alike.
Global Services November 29, 2007	The Future of Regulation Whether offshore or onshore, the confluence of increased regulations and increased outsourcing will result in increasingly intense scrutiny by regulators of outsourcing relationships.
Managed Care December 2004 Ed Silverman	Spitzer Just Getting Started on Health Care Initial reports of alleged rigged insurance bids focused on major brokers and insurers of commercial lines. But then news quickly surfaced that the New York attorney general was also going to look at the health insurance industry.
Insurance & Technology June 30, 2010 Anthony O'Donnell	Insurance Trade Associations Mostly Relieved by Financial Reform Bill Deal Duplicative federal regulation of the insurance industry is essentially absent from the Dodd-Frank bill that emerged from a Marathon session in Congress June 25.
CFO January 30, 2004 Tim Reason	Cheese It, the States! Corporate wrong-doers are finding state cops more aggressive than the feds.
HBS Working Knowledge April 23, 2008 Dwight Crane	The Gap in the U.S. Treasury Recommendations U.S. Treasury recommendations for strengthening the regulation of the financial system are a good start but fall short, says Harvard Business School professor emeritus Dwight B. Crane.
Investment Advisor June 2007	ACLI Responds To New York Times On Long-Term Care Insurance American Council of Life Insurers President and CEO Frank Keating made the following statement in response to the March 26 New York Times article "Aged, Frail and Denied Care by Their Insurers."
Managed Care July 2006 John Carroll	Proposal Would Limit Profit of Some California Plans California's insurance commissioner thinks some insurers have the potential to gouge the consumer, and wants to mandate a high medical loss ratio.
Financial Advisor October 2010 Andrew Gluck	Pulling The Switch Are state regulators ready to assume oversight of some 4,200 RIAs?
Investment Advisor May 2007 Marlene Y. Satter	Swept Away? Congressional action could mean major changes ahead for the insurance industry.
Insurance & Technology March 27, 2009 Anthony O'Donnell	Insurance Industry Groups React to Treasury Secretary's Statements to House Committee Speaking before the House Financial Services Committee, Geithner was forthright about the need for systemic risk regulation but his comments on optional federal charter were subject to interpretation.
Registered Rep. May 29, 2007 Kristen French	Spitzer Forms Panel to Clean up NY Regulation Governor Eliot Spitzer is forming a panel to streamline regulations and make New York more competitive with London, but without sacrificing investor protection.
U.S. Banker May 2010 Rob Garver	No Regulatory Relief in Sight Five new rules have taken effect since Jan. 1 and at least eight more are on the way. The onslaught is posing immense challenges for banks trying to keep up.
Financial Planning June 1, 2009 Bob Veres	The Schapiro Doctrine There are some problems with Mary Shapiro's plan to bring financial advisors and brokers under the same regulatory system.
U.S. Banker October 2007 Karen Krebsbach	Doing the Regulatory Revamp Dance America's bank-regulatory system is once again under the microscope, but for the first time in decades, it is under serious consideration for reorganization.
Managed Care June 2001 Michael Levin-Epstein	Health Plans, Insurers Unsure About Likely Effect of Gramm-Leach-Bliley Insurers and financial institutions are flooding customers' mailboxes about their rights to protect medical and financial information under what's better known as the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act. But just how GLB will affect health plans isn't totally clear...
U.S. Banker March 2007 Karen Krebsbach	Is London Center of Financial World? Say it isn't so. With London proclaiming itself king of the financial universe, New York's financial gurus are asking: Should U.S. banks simplify and have only one regulator?
Investment Advisor January 2009 Melanie Waddell	Watch Out. Reform In on the Way As the New Year unfolds, one thing is certain: financial services regulatory reform will be hotly debated in the 111th Congress, and perhaps some reforms will actually be put into place.
The Motley Fool October 22, 2009 Dayana Yochim	Report From the White House: Wimpy Regulators and Red Tape The final installment of our interview with Austan Goolsbee, chief economist for the President's Economic Recovery Advisory Board.
The Motley Fool October 26, 2004 Rich Duprey	Aon Mired in Marsh World's second-largest insurance broker accused of improper business practices.
Insurance & Technology June 17, 2009 Anthony O'Donnell	Insurance Industry Reacts to President's Financial Service Regulation Reform Proposals President Obama's proposals include enhanced oversight of the insurance sector and the establishment of an Office of National Insurance.
On Wall Street February 1, 2012 Joe Adler	Hill's Focus on Volcker Rule Just Starting The Volcker Rule is shaping up to be a case study of lawmakers continuing to sound off on an issue that is technically no longer under their purview.
BusinessWeek April 23, 2007 Anne Tergesen	The High Price Of Free Insurance Deals that fund, then buy out, big life policies may shortchange seniors.
Insurance & Technology December 23, 2005 Anthony O'Donnell	Reform in Sight According to a recent study, regulatory compliance under the present state-by-state system will cost the life insurance industry $11 billion over the next decade. Still, given the recognition by all parties that change is needed, some kind of regulatory reform is inevitable.
U.S. Banker April 2009 Rebecca Sausner	Good Luck With That Outside the Beltway many bankers and industry players believe it matters less who gets anointed with the power to monitor systemic risk and more what tools can get the job done.
U.S. Banker February 2011 Alan Kline	One Senator's Plan For Cutting Red Tape It's not getting much attention, but Virginia Sen. Mark Warner's proposal for easing the regulatory burden on U.S. businesses might be one of the most intriguing ideas coming out of Washington these days.
Reason December 2003 Julian Sanchez	Soundbite: Agency Provocateur Cindy Skrzycki is a modern day Virgil who since 1993 has guided readers through the dark underworld of Washington's regulatory process in her weekly Washington Post column "The Regulators." Her new book is The Regulators: Anonymous Power Brokers in American Politics.
Investment Advisor July 2008 Melanie Waddell	SEC Chairmen of Yore Speak Six former SEC chairmen pointed to quite a few regulatory challenges that loom large -- namely globalization of the world markets, the burgeoning market for complex synthetic securities, and the continued growth of hedge funds.
The Motley Fool August 5, 2004 Tim Beyers	Will Lawsuit Hurt Express Scripts? Although investors seem to be over the initial jitters arising from Express Scripts' problems, the stock is still down more than 12% since New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer filed a lawsuit accusing the pharmacy benefits manager of fraud.
BusinessWeek August 21, 2006 Michael Orey	Lots Of Evidence, No Verdict Invaluable reformer or prosecutor run amok? The author lets the reader decide.
Insurance & Technology June 15, 2009 Anthony O'Donnell	Five Insurance Trade Groups Sign Statement Supporting Optional Federal Charter The statement will be presented at the June 16 hearing on Risk and Insurance House Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises.
InternetNews March 23, 2006 David Miller	N.Y. AG Takes on Privacy Fight With Gratis New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer has filed suit against Web site operator Gratis Internet over personal information.
Finance & Development September 2009 Randall Dodd	Overhauling the System The United States is proposing the most radical reform of financial regulation since the New Deal.
Financial Planning February 1, 2012 John F. Wasik	State of Regulation As states take over regulation of RIAs with up to $100 million in assets under management, many firm owners are wondering if the transition will prove difficult.
The Motley Fool October 20, 2004 Rogene Calvet	Is Marsh Ringing the Value Bell? Does a troubled global insurer offer a buying opportunity?
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Insurance & Technology April 3, 2009 Anthony O'Donnell	Industry Reacts to Federal Insurance Regulation Bill Insurance industry associations argue the benefits or drawbacks of federal regulation, optional federal charter and the priority of addressing systemic risk over shortcomings of the existing state-based regulatory regime.