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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.
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.
Insurance & Technology March 29, 2010 Anthony O'Donnell	Insurance Associations Express Concerns About Financial Reform Bill Sen. Christopher Dodd's reform bill proposes only modest changes to the existing insurance regulatory regime, but industry associations are pushing back against resolution funding requirements and potentially duplicative regulation.
Insurance & Technology April 3, 2008 Katherine Burger	No Surprises in Insurance Industry's Mixed Reception for Treasury Department's Endorsement of Optional Federal Charter Concerns about competitive advantage inspired the life insurance industry's welcome of the Treasury's call for an optional federal charter as part of broad regulatory reform proposals for financial services.
Registered Rep. March 6, 2009 Halah Touryalai	Federal Regulator For Insurance Firms? Barney Frank says Yes. House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank gave insurance lobbying groups something to argue about, saying he wants lawmakers to create an optional federal charter for insurance companies.
Investment Advisor July 2008 Marlene Y. Satter	One Forward, Two Back? The Department of the Treasury released its Blueprint for a Modernized Financial Regulatory Structure, which sets forth an argument for the need for change in the financial services industry.
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.
Insurance & Technology July 16, 2010 Anthony O'Donnell	Financial Reform Law's Ultimate Impact on Insurance Remains Unclear While the Dodd-Frank bill, expected to be signed into law by President Obama next week, has spared insurers explicit duplicative regulation, the powers of the new Federal Insurance Office remain undefined.
Insurance & Technology May 21, 2010 Anthony O'Donnell	Senate Financial Reform Bill Mostly a Relief for Insurers The potential for duplicative federal insurance regulation did not materialize within the Restoring American Stability Act of 2010 passed by the Senate, but concerns still remain how the final law will affect the industry after passage through the House later this year.
Bank Systems & Technology May 28, 2009 Maria Bruno-Britz	U.S. Banking Sector One Step Closer to Super Regulator Reports indicate that plans may be in the works to consolidate the current array of financial services regulatory agencies into one body.
Insurance & Technology November 24, 2003 Greg MacSweeney	Senate Mulls Fed. Ins. Regs As the Senate Committee on Commerce reviews the adequacy of state-based insurance regulation, segments of the industry are quickly taking sides.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Bank Systems & Technology June 18, 2009 Maria Bruno-Britz	The Financial Industry Reacts to Obama Regulatory Proposal Although most agree with the general principles outlined in the President's financial reform plan, they find several sticking points -- and IT won't be immune.
Bank Director 1st Quarter 2010 Jack Milligan	A Look at the Hill and Beyond Steve Bartlett, head of a financial services lobbying group, talks about political gyrations in Congress and the concerns all banks ought to be having about the impact of banking reform on the U.S. economy.
Investment Advisor August 2008 Marlene Y. Satter	Careful What You Wish For Treasury proposes big change, but will insurance companies be happy?
Investment Advisor January 2008 James J. Green	FPA Calls for Big Regulatory Reform in Treasury Letter In a long, comprehensive comment letter, the FPA told the Treasury Dept. that it agreed with Treasury's plans to review the current financial regulatory structure in the US.
U.S. Banker May 2008 Karen Krebsbach	Plan Draws Lukewarm Response The Treasury Department's proposal to reorganize regulation of the financial-services marketplace drew mixed reviews.
Insurance & Technology July 25, 2005 Katherine Burger	A Matter of Time Federal regulation of the U.S. insurance industry is coming - maybe not this year, or even for a few years, but it is inevitable.
Insurance & Technology March 6, 2009 Anthony O'Donnell	Rep. Melissa Bean Says Federal Insurance Bill Imminent The Illinois Representative's statements call into question whether a proposed federal charter for insurers large enough to pose systemic risk to the financial services industry would be optional or mandatory.
On Wall Street March 1, 2010	Five Questions with Timothy Ryan Jr. Ryan held senior positions in the industry, from the vice chairman level at JPMorgan to Director of the Office of Thrift Supervision, where he helped in the S&L cleanup. He talks about today's regulatory needs.
HBS Working Knowledge June 22, 2009 Roger Thompson	"Too Big To Fail": Reining In Large Financial Firms The federal government should slap tough new regulations on all firms that pose "systemic risk" - the risk that a failure of one institution could wreak havoc across the entire financial system.
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 November 15, 2006 Anthony O'Donnell	One Step Closer Another step toward the adoption of an optional federal charter was taken at the end of September when Congressman Ed Royce introduced the National Insurance Act of 2006.
Insurance & Technology July 23, 2009 Anthony O'Donnell	Conning: Life Insurers Prepared for Optional Federal Charter Will Enjoy Competitive Advantage Insurers prepared for what Conning calls a likely single-licensure will gain a significant advantage in the event of federal regulation of some portion of the life insurance industry, according to the research firm.
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 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.
Investment Advisor July 2009 Melanie Waddell	Danger & Opportunity: Bracing for Change It looks to be all but inevitable that the rules for broker/dealers and investment advisors will be harmonized, and that broker/dealers offering investment advice will have to adhere to a fiduciary standard of care.
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.
Bank Director 2nd Quarter 2009 Jack Milligan	Scrambling for Solutions Get ready for the mother of all lobbying battles in Washington later this year when the Obama administration starts pushing its reform agenda for financial regulation in the U.S. Congress.
Bank Director 2nd Quarter 2010 Jack Milligan	A Shot in the Arm The financial services industry needs a prescription for the mess that's been created because this is an industry that can't afford another crisis.
Finance & Development September 2009 Andrew Crockett	Rebuilding the Financial Architecture What needs to be done to strengthen financial regulation and supervision?
Investment Advisor May 2008 McBride & Waddell	Seismic Shift The Treasury Secretary floats a regulatory plan that -- if implemented -- will change the financial services world as we know it.
Bank Systems & Technology March 26, 2009 Orla O'Sullivan	Geithner Calls for "New Rules" with Insurers, Hedge Funds to be Regulated Critics question government's 'power grab,' as Treasury Secretary says far more regulation needed.
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.
U.S. Banker August 2009 Joseph Rosta	Piling Up on the Fed Republicans and Democrats in Congress agree that the Federal Reserve Board isn't doing much right.
Bank Systems & Technology November 11, 2009 Maria Bruno-Britz	Banking Groups React to Sen. Dodd's Draft Regulatory Legislation With a Big 'No' Although organizations approve of the Senate's efforts, they say it goes too far in undermining those aspects of financial services that actually work.
The Motley Fool October 9, 2009	The White House Wants to Hear From Fools The Motley Fool was selected by the White House to sit down with a member of the President's Council of Economic Advisors on Tuesday to discuss the proposal.
Registered Rep. March 2, 2010 Kristen French	Senate Nears Deal, Consumer Protection At The Fed Circulated Monday by Chris Dodd, Senate banking committee chairman, the latest proposal would house a semi-autonomous consumer protection agency inside of the Federal Reserve, according a story in the Financial Times.
Financial Planning May 1, 2008 Elizabeth O'Brien	Regulatory Tussle Independent broker-dealers and the Securities and Exchange Commission have found themselves in a tug-of-war over how best to serve clients when registered representatives depart one firm for another.
Insurance & Technology November 10, 2008 Anthony O'Donnell	IT Will Power Insurance Industry Response to Crisis Technology spending will be a critical factor for insurers wishing to both take advantage of opportunities provided by the current crisis and address heightened compliance and risk management concerns.
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.
On Wall Street August 1, 2010 Sen. Tim Johnson	Coordinating Global Regulation Senator who helped hammer out the reform bill says this is just the beginning.
Investment Advisor August 2007 Melanie Waddell	Treasury Calls for Regulatory Overhaul Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson is on a mission to reform the U.S. financial services regulatory structure to enhance the nation's global competitiveness.
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.
The Motley Fool October 12, 2009	Last Call for Questions for the White House Got ideas for better financial regulation? We can take them to the Obama Administration.