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Investment Advisor
August 2008
Marlene Y. Satter |
Careful What You Wish For Treasury proposes big change, but will insurance companies be happy?   |
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. |
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
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. |
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. |
Investment Advisor
September 2006 |
Insurance Streamlining Insurers and investors of all stripes are having their day in the sun this summer with action on major legislation, including the streamlining of specialty and reinsurance regulations. |
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
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. |
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. |
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
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. |
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
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. |
Investment Advisor
November 2007
Melanie Waddell |
On the Agenda: Insurance and Ratings Congress looks at insurance reform and the subprime mess. |
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. |
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
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
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. |
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. |
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
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
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
September 5, 2008
Michael M. Monahan |
Improved Corporate Governance Will Allow Insurers to Better Compete Globally While an Optional Federal Charter would allow insurers to compete on a global stage, stricter governance, enabled by BPM, will be key to compliance. |
Insurance & Technology
November 14, 2007
Frank Nutter |
Reinsurers Need To Address Catastrophe Risk and Regulatory Issues in 2008 Although reinsurers have been very responsive to the demand for risk transfer from the primary insurance companies in the past, it is a continually growing market demand |
Insurance & Technology
May 28, 2008
Peggy Bresnick Kendler |
Accounting and Financial Systems: Technological Enhancements Offer Promise -- and Questions Insurers' accounting and financial systems -- including billing, annual reporting, portfolio management and investment management platforms -- are becoming increasingly integrated with other enterprise systems. |
Registered Rep.
July 25, 2011
Lena S. Rizkallah |
Are the New Dodd-Frank Regulations Good for the Insurance Business? While the Dodd-Frank Act will impose additional restrictions on previously unregulated areas in the financial industry, it may also set additional limitations in place on the insurance industry, which some advisors view as unnecessary and others beneficial. |
Insurance & Technology
January 5, 2007
Peggy Bresnick Kendler |
An Eye on the Future Insurance industry association executives speculate on the most important issues and challenges facing the insurance industry in 2007. |
Insurance & Technology
June 1, 2006
Maria Woehr |
The Big (Not So) Easy The Louisiana Senate Insurance Committee has approved legislation that the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America fears could raise rates for consumers and drive insurers that still are dealing with the effects of Hurricane Katrina from the Louisiana market. |
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. |
The Motley Fool
October 15, 2009
Dayana Yochim |
Report From the White House: Regulation vs. Capitalism The House Financial Services Committee dives into key measures of the White House's financial regulatory reform effort, and as expected, bankers, financial-industry lobbyists, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and others all lined up with thick red pens poised to overhaul the overhaul plan. |
BusinessWeek
November 1, 2004
Brady & Borrus |
A Crazy Quilt Of Rules Why insurance regulations need national standards. |
Insurance & Technology
June 16, 2010
Nathan Golia |
Congressional Hearings Unlikely to Threaten Insurers' Use of Credit Scoring Congress recently held informational hearings on the practice, but experts don't see federal regulation of the use of insurance scores in the near future. |
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 19, 2007
David A. Sampson |
Public Partnerships Critical For Insurers in Catastrophe-prone Regions Creating public/private financial partnerships is a critical step in stabilizing property insurance markets in catastrophe-prone regions of the U.S. |
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. |
Insurance & Technology
May 18, 2004
Julie Gallagher |
IT Isn't Tapped for Compliance The insurance industry fails to embrace the full business value of IT when it comes to addressing regulatory requirements and instead relies primarily on manual processes and ad hoc measures |
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." |
InternetNews
October 26, 2010 |
Obama Administration Forms Online Privacy Panel New Subcommittee on Privacy and Internet Policy includes representatives from a broad range of executive agencies, aims to help formulate administration policy on a hot-button Internet issue. |
The Motley Fool
March 11, 2011
Matt Koppenheffer |
Flagstone Reinsurance Shares Plunged: What You Need to Know Shares of insurer Flagstone Reinsurance were quaking today, losing as much as 11% after an 8.9 magnitude earthquake and a huge tsunami hit Japan. |
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. |
Wall Street & Technology
February 25, 2005 |
Regulators in the Driver's Seat Regulation is here to stay and remains the No. 1 driver for IT organizations within securities and investments businesses for 2005, says recently released research by TowerGroup. |
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. |
InternetNews
March 9, 2011 |
House Subpanel Moves to Block Net Neutrality After a pair of hearings highlighting the partisan gulf on the issue of Internet regulation, Republican subcommittee members send a resolution of disapproval on to full committee. |
Insurance & Technology
May 28, 2008
Doug Sheehan |
Enhanced Investment Systems Offer Better Integration of Data The enhanced technical capabilities of external data providers is making it possible for insurers to have better integration with these data sources, having great potential to improve data accuracy, timeliness and efficiency. |
Insurance & Technology
January 25, 2005
Cynthia Saccocia |
Did You Say Controlled Tech Spending? Aw, Not Again! Insurance is an industry that reacts decisively to its business cycles and urgently to intrusions of reality such as catastrophic claims, economic issues and regulation. |
Insurance & Technology
January 5, 2007
Matthew Josefowicz |
Responding to a Changing Market: The Core Is Key Core systems replacement has been compared to open-heart surgery -- it is one of the most drastic changes that insurers can make to their IT infrastructures. |
Reason
October 2007
Jonathan Rauch |
Flying Blind in a Red-Tape Blizzard How George W. Bush became the regulator in chief. |
Managed Care
May 2002 |
House Weighs Giving Parity To Mental Health Mental health parity has resurfaced as a legislative initiative. A bill would require that insurers' level of mental health coverage be on a par with physical health coverage |
