Compliance

A bill preventing stranger-induced life insurance policies passed the Iowa state legislature.

Latest release designed to improve ease of use and faster time to market.

Four professional bodies support the “Edinburgh Declaration,” which states their commitment to develop and build an industry consensus around raising standards and professionalism.

For insurers, privacy tops the list of chief compliance concerns, while Sarbanes-Oxley drops off the radar.

A new report from A.M. Best predicts Solvency II will substantially increase regulatory capital requirements for most European insurers.

Law aims to protect senior citizens purchasing securities.

New financial reform plan is reigniting a long-simmering regulatory debate.

Banking-commerce divide would end, Fed would add oversight

CIOs urged to evaluate initiatives for both tactical and strategic import.

Respected technical institute tackles ethical issues in light of recent business scandals.

Research shows that automated processes for risk analysis and management, and the ability to align IT policy, risk and operations management with business initiatives are important when deciding whether to invest in a GRC solution.

Beyond keeping tabs on e-mail and paper trails, document management solutions ease the troubled minds of carriers, agents and brokers.

A sweeping proposal for a new regulatory framework for the nation’s financial markets that includes establishment of an optional federal charter (OFC) for insurers is splitting the insurance along a familiar fault line. Proponents of an OFC are praising the report, while OFC opponents are united in opprobrium.

Lines are drawn over plan to nationalize producer licensing.

Compliance publication names Norkom “Vendor of Year” for its contribution to financial services and accounting compliance and regulation.

IVANS GIVES PROVIDERS HIGH-SPEED CLAIMS PROCESSING

Just as carriers are using technology in novel ways to cope with existing regulations, other regs may be waiting around the corner.

Proponents and opponents of a federal charter exchange barbs over its implications for regulation and revenue.

Kansas City , Mo. - The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) this week released a peer review of state producer-licensing laws, practices and processes that identifies areas where the states’ reciprocity and uniformity initiatives need improvement, along with areas where such efforts have been successful.

Washington – Testifying before a hearing of the House Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation, a representative of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA) pushed for the passage of the Homeowners' Defense Act.