Compliance

Wide-ranging legislation creates a Federal Insurance Office with limited preemptive powers.

The resolution of issues means the bill is now complete and will return to the full House and Senate for votes next week, where it is expected to pass.

Short-term extension would keep the troubled National Flood Insurance Program operational until September.

A new tax on British insurance purchases creates a challenge for insurer IT departments to respond in a timely fashion.

Conferees yesterday couldn't agree to final language that would make it harder for federal regulators to preempt state consumer protection laws.

A constellation of insurance regulators and executives were on hand at the White House for an event marking the 90-day anniversary of the signing of the Affordable Care Act.

Seeking to trim cost of package, senators seek to add six-month benefit extension.

New PWC survey finds FASB's push to have all financial instruments marked-to-market would be at odds with most investors' preferences.

Results of vendor-sponsored survey show decreased collaboration and e-discovery investment since 2009.

The committee still has to tackle issues surrounding derivatives oversight, consumer protection, interchange fee regulation and risk retention.

The committee agreed to scale back a provision that would eliminate the use of trust-preferred securities as Tier 1 capital.

Lapses in insurance-related programs persist as legislators wrangle.

Life insurers back annuities legislation in testimony before Committee.

The investigation by U.S. market regulators into American International Group’s executives is closed, Reuters reports.

Federal judge U.S. District Court Judge Janet Hall gave preliminary approval to a settlement under which The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. will pay $72.5 million to a group of claimants alleging the insurer engaged in fraudulent practices in settling various injury claims.

IIABA weighs in on creation of federal insurance regulator as conference committee finalizes details of financial services reform.

As conference committee meets, associations ask legislators to adopt Senate language for national insurance office.

Insurers with thrifts could be affected by potential changes coming in the reg reform bill.

Aon will begin integration by implementing BWise's SOX compliance and global information security policies.

In letter to legislators, group decries fallout from short-term extensions.