Law and regulation

President Trump’s executive order to delay implementation of the DOL rule comes after broker-dealers, employers and other stakeholders have already made changes to be in compliance, experts say.

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA is considering a merger with Assicurazioni Generali SpA, a deal that would combine Italy's second-biggest bank with the country’s largest insurer.

MAPFRE Life Insurance Company of Puerto Rico settles, as HHS Office of Civil Rights sets large fines.

New NAIC president says one of his 2017 goals is to spend more time familiarizing himself and his regulators with the new technologies permeating the industry.

The loss of competition that would result if Anthem takes over Cigna is the centerpiece of the government’s lawsuit seeking to block the $48 billion merger.

During his campaign, Trump criticized U.S. corporations for moving jobs to other countries, and since his election, has threatened "consequences" for companies that send work offshore.

Executives are concerned about their companies' ability to keep pace with the rapid speed of change, study finds.

Interviews with more than a dozen coding school graduates reveal that when they do land a job, often their engineering education doesn’t cut it.

The Justice Department argues the deal would eliminate competition between the insurers and force seniors to pay higher premiums for Medicare.

Health insurers and hospitals have shifted their businesses over the last half-decade to adjust to the Affordable Care Act, and they’re warning against any sudden moves that could hurt patients, or their businesses.

The Justice Department’s lawsuit opposing the Anthem-Cigna merger is one of two health-care antitrust cases going to trial in the waning days of the Obama administration.

The document is similar to a March blueprint from the Republican president-elect’s campaign that endorsed a series of broad ideas popular on the right, including allowing insurers to sell plans across state lines, sending Medicaid funds as block grants to states and making tax-free health savings account part of an estate.

Company revenues, however, are expected to increase, study finds.

Authorities' hands-off approach likely won't stay for good, however, as regulators may seek to implement a pre-market approval system.

States should continue to license human drivers, enforce traffic laws, inspect vehicles for safety and regulate insurance and liability.

The new regulations will apply only to banks and other financial services companies licensed by the state of New York.

NAIC president and Missouri insurance commissioner John Huff announced the first phase in a national system for life insurance policy location leveraging NAIC data.

At least 25 reports were allegedly altered, according to the complaint.

U.S. regulators plan to require banks to adopt baseline safeguards to shield themselves from cyberthreats after a series of assaults cost the industry billions of dollars and shook consumer confidence.