Regulation and compliance
Regulation and compliance
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Emerging relatively unscathed in 2009, insurers may face additional regulatory challenges in 2010.
February 1 -
After endorsing Obama's financial reform plan, critics call Geithner out for flip-flopping on backing a return to the Glass-Steagall Act.
January 29 -
The analyst firm recognized 28 insurers in eight different categories, and named Missouri Employers Mutual its Model Insurer of the Year.
January 28 -
While Obama's proposal doesn't prevent banks from underwriting securities, among other things, critics say it's strongly headed in that direction.
January 27 -
Actions by French insurers could trigger new rounds of discussions and delay the effective implementation of the Solvency II directive.
January 25 -
In a letter to legislators, association claims provision in health reform legislation will lead to rising premiums.
January 25 -
National Crop Insurance Services says declining funding to USDA program would shrink number of private companies offering crop insurance.
January 22 -
New CCHIT standards for electronic health records in 2011 could affect health insurers.
January 21 -
The ambiguity surrounding the Obama Administration's proposed Financial Crisis Responsibility Fee is causing insurers consternation.
January 15 -
Health insurer Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Inc. will develop a pilot of the Food and Drug Administration's Sentinel System to better monitor the safety of regulated medical products. The one-year contract with four renewable years is worth a total of $72 million.
January 14 -
Health insurer Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Inc. will develop a pilot of the Food and Drug Administration's Sentinel System to better monitor the safety of regulated medical products. The one-year contract with four renewable years is worth a total of $72 million.
January 14 -
The ongoing impact of the financial crisis, coupled with the specter of greater governmental oversight, will color the outlook for the life insurance industry in the year ahead, according to New York-based Ernst & Young’s Global Insurance Center 2010 U.S. Outlook.
January 12 -
Even to those tasked with understanding it, the insurance industry can seem opaque. After in-depth interviews with 43 financial analysts who cover the insurance sector, New York-based PricewaterhouseCoopers finds a widespread dissatisfaction with the current insurance financial reporting framework.
January 11 -
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Aetna and WellPoint are the first of a handful of insurers expected to certify for compliance with the initiative in Q1 2010.
January 7 -
Association commends retiring chairmans leadership on insurance-related issues.
January 6 -
The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America seeks no-fault reform in New York, market-based solutions in coastal states and the preservation of credit scoring, among others, in the coming year.
January 5 -
The top 10 risks facing business today may be largely elusive to corporate leaders, according to Joe Plumeri, Willis Group Holdings Limited. At a Town Hall meeting in Los Angeles this week, the global insurance broker’s chairman and CEO called on businesses to step up and acknowledge and respond to the risks facing business.
December 29 -
Many of us are trying hard to see positive trends for the coming year, but employment remains the only meaningful bellwether of change.
December 28 -
AIA foresees crucial 2010 for the insurance industry on Capitol Hill.
December 21 -
Democrats fend off filibuster attempt to move bill to floor.
December 21