Rep. Barney Frank says separate federal charter for life insurers under consideration.

The bill would include coverage for wind damage in coastal regions, but critics say the legislation includes unintended negative consequences.

The life insurer will use products designed to enable portfolio replication to calculate enterprisewide economic capital across its asset and liability portfolios.

Bill sponsor says legislation may include mandatory charter for “systemically significant” companies.

Association representing property/casualty insurers says creating a systemic risk regulator is a good idea.

The goal is for every regulated financial institution to provide loss-event and tail data to regulatory authorities via an XBRL-based risk taxonomy.

Privately funded StoneRiver comprises insurance, flood services, pharmacy, marketing and regulatory compliance divisions.

The state of health care is changing. Insurers need to change with it and develop ways to connect with health care providers.

Systemic oversight and transparency are the top goals in the President’s seven-point plan to change the way financial services are regulated.

Federal Reserve Chairman says idea of an optional federal charter for insurance is worth considering.

Vertafore will reorganize around market segments rather than products by creating three business units: agency markets, carrier & MGA markets and one separate Verafore Business, Sircon.

Lawmakers are asked to recognize the value of locally based financial institutions while rewriting regulations.

The President said reform should not stifle innovation, but must improve transparency, increase accountability and create uniform supervision.

Electronic health records will be a major part of President Obama's recovery plan.

Regulatory bodies must improve governance in today’s interconnected world and take an “ex-ante” approach, which brings insurance to the table in proactive efforts to help the private sector prioritize disaster preparedness, says the OECD.

The U.S. health care industry will increase spending on information technology by 2.6% to $28.4 billion in 2009, according to the Stamford, Conn.-based research and consulting firm.

The latest survey from PricewaterhouseCoopers shows worry over investment performance vaulting past overregulation, which fell to fifth, in its “Insurance Banana Skins 2009” poll.

The legislation would have required drivers to carry more liability coverage.

Association says Wisconsin plan to raise minimum amount of liability coverage required for drivers is too costly.

Juergen Heck will be called upon to foster understanding, and accelerate implementation of international standards to improve data flow across the industry.