If New York Gov. Andrew Coumo has his way, the state’s banking and insurance regulators will be combined and have slightly more money to work collectively than they have separately.
New York’s new governor wants to merge the state’s banking and insurance departments, arguing that the streamlining would save money and prevent activity from “falling between the cracks of our regulatory agencies.”
Conseco plans to consolidate two of its insurance subsidiaries into a third one, Washington National Insurance Co., as a means of raising capital and its consolidated risk-based capital ratio.
New York-based MetLife, one of the nation’s largest insurers, plans to realign its institutional and individual businesses, as well as its Auto & Home unit, under one organization.
As a direct result of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) – also known as ObamaCare – health insurance agent and broker commissions have been slashed by as much as 50%. Agencies have been forced to lay off employees, limit products and services, shift to other lines, and have seen significant drops in compensation.