NIAFA, in one of its latest regulatory updates, provided a good overview of where the current debate stands on the topic of federal insurance regulation, and a recent senate committee …  Read →

A federal court has told the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to reconsider its controversial Rule 151A, saying that while it supported federal oversight of the products over confusing state …  Read →

As he continues the push for the federal regulation of insurance, Pennsylvania Rep. Paul E. Kanjorski, a Democrat, has reintroduced what he is calling a “minimum step” for more oversight …  Read →

Rep. Paul Kanjorski (D-Pa.) said federal regulation of insurance “is going to happen.”

Paul Kanjorski

The leading Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee made the comment in a speech at …  Read →

Federal regulation of insurance, based on a proposal before Congress, would “roll back strong, state based consumer protections,” according to the nonpartisan group, Consumer Watchdog.

Reps. Melissa Bean (D-Ill) and Ed …  Read →

The New York insurance commissioner’s decision to seek additional information from Allstate Corp. about possible credit default swap activity is drawing fire from a free-market think tank.

Eli Lehrer

Two analysts …  Read →

A recovery management company hoping to force federal regulation of the insurance industry has created a database for personal injury lawyers to obtain information on liability cases where insurers are …  Read →

An alternative to the weaknesses inherent in federal and state regulation of insurance might be the concept of “competitive federalism,” an insurance industry expert suggested recently.

Martin F. Grace, professor of …  Read →

The insurance arms of American International Group did not lead it to seek billions in federal aid, but will likely be the mechanisms to repay American taxpayers, according to Pennsylvania …  Read →