Insurance Regulation
AIG Resumes D.C. Lobbying Efforts After Hiatus
Insurer American International Group is ramping up its lobbying team in Washington, almost six years after it halted such efforts following its rescue by the U.S. government during the financial ...
Managing Risk Amidst a Sea(son) of Change
It is hard not to notice that the business environment for property/casualty insurers has changed the past few years. Profound changes, including an evolving regulatory construct and the rise of "big ...
Lloyd’s, AIG Executives Added to Federal Insurance Advisory Committee
Top executives from Lloyd's of London, AIG, Prudential Financial Inc. Marsh & McClennan Companies and General Re Corp. are among 21 new appointees to the Federal Advisory Committee on Insurance. ...
UnitedHealth’s $173M Fine May Be a Warning to P/C Insurers
A decision by California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones to fine UnitedHealth Group $173.6 million for violations having to do with the Unfair Business Practices Act, the Unfair Insurance Practices ...
NAIC Roadshow to Tout State Regulation to U.S., Foreign Policymakers
The nation's organization of state insurance regulators is launching an educational program to sell U.S. and foreign leaders and the public on the virtues of the 150-year-old state-based insurance ...
Bipartisan Bill Seeks to End Secrecy of ‘Too Big to Fail’ Panel
Democratic and Republican lawmakers are cooperating on legislation that would lift some of the secrecy around the U.S. council that decides which companies pose the biggest risks to the financial ...
Uber, Lyft, Sidecar Toe-to-Toe With Insurers: State-by-State Analysis
The highly thought-of share-and-share-alike attitude considered a virtue by some has become fighting words between ridesharing companies and the insurance industry. "We try not to make it a battle," ...
Ridesharing Lyft Blocked by NYC Restraining Order; Insurance Law Defiance Cited
New York officials say they've obtained a temporary restraining order against Lyft, the on-demand ride-sharing app, from operating in New York City. The attorney general's office and the Department ...