Insurance Regulation
Two Voted Against Designating Prudential As Systemic Risk
Prudential Financial Inc., the second-largest U.S. life insurer, was designated systemically important in a 7-to-2 vote by a council of regulators charged with preventing another crisis. Edward ...
U.S. Risk Council Designates Prudential for Tougher Oversight
Insurer Prudential Financial Inc. said the U.S. financial risk council has designated the company as systemically risky in a final vote, bringing it under stricter regulatory oversight. Prudential ...
Financial Stability Board’s Report Misses the Mark: PCI Executive Perspective
In the United States, football season has just arrived. In Europe, football season has been underway since August. While both are sports and both sports are called "football," they couldn't be more ...
G20 Regulators Commit to Completing Financial Reforms
World leaders renewed their determination on Friday to work more closely and regulate across the financial system to avoid conflicting rules that would crimp economic growth. The Group of 20 nations ...
The Geneva Association Launches New Brand
After 40 years of making its mark on the insurance industry with research and analysis for industry leaders, international insurance think tank The Geneva Association has today adopted a new brand ...
Predictive Analytics: Bringing Price Elasticity Concepts to P/C Insurance
The concept of price elasticity of demand has not received enough attention in the world of property/casualty insurance. Regulatory hurdles, a tradition of cost-plus pricing and maybe even an ...
G20 Body Says U.S. Could Improve Financial Risk Spotting
The United States could improve how it spots and prevents risks in the financial system from turning into destabilizing crises, a global regulatory task force said on Tuesday. The Financial Stability ...
U.S. Banks’ $100 Billion Legal Tab for Financial Crisis Exceeds Combined Profit
The six biggest U.S. banks, led by JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Bank of America Corp., have piled up $103 billion in legal costs since the financial crisis, more than all dividends paid to ...