Archive

  • Federal regulators pledge to preserve US system

    29 April 2015

    FIO and Fed emphasise distinction between US and global regulations

  • EU and US to negotiate deal on reinsurance collateral

    04 August 2014

    Agreement to reduce collateral requirements expected by end 2014

  • NAIC heads for full governance review

    16 July 2014

    US commissioners seek independent advice after months of infighting

  • Leonardi blasts "reckless" timetable for global capital standards

    05 February 2014

    US House subcommittee grills Connecticut commissioner and FIO chief McRaith

  • Solvency reform a priority for US regulators

    20 December 2013

    US insurance supervision is inefficient and inconsistent, according to the Federal Insurance Office, which has made its long-awaited recommendations for reform. Among its prime targets are solvency regulation, reserving and treatment of captives. Christopher Cundy reports

  • US has more reservations about Solvency II than a year ago

    21 June 2013

    The federal threat to the US system of state-based insurance supervision is waning, according to Jim Donelon and Ben Nelson, the president and CEO of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, but international pressure for reform is an ever-present danger. In a Q&A with InsuranceERM, the new officials also discuss progress on reinsurance collateral, the ORSA and principles-based reserving

  • FIO consults on nat cat insurance

    25 April 2013

    US insurance office head calls for information from the industry as part of 2012 flood act

  • EU and US agree on five-year insurance oversight plan

    02 April 2013

    Will focus on confidentiality and reinsurance collateral this year, says Eiopa

  • ORSA is biggest challenge for North American CROs

    25 March 2013

    Economic capital also set to occupy CROs, E&Y survey finds

  • Tom Leonardi: "We have a terrific system in the US"

    05 March 2013

    Whether at the state, federal or international level, Connecticut insurance commissioner Thomas Leonardi is helping to deliver new regulations. He tells Gloria Gonzalez that the US regulatory framework worked very well during the financial crisis