Archive

  • Operational risk best practice for insurers

    24 September 2020

    Expert insights from the InsuranceERM Americas 2020 conference

  • Bermuda Monetary Authority appoints insurance supervisor

    02 September 2020

    Gerald Gakundi brings regulatory and industry experience to role

  • Racial equality is overwhelming message at NAIC meeting

    11 August 2020

    President Ray Farmer calls 2020 a moment of historical inflexion, commits NAIC to change

  • NAIC creates 'race and insurance' committee

    24 July 2020

    Will look at race bias and ways of increasing diversity in industry

  • US lawmakers pressure insurers on Covid-19 business interruption claims

    15 April 2020

    Seven US states have bills that would force insurers to cover business interruption claims

  • US insurers in Covid-19 coverage crisis

    24 March 2020

    Insurers are being asked critical questions about their role in protecting consumers from the coronavirus pandemic. Despite calls from on high, the industry says it will not cover business-interruption and workers compensation losses. As the crisis deepens, industry bodies say such demands could threaten the stability of the sector. Sarfraz Thind reports

  • Flood, climate, capital: NAIC president Ray Farmer's agenda for 2020

    21 January 2020

    Ray Farmer is the new president of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. In this Q&A with Sarfraz Thind, he talks about flood coverage, international regulation and how he intends to raise climate awareness

  • US eliminates reinsurer collateral for Bermuda, Japan and Switzerland

    11 December 2019

    Three countries given "reciprocal jurisdiction" status

  • IAIS Abu Dhabi: Why the Treasury and NAIC returned different ICS conclusions

    19 November 2019

    "Team USA" voiced wildly divergent tones in their reaction to the ICS talks in Abu Dhabi last week. But, despite their strong statements, the US negotiators appear to be in accordance over zero implementation of IAIS's capital accord and the potential to move forward with compromise. Sarfraz Thind reports

  • IAIS Abu Dhabi: compromise on global capital standard keeps process on track

    14 November 2019

    Paul Walsh summarises the reaction to today’s agreements that keep the Insurance Capital Standard on track, but not without objections from Canada and questions about US comparability