Category: National News

The U.S. Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) released report GAO-14-512 today, May 28, 2014, entitled “Emergency Transportation Relief:  Agencies Could Improve Collaboration Begun During Hurricane Sandy Response.”  Below is the GAO’s summary of the findings. To access the complete 46-page report …

    Missouri regulators have provided annual report since 1870 Jefferson City, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions and Professional Registration (“DIFP”) recently released its 2013 Annual Report, which is available online, is fully interactive, offering links, …

  As a follow-up to the recent National Association of Insurance Commissioners Spring 2014 National Meeting, A.M. Best Company hosted a live recap of the event via Webinar on April 4, 2014. Moderator Lee McDonald of A.M. Best was joined …

  Connecticut Gen. Stat. §38a-135(a) provides that “Every insurance company that is authorized to do business in this state and is a member of an insurance holding company system shall register with the commissioner on a form prescribed by the …

  After rejecting a request to exempt insurers that write less than $500 million in direct written and assumed premiums from having to file an annual corporate governance disclosure, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”) Corporate Governance Working Group …

Above:  New York Senator Neil D. Breslin Takes Helm of NCOILToday   New York Senator Neil D. Breslin advised National Conference of Insurance Legislators (“NCOIL”) members today, April 4, 2014, that he has assumed the presidency of NCOIL in the …

  The Missouri Department of Insurance (“MDOI”) announced today, January 17, 2014, that two Swiss-based reinsurers, Swiss Reinsurance Co. Ltd. and Swiss Re Corporate Solutions Ltd., have been approved as certified reinsurers in Missouri.  The Swiss reinsurers are Missouri’s first …

  Finding no evidence that the state of Maryland would realize any actual economic benefit from becoming a domicile for captive insurers, the Maryland Insurance Administration (“MIA”) published a report today, January 2, 2014, in which it recommended against establishing …

  Today, December 2, 2013, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (“FEMA”) Building Science Branch announced the release of a new report to Congress entitled “Including Building Codes in the National Flood Insurance Program.” To view the report, click here. Further, …

  Lawmakers at the November 21-24 2013 National Conference of Insurance Legislators (“NCOIL”) Annual Meeting in Nashville agreed to continue debate on proposed regulation of third-party lending to consumers engaged in legal action–and to leave the door open for new …