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NAIC backs Fed group capital proposals
30 September 2019New rules more burdensome for regulated insurers but win for state structure
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Team USA under pressure from Senate to reject bad ICS deal
13 September 2019Vote on ICS 2.0 is due in November
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Insurance regulation is "back on international track"
18 January 2019Federal Reserve's Randal Quarles says the move to greater international regulation is overdue
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Fed draws up insurance capital rules
11 January 2019Update on building block proposals of 2016 for Fed-regulated firms in the US
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ICS version 1.0 inspires little faith in IAIS timetable
15 August 2017Despite the IAIS heralding the launch of insurance capital standard version 1.0, insurers say it has achieved a lot less than originally promised. Is it time to scale back ambitions for version 2.0? Callum Tanner reports
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A death knell for the Sifi designation?
02 May 2017The US inquiry into the designation of non-bank systemically important financial institutions looks likely to see insurers AIG and Prudential Financial shed the label, while ensuring the court appeal against MetLife becomes obsolete. What will replace Obama's post-crisis regulation and will it affect the international process? Callum Tanner reports
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Navigating the options on recovery and resolution
12 January 2017As recovery and resolution planning becomes a focus for regulators, Eoin King, Bridget MacDonnell and Eamonn Phelan explore the requirements for re/insurers and the possibilities for recovery measures
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Trump government threatens federal and international regime for insurers
06 December 2016'Systemically important' designations, the EU-US covered agreement and US enthusiasm for the IAIS may all disappear over the next four years with Donald Trump as president. Some state commissioners are planning to make the most of an administration that, like them, sees too much power in the hands of federal authorities. Callum Tanner reports
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US government fights for MetLife's systemic tag
20 June 2016Appeals against judge's decision to rescind designation
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Fed rules pose liquidity challenge for AIG and Pru
08 June 2016Financial sector securities may be excluded from "highly liquid" category