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IAIS wants us to "share their pains", says NAIC president
26 February 2025Commissioner Godfread issues robust defence of US insurance system
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Bermuda's hot life reinsurance market draws the crowds
11 October 2024Last month's Biltir conference in Bermuda was busier than ever, with participants discussing everything from private equity's role, regulatory communication and Manchester United's fax machines. Sarfraz Thind reports
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NAIC defends climate work against political questioning
18 September 2024Commissioners' association says states are best positioned to address insurance crisis
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The heat is on for US asset-intensive reinsurance regulations
29 August 2024At its summer meeting, the NAIC put forward proposals for tightening up the supervision of life reinsurance transactions. It could either spoil or secure what is now a very lucrative market. Sarfraz Thind reports
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NAIC's asset-intensive reinsurance proposals fuel agony and ecstasy
02 August 2024Soon-to-be-unveiled US rules could have a dramatic impact on the business of asset-intensive reinsurance and have drawn a surge of conflicting opinions from consumers, insurers and regulatory advisors. Sarfraz Thind reports
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PE and insurance: perception versus reality
21 June 2024Private equity and alternative asset manager-owned life insurers have been accused of making risky investments and running opaque businesses intent on making a fast buck. The facts may not bear this out, as Sarfraz Thind reports in the first of a two-part article
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NAIC Forum: drop the term social inflation - call it legal abuse
16 May 2024More cohesion is needed to tackle tort system and geopolitical risk, say speakers at the international insurance conference
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Climate voted top risk for US insurers
16 May 2024NAIC international forum focuses heavily on climate impact on industry
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US lagging Europe on AI regulations
08 May 2024AI insurance guidance not uniformly implemented in US
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NAIC climate data call could leave FIO in the cold
26 March 2024Climate and its impact on insurers has been a source of acrimony between state and federal insurance regulators in the US. The NAIC's recently issued climate data call, following the initiative of FIO, might not represent the warming of relations it initially seems. Sarfraz Thind reports