The Optional Federal Chartering (OFC) proposal introduced in the last session of Congress may have been the right bill for the introduction of federal regulation of the insurance industry at the turn of the 20th century. However, the current OFC proposal shows its 19th century roots as it merely...

There is a conflict between the philosophies of United States (US) style capital regulation and that of the European Union (EU). While the conflict looks like it will not evolve into a real trade issue, there is a potential for misunderstanding of the pros and cons of the two systems. This paper...

The financial market events in September 2008 seem unprecedented in modern times. While other systemically important events happened in the last thirty years affecting U.S. markets, the one month turmoil and government response is without equal. As a result, insurance industry economists have...