We analyze an initiative by insurance regulators to reform capital regulations for mortgage-backed securities (MBS) by …

This Report support's the position by the ABA TIPS Task Force on Federal Involvement in Insurance Regulation … Modernization that the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) should be renewed. Although the market for terrorism insurance has … from the terrorism market, the price of terrorism insurance will rise and take-up rates will fall. Other countries facing …

the Fed for “stringent” regulation. FSOC's recent designation of Prudential Financial as a SIFI shows that the agency is … on competition in the insurance industry in the future …

With more than $50 trillion in assets worldwide, investment funds run by the insurance industry and pension system are … harmonizes insurance regulations in Europe, in order to reduce the risk of an insurer defaulting on its obligations and producing …

The extent of regulation of insurance companies has grown significantly in recent decades. The ‘freedom with publicity … regulation of insurance companies is unlikely to achieve its declared objective and might even encourage problematic behaviours … within insurance markets. Regulation to ensure good governance and good information flows to markets may have some benefits …

.S. Treasury Department. Before the crisis, state regulation of insurance was sharply criticized for its lack of uniformity, its …, questions have also been raised about whether state insurance regulation was equipped to deal with the potential systemic risks … greater federal oversight of insurance is unnecessary because the state regulation already provided adequate solvency …

identifies the fundamental ingredients needed for a theory-based justification of a macroprudential insurance regulation. The …. -- insurance ; macroprudential regulation ; systemic risk ; normative theory …The paper examines whether there is an economic justification for a macroprudential approach to insurance regulation …

review by compiling findings and setting up profound arguments, why the regulation of insurance companies is relevant. The …In 2018, the Insurance Distribution Directive (IDD) was fully implemented by all EU member states. It intends to … harmonize the insurance market, provide the right incentives for the agents and protect the consumers. But why? The core …

roundtable on competition and regulation issues in the insurance sector …This document (of 271 pages) contains the proceedings of a one-day roundtable on competition and regulation issues in … the insurance industry, held at the OECD in June 1998. The publication includes submissions from 13 OECD member countries …

provide evidence of decoupling of insurance rates from their underlying risks and identify regulation as a driving force …Homeowners’ insurance, a $15 trillion market by coverage, provides households financial protection from climate losses …. Insurance premiums (rates) are subject to significant regulations at a state level in the United States. Using novel data on …