Elizabeth Festa and Arthur D. Postal

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  Debate over fed, state, international rules intensifies

  By Elizabeth Festa and Arthur D. Postal  |  March 21, 2013

  Insurance regulation is going to change. The critical issue is how and to what extent.

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  Northwestern Mutual first to dethrift before Fed comes calling

  By Elizabeth Festa and Arthur D. Postal  |  October 24, 2012

  Others have said, like Principal Financial and TIAA-Cref, that their thrift is part of their business model.

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  FIO Keeping Busy, Discussing International Regulatory Authority with USTR, Agencies

  By Elizabeth Festa and Arthur D. Postal  |  July 16, 2012

  Michael McRaith, director of the Federal Office of Insurance (FIO), is moving aggressively to reduce the differences between European and U.S. insurance regulatory and supervisory schemes.

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  Action Set on MLR Bill

  By Elizabeth Festa and Arthur D. Postal  |  April 10, 2012

  A House panel plans to act on and report out to the House floor soon legislation that would exempt agent commissions from the Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) provision of the healthcare reform law.

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  NAIC to Tell Energy and Commerce Committee It Did Not Receive HHS Influence

  By Elizabeth Festa and Arthur D. Postal  |  December 15, 2011

  What will Energy & Commerce, Congress or HHS do next to address the controversial MLR requirement some say is stifling the individual health insurance marketplace in many states?

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  Industry, Consumer Groups, NAIC Rep, Take on Insurance Regulation at Treasury Hearing

  By Elizabeth Festa and Arthur D. Postal  |  December 9, 2011

  At a Treasury Department Convened hearing, implications of the FIO, the NAIC, Solvency II, and how they will interact with each other are the focus.

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  New Legislation Tries to Pose Serious Threat to Federal Insurance Powers

  By Elizabeth Festa and Arthur D. Postal  |  December 9, 2011

  A panel of the House Financial Services Committee (FSC) today reported out legislation to the full committee that would significantly restrict the ability of federal regulators to get financial information from insurance companies.