Benjamin Lawsky

• Millennial: Setting Benchmarks

  By Micheal K. Stanley  |  November 6, 2012

• Lawsky affair rekindles regulatory arbitrage risk

  By Staff Writer  |  August 21, 2012

  Is the New York state superintendent of Financial Services who made Standard Chartered settle allegations of illegal Iranian money transfers a hero or a rogue?

• Settlement spotlights upstart N.Y. regulator

  By Staff Writer  |  August 20, 2012

  How did a state regulator manage to jump ahead of the feds, threaten to take away a global bank’s state license and secure a settlement that will put millions of dollars into a general fund New York could desperately use?

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  Week in Pictures | August 17, 2012

  By Michael K. Stanley  |  August 16, 2012

  The New York Department of Financial Services flexes its muscles across the Atlantic, someone who drowned at Jones Beach surfaces, and AARP rolls out a campaign highlighting the stresses of caring for an elderly loved one.

• Standard Chartered accused of hiding $250B for Iran (Forbes)

  By Staff Writer  |  August 7, 2012

  The bank allegedly conducted roughly 60,000 secret transactions for almost 10 years.

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  FACI: Its Flavor Is International, Its Focus Is on Domestic Regs

  By Elizabeth Festa  |  August 6, 2012

  The long-awaited modernization report is expected “in the near future,” according to Michael McRaith—perhaps this August recess?

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  FACI Meeting Sets Sail Aug. 6 on International Issues

  By Elizabeth Festa  |  August 3, 2012

  FACI's agenda reflects Federal Insurance Office director Michael McRaith's global view of FIO's role currently, not insurer pet peeves.

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  NYAG Enforces Health Insurance Coverage Issues with Two Enforcement Actions

  By Elizabeth Festa  |  June 13, 2012

  Group Health Inc., part of EmblemHealth, and New York Medical & Diagnostic Center, Inc. have accepted settlements with the New York State Attorney General.

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  FACI Sets Next Washington Meeting for Aug. 6

  By Elizabeth Festa  |  June 4, 2012

  Huge demographic changes are prime for two subcommittees organized as the Affordability and Accessibility of Insurance Subcommittee and the International Regulatory Balance Subcommittee.

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  Lawsky Enforces Mental Health Coverage Law with $2.7M in Fines

  By Elizabeth Festa  |  May 8, 2012

  The first-ever enforcement of Timothy's Law sends a strong message to health insurers over the provision of coverage for mental illness and children with emotional problems.