Chicago Fed

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  Chicago Fed examines life industry's asset scenarios

  By Elizabeth D. Festa  |  April 23, 2013

  Life insurers have less liquidity risk than banks, but they are not immune from runs, analysts conclude.

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  Fed likely to revamp bond purchases to aid economy

  By Martin Crutsinger  |  December 11, 2012

  The Federal Reserve is expected to announce a revamped bond-buying plan Wednesday to maintain its support for the U.S. economy.

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  Top execs unite to fight application of Fed's capital standard to insurance

  By Elizabeth Festa  |  September 18, 2012

  Time will tell if the Fed heeds insurers' lectures championing the state regulatory system of financial oversight.

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  Insurers Working to Thwart Federal Regulation

  By Arthur D. Postal and Elizabeth D. Festa  |  August 28, 2012

  Insurance companies and trade groups—both property and casualty and life—are pulling out all the stops in an effort to thwart or delay the Federal Reserve Board’s efforts to impose consolidated regulation of them through its new authority to oversee thrift holding companies.

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  Insurers Voice Deep Concern with Fed Capital Proposals

  By Arthur D. Postal, Elizabeth D. Festa  |  August 24, 2012

  As the Fed begins to tighten its grip on insurer-owned thrifts, insurers are weighing in.

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  New Twists in Annuities Warrant Another Look

  By Sponsor: Bankers Annuity Brokerage  |  July 23, 2012

  It’s a tried and true strategy to protect client liquidity in a low rate environment in order to ensure the client is well positioned to seize growth opportunities when they finally begin to appear again, and to prevent losses from lock-in on investment vehicles with poor pay-outs and sluggish break-even...

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  A Watchful Eye

  By Arthur D. Postal, Elizabeth Festa  |  June 1, 2012

  Insurance companies that own or operate a savings & loan will face fresh oversight from the Federal Reserve Board, which is creating a process by which to examine those financial institutions that have significant banking assets.

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  Insurers Face New Regulation from Federal Reserve

  By Elizabeth Festa, Arthur D. Postal  |  May 2, 2012

  Insurance companies that own or operate a savings & loan will face fresh oversight from the Federal Reserve Board, which is creating a process by which to examine those financial institutions that have significant banking assets.

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  Chicago Fed's "Insurance Initiative" Scrutinizing Insurance Industry Risk

  By Elizabeth Festa  |  March 15, 2012

  The Chicago Fed is teasing out a place for insurers under a broader supervisory regime, as insurance regulators remain largely silent on MetLife's failure of the Fed's stress test for bank holding companies.