insurance activities

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  MetLife: We're not risky, but a SIFI designation is

  By Elizabeth Festa  |  April 3, 2013

  MetLife’s CEO asks if the failure of the company would "threaten the financial stability of the United States."

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  Neugebauer to FIO: I'm concerned about IAIS proposals

  By Elizabeth Festa with Dave Postal  |  March 26, 2013

  Neugebauer wants the FIO to prevent a "one-size-fits-all" regime for insurers who are internationally active.

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  Fed Gov. Tarullo calls for prudence in G-SII designations

  By Elizabeth D. Festa  |  February 25, 2013

  Insurance interests embrace remarks Tarullo made in New York last week.

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  Insurers continue meeting with Feds over capital standards

  By Liz Festa  |  February 5, 2013

  It's still unknown when the FIO report will be issued and, when it is, whether it will create more questions than it answers.

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  Insurers worry about measures to be applied to G-SIIs

  By Liz Festa  |  January 16, 2013

  Global insurance representatives weigh in on “draconian” measures at IAIS meeting.

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  Battleplans

  By Arthur D. Postal and Elizabeth D. Festa  |  January 1, 2013

  Coming off of one of the most contentious general elections in recent history, the life and health insurance industry was dealt a series of stinging defeats, most notably in the re-election of President Barack Obama, who goes into his second term with a substantial mandate and, critics fear, little reason...

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  Insurers protest global risk label

  By Elizabeth D. Festa  |  December 18, 2012

  Insurers are concerned the introduction of blanket capital requirements could hamstring the industry and increase costs.

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  House hearing on proposed capital rules

  By Arthur D. Postal  |  November 30, 2012

  Applying bank capital standards to insurers that operate thrifts “would be inappropriate and could have a number of negative effects for insurers."

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  Senators raise concerns about proposed capital standards for SIFIs

  By Arthur D. Postal  |  November 15, 2012

  The June proposal to implement the so-called “Basel III” standard would require banks and SIFI non-banks such as insurance companies to maintain “loss-absorbing capital” of at least 7 percent of risk-weighted assets.

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  U.S. banking regulators delay Basel III capital rules applying to insurers' thrifts, banks

  By Elizabeth Festa  |  November 9, 2012

  Insurers who do not intend to dethrift or sell their banks will have more time to try and lobby the Fed to ease some of the standards as they would apply to insurance companies.