The NAIC released stress testing results on U.S. Insurers’ exposure to Collateralized Loan Obligations (CLO) Year-End 2020. The 2021 Stress tests examined the resilience of CLOS under three different Scenarios. The year-end 2020 stress test mirrors findings from the year-end 2019 stress test, wherein Normal CLO A-rated tranches experienced losses under the worst-case Scenario. In… Continue reading NAIC Releases Stress Testing Report on U.S. Insurers’ Collateralized Loan Obligations Year-End 2020 Exposure
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U.S. Regulators Inch toward Setting Pet Insurance Standards
U.S. insurance regulators are close to creating a legal standard for pet insurance that would address long-standing consumer complaints that insurers rarely pay up when their furry friends are not well. A National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) committee is scheduled to meet on Friday to discuss fine-print provisions about several controversial issues. Among them:… Continue reading U.S. Regulators Inch toward Setting Pet Insurance Standards
NAIC Task Force Meets to Address Climate and Resiliency
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) discussed the work of its Climate and Resiliency Task Force during meetings of insurance regulators last week, coordinating state-level efforts to address growing climate risk in the insurance sector. The Climate and Resiliency Task Force coordinates the NAIC’s domestic and international efforts on climate and resiliency issues, including… Continue reading NAIC Task Force Meets to Address Climate and Resiliency
Root Car Insurance Will Stop Using “Discriminatory” Credit Scores to Set Rates
The color of your skin can affect how much you pay for your car insurance, Root Insurance says, and it wants to change that. Using financial security as a means of deciding rates is one factor in the disproportionately high insurance rates for members of racial minorities, the company says. The trouble is, Root will… Continue reading Root Car Insurance Will Stop Using “Discriminatory” Credit Scores to Set Rates
NAIC to Scrutinize Insurance Rate Guidelines for Racial Bias
Many car insurers for years have used credit scores, education and occupation to determine your premium rate. Now, that approach is under review for potential racial discrimination. A standards-setting organization for state insurance departments is launching a wide-reaching effort to scour through existing practices—in sales, pricing, underwriting and all other facets of insurance—to identify those… Continue reading NAIC to Scrutinize Insurance Rate Guidelines for Racial Bias
Millions of Dollars in Life Insurance Benefits Go Unclaimed Every Year: NAIC
When it comes to receiving life insurance benefits after a friend or relative has died, most beneficiaries are unprepared, with Millennials and Gen Z among the least ready, according to a new survey by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC). Every year, millions of dollars in life insurance benefits go unclaimed because beneficiaries are… Continue reading Millions of Dollars in Life Insurance Benefits Go Unclaimed Every Year: NAIC
NAIC Approves Reinsurance Model Law, Regulation Changes
In a meeting of the National Association of Insurance Commissioner (NAIC) Plenary, the association approved revisions to the Credit for Reinsurance Model Law (#785) and Credit for Reinsurance Model Regulation (#786). These changes make the models consistent with provisions of covered agreements with the European Union and United Kingdom with respect to reinsurance collateral requirements.… Continue reading NAIC Approves Reinsurance Model Law, Regulation Changes
Millennials More Likely to Buy Flood Policy than Gen Xers or Baby Boomers
Less than half of Americans who agree that having flood insurance is important have purchased flood insurance, according to a recent national survey from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC). This disconnect between intention and action has been brought into sharp relief in the Midwest and South where recovery efforts will continue for years… Continue reading Millennials More Likely to Buy Flood Policy than Gen Xers or Baby Boomers