Modernizing Insurance Regulation (Hardcover)

John H. Biggs

ISBN 10: 1118758714 / ISBN 13: 9781118758717

Published by John Wiley & Sons Inc, New York, 2014

Hardcover. The future of the insurance regulation begins now For those involved with the insurance industry, from investment professionals to policy makers, and regulators to legislators, tremendous change is coming. With insurance premiums constituting an ever-growing portion of annual U.S. GDP and provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act specifically calling for modernization of insurance regulations, the issues at hand are pervasive. In Modernizing Insurance Regulation, these issues are described against a backdrop of the political and industry discussions that surround insurance, regulation, and systemic risk. Experts Viral V. Acharya and Matthew Richardson discuss a variety of issues with top thinkers in the fields of finance, derivatives, credit risk, and banking to bring to light the most germane elements of this ongoing discussion. In Modernizing Insurance Regulation, Acharya and Richardson call on the expertise of all the relevant stakeholders within government, academia, and industry to offer a well-rounded and independent view of insurance regulation and how the evolution of this key industry affects the U.S. economy now and in the future. Provides an overview of the feasibility of maintaining a state-level regulatory structureOffers a view of the issues from top academics, industry leaders, and state regulatorsExplores the debate surrounding the insurance industry and systemic riskProvides an in-depth look at upcoming changes under the Dodd-Frank Act Modernizing Insurance Regulation provides a look into the crucial changes coming to insurance regulation and an overview of how those changes will affect almost everyone. The future of the insurance regulation begins now For those involved with the insurance industry, from investment professionals to policy makers, and regulators to legislators, tremendous change is coming. With insurance premiums constituting an ever-growing portion of annual U.S. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781118758717

Synopsis:

The future of the insurance regulation begins now

For those involved with the insurance industry, from investment professionals to policy makers, and regulators to legislators, tremendous change is coming. With insurance premiums constituting an ever-growing portion of annual U.S. GDP and provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act specifically calling for modernization of insurance regulations, the issues at hand are pervasive. In Modernizing Insurance Regulation, these issues are described against a backdrop of the political and industry discussions that surround insurance, regulation, and systemic risk. Experts Viral V. Acharya and Matthew Richardson discuss a variety of issues with top thinkers in the fields of finance, derivatives, credit risk, and banking to bring to light the most germane elements of this ongoing discussion.

In Modernizing Insurance Regulation, Acharya and Richardson call on the expertise of all the relevant stakeholders within government, academia, and industry to offer a well-rounded and independent view of insurance regulation and how the evolution of this key industry affects the U.S. economy now and in the future.

• Provides an overview of the feasibility of maintaining a state-level regulatory structure
• Offers a view of the issues from top academics, industry leaders, and state regulators
• Explores the debate surrounding the insurance industry and systemic risk
• Provides an in-depth look at upcoming changes under the Dodd-Frank Act

Modernizing Insurance Regulation provides a look into the crucial changes coming to insurance regulation and an overview of how those changes will affect almost everyone.

About the Author:

JOHN H. BIGGS is the former Chair and CEO of TIAA-CREF, one of the largest national insurance companies in the U.S., and an Executive in Residence at New York University.

MATTHEW P. RICHARDSON is the Charles E. Simon Professor of Applied Financial Economics at New York University Stern School of Business. He is the co-editor of Restoring Financial Stability and Regulating Wall Street.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Modernizing Insurance Regulation (Hardcover)
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc, New York
Publication Date: 2014
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: new
Edition: 1st Edition