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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781196903321

Titolo

The future of insurance regulation in the United States [[electronic resource] /] / Martin F. Grace, Robert W. Klein, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution

Atlanta, : Georgia State University, c2009

ISBN

1-282-69495-2

9786612694950

0-8157-0386-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (244 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

GraceMartin Francis <1958->

KleinRobert W <1953-> (Robert Warren)

Disciplina

368/.0190973

Soggetti

Insurance - State supervision - United States

Insurance - Government policy - United States

Insurance law - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright Information; Table of Contents; Preface; The Future of Insurance Regulation: An Introduction; The Insurance Industry and Its Regulation: An Overview; Part I: Framework for Insurance Regulation; An Optional Federal Charter for Insurance: Rationale and Design; Dual Insurance Chartering: Potential Consequences; Part II: Insurance Regulatory Policies; Insurance Regulation: The Need for Policy Reform; Consumer Benefits of an Optional Federal Charter: The Case of Auto Insurance; Part III: Insurance Regulation, Financial Convergence, and International Trade

Convergence in Financial Services Markets: Effects on Insurance RegulationU.S. Insurance Regulation in a Competitive World Insurance Market: An Evaluation; Contributors; Index; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

"Enhances research and informs the debate on restructuring the framework for U.S. insurance regulation. Evaluates proposed legislation to create an Optional Federal Charter for insurance companies and agents. Also goes beyond discussion of OFC and lays out the broader context and need for regulatory reform in the insurance industry"--



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