NCIGF Submits Comments on Restructuring Mechanisms for Troubled Companies to NAIC Subgroup

On March 24 NCIGF President and CEO Roger Schmelzer submitted recommendations to Michael Vild, chairman of the Restructuring Mechanisms for Troubled Companies (E) Subgroup of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC). Schmelzer’s comments, which were sent via letter, commented on topics related to restructuring mechanisms for troubled insurance companies that will be addressed by the subgroup in a proposed white paper later in the year.

“The NCIGF’s comments are based on the proposition that the primary public policy purpose of any insolvency scheme, whether it takes the form of liquidation or some other mechanism, should remain protection of the public from excessive financial loss due to the insolvency of insurance companies,” Schmelzer wrote.

Click here to read the comments in their entirety.



Insolvency Trends – 2008 Now Available

The National Conference of Insurance Guaranty Funds’ (NCIGF) has released its Insolvency Trends – 2008.

Authored by the NCIGF legal staff, Insolvency Trends – 2008 provides a complete run-down on recent developments in insolvency law and practice and a look ahead at what is on the horizon in 2009.

Click here to view Insolvency Trends – 2008.



Guaranty Fund Expenses Compare Favorably to Industry's, Independent Review Shows

The National Conference of Insurance Guaranty Funds (NCIGF) has released a review by an independent actuarial firm that shows property and casualty guaranty funds expenses compare favorably to those of industry in the area of claims paying.

The “Review of Property and Casualty Insurance Guaranty Fund Expenses” provides an analysis of guaranty fund expenses and a comparison of analogous property and casualty industry expenses for all insolvencies from 2001 through 2004.

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NCIGF, NOLHGA Submit Comments to U.S. Treasury on Guaranty Fund System

The National Conference of Insurance Guaranty Funds (NCIGF) and the National Organization of Life & Health Insurance Guaranty Associations (NOLHGA) have jointly drafted “Treasury Review of Regulatory Structure Associated with Financial Institutions: Request for Comments (TREAS-DO-2007-0018).” The organizations submitted the paper to the United States Department of Treasury to explain the role of the state guaranty funds.
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