Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com

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Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com

Regulatory & Compliance News Editor for LifeHealthPro.com, Arthur “Dave” Postal is a veteran reporter covering Washington, D.C. and federal insurance regulation. He has more than 30 years of experience in financial journalism, and is well-known in Washington circles as a dogged enterprise reporter with a knack for highlighting forward-looking trend analysis on regulatory matters. He also writes for National Underwriter Life & Health magazine and can be reached at apostal@sbmedia.com.

• Fed Seen Rethinking How Insurance Companies Face Bank Stress Tests

  By Arthur D. Postal  |  October 4, 2012

  Analyst says recent action by the Fed regarding MetLife and its bank implies the Fed may be rethinking the use of bank metrics.

• FSOC Starts Clock on Designating A Non-Bank as Systemically Significant

  By Arthur D. Postal  |  October 2, 2012

  The Financial Stability Oversight Council has started the clock on a six-month process for designating a non-bank as systemically significant.

• GAO Clamors for More Disclosure from FSOC

  By Arthur D. Postal  |  September 14, 2012

  Financial Stability Oversight Council was created to ensure systemic financial risks are quickly identified. GAO says more transparency needed to accomplish that.

• AIG on the Verge of Federal Regulation

  By Arthur D. Postal  |  September 10, 2012

  American International Group is on the verge of becoming the first insurance holding company ever regulated by the Federal government.

• FINRA Goes Heavy on the Fines

  By Arthur D. Postal  |  August 20, 2012

  On pace to far exceed this year the number of fines and disciplinary actions against financial advisers it imposed last year.

• Fed Looks to Impose Bank Capital Standards on Insurers That Own Thrifts

  By Arthur D. Postal  |  August 14, 2012

  Insurers that operate thrifts would be subject to the same capital standards at the holding-company level as banks, according to proposed new rules.

• Consumer Financial Protection Agency to Investigate Mortgage Insurers

  By Arthur D. Postal  |  August 8, 2012

  Agency looking at alleged kickbacks to bankers, violations of RESPA.

• Flood Insurance Reauthorization Now Law of the Land

  By Arthur D. Postal  |  July 10, 2012

  President Obama has signed legislation that reauthorizes the National Flood Insurance Program until Sept. 30, 2017.

• Congress Passes Bill to Enable Pension Funding of Life Insurance Purchases

  By Arthur D. Postal  |  July 3, 2012

  Sponsors of defined benefit pension plans will be able to use excess money in their plans to fund the purchase of life insurance for their retirees for the first time.

• House Passes Flood Insurance Extension

  By Arthur D. Postal  |  May 31, 2012

  House passes controversial disaster bill.