Arthur D. Postal

About the Author

Arthur D. Postal

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 and National Underwriter Property & Casualty magazines and contributes legislative and regulatory news to PropertyCasualty360.com. He can be reached at apostal@sbmedia.com.

• Hurricane Sandy: Obama to Seek Flood Insurance Borrowing Expansion

  By Arthur Postal  |  November 16, 2012

  Claims from superstorm to outstrip NFIP's borrowing authority.

• Dealmakers at Work on Fiscal Cliff

  By Arthur Postal  |  November 8, 2012

  There is strong evidence of a “grand bargain” being agreed to by Congress and the White House by year-end in order to avert a dramatic impact on the economy.

• Hurricane Sandy: National Flood Insurance Program Will Need More Borrowing Authority

  By Arthur D. Postal  |  November 6, 2012

  NFIP will likely need to go to Congress for additional borrowing authority to pay claims, insurance industry officials say.

• 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.