A bill to provide additional flexibility to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to establish capital standards that are properly tailored to the unique characteristics of the business of insurance, and for other purposes.
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2016 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 4173, "Wall Street Reform & Consumer Protection Act": Implementation of comprehensive financial regulatory reform, which was signed into law in July 2010. S. 1369: Discussion around implementation of the law to provide additional flexibility to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to establish capital standards that are properly tailored to the unique characteristics of the business of insurance and other issues around the Dodd-Frank Act. Looking for possible legislative options to the DOL fiduciary rule.
Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform & Consumer Protection Act": Implementation of comprehensive financial regulatory reform, which was signed into law in July 2010. S. 1369: Discussion around implementation of the law to provide additional flexibility to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to establish capital standards that are properly tailored to the unique characteristics of the business of insurance.
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform & Consumer Protection Act": Implementation of comprehensive financial regulatory reform, which was signed into law in July 2010. S. 1369: Discussion around implementation of the law to provide additional flexibility to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to establish capital standards that are properly tailored to the unique characteristics of the business of insurance. Efforts by the DOL to implement a rulemaking that would expand the definition of fiduciary as far as investment advice with regard to ERISA plans.
Client expense: $395,034 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform & Consumer Protection Act": Implementation of comprehensive financial regulatory reform, which was signed into law in July 2010. S. 1369: Discussion around implementation of the law to provide additional flexibility to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to establish capital standards that are properly tailored to the unique characteristics of the business of insurance. Efforts by the DOL to implement a rulemaking that would expand the definition of fiduciary as far as investment advice with regard to ERISA plans.
Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform & Consumer Protection Act": Implementation of comprehensive financial regulatory reform, which was signed into law in July 2010. S. 1369: Discussion around implementation of the law to provide additional flexibility to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to establish capital standards that are properly tailored to the unique characteristics of the business of insurance. Efforts by the DOL to implement a rulemaking that would expand the definition of fiduciary as far as investment advice with regard to ERISA plans.
Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
| Democratic |
| MO |
| David Vitter | Republican | LA |
| Dean Heller | Republican | NV |
| Jerry Moran | Republican | KS |
| Johnny Isakson | Republican | GA |
| Jon Tester | Democratic | MT |
| Kay R. Hagan | Democratic | NC |
| Mark Begich | Democratic | AK |
| Mark Kirk | Republican | IL |
| Mark R. Warner | Democratic | VA |
| Mary L. Landrieu | Democratic | LA |
| Mike Johanns | Republican | NE |
| Patrick J. Toomey | Republican | PA |
| Rob Portman | Republican | OH |
| Robert Menendez | Democratic | NJ |
| Roy Blunt | Republican | MO |
| Saxby Chambliss | Republican | GA |
| Thomas R. Carper | Democratic | DE |
| Tim Scott | Republican | SC |
| Tom Coburn | Republican | OK |
| Tom Harkin | Democratic | IA |
2015 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform & Consumer Protection Act": Implementation of comprehensive financial regulatory reform, which was signed into law in July 2010. S. 1369: Discussion around implementation of the law to provide additional flexibility to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to establish capital standards that are properly tailored to the unique characteristics of the business of insurance. Efforts by the DOL to implement a rulemaking that would expand the definition of fiduciary as far as investment advice with regard to ERISA plans.
Client expense: $176,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform & Consumer Protection Act": Implementation of comprehensive financial regulatory reform, which was signed into law in July 2010. S. 1369: Discussion around implementation of the law to provide additional flexibility to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to establish capital standards that are properly tailored to the unique characteristics of the business of insurance. Efforts by the DOL to implement a rulemaking that would expand the definition of fiduciary as far as investment advice with regard to ERISA plans.
Client expense: $270,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform & Consumer Protection Act": Implementation of comprehensive financial regulatory reform, which was signed into law in July 2010. S. 1369: Discussion around implementation of the law to provide additional flexibility to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to establish capital standards that are properly tailored to the unique characteristics of the business of insurance. Efforts by the DOL to implement a rulemaking that would expand the definition of fiduciary as far as investment advice with regard to ERISA plans.
Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Banking
H.R., 1221 Basel III Capital Impact Study Act- To require the Federal banking agencies to conduct an impact study on the cumulativeeffect of certain provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act before issuing final rules amending the agencies' general risk-based capital requirements for determining risk-weighted assets as proposed in the Standardized Approach for Risk Weighted Assets Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and the Advanced Approaches Risk-based Capital Rule; Market Risk Capital Rule Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, and the Implementation of Basel III, Minimum Regulatory Capital Ratios Notice of Proposed Rulemaking issued in June 2012, and for other purposes. (entire bill) S. 1369, A bill to provide additional flexibility to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to establish capital standards that are properly tailored to the unique characteristics of the business of insurance, and for other purposes. (entire bill) H.R. 2140, Insurance Capital and Accounting Standards Act of 2013- To permit insurance companies that are depository holding companies, or are subsidiaries of depository holding companies, to comply with the accounting and capital requirements applicable to the insurance company under State law, and for other purposes. (entire bill) H.R.4881, To place a 6-month moratorium on the authority of the Financial Stability Oversight Council to make financial stability determinations. (entire bill) H.R.4387, FSOC Transparency and Accountability Act- To amend the Financial Stability Act of 2010 to require the Financial Stability Oversight Council to hold open meetings and comply with the requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, to provide additional improvements to the Council, and for other purposes. (entire bill) H.R.5461, To clarify the application of certain leverage and risk-based requirements under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, to improve upon the definitions provided for points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction, and for other purposes. (entire bill) S.2270, Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014. (entire bill) H.RES.735/ S.RES.561, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that recently proposed measures that will reduce transparency and public participation at the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) should be disapproved by United States representatives to the IAIS. (entire bill) Public Law 111-203, Implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act- To promote the financial stability of the United States by improving accountability and transparency in the financial system, to end "too big to fail'", to protect the American taxpayer by ending bailouts, to protect consumers from abusive financial services practices, and for other purposes. (entire PL) Issues related to Systemic Risk Designation Process Issues related to the application of capital standards on globally active insurance companies.
Client expense: $350,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
Financial Regulatory Reform Federal Reserve Supervision of Savings and Loan Holding Companies Federal Reserve Board's Rules to Implement Basel III Regulatory Capital Reform Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act in regards to: Systemic Risk Designation Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would implement Section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Act, the Volcker Rule Capital Requirements for the Savings & Loan Holding Company and Federal Reserve Board Oversight as in the following bill: HR2140 - Insurance Capital and Accounting Standards Act of 2013 MMF Reform SEC Fiduciary Project (DFA Sec. 913) HR4510/S2270 - Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014 Terrorism Risk Insurance Extension as in the following bill: HR508 - Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 Reauthorization Act of 2013 Basel III as in the following bills: S1369 - A bill to provide additional flexibility to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to establish capital standards that are properly tailored to the unique characteristics of the business of insurance and for other purposes S2102 - A bill to clarify the application of certain leverage and risk-based requirements under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act GSE Reform Asset Manager SIFI Designation Death Master File Equity Market Structure
Client expense: $350,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2014 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Public Law 111-203, H.R. 4173 - Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Issue: Implementation and Regulatory reform. Captive Reinsurance Transactions and Global Capital Standards. Roles of federal and state agencies at the International Association of Insurance Supervisors and the Financial Stability Board. H.R. 2140, the Insurance Capital and Accounting Standards Act of 2013. Amends the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank) and the Home Owners' Loan Act to make minimum leverage and risk-based capital requirements governing insurance companies under the state law also apply to insurance companies that are either depository holding companies or subsidiaries of depository holding companies. Issue: Capital Standards, Basel III H.R. 1062, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act. Issue: SEC Rulemaking, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Derivatives H.AMDT.64 to H.R. 1062, Amendment expresses the sense of Congress that rules adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) comply with the same standards required of the SEC. It also requires the SEC to ensure that any rules adopted by the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB), and other national securities associations comply with the standards set forth in the bill. Issue: FINRA, Securities Rulemaking H.R. 1564, the Audit Integrity and Job Protection Act. Amends the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX) to deny the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board any authority to require that audits conducted for a particular issuer of securities in accordance with SOX standards be conducted by specific auditors, or that such audits be conducted for an issuer by different auditors on a rotating basis. Issue: Mandatory Auditor Rotation H.R. 2374, the Retail Investor Protection Act. To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide protections for retail customers, and for other purposes. Issue: Fiduciary Duties S. 731, the Basel III CASE Act. Directs the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, before issuing any final rule in relation to proposals they have issued for the International Basel III agreement on general risk-based capital requirements, to conduct an empirical study that includes: (1) a quantitative analysis of the rule's impact on the U.S. financial services sector, specifically community, mid-size, and regional financial institutions; and (2) a determination of the long-term impact of the rule, including changes to the current risk weight framework. Issue: Capital Standards for Community Banks H.R 2547, the Determination of Appropriate Risk-Based Capital Requirements for Community Financial Institutions Act of 2013. To determine appropriate risk based capital requirements for community, mid-size, and regional institutions. Issue: Capital Standards for Community Banks S. 798, TBTF Act. Requires federal banking agencies to establish capital requirements for the ratio of equity capital to total consolidated assets for all financial institutions. Issue: Capital Standards S. 1369, a bill to provide additional flexibility to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to establish capital standards that are properly tailored to the unique characteristics of the business of insurance. Issue: Capital Standards S. 1526, The Audit Integrity and Job Protection Act, to prevent the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) from requiring public companies to use a specific auditor or to change auditors on a rotating basis. Issue: Mandatory Auditor Rotation H.R. 2733, Defending American Taxpayers From Abusive Government Takings Act of 2013 to prohibit Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from purchasing, the FHA from insuring, and the Department of Agriculture from guaranteeing, making, or insuring, a mortgage that is secured by a residence or residential structure located in a county in which the State has used the power of eminent domain to take a residential mortgage. Issue: Mortgage Investments H.R. 2767, the Protect American Taxpayers & Homeowners (PATH) Act. Issue: Mortgage Investments and Government Sponsored Enterprises/Federal Home Loan Banks Draft H.AMDT to HR 2610, Transportation, Housing & Urban Development Appropriations, to prohibit federal guarantees for mortgages seized through eminent domain. Issue: Mortgage Investments. Provision in H.R. 4745, Transportation, Housing & Urban Development Appropriations, to prohibit federal guarantees for mortgages seized through eminent domain. Issue: Mortgage Investments. S. 2102, a bill to clarify the application of certain leverage and risk based requirements under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Issue: Capital Standards. H.R. 4510 - Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014. The bill would give the Federal Reserve the authority to tailor capital standards for insurance companies subject to Fed supervision. Issue: Capital Standards, Basel III S. 2270 - Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014. The bill would give the Federal Reserve the authority to tailor capital standards for insurance companies subject to Fed supervision. Issue: Capital Standards, Basel III H.R. 5016 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2015. Making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes. Issue: Global insurance standards Draft Senate bill on Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2015. Making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes. Issue: Global insurance standards H.R. 4557 - Policyholder Protection Act of 2014. To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to provide for notice to, and input by, State insurance commissioners when requiring an insurance company to serve as a source of financial strength pursuant to such Act. Issue: Source of strength S. 1217- Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2013. Authorizes the Federal Mortgage Insurance Corporation to provide insurance to any covered security regardless of whether it has satisfied credit-risk sharing requirements if unusual and exigent circumstances have created an anomalous lack of mortgage credit availability. Issue: Government Sponsored Enterprises. Senate ADMT to S. 1217-Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2014. To provide for prohibitions relating to the use of the power of eminent domain. Issue: Mortgage Investments H.R. 4881, a bill to place a 6-month moratorium on the authority of the Financial Stability Oversight Council to make financial stability determinations. Issue: Global insurance standards. H.R. 749 - Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act. This bill amends the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to exempt from its annual privacy policy notice requirement any financial institution which: (1) provides nonpublic personal information only in accordance with specified requirements, and (2) has not changed its policies and practices with regard to disclosing nonpublic personal information from those disclosed in the most recent disclosure sent to consumers. Issue: privacy S. 635 - Privacy Notice Modernization Act of 2013. This bill amends the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to exempt from its annual written privacy policy notice requirement any financial institution which: (1) provides nonpublic personal information only in accordance with specified requirements, (2) has not changed its policies and practices with respect to disclosing nonpublic personal information from those disclosed in the most recent disclosure sent to consumers, and (3) otherwise provides customers access to such most recent disclosure in electronic or other form permitted by specified regulations. Issue: privacy H.R. 5018 - Federal Reserve Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014. This bill amends the Federal Reserve Act to establish requirements for policy rules and blackout periods of the Federal Open Market Committee, to establish requirements for certain activities of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Issue: global insurance standards. H.Res.735 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that recently proposed measures that will reduce transparency and public participation at the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) should be disapproved by United States representatives to the IAIS. Issue: global insurance standards. S.Res. 561 - A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that recently proposed measures that will reduce transparency and public participation at the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) should be disapproved by United States representatives to the IAIS. Issue: global insurance standards. H.R._____, Draft legislation on the development of global insurance standards. Issue: global insurance standards. H.R. 5421 - Financial Institution Bankruptcy Act of 2014. To amend title 11 of the United States Code in order to facilitate the resolution of an insolvent financial institution in bankruptcy. Is
Client expense: $1,273,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 2767, Protecting American Taxpayers and Homeowners Act of 2013 S. 2102, A bill to clarify the application of certain leverage and risk-based requirements under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act S.1369, A bill to provide additional flexibility to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to establish capital standards that are properly tailored to the unique characteristics of the business of insurance, and for other purposes S. 1217, Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act H.R. 4167, Restoring Proven Financing for American Employers Act CFTC No Action Letter 14-02 and 14-03 CFTC Concept Release on Risk Controls and System Safeguards for Automated Trading Environments Federal Reserve Proposed Rule on FRB, Enhanced Prudential Standards and Early Remediation Requirements for Covered Companies (77 Fed. Reg. 594, Jan. 5, 2012) The Volcker Rule Interpretation issues regarding: Securities Act of 1933 and Investment Company Act of 1940
Client expense: $550,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2014 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Implementation of Financial Regulatory Reform - HR 4173/S 3217 derivatives, systemically important, orderly liquidation, prudential requirements, Federal Insurance Office study. Financial Stability Oversight Council Final Rule Interpretive Guidance on the authority to Require Supervision and Regulation of Certain Nonbank Financial Companies (RIN 4030-AA00) H.R. 5180, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act - all provisions Federal Reserve Board Rulemaking on Enhanced Prudential Standards and Early Remediation Requirements for Covered Companies (RIN 7100-AD-86) Federal Reserve Board Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Amendments to the Capital Plan and Stress Test Rules (Docket No. 1492; RIN 7100 AE 20) Federal Reserve Rulemaking on Regulatory Capital Rules: Regulatory Capital, Implementation of Basel III, Minimum Regulatory Capital Ratios, Capital Adequacy, Transition Provisions, and Prompt Corrective Action (FRS Docket No. R-1438 & RIN 3064-AD95); Standardized Approach for Risk-weighted Assets; Market Discipline and Disclosure Requirements (FRS Docket No. R-1442 & RIN 3064-AD96); Advanced Approaches Risk-Based Capital Rule; Market Risk Capital Rule (FRS Docket No. R-1442 & RIN 3064-AD97) S. 1369, S. 2102, S.2270, HR 5461 and H.R. 4510 - (Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014) - To provide additional flexibility to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to establish capital standards that are properly tailored to the unique characteristics of the business of insurance, and for other purposes. H.R. 4881, a bill to place a 6-month moratorium on the authority of the Financial Stability Oversight Council to make financial stability determinations - all provisions H.R. 4387 - the FSOC Transparency and Accountability Act - To amend the Financial Stability Act of 2010 to require the Financial Stability Oversight Council to hold open meetings and comply with the requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, to provide additional improvements to the Council, and for other purposes - all provisions Joint agency proposed rulemaking on Margin Requirements for Uncleared Swaps for Swap Dealers and Major Swap Participants; RIN 3038-AC97
Client expense: $2,160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
Reauthorization of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act H.R. 4414, Expatriate Health Insurance Clarification Act S. 2270, S. 1369, H.R. 5461 and H.R. 2140 re: capital standards for insurance companies
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Insurance
Implementation of Public Law No. 111-203, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, specifically, provisions on risk, insurance oversight (Federal Insurance Office), and potential CFPB activities related to P&C insurance.Discussions on U.S. and global designation of systemically relevant non-bank financial firms. S.1369, A bill to provide additional flexibility to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to establish capital standards that are properly tailored to the unique characteristics of the business of insurance, and for other purposes. S. 2270, Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014. S.2101, A bill to clarify the application of certain leverage and risk-based requirements under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. H.R. 5180, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2014. General discussions on Insurance Capital Investment. General discussions on Commercial Insurance regulation General issues related to resilience and mitigation, as related to P&C insurance. General discussions on natural catastrophe related proposals. S.2244, Terrorism Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2014. H.R. 83, Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes. H.R. 26, Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2015. General discussions on the insurability of cyber exposures. S.2519, National Cybersecurity Protection Act of 2014. S.1353, Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014. General discussions on issues related to Surety Bonds. H.R. 4435, Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, provisions on insurance issues. H.R. 3979, Carl Levin and Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, provisions on insurance issues.
Client expense: $670,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2014 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 4173 "Wall Street Reform & Consumer Protection Act" S 1369, HR 4510 - A bill to provide aditional flexibility to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to establish capital standards that are properly tailored to the unique characteristics of the busines of insurance.
Client expense: $280,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Pub.L. 111-203). Interchange fees in general. Issues related to the systemic risk designation process. S. 1369, A bill to provide additional flexibility to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to establish capital standards that are properly tailored to the unique characteristics of the business of insurance, and for other purposes. S. 2270, Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014.H.R.5461, To clarify the application of certain leverage and risk-based requirements under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, to improve upon the definitions provided for points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction, and for other purposes.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Banking
S. 2102- A bill to clarify the application of certain leverage and risk-based requirements under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, S. 1369- A bill to provide additional flexibility to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to establish capital standards that are properly tailored to the unique characteristics of the business of insurance, and for other purposes, S. 2270- Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014, H.R. 4510- Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Banking
H.R., 1221 Basel III Capital Impact Study Act- To require the Federal banking agencies to conduct an impact study on the cumulative effect of certain provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act before issuing final rules amending the agencies' general risk-based capital requirements for determining risk-weighted assets as proposed in the Standardized Approach for Risk Weighted Assets Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and the Advanced Approaches Risk-based Capital Rule; Market Risk Capital Rule Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, and the Implementation of Basel III, Minimum Regulatory Capital Ratios Notice of Proposed Rulemaking issued in June 2012, and for other purposes. (entire bill) S. 1369, A bill to provide additional flexibility to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to establish capital standards that are properly tailored to the unique characteristics of the business of insurance, and for other purposes. (entire bill) H.R.4881, To place a 6-month moratorium on the authority of the Financial Stability Oversight Council to make financial stability determinations. (entire bill) H.R.5461, To clarify the application of certain leverage and risk-based requirements under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, to improve upon the definitions provided for points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction, and for other purposes. (entire bill) S.2270, Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014. (entire bill) H.RES.735/ S.RES.561, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that recently proposed measures that will reduce transparency and public participation at the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) should be disapproved by United States representatives to the IAIS. (entire bill) Issues related to Systemic Risk Designation Process Issues related to the application of capital standards on globally active insurance companies.
Client expense: $370,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2014 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 624 - Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act; provisions relating to the financial services sector H.R. 1627 - The Investment Adviser Examination Improvement Act of 2013; entire bill H.R. 2374 - Retail Investor Protection Act; entire bill H.R. 2733 - Defending American Taxpayers From Abusive Government Takings Act of 2013; entire bill H.R. 3482 - Restoring Main Street Investor Protection Act; entire bill H.R. 3696 - National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013; entire bill H.R. 4060 - Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2014; entire bill H.R. 4167 - Restoring Proven Financing for American Employers Act; entire bill H.R. 4413 -Customer Protection and End-User Relief Act; provisions relating to the Garrett amendment on CPO registration H.R. 4510 - Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014; entire bill H.R. 5180 - Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2014; entire bill H.R. 5461 - To clarify the application of certain leverage and risk-based requirements under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, to improve upon the definitions provided for points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction, and for other purposes; provisions relating to capital standards for insurers H.R. 5471 - to Amend the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to specify how Clearing Requirements Apply to Certain Affiliate Transactions, and for other purposes; entire bill H.R. 5490 - Wall Street Accountability Through Sustainable Funding Act; entire bill S. 21 - Cybersecurity and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2013; provisions relating to the financial services sector S. 1369 - A bill to provide additional flexibility to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to establish capital standards that are properly tailored to the unique characteristics of the business of insurance, and for other purposes; entire bill S. 1927 - Data Security Act of 2014; entire bill S. 2270 - Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014; entire bill S. 2588 - Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014; provisions relating to safe harbor for information sharing for prevention of cybersecurity threats Need for greater transparency in the development of SIFI designation criteria and preparation of underlying government studies and data Congressional support for the SEC moving forward on implementing Section 913 of Dodd-Frank, other options for investor protection parity, and potential interplay with possible DOL regulatory activity
Client expense: $1,500,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Banking
Systemic Risk, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Implementation, S. 2102- A bill to clarify the application of certain leverage and risk-based requirements under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, S. 1369- A bill to provide additional flexibility to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to establish capital standards that are properly tailored to the unique characteristics of the business of insurance, and for other purposes, S. 2270- Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014, H.R. 4510- Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014, H.R. 4510- Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014, H.R. 4510- Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Insurance
HR 1155: National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2013 - Amends the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to repeal the contingent conditions under which the National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers (NARAB) shall not be established. Reestablishes the NARAB without contingent conditions as a nonprofit corporation to prescribe, on a multi-state basis, licensing and insurance producer qualification requirements and conditions.HR 508: TRIA Reauthorization Act of 2013 - Amends the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 to extend the Terrorism Insurance Program until December 31, 2019 (under current law the Program expires on December 31, 2014). HR 1945: Fostering Resilience to Terrorism Act of 2013 - Amends the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 to revise the definition of an "act of terrorism" to mean any act that is certified as meeting the specified criteria for such n act by the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS), in concurrence with the Secretary of the Treasury (currently, by the Secretary of the Treasury in concurrence with the Secretary of State). Extends the Terrorism Insurance Program until December 31, 2024 (under current law, the Program expires on December 31, 2014). HR 2140: Insurance Capital and Accounting Standards Act of 2013 - Amends the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer protection Act (Dodd-Frank) and the Home Owners' loan Act to make minimum leverage and risk-based capital requirements governing insurance companies under the state law also apply to insurance companies that are either depository holding companies or subsidiaries of depository holding companies. HR 2146: Terrorism Risk insurance program Reauthoriation Act of 2013 - Amends the Terrorism Risk insurance Act of 2002 to extend from December 31, 2014, through December 31, 2024, the Terrorism Risk insurance program. Extends to September 30, 2027, the deadline by which the Secretary of the Treasury is required to collect all mandatory premiums for any act of terrorism occuring on or after January 1, 2012. HR 4510: Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014 - Amends the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank) concerning establishment of minimum leverage and minimum risk-based capital requirements on a consolidated basis for a depository institution holding company or a nonbank financial company supervised by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. H.R. 5623 Living Donor Protection Act: the bill is designed to "to promote organ donation and protect the rights of living organ donors" by prohibiting life, disability and long term care companies from denying coverage, limiting coverage or charging higher premiums for organ donors. S 534: National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2013 - Amends the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to repeal the contingent conditions under which the National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers (NARAB) shall not be established. Reestablishes the NARAB without contingent conditions as a nonprofit corporation to prescribe, on a multi-state basis, licensing and insurance producer qualification requirements and conditions. S1369: Additional flexibility to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to establish capital standards that are properly tailored to the unique characteristics of the business of insurance. S.1926: A bill to delay the implementation of certain provisions of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 and to reform the National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers, and for other purposes. S.2102: A bill to clarify the application of certain leverage and risk-based requirements under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. S.2270: Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014 - Amends the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank) concerning establishment of minimum leverage and minimum risk-based capital requirements on a consolidated basis for a depository institution holding company or a nonbank financial company supervised by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. H.R.5461: To clarify the application of certain leverage and risk-based requirements under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, to improve upon the definitions provided for points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction
Client expense: $430,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2014 · fourth_quarter · Insurance
Implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Pub.L.11-203), specifically as it applies to insurance regulation Issues related to the Federal Insurance Office Regulatory reform in general Issues related to the implementation of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 as included in Pub.L. 113-89 S. 1864/H.R. 3370:Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2013 S. 2381: Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act of 2014 Issues related to the renewal of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization of 2007 (Pub.L. 110-160) H.R. 508: TRIA Reauthorization Act of 2013-Amends the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 to extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program until December 31, 2019 H.R. 1945: Fostering Resilience to Terrorism Act of 2013-To extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program of the Department of the Treasury for 10 years, and for other purposes H.R. 2146: Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2013- To extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program of the Department of Treasury for 10 years H.R. 4871: TRIA Reform Act of 2014 S.2244: Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2014 Issues related to the Department of Housing and Urban Development's final rule on disparate impact Issues related to capital standards for insurers S. 1369: A bill to provide additional flexibility to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to establish capital standards that are properly tailored to the unique characteristics of the business of insurance, and for other purposes H.R. 4510/S. 2270: Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014 H.J.Res. 59: Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013-Issues related to access to the Death Master File, particularly as it applies to life insurance Issues related to insurance accounting rules proposed by the Financial Accounting Standards Board Printed
Client expense: $710,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2014 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 605, Insurance Consumer Protection and Solvency Act of 2013 H.R. 634, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2013 H.R. 677, Inter-Affiliate Swap Clarification Act H.R. 742, Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act of 2013 H.R. 801, Holding Company Registration Threshold Equalization Act of 2014 H.R. 992 / S. 474, Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act H.R. 1038, Public Power Risk Management Act of 2013 H.R. 1062, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 1105, Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act H.R. 1106 / S. 550, Small Business Investment Company Modernization Act of 2013 H.R. 1135, Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act H.R. 1221 / S. 737, Basel III Capital Impact Study Act H.R. 1256, Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act H.R. 1341, Financial Competitive Act of 2013 H.R. 1564 / S. 1526, Audit Integrity and Jobs Protection Act H.R. 1800, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 2122 / S. 1029, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013 H.R. 2274, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2013 H.R. 2374, Retail Investor Protection Act H.R. 2446, Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2013 H.R. 2546 / S. 1257, Protect American Investments Act of 2013 H.R. 2733, Defending American Taxpayers From Abusive Government Takings Act of 2013 H.R. 3193, Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act of 2013 H.R. 3211, Mortgage Choice Act of 2013 H.R. 3331, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act H.R. 3448, Small Cap Liquidity Reform Act of 2014 H.R. 3519, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability and Transparency Act of 2013 H.R. 3623, Improving Access to Capital for Emerging Growth Companies Act H.R. 3701, U.S. Financial Services Global Viability Act H.R. 3928, Federal Reserve Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 H.R. 4164, Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act H.R. 4167, Restoring Proven Financing for American Employers Act H.R. 4200, SBIC Advisers Relief Act of 2014 H.R. 4387, FSOC Transparency and Accountability Act H.R. 4413, Customer Protection and End User Relief Act H.R. 4466, Financial Regulatory Clarity Act of 2014 H.R. 4510 / S. 2270, Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014 H.R. 4554, Restricted Securities Relief Act of 2014 H.R. 4565, Startup Capital Modernization Act of 2014 H.R. 4568, Small Business Freedom to Grow Act of 2014 H.R. 4569, Disclosure Modernization and Simplification Act of 2014 H.R. 4570, Private Placement Improvement Act of 2014 H.R. 4571, To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise its rules so as to increase the threshold amount for requiring issuers to provide certain disclosures relating to compensatory benefit plans H.R. 4662, Bureau Advisory Opinion Act H.R. 4684, Bureau Guidance Transparency Act H.R. 4697, Small-Cap Access to Capital Act H.R. 4804, Bureau Examination Fairness Act H.R. 5402, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2014 H.R. 5405, Promoting Job Creation and Reducing Small Business Burdens Act H.R. 5461, To clarify the application of certain leverage and risk-based requirements under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, to improve upon the definitions provided for points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction, and for other purposes H.R. 5471, To amend the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to specify how clearing requirements apply to certain affiliate transactions, and for other purposes S. 888, A bill to provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 S. 1217, Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2013 S. 1369, A bill to provide additional flexibility to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to establish capital standards that are properly tailored to the unique characteristics of the business of insurance, and for other purposes S. 1898, Truth in Settlements Act of 2014 S. 2244, Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2014 S. 2698, Regulatory Easement for Lending Institutions that Enable a Vibrant Economy Act of 2014 Draft legislation on conflict minerals disclosures Various issues relating to Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (P.L. 104-67); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), including proposals to alter the derivatives provisions, 1502 relating to conflict minerals and resulting rule from the Securities Exchange Commission, and Volcker Rule - including trust preferred bonds and collateralized loan obligations; Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141), including Sec. 40312, issues related to pension fund stabilization; implementation of the Jumpstart our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106); Securities Act of 1933 (P.L. 73-22), including amendments to Rule 701; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau reform; Securities and Exchange Commission reform; Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) reform; Department of Labor definition of fiduciary duty rules; international capital standards for non-banks; systemic risk regulations for non-bank financial companies; financial reporting policies reform; proposed regulation of money market mutual funds; proposed risk retention rules and the collateralized loan obligations market; Commodity Futures Trading Commission's derivatives regulations; Basel III capital standards; reconciliation of merchant card and third-party payments; political spending disclosures; Federal Reserve Boards review of 2003 determination that certain commodity activities are complementary to financial activities and thus permissible for bank holding companies; reducing barriers to capital formation; capital requirements and systemically important financial institutions; oversight of proxy advisory firms; credit risk retention rules
Client expense: $21,250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Insurance
Implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Pub.L.11-203), specifically as it applies to insurance regulation. Issues related to the Federal Insurance Office Regulatory reform in general Issues related to the implementation of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 as included in Pub.L. 113-89 S. 1864/H.R.3370: Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2014, PL 113-89 S. 2381: Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act of 2014 Issues related to the potential renewal of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 (Pub.L. 110-160) H.R. 508: TRIA Reauthorization Act of 2013 - Amends the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 to extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program until December 31, 2019 H.R. 1945: Fostering Resilience to Terrorism Act of 2013 - To extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program of the Department of the Treasury for 10 years, and for other purposes. H.R. 2146: Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2013 - To extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program of the Department of the Treasury for 10 years. H.R.4871: TRIA Reform Act of 2014 S. 2244: Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2014 Issues related to the Department of Housing and Urban Development's final rule on disparate impact Issues related to capital standards for insurers S. 1369: A bill to provide additional flexibility to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to establish capital standards that are properly tailored to the unique characteristics of the business of insurance, and for other purposes. H.R. 4510/S.2270: Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014 H.J. Res. 59: Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 - Issues related to the Death Master File, particularly as it applies to life insurance Issues related to insurance accounting rules proposed by the Financial Accounting Standards Board
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $100,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2014 · fourth_quarter · Insurance
H.R. 41-National Flood Insurance Program, H.R. 99-Medical Malpractice, H.R. 240- Natural Catastrophe Backstop, H.R. 508-Terrorism Risk Insurance Act, H.R. 549-Natural Catastrophe Insurance, H.R. 605-Insurance, H. Res. 735- International Insurance, H.R. 737-Natural Catastrophe Insurance, H.R. 960-National Flood Insurance Program, H.R. 968-National Flood Insurance Program, H.R. 1028-Mortgage Insurance, H.R. 1035-National Flood Insurance Program, H.R. 1064-Insurance Agent Licensing, H.R. 1101-Natural Catastrophe Insurance, H.R. 1155-Insurance Agent Licensing, H.R. 1194-National Flood Insurance Program, H.R. 1267-National Flood Insurance Program, H.R. 1268-Flood Insurance, H.R. 1369-Gun Control, H.R. 1485-National Flood Insurance Program, H.R. 1945-Terrorism Risk Insurance Act, H.R. 2129-Workers Compensation Insurance, H.R. 2140-Capital Standards, H.R. 2146-Terrorism Risk Insurance Act, H.R. 2156-Adjuster Reciprocity, H.R. 2293-Flood Insurance, H.R. 3156- National Flood Insurance Program, H.R. 3218-National Flood Insurance Program, H.R. 3370-National Flood Insurance Program, H.R. 3693-National Flood Insurance Program, H.R. 4352-National Flood Insurance Program, H.R. 4510-Capital Standards, H.R. 4557-Private Support to FDIC, H.R. 4558- Flood Insurance, H.R. 4669-Servicemembers Auto Insurance, H.R. 4871-Terrorism Risk Insurance Act, H.R. 5461-Capital Standards, "Insurance Data Protection Act of 2014" (House), "Risk Retention Modernization Act" (House), S. 20-Dodd-Frank Act, S. 205-Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, S. 534-Insurance Agent Licensing, S. Res. 561- International Insurance, S. 996-National Flood Insurance Program, S. 1075-National Flood Insurance Program, S. 1098-National Flood Insurance Program, S. 1217- Mortgage Insurance, S. 1369-Capital Standards, S. 1610-National Flood Insurance Program, S. 1846-National Flood Insurance Program, S. 1926-National Flood Insurance Program, S. 2244-Terrorism Risk Insurance Act, S. 2270- Capital Standards, S. 2381-Flood Insurance, S. 2731-Workers Compensation Insurance
Client expense: $1,170,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2014 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
HR 4510, The Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014;S. 1369, a bill to provide additional flexibility to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to establish capital standards that are properly tailored to the unique characteristics of the business of insurance, and for other purposes. Additionally, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act with special regard to capital reserve standards, systemic risk, and to possible issues related to insurers in general.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $5,000
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2014 · fourth_quarter · Insurance
HR 4510, The Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014;S. 1369, a bill to provide additional flexibility to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to establish capital standards that are properly tailored to the unique characteristics of the business of insurance, and for other purposes. Additionally, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act with special regard to capital reserve standards, systemic risk, and to possible issues related to insurers in general. Monitored international trade agreements that may or may not impact domestic insurers.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $5,000
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2014 · fourth_quarter · Insurance
Flood Insurance; Reauthorization of Terrorism Risk Insurance Act;H.R. 41, National Flood Insurance Program; H.R. 2140, Insurance Capital & Accounting Standards Act; S.1369, a bill to provide additonal flexibility to the Board of Federal Reserve to establish capital standards; S.1202 clarify the application of certain leverage risk-based requirements under Dodd-Frank; H.R. 4871, TRIA Reform Act of 2014; S. 2244 Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2013Item 17. Add - Federal Housing Finance Agency. Safeguarding America's future and Environment Act (SAFE) S.1202.
Client expense: $1,350,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Farm Credit Administration, Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Insurance
National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2013 - H.R. 1064 / S. 534, all provisions Insurance Consumer Protection and Solvency Act of 2013 - H.R. 605, all provisions Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 Reauthorization Act of 2013 - H.R. 508, all provisions Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2013- H.R. 2146, all provisions Fostering Resilience to Terrorism Act of 2013 - H.R. 1945, all provisions Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2013 - H.R. 911, all provisions Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act - H.R. 743, all provisions Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2013 - H.R. 99, all provisions Competitive Health Insurance Act - H.R. 344, all provisions Issues related to the imposition of capital standards to non-banks Issues related to the implementation of Dodd-Frank Act (PL 111-203), the provision which may impact insurance regulation (House, Senate, Treasury), all provisions A bill to provide additional flexibility to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to establish capital standards that are properly tailored to the unique characteristics of the business of insurance, and for other purposes - S. 1369, all provisions Insurance Capital and Accounting Standards Act of 2014- H.R. 4510, all provisions Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014, S. 2270, all provisions Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2014- S. 2244, all provisions TRIA Reform Act of 2014- H.R. 4871, all provisions H.R. 5461: To clarify the application of certain leverage and risk-based requirements under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, to improve upon the definitions provided for points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction, and for other purposes, all provisions S. Res. 561 / H. Res. 735 - Expressing the sense of Congress that recently proposed measures that will reduce transparency and public participation at the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) should be disapproved by United States representatives to the IAIS, all provisions
Client expense: $350,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2014 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Implementation of H.R. 4173, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act;HR 6204, SEC Proposed Rule on "Mutual Fund Distribution Fees"; H.R. 2140, Insurance Capital and Accounting Standards Act of 2013; cybersecurity, privacy issues; HR 2374 "The Retail Investor Protection Act"; S.2270, Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014 S. 1369, a bill to provide flexibility to the Federal Reserve to establish capital standards tailored to the unique characteristics of the business of insurance; Section 619, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Final Rule, 12CFR Part 44, 12CFR Part 248, 12CFR Part 351, 17 CFR Part 255. (12/10/2013); municipal advisor registration; Department of Treasury, IAIS Common Framework for the Supervision of Internationally Active Insurance Groups (7/1/11).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2014 · fourth_quarter · Insurance
Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act and the Homeowners Flood Insurance Affordability Act implementation. H.R. 4669 - The Servicemembers Insurance Relief Act of 2014 H.R. 1101 - The Homeowners and Taxpayers Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 737 - The Homeowners' Defense Act of 2013 H.R. 549 - The Homeowner Catastrophe Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 453 and S. 93 - The Investment Savings Access After Catastrophes Act of 2013 H.R. 508 - The TRIA Reauthorization Act of 2013 H.R. 1155 and S. 534 - The National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2013 H.R. 468 - The Federal Life Insurance Transparency Act S. 1369 - A bill to provide additional flexibility to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to establish capital standards that are properly tailored to the unique characteristics of the business of insurance, and for other purposes. H.R. 1878 and S. 924 - The Safe Building Code Incentive Act of 2013 S. 2224 - The Terrorism Risk Insurance Reauthorization Act of 2014 H.R. 4510 - Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014 S. 2270 - A bill to clarify the application of certain leverage and risk-based requirements under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act H.R. 5461 - To clarify the application of certain leverage and risk-based requirements under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act The following additional agency was contacted in connection with this issue code: the Federal Insurance Office (FIO).
Client expense: $760,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of
2014 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Public Law 111-203, H.R. 4173 - Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Issue: Implementation and Regulatory reform. Captive Reinsurance Transactions and Global Capital Standards. Roles of federal and state agencies at the International Association of Insurance Supervisors and the Financial Stability Board. H.AMDT.64 to H.R. 1062, Amendment expresses the sense of Congress that rules adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) comply with the same standards required of the SEC. It also requires the SEC to ensure that any rules adopted by the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB), and other national securities associations comply with the standards set forth in the bill. Issue: FINRA, Securities Rulemaking Draft H.AMDT to HR 2610, Transportation, Housing & Urban Development Appropriations, to prohibit federal guarantees for mortgages seized through eminent domain. Issue: Mortgage Investments. H.R._____, Draft legislation on the development of global insurance standards. Issue: global insurance standards. H.Res.735 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that recently proposed measures that will reduce transparency and public participation at the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) should be disapproved by United States representatives to the IAIS. Issue: global insurance standards. H.R. 749 - Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act. This bill amends the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to exempt from its annual privacy policy notice requirement any financial institution which: (1) provides nonpublic personal information only in accordance with specified requirements, and (2) has not changed its policies and practices with regard to disclosing nonpublic personal information from those disclosed in the most recent disclosure sent to consumers. Issue: privacy H.R. 1062, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act. Issue: SEC Rulemaking, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Derivatives H.R. 2140, the Insurance Capital and Accounting Standards Act of 2013. Amends the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank) and the Home Owners' Loan Act to make minimum leverage and risk-based capital requirements governing insurance companies under the state law also apply to insurance companies that are either depository holding companies or subsidiaries of depository holding companies. Issue: Capital Standards, Basel III H.R. 2374, the Retail Investor Protection Act. To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide protections for retail customers, and for other purposes. Issue: Fiduciary Duties H.R 2547, the Determination of Appropriate Risk-Based Capital Requirements for Community Financial Institutions Act of 2013. To determine appropriate risk based capital requirements for community, mid-size, and regional institutions. Issue: Capital Standards for Community Banks H.R. 2733, Defending American Taxpayers From Abusive Government Takings Act of 2013 to prohibit Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from purchasing, the FHA from insuring, and the Department of Agriculture from guaranteeing, making, or insuring, a mortgage that is secured by a residence or residential structure located in a county in which the State has used the power of eminent domain to take a residential mortgage. Issue: Mortgage Investments H.R. 2767, the Protect American Taxpayers & Homeowners (PATH) Act. Issue: Mortgage Investments and Government Sponsored Enterprises/Federal Home Loan Banks H.R. 4510 - Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014. The bill would give the Federal Reserve the authority to tailor capital standards for insurance companies subject to Fed supervision. Issue: Capital Standards, Basel III H.R. 4557 - Policyholder Protection Act of 2014. To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to provide for notice to, and input by, State insurance commissioners when requiring an insurance company to serve as a source of financial strength pursuant to such Act. Issue: Source of strength Provision in H.R. 4745, Transportation, Housing & Urban Development Appropriations, to prohibit federal guarantees for mortgages seized through eminent domain. Issue: Mortgage Investments. H.R. 4881, a bill to place a 6-month moratorium on the authority of the Financial Stability Oversight Council to make financial stability determinations. Issue: Global insurance standards. H.R. 5016 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2015. Making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes. Issue: Global insurance standards H.R. 5018 - Federal Reserve Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014. This bill amends the Federal Reserve Act to establish requirements for policy rules and blackout periods of the Federal Open Market Committee, to establish requirements for certain activities of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Issue: global insurance standards. H.R. 5421 - Financial Institution Bankruptcy Act of 2014. To amend title 11 of the United States Code in order to facilitate the resolution of an insolvent financial institution in bankruptcy. Issue: early termination rights. S.Res. 561 - A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that recently proposed measures that will reduce transparency and public participation at the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) should be disapproved by United States representatives to the IAIS. Issue: global insurance standards. S. 635 - Privacy Notice Modernization Act of 2013. This bill amends the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to exempt from its annual written privacy policy notice requirement any financial institution which: (1) provides nonpublic personal information only in accordance with specified requirements, (2) has not changed its policies and practices with respect to disclosing nonpublic personal information from those disclosed in the most recent disclosure sent to consumers, and (3) otherwise provides customers access to such most recent disclosure in electronic or other form permitted by specified regulations. Issue: privacy S. 731, the Basel III CASE Act. Directs the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, before issuing any final rule in relation to proposals they have issued for the International Basel III agreement on general risk-based capital requirements, to conduct an empirical study that includes: (1) a quantitative analysis of the rule's impact on the U.S. financial services sector, specifically community, mid-size, and regional financial institutions; and (2) a determination of the long-term impact of the rule, including changes to the current risk weight framework. Issue: Capital Standards for Community Banks S. 798, TBTF Act. Requires federal banking agencies to establish capital requirements for the ratio of equity capital to total consolidated assets for all financial institutions. Issue: Capital Standards S. 1217- Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2013. Authorizes the Federal Mortgage Insurance Corporation to provide insurance to any covered security regardless of whether it has satisfied credit-risk sharing requirements if unusual and exigent circumstances have created an anomalous lack of mortgage credit availability. Issue: Government Sponsored Enterprises. Senate ADMT to S. 1217-Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2014. To provide for prohibitions relating to the use of the power of eminent domain. Issue: Mortgage Investments S. 1369, a bill to provide additional flexibility to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to establish capital standards that are properly tailored to the unique characteristics of the business of insurance. Issue: Capital Standards S. 2102, a bill to clarify the application of certain leverage and risk based requirements under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Issue: Capital Standards. S. 2270 - Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014. The bill would give the Federal Reserve the authority to tailor capital standards for insurance companies subject to Fed supervision. Issue: Capital Standards, Basel III Draft Senate bill on Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2015. Making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes. Issue: Global insurance standards Margin and capital requirements for covered swap entities proposed rule. Issue: eligible collateral. No bill number assigned. Issue: Federal Housing Finance Agency proposed rule on federal home loan bank membership. No bill number assigned. Issue: Holocaust era insurance policy claims. No bill number assigned. Issue: Covered agreements on prudential measurers with respect to the business of insurance and reinsurance. No bill number assigned. Tracking: H.R. 634, the Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2013. Issue: Derivatives, DFA Title VII
Client expense: $1,440,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Insurance
Dodd--Frank Act as relates to non-bank SIFI designation, S 1369, S 2102; S. 2270; HR 4510; capital standards as they relate in insurance.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Dodd--Frank Act as relates to non-bank SIFI designation, S 1369, S 2102; S. 2270; HR 4510; capital standards as they relate in insurance.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Banking
Financial Services legislation, S. 1369; HR 4510, H.R. 5461, S. 2270
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Insurance
HR 1064; HR 1155; S 534; S 1926 National Association of Registered Agent and Brokers Reform Act; Issue: reducing costs and administrative difficulties associated with reciprocal licensing of multi-state insurance agents. We support these bills. HR 508 Reauthorize the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) for 5 years; HR 1945 and HR 2146 (10 year TRIA ext); S. 2244 (7 years) support these bills; HR 4871 House Fin Services Comm TRIA bill (5 years) concern with program changesHR 4510/S 2012/S 2270 Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014 and S 1369 Capital Standards for the Business of Insurance, support these bills to provide flexibility for the Federal Reserve in setting insurance capital requirements. HR 4669 - Servicemembers Insurance Relief Act; monitoring issue to see if new requirements will be established H Res 735/S Res 561 Expressing concern about the lack of transparency at International Association of Insurance Supervisors meetings; support these resolutions
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Insurance
HR 2140 - Insurance Capital & Accounting Standards Act - Provisions exempting insurers from Dodd-Frank Act capital requirements S 1369/S 2102 - Provide flexibility to the Fed to establish capital standards for insurers - provisions exempting insurers from Dodd-Frank Act capital requirements. HR 4510/S 2270 - The Insurance Clarification Capital Standards Act -provisions exempting insurers from Dodd-Frank capital req
Client expense: $141,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Public Law 111-203, H.R. 4173 - Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Issue: Implementation and Regulatory reform. Captive Reinsurance Transactions and Global Capital Standards. Roles of federal and state agencies at the International Association of Insurance Supervisors and the Financial Stability Board. H.R. 2140, the Insurance Capital and Accounting Standards Act of 2013. Amends the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank) and the Home Owners' Loan Act to make minimum leverage and risk-based capital requirements governing insurance companies under the state law also apply to insurance companies that are either depository holding companies or subsidiaries of depository holding companies. Issue: Capital Standards, Basel III H.R. 1062, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act. Issue: SEC Rulemaking, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Derivatives H.AMDT.64 to H.R. 1062, Amendment expresses the sense of Congress that rules adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) comply with the same standards required of the SEC. It also requires the SEC to ensure that any rules adopted by the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB), and other national securities associations comply with the standards set forth in the bill. Issue: FINRA, Securities Rulemaking H.R. 1564, the Audit Integrity and Job Protection Act. Amends the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX) to deny the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board any authority to require that audits conducted for a particular issuer of securities in accordance with SOX standards be conducted by specific auditors, or that such audits be conducted for an issuer by different auditors on a rotating basis. Issue: Mandatory Auditor Rotation H.R. 2374, the Retail Investor Protection Act. To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide protections for retail customers, and for other purposes. Issue: Fiduciary Duties S. 731, the Basel III CASE Act. Directs the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, before issuing any final rule in relation to proposals they have issued for the International Basel III agreement on general risk-based capital requirements, to conduct an empirical study that includes: (1) a quantitative analysis of the rule's impact on the U.S. financial services sector, specifically community, mid-size, and regional financial institutions; and (2) a determination of the long-term impact of the rule, including changes to the current risk weight framework. Issue: Capital Standards for Community Banks H.R 2547, the Determination of Appropriate Risk-Based Capital Requirements for Community Financial Institutions Act of 2013. To determine appropriate risk based capital requirements for community, mid-size, and regional institutions. Issue: Capital Standards for Community Banks S. 798, TBTF Act. Requires federal banking agencies to establish capital requirements for the ratio of equity capital to total consolidated assets for all financial institutions. Issue: Capital Standards S. 1369, a bill to provide additional flexibility to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to establish capital standards that are properly tailored to the unique characteristics of the business of insurance. Issue: Capital Standards S. 1526, The Audit Integrity and Job Protection Act, to prevent the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) from requiring public companies to use a specific auditor or to change auditors on a rotating basis. Issue: Mandatory Auditor Rotation H.R. 2733, Defending American Taxpayers From Abusive Government Takings Act of 2013 to prohibit Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from purchasing, the FHA from insuring, and the Department of Agriculture from guaranteeing, making, or insuring, a mortgage that is secured by a residence or residential structure located in a county in which the State has used the power of eminent domain to take a residential mortgage. Issue: Mortgage Investments H.R. 2767, the Protect American Taxpayers & Homeowners (PATH) Act. Issue: Mortgage Investments and Government Sponsored Enterprises/Federal Home Loan Banks Draft H.AMDT to HR 2610, Transportation, Housing & Urban Development Appropriations, to prohibit federal guarantees for mortgages seized through eminent domain. Issue: Mortgage Investments. Provision in H.R. 4745, Transportation, Housing & Urban Development Appropriations, to prohibit federal guarantees for mortgages seized through eminent domain. Issue: Mortgage Investments. S. 2102, a bill to clarify the application of certain leverage and risk based requirements under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Issue: Capital Standards. H.R. 4510 - Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014. The bill would give the Federal Reserve the authority to tailor capital standards for insurance companies subject to Fed supervision. Issue: Capital Standards, Basel III S. 2270 - Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014. The bill would give the Federal Reserve the authority to tailor capital standards for insurance companies subject to Fed supervision. Issue: Capital Standards, Basel III H.R. 5016 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2015. Making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes. Issue: Global insurance standards Draft Senate bill on Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2015. Making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes. Issue: Global insurance standards H.R. 4557 - Policyholder Protection Act of 2014. To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to provide for notice to, and input by, State insurance commissioners when requiring an insurance company to serve as a source of financial strength pursuant to such Act. Issue: Source of strength S. 1217- Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2013. Authorizes the Federal Mortgage Insurance Corporation to provide insurance to any covered security regardless of whether it has satisfied credit-risk sharing requirements if unusual and exigent circumstances have created an anomalous lack of mortgage credit availability. Issue: Government Sponsored Enterprises. Senate ADMT to S. 1217-Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2014. To provide for prohibitions relating to the use of the power of eminent domain. Issue: Mortgage Investments H.R. 4881, a bill to place a 6-month moratorium on the authority of the Financial Stability Oversight Council to make financial stability determinations. Issue: Global insurance standards. H.R. 749 - Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act. This bill amends the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to exempt from its annual privacy policy notice requirement any financial institution which: (1) provides nonpublic personal information only in accordance with specified requirements, and (2) has not changed its policies and practices with regard to disclosing nonpublic personal information from those disclosed in the most recent disclosure sent to consumers. Issue: privacy S. 635 - Privacy Notice Modernization Act of 2013. This bill amends the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to exempt from its annual written privacy policy notice requirement any financial institution which: (1) provides nonpublic personal information only in accordance with specified requirements, (2) has not changed its policies and practices with respect to disclosing nonpublic personal information from those disclosed in the most recent disclosure sent to consumers, and (3) otherwise provides customers access to such most recent disclosure in electronic or other form permitted by specified regulations. Issue: privacy H.R. 5018 - Federal Reserve Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014. This bill amends the Federal Reserve Act to establish requirements for policy rules and blackout periods of the Federal Open Market Committee, to establish requirements for certain activities of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Issue: global insurance standards. H.Res.735 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that recently proposed measures that will reduce transparency and public participation at the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) should be disapproved by United States representatives to the IAIS. Issue: global insurance standards. S.Res. 561 - A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that recently proposed measures that will reduce transparency and public participation at the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) should be disapproved by United States representatives to the IAIS. Issue: global insurance standards. H.R._____, Draft legislation on the development of global insurance standards. Issue: global insurance standards. H.R. 5421 - Financial Institution Bankruptcy Act of 2014. To amend title 11 of the United States Code in order to facilitate the resolution of an insolvent financial institution in bankruptcy. Is
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Insurance
Optional Federal Charter (Generally) Cyber Insurance (Generally) H.R. 1155 National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Act (All provisions) S. 534 National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Act (All provisions) H.R. 240 Homeowners Insurance Protection Act (All provisions) H.R. 508 TRIA Authorization Act (All provisions) H.R. 549 Homeowners Catastrophe Protection Act (All provisions) P.L. 112-141 Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 (Implementation) H.R. 737 Homeowners Defense Act (All provisions) H.R. 2374 Retail Protection Investor Act (All provisions) H.R. 1878, S. 905 Safe Building Codes Incentive Act (All provisions) H.R. 1194 National Flood Insurance Program Termination Act (All provisions) H.R. 1945 Fostering Resilience to Terrorism Act (All provisions) H.R. 2146 Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2013 (All provisions) S. 1369 A bill to provide additional flexibility to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to establish capital standards that are properly tailored to the unique characteristics of insurance, and for other purposes (No official title yet). (All provisions) S. 2137 Second Home Refund Prohibition Act (All provisions) S. 2102 A bill to clarify the application of certain leverage and risk-based requirements under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (All provisions) H.R. 4510 Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act (All provisions) S. 2270 Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act (All provisions) H.R. 4669 Servicemembers Insurance Relief Act (All provisions) P.L. 113-89 Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2014 (All provisions) Draft: Insurance Data Protection Act (All provisions) Draft: Risk Retention Modernization Act of 2014 (All provisions) H.R. 4745 Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development & Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2015 (Insurance provisions) H.R. 5471 The TRIA Reform Act of 2014 (All provisions) H.R. 4871 The TRIA Reform Act of 2014 (All provisions) S. 2244 Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2014 (All provisions) H.R. 4557 Policy Holder Protection Act (All provisions) S. 2726 Captive Insurers Clarification Act (All provisions) H.R. 5388 Captive Insurers Clarification Act (All provisions) H.R. 5780 Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement (All provisions) H.R. 5067 To require the FIO to carry out a study on illegal steering and redlining in the insurance industry (All provisions) H.R. 5461 To clarify the application of certain leverage and risk-based requirements of Dodd-Frank (Insurance provisions) S. Res 561 and H. Res 735 Disapproving of the IIAS Measure to Reduce Transparency & Public Participation in IAIS Meetings
Client expense: $350,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2014 · third_quarter · Insurance
Implementation of H.R. 4173, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Federal Reserve's Proposed Basel III Rule; H.R. 2140, Insurance Capital and Accounting Standards Act of 2013; S. 1369, a bill to provide flexibililty to the Federal Reserve to establish capital standards tailored to the unique characteristics of the business of insurance; S. 2270, The Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Implementation of H.R. 4173, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Federal Reserve's Proposed Basel III Rule; H.R. 2140, Insurance Capital and Accounting Standards Act of 2013; S. 1369, a bill to provide flexibility to the Federal Reserve to establish capital standards tailored to the unique characteristics of the business of insurance; S. 2270, The Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
FIN - Third Quarter Report - 2014 Public Law 111-203, H.R. 4173 - Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Issue: Implementation and Regulatory reform. Captive Reinsurance Transactions and Global Capital Standards. Roles of federal and state agencies at the International Association of Insurance Supervisors and the Financial Stability Board. H.R. 749 - Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act. This bill amends the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to exempt from its annual privacy policy notice requirement any financial institution which: (1) provides nonpublic personal information only in accordance with specified requirements, and (2) has not changed its policies and practices with regard to disclosing nonpublic personal information from those disclosed in the most recent disclosure sent to consumers. Issue: privacy H.R. 1062, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act. Issue: SEC Rulemaking, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Derivatives H.AMDT.64 to H.R. 1062, Amendment expresses the sense of Congress that rules adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) comply with the same standards required of the SEC. It also requires the SEC to ensure that any rules adopted by the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB), and other national securities associations comply with the standards set forth in the bill. Issue: FINRA, Securities Rulemaking H.R. 1564, the Audit Integrity and Job Protection Act. Amends the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX) to deny the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board any authority to require that audits conducted for a particular issuer of securities in accordance with SOX standards be conducted by specific auditors, or that such audits be conducted for an issuer by different auditors on a rotating basis. Issue: Mandatory Auditor Rotation H.R. 2140, the Insurance Capital and Accounting Standards Act of 2013. Amends the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank) and the Home Owners' Loan Act to make minimum leverage and risk-based capital requirements governing insurance companies under the state law also apply to insurance companies that are either depository holding companies or subsidiaries of depository holding companies. Issue: Capital Standards, Basel III H.R. 2374, the Retail Investor Protection Act. To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide protections for retail customers, and for other purposes. Issue: Fiduciary Duties H.R. 2547, the Determination of Appropriate Risk-Based Capital Requirements for Community Financial Institutions Act of 2013. To determine appropriate risk based capital requirements for community, mid-size, and regional institutions. Issue: Capital Standards for Community Banks H.R. 2733, Defending American Taxpayers From Abusive Government Takings Act of 2013 to prohibit Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from purchasing, the FHA from insuring, and the Department of Agriculture from guaranteeing, making, or insuring, a mortgage that is secured by a residence or residential structure located in a county in which the State has used the power of eminent domain to take a residential mortgage. Issue: Mortgage Investments H.R. 2767, the Protect American Taxpayers & Homeowners (PATH) Act. Issue: Mortgage Investments and Government Sponsored Enterprises/Federal Home Loan Banks H.R. 4510 - Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014. The bill would give the Federal Reserve the authority to tailor capital standards for insurance companies subject to Fed supervision. Issue: Capital Standards, Basel III H.R. 4557 - Policyholder Protection Act of 2014. To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to provide for notice to, and input by, State insurance commissioners when requiring an insurance company to serve as a source of financial strength pursuant to such Act. Issue: Source of strength Provision in H.R. 4745, Transportation, Housing & Urban Development Appropriations, to prohibit federal guarantees for mortgages seized through eminent domain. Issue: Mortgage Investments. H.R. 4881, a bill to place a 6-month moratorium on the authority of the Financial Stability Oversight Council to make financial stability determinations. Issue: Global insurance standards. H.R. 5016 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2015. Making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes. Issue: Global insurance standards H.R. 5018 - Federal Reserve Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014. This bill amends the Federal Reserve Act to establish requirements for policy rules and blackout periods of the Federal Open Market Committee, to establish requirements for certain activities of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Issue: global insurance standards. H.R. 5421 - Financial Institution Bankruptcy Act of 2014. To amend title 11 of the United States Code in order to facilitate the resolution of an insolvent financial institution in bankruptcy. Issue: early termination rights. Draft H.AMDT to HR 2610, Transportation, Housing & Urban Development Appropriations, to prohibit federal guarantees for mortgages seized through eminent domain. Issue: Mortgage Investments. H.Res.735 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that recently proposed measures that will reduce transparency and public participation at the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) should be disapproved by United States representatives to the IAIS. Issue: global insurance standards. H.R._____, Draft legislation on the development of global insurance standards. Issue: global insurance standards. S. 635 - Privacy Notice Modernization Act of 2013. This bill amends the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to exempt from its annual written privacy policy notice requirement any financial institution which: (1) provides nonpublic personal information only in accordance with specified requirements, (2) has not changed its policies and practices with respect to disclosing nonpublic personal information from those disclosed in the most recent disclosure sent to consumers, and (3) otherwise provides customers access to such most recent disclosure in electronic or other form permitted by specified regulations. Issue: privacy S. 731, the Basel III CASE Act. Directs the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, before issuing any final rule in relation to proposals they have issued for the International Basel III agreement on general risk-based capital requirements, to conduct an empirical study that includes: (1) a quantitative analysis of the rule's impact on the U.S. financial services sector, specifically community, mid-size, and regional financial institutions; and (2) a determination of the long-term impact of the rule, including changes to the current risk weight framework. Issue: Capital Standards for Community Banks S. 798, TBTF Act. Requires federal banking agencies to establish capital requirements for the ratio of equity capital to total consolidated assets for all financial institutions. Issue: Capital Standards S. 1217- Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2013. Authorizes the Federal Mortgage Insurance Corporation to provide insurance to any covered security regardless of whether it has satisfied credit-risk sharing requirements if unusual and exigent circumstances have created an anomalous lack of mortgage credit availability. Issue: Government Sponsored Enterprises. Senate ADMT to S. 1217-Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2014. To provide for prohibitions relating to the use of the power of eminent domain. Issue: Mortgage Investments S. 1369, a bill to provide additional flexibility to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to establish capital standards that are properly tailored to the unique characteristics of the business of insurance. Issue: Capital Standards S. 2102, a bill to clarify the application of certain leverage and risk based requirements under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Issue: Capital Standards. S. 2270 - Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014. The bill would give the Federal Reserve the authority to tailor capital standards for insurance companies subject to Fed supervision. Issue: Capital Standards, Basel III Draft Senate bill on Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2015. Making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes. Issue: Global insurance standards S.Res. 561 - A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that recently proposed measures that will reduce transparency and public participation at the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) should be disapproved by United States representatives to the IAIS. Issue: global insurance standards. Margin and capital requirements for covered swap entities proposed rule. Issue: eligible collateral. No bill number assigned.
Client expense: $1,690,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Insurance
Implementation of Public Law No. 111-203, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, specifically, provisions on risk, insurance oversight (Federal Insurance Office), and potential CFPB activities related to P&C insurance.Discussions related to Basel III capital standards. Discussions on U.S. and global designation of systemically relevant non-bank financial firms. S.1369, A bill to provide additional flexibility to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to establish capital standards that are properly tailored to the unique characteristics of the business of insurance, and for other purposes. H.R. 2140, Insurance Capital and Accounting Standards Act of 2013. H.R. 4510, Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014. S.2101, A bill to clarify the application of certain leverage and risk-based requirements under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. General issues related to Super Storm Sandy, as related to P&C insurance, including resilience and mitigation. General discussions on natural catastrophe related proposals. H.R. 240, Homeowners Insurance Protection Act. H.R. 508, Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 Reauthorization Act of 2013. H.R. 4871, Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2014. H.R. 1945, Fostering Resilience to Terrorism Act of 2013. H.R 2146, Terrorism Risk Insurance program Reauthorization Act of 2013. S. 2244, Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2014. General discussions on Insurance Capital Investment. General discussions on the insurability of cyber exposures. General discussions of Commercial Insurance regulation.
Client expense: $400,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Reauthorization of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act Issues related to VADIP (VA Dental Insurance Program) H.R. 4414, Expatriate Health Insurance Clarification Act S. 2270, S. 1369, H.R. 5461 and H.R. 2140 re: capital standards for insurance companies
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 450, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability Act H.R. 605, Insurance Consumer Protection and Solvency Act of 2013 H.R. 634, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2013 H.R. 677, Inter-Affiliate Swap Clarification Act H.R. 742, Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act of 2013 H.R. 992 / S. 474, Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act H.R. 1038, Public Power Risk Management Act of 2013 H.R. 1062, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 1105, Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act H.R. 1106 / S. 550, Small Business Investment Company Modernization Act of 2013 H.R. 1135, Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act H.R. 1221 / S. 737, Basel III Capital Impact Study Act H.R. 1256, Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act H.R. 1341, Financial Competitive Act of 2013 H.R. 1564 / S. 1526, Audit Integrity and Jobs Protection Act H.R. 1800, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 2122 / S. 1029, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013 H.R. 2140, Insurance Capital and Accounting Standards Act of 2013 H.R. 2274, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2013 H.R. 2374, Retail Investor Protection Act H.R. 2446, Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2013 H.R. 2546 / S. 1257, Protect American Investments Act of 2013 H.R. 2733, Defending American Taxpayers From Abusive Government Takings Act of 2013 H.R. 3193, Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act of 2013 H.R. 3211, Mortgage Choice Act of 2013 H.R. 3448, Small Cap Liquidity Reform Act of 2014 H.R. 3519, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability and Transparency Act of 2013 H.R. 3623, Improving Access to Capital for Emerging Growth Companies Act H.R. 3701, U.S. Financial Services Global Viability Act H.R. 3770, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection-Inspector General Reform Act of 2013 H.R. 3819 / S. 1907, Fairness for Community Job Creators Act H.R. 3928, Federal Reserve Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 H.R. 4164, Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act H.R. 4167, Restoring Proven Financing for American Employers Act H.R. 4200, SBIC Advisers Relief Act of 2014 H.R. 4383, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Small Business Advisory Board Act H.R. 4387, FSOC Transparency and Accountability Act H.R. 4413, Customer Protection and End User Relief Act H.R. 4466, Financial Regulatory Clarity Act of 2014 H.R. 4510 / S. 2270, Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014 H.R. 4554, Restricted Securities Relief Act of 2014 H.R. 4565, Startup Capital Modernization Act of 2014 H.R. 4568, Small Business Freedom to Grow Act of 2014 H.R. 4569, Disclosure Modernization and Simplification Act of 2014 H.R. 4570, Private Placement Improvement Act of 2014 H.R. 4571, To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise its rules so as to increase the threshold amount for requiring issuers to provide certain disclosures relating to compensatory benefit plans H.R. 4604, CFPB Data Collection Security Act H.R. 4662, Bureau Advisory Opinion Act H.R. 4684, Bureau Guidance Transparency Act H.R. 4697, Small-Cap Access to Capital Act H.R. 4804, Bureau Examination Fairness Act H.R. 4811, Bureau Guidance Transparency Act H.R. 4842, Business Supply Chain Transparency on Trafficking and Slavery Act of 2014 H.R. 5402, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2014 H.R. 5405, Promoting Job Creation and Reducing Small Business Burdens Act H.R. 5461, To clarify the application of certain leverage and risk-based requirements under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, to improve upon the definitions provided for points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction, and for other purposes S. 635, Privacy Notice Modernization Act of 2013 S. 888, A bill to provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 S. 1217, Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2013 S. 1369, A bill to provide additional flexibility to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to establish capital standards that are properly tailored to the unique characteristics of the business of insurance, and for other purposes S. 2244, Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2014 S. 2698, Regulatory Easement for Lending Institutions that Enable a Vibrant Economy Act of 2014 Draft legislation on conflict minerals disclosures Various issues relating to the Private Securites Litigation Reform Act (P.L. 104-67), securities litigation; implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), including proposals to alter the derivatives provisions; Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (P.L. 112-140), including Sec. 40312, issues related to pension fund stabilization; implementation of the Jumpstart our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau reform; Securities and Exchange Commission reform; Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) reform; Department of Labor definition of fiduciary duty rules; international capital standards for non-banks; systemic risk regulations for non-bank financial companies; financial reporting policies reform; proposed regulation of money market mutual funds; proposed Volcker Rule, trust preferred bonds and collateralized loan obligations; proposed risk retention rules and the collateralized loan obligations market; Commodity Futures Trading Commission's derivatives regulations; amendments to Rule 701 under the Securities Act of 1933; Basel III capital standards; reconciliation of merchant card and third-party payments; political spending disclosures; transparent financial reporting; Federal Reserve Boards review of 2003 determination that certain commodity activities are complementary to financial activities and thus permissible for bank holding companies; reducing barriers to capital formation; capital requirements and systemically important financial institutions; oversight of proxy advisory firms; credit risk retention rules
Client expense: $28,350,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Pub.L. 111-203). Interchange fees in general. Issues related to the systemic risk designation process. S. 1369, A bill to provide additional flexibility to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to establish capital standards that are properly tailored to the unique characteristics of the business of insurance, and for other purposes. S. 2270, Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014.H.R.5461, To clarify the application of certain leverage and risk-based requirements under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, to improve upon the definitions provided for points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction, and for other purposes.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Insurance
Implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Pub.L.11-203), specifically as it applies to insurance regulation Issues related to the Federal Insurance Office Regulatory reform in generalIssues related to the implementation of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 as included in Pub.L. 113-89 S. 1864/H.R. 3370:Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2013 S. 2381: Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act of 2014 Issues related to the renewal of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization of 2007 (Pub.L. 110-160) H.R. 508: TRIA Reauthorization Act of 2013-Amends the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 to extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program until December 31, 2019 H.R. 1945: Fostering Resilience to Terrorism Act of 2013-To extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program of the Department of the Treasury for 10 years, and for other purposes H.R. 2146: Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2013- To extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program of the Department of Treasury for 10 years H.R. 4871: TRIA Reform Act of 2014 S.2244: Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2014 Issues related to the Department of Housing and Urban Development's final rule on disparate impact Issues related to capital standards for insurers S. 1369: A bill to provide additional flexibility to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to establish capital standards that are properly tailored to the unique characteristics of the business of insurance, and for other purposes H.R. 4510/S. 2270: Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014 H.J.Res. 59: Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013-Issues related to access to the Death Master File, particularly as it applies to life insurance Issues related to insurance accounting rules proposed by the Financial Accounting Standards Board
Client expense: $560,474 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2014 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 624 Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act; provisions relating to the financial services sector H.R. 1627 The Investment Adviser Examination Improvement Act of 2013; entire bill H.R. 2374 Retail Investor Protection Act; entire billH.R. 2733 Defending American Taxpayers From Abusive Government Takings Act of 2013; entire bill H.R. 3482 Restoring Main Street Investor Protection Act; entire bill H.R. 3696 National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013; entire bill H.R. 4060 - Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2014; entire bill H.R. 4167 Restoring Proven Financing for American Employers Act; entire bill H.R. 4413 Customer Protection and End-User Relief Act; provisions relating to the Garrett amendment on CPO registration H.R. 4510 - Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014; entire bill H.R. 5180 Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2014; entire bill H.R. 5461 - To clarify the application of certain leverage and risk-based requirements under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, to improve upon the definitions provided for points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction, and for other purposes; provisions relating to capital standards for insurers H.R. 5471 to Amend the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to specify how Clearing Requirements Apply to Certain Affiliate Transactions, and for other purposes; entire bill H.R. 5490 Wall Street Accountability Through Sustainable Funding Act; entire bill S. 21 Cybersecurity and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2013; provisions relating to the financial services sector S. 1369 A bill to provide additional flexibility to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to establish capital standards that are properly tailored to the unique characteristics of the business of insurance, and for other purposes; entire bill S. 1927 Data Security Act of 2014; entire bill S. 2270 - Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014; entire bill S. 2588 - Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014; provisions relating to safe harbor for information sharing for prevention of cybersecurity threats Need for greater transparency in the development of SIFI designation criteria and preparation of underlying government studies and data Congressional support for the SEC moving forward on implementing Section 913 of Dodd-Frank, other options for investor protection parity, and potential interplay with possible DOL regulatory activity
Client expense: $580,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
No Bill# - Issues relating to GSE/Housing Finance Reform - focus on multi-family housing policy No Bill# - Issues relating to Dodd-Frank implementation and FIO, OFR, Volcker Rule, FSOC, FSB and their associated work on topics like capital standard, non-bank SIFI designation, insurance regulation, and oversight H.R. 1217 - Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2013 - All provisionsH.J. Res. 59 - Continuing Appropriations Resolution of 2014 (Restrict Access to the Social Security Death Master File) S. 534 - National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2013 - all provisions S. 563 - Jumpstart GSE Reform Act - multi-family provisions H.R. 2767 - Protecting American Taxpayers and Homeowners (PATH) Act - all provisions S. 1369 - To provide additional flexibility to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to establish capital standards that are properly tailored to the unique characteristics of the business of insurance and for other purposes S. 1376 - The FHA Solvency Act of 2013 - all provisions H.R. 2140 - The Insurance Capital and Accounting Standards Act of 2013 - all provisions H.R. 2720 - Alexis Agin Identity Theft Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 1155 - National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2013 S. 676 - Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013 No Bill# - Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 No Bill# - Universal Child Savings Accounts S. 2102 - A bill to clarify the application of certain leverage and risk-based requirements under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act S. 2270 / H.R. 4510 - Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014 H.R. 5461 - To clarify the application of certain leverage and risk-based requirements under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, to improve upon the definitions provided for points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction, and for other purposes
Client expense: $1,840,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)