The Communications division provides support to commissioners and internal departments to disseminate information that educates and engages audiences around the NAIC’s strategic priorities. For media inquiries and general information, please email news@naic.org.

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The Capital Markets Bureau supports state insurance departments in regulating investment activities at insurance companies. It supports assessments and analysis of portfolios owned by the insurance industry, financial solvency, macro-prudential efforts and also monitors and analyzes developments and trends in the financial markets.

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The Center for Insurance Policy and Research provides data and education to drive discussion and advance understanding of insurance issues among policymakers, insurance commissioners and other regulators, industry leaders, and academia. It conducts research and provides analysis on important insurance issues. Through this work, the Center drives dialogue and action on today’s insurance issues.

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The Education and Training Department serves as a centralized hub for NAIC professional development initiatives, a repository for regulatory knowledge and best practices, and supports the performance objectives of NAIC members.

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The Financial Regulatory Affairs Division provides an array of technical advisory, administrative and operational services to state financial regulators to help ensure insurer financial solvency and stability in insurance markets. The Division provides these services in the areas of: Insurance Department Accreditation, Statutory Accounting & Reporting, Financial & Life Actuarial Analysis, Reinsurance, Receiverships, Company Licensing, Alien Surplus Lines Insurers, Financial Data Quality Assurance, and Investment Securities Research & Analysis.

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The Financial Regulatory Policy & Data Department provides subject matter expertise and business analyst support to internal and external users of the Financial Data Repository system (aka the FDR database) and co-lead the business and data governance efforts in our new Enterprise Data Platform along with the Market Analysis Team/Market Regulation Department.

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The Financial Regulatory Services Department provides a wide array of support to state insurance solvency regulators (and the industry where appropriate), including but not limited to technical advice, training and assistance in maintaining and improving accounting, reporting, examination, analysis and risk-based capital processes, all designed to help protect the solvency of the insurance industry. The Department also provides support to the NAIC Accreditation Program and principle-based reserving framework.

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The Government Affairs division coordinates the NAIC’s ongoing work with state, federal, and foreign government officials on legislative and regulatory policy. Its role is to help develop, coordinate, and implement the NAIC’s domestic and international policy and outreach initiatives.

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The Legal Division provides quality, comprehensive legal assistance to NAIC members. The Legal Division represents the interests of the NAIC, protects the organization from liability, and safeguards its assets. The Division is an integral partner with members and internal clients in support of regulatory initiatives, special projects, and corporate business development. The Division also assists with determining state compliance with laws and regulations needed for NAIC accreditation.

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The Market Regulation Department provides subject matter expertise on market regulation and the NAIC’s Market Information Systems. The department assists commissioners in their efforts to maintain consumer confidence in the insurance industry by ensuring companies and producers operate legally and fairly.

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The NAIC Meetings, Events and Travel Services Department provides logistical support in the coordination and execution of NAIC sponsored programs and events. This support is provided to our Members, Regulator Staff, as well as internal NAIC, NIPR and IIPRC staff. The Meetings staff also helps coordinate travel arrangements in conjunction with our travel agency partner, as well as other vendors, for the same internal and external customers.

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The Member Services division brings state regulators together; provides tools and resources to help regulators set standards and best practices, provide regulatory support functions, and educate consumers and stakeholders on U.S. state-based insurance regulation; and maintains member and committee records of NAIC activity.

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The Property and Casualty Regulatory Services Department provides staff support for Committees, Task Forces and Working Groups focused on property and casualty issues; provides P&C expertise to answer media, federal, consumer and other requests; produces statistical publications; and assists states with data call collection and analysis.

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The Research and Actuarial Department is committed to providing insurance regulators, consumers, academics, industry and government entities, and other interested persons with insurance statistical, actuarial, financial, and market conduct information for both economic analysis and regulatory monitoring of the insurance marketplace.

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The Securities Valuation Office (SVO) is responsible for the day-to-day credit quality assessment of securities owned by state-regulated insurance companies. Insurance companies report ownership of securities to the Capital Markets and Investment Analysis Office when such securities are eligible for filing on Schedule D, DA, or BA of the NAIC Financial Statement Blank.

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The Structured Securities Group (SSG) is responsible for the analysis of Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (RMBS) and Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (CMBS) owned by state-regulated insurance companies subject to Statement of Statutory Accounting Principles No. 43 Revised - Loan-Backed and Structured Securities. Insurance companies report ownership of securities to the Capital Markets and Investment Analysis Office when such securities are eligible for filing on Schedule D or DA of the NAIC Financial Statement Blank.

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