Actuarial Notes

Insurance Regulation

By Karen Porter · Insurance Institute of America · 2008

Study guides: Exam 6U, Exam GI-302

A textbook on insurance regulation in the United States by Karen Porter, published in 2008 by the Insurance Institute of America (The Institutes). The SOA's GI 302 syllabus assigns parts of seven of its chapters, citing them by chapter and page.

On the syllabus

  • Exam GI-302 — Outcomes 2a-c: Chapter 2 (pp. 2.3-2.18), Chapter 3 (pp. 3.3-3.18) and Chapter 4 (excluding Exhibits 4-2 and 4-3); Outcomes 2d, 2e: Chapter 5 (pp. 5.3-5.7 and 5.10-5.11) and Chapter 6 (pp. 6.3-6.5, 6.11-6.12 and 6.14-6.17, ending at "Licensing Priority and Process" on p. 6.17); Outcome 2f: Chapter 11 (pp. 11.3-11.10, 11.22-11.23 from "Priority Examination Scheduling" to "Association Examinations", and 11.25-11.26 ending at "Risk-Based Capital") and Chapter 12 (pp. 12.5-12.17, from "Regulatory Control After Insolvency" to "Interstate Insolvency Remedies") (as the syllabus states it)
  • Exam 6U — objectives A2 and B1; Porter 2 in the content outline: Chapter 12, pp. 12.12-12.17 (as the content outline states it); objectives A1–A2; Porter 1 in the content outline, with these chapters assigned: Chapter 2 excluding pp. 2.19-2.29; Chapter 3 excluding pp. 3.21 (starting at Other Interest Groups)-3.25; Chapter 4 excluding pp. 4.16-4.23; Chapter 5 excluding pp. 5.12-5.22; Chapter 6, pp. 6.11-6.17 only; Chapter 8, pp. 8.3-8.6 and 8.12-8.15 only; Chapter 12 excluding pp. 12.12-12.17 (as the content outline states it)

2 Development of Insurance Regulation

3 Federal and Other Influences on Insurance Regulation

4 Roles of State Regulators and the NAIC in Insurance Regulation

5 State Department of Insurance Operations

6 Insurer Formation, Licensing, and Marketing Regulation

11 Solvency Regulation

12 Insolvency Regulation

Related readings

  • Insurance Regulation (Porter - 2008) — the same book, as the CAS Exam 6U content outline assigns it
  • Insurance Regulation (Porter - 2008) — the same book, as the CAS Exam 6U content outline assigns Chapter 12

Sources

  • SOA Exam GI-302 Syllabus, Jul 2027 — the citation (Insurance Regulation, Porter, K., The Institutes, 2008), the titles of the seven assigned chapters as the syllabus prints them, the pages assigned and the outcomes they serve; no free copy of the book and no publisher or library contents list could be found, so only these seven chapters are listed, with no sections; the author's name and the 2008 date are as the syllabus gives them, and the publisher's name follows the sibling pages for this book
  • CAS Exam 6U Content Outline, Fall 2026 — the citation (Porter, K., Insurance Regulation, Insurance Institute of America, 2008, Chapter 12, pp. 12.12-12.17), the assignment and the source key (book, to be purchased)
  • CAS Exam 6U Content Outline, Fall 2026 — the citation (Porter, K., Insurance Regulation, Insurance Institute of America, 2008), the chapters and pages assigned, and the source key (book, to be purchased)