"This seminar presents a unique opportunity to hear from insurance experts from around the world -- including regulators from Japan, the U.K. and the European Commission -- on issues that are at the center of discussions in our increasingly global insurance marketplace," Ms. Vaughan added.

The keynote speakers include Andrew Crockett, chairman of the Financial Stability Forum.

Finance ministers and central bank governors from the G-7 countries convened the Forum in April 1999 in Washington, D.C. "to promote international financial stability through information exchange and international cooperation in financial supervision and surveillance," according to the Forum's Web site.

The Forum receives support from "a small secretariat" located at the Bank for International Settlements in Basel, Switzerland, where Mr. Crockett is general manager, according to the group's Web site.

The other keynote speaker will be Sy Sternberg, chairman, president and chief executive officer of New York Life Insurance Co.

Panel topics include "New Directions in Financial Services Oversight," "Insurance Regulation in the European Union," "IAIS: Setting Worldwide Insurance Standards" and "New Markets and Opportunities for Insurers," the NAIC said.

The NAIC said it's Education And Training Department at 816 783-8200 can arrange conference registration or provide more information about the session. Registration can also be processed via the regulators' Web site, www.naic.org/education or by e-mailing [email protected].