(Reuters) – Insurers must set aside more capital against their mortgage-related investments to protect against possible future downturns in the housing market, state regulators agreed on Friday.
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners, a group of state insurance commissioners that regulates the industry, had expressed concern about whether insurers had enough capital on hand under current rules.
Under Friday's agreement, an NAIC official said, insurers will have to set aside 3.2 percent of their holdings in reserve against losses, up from 2.7 percent.
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