Under the McCarran-Ferguson Act, the business of insurance is:
Explanation
McCarran-Ferguson declares that regulating and taxing insurance is in the public interest as a matter for the states, and it holds most federal law back to the extent that a state actually regulates the subject. That is why licensing, rate filings and market conduct are state functions across all lines. It is not a blanket exemption from federal law, and there is no single federal insurance commissioner.
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