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An Eye on Insurance: Recent Developments in Insurance Regulation - UPDATED September 2024

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2024 has seen a significant amount of activity by state insurance regulators and the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (the “NAIC”) including the adoption of major revisions to the regimes governing investments...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Utah consumer credit notification transfers to NMLS

On August 2, the Utah Department of Financial services sent a letter to all consumer credit notification filers notifying them that the state will transition all consumer credit notification to the NMLS. The letter cited a...more

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MoFo’s State + Local Government Enforcement Newsletter - August 2024

Morrison Foerster’s State and Local Government Task Force is pleased to provide our bimonthly newsletter summarizing some of the most important and interesting developments from state attorneys general across the country and...more

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Claims Notes: August 2024

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The New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) previously circulated proposed guidance on using AI in underwriting and pricing to address discrimination. DFS requested public comment. Commenters expressed concern over: ...more

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Governor Signs Budget Bill Putting Health Care Minimum Wage on Pause

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On June 29, 2024, California’s Governor signed Senate Bill (SB) 159, a budget bill pertaining to healthcare. Within this budget bill were revisions to California’s health care worker minimum wage, further delaying the...more

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Supreme Court Rules in NRA v. Vullo: Landmark Decision Upholds First Amendment Rights

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On May 30, the US Supreme Court, in National Rifle Ass’n of Am. v. Vullo, 602 US __ (2024), unanimously held that the National Rifle Association (NRA) plausibly alleged in a complaint that it filed in federal court that...more

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My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program Offers Hurricane Mitigation Assistance

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House Bill 1029 established The My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program (the “Program”) effective July 1, 2024. This new Program aims to assist eligible condominium associations by offering hurricane mitigation inspections...more

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Claims Notes

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New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) is concerned that AI’s self-learning behavior increases the risks of unlawful or unfair discrimination. DFS will audit insurers’ use of AI. Such insurers need to maintain...more

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter - November 2023 # 3

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To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week...more

McDermott Will & Emery

New York Proposes Regulations Expanding State’s Ability to Regulate PBMs

The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) recently announced the publication of proposed regulations that would increase the state’s oversight of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). According to DFS, the...more

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New York’s Department of Financial Services Moves to Further Bolster Cybersecurity Requirements

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The New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) has been increasingly active in enforcing the rigorous cybersecurity requirements imposed on “covered entities” under 11 NYCRR Part 500 (Reg 500). DFS has published an...more

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Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Thursday, August 10, 2023

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August 9, 2023- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking public comment related to the implementation of the President Joseph R. Biden's Executive Order of August 9, 2023...more

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter - July 2023 # 4

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To help you keep abreast of relevant activities, below find a breakdown of some of the biggest events at the federal and state levels to impact the Consumer Finance Services industry this past week...more

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Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Wednesday, July 26, 2023

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July 25, 2023- Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler gave remarks at a roundtable co-hosted by the SEC, North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) and the Wisconsin Department of...more

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NYSDFS Fines Lender and Mortgage Servicer $4.25M for Cybersecurity Failures Including Vendor Management

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Yesterday, New York’s Department of Financial Services (“DFS”) announced another enforcement action under the state’s Cybersecurity Requirements for Financial Services Companies, 23 N.Y.C.R.R. Part 500 (“Reg 500”). According...more

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Crypto Currently: New York Attorney General James Proposes Landmark Digital Asset Law

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On May 5, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced a landmark legislative proposal—titled the Crypto Regulation, Protection, Transparency, and Oversight (CRPTO) Act (hereinafter, the Proposal)—to tighten regulations...more

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Florida’s Insurers Rehabilitation and Liquidation Act: What Happens in Florida When Insurers Become Insolvent

Current state of affairs - Even before Hurricane Ian made landfall and devastated southwest Florida in September 2022, six property & casualty insurers had voluntarily declared themselves insolvent and allowed the State to...more

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NY Wraps Latest Round of Public Comment on PBM Regulations

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After New York Governor Kathy Hochul created a new Pharmacy Benefits Bureau within the Department of Financial Services specifically charged with regulating and licensing Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs), the Bureau recently...more

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Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Thursday, October 27, 2022

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October 26, 2022- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control took action to counter the Government of the Russian Federation's persistent influence campaigns and systemic corruption in Moldova by...more

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Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Thursday, June 9, 2022

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Major Developments- DFS Announces New Regulatory Guidance on the Issuance of U.S. Dollar-Backed Stablecoins- New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) Superintendent Adrienne A. Harris today issued new DFS...more

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New York Establishes First Pharmacy Benefits Bureau in the Nation as Registration and Annual Reporting Deadlines for Pharmacy...

On May 11, 2022, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced the creation of the Department of Financial Services’ Pharmacy Benefits Bureau. Governor Hochul noted that the Pharmacy Benefits Bureau is the first of its kind in the...more

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New NY Agency Established to Oversee PBMs

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On May 11, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the establishment of the Pharmacy Benefits Bureau within the State’s Department of Financial Services (DFS). The Bureau will handle the licensing and supervision of pharmacy...more

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Analyze This: The NYDFS Sets Clear Crypto Transaction Monitoring Expectations

The past year has seen a flurry of crypto-related activities by the federal financial regulators, including the issuance of reports, guidance, joint statements, and interpretive letters....more

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Eleventh Circuit Overturns Dismissal of Cryptocurrency Ponzi Scheme Class Action Suit

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IN THIS ISSUE - Eleventh Circuit Overturns Dismissal of Cryptocurrency Ponzi Scheme Class Action Suit; Federal Court of Appeals Dismisses Leading Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Shareholder Lawsuits; NY Seeks Blockchain...more

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New York To Require Licensure of Pharmacy Benefit Managers

In an effort to counteract rising prescription drug costs and health insurance premiums, New York Governor Hochul signed S3762/A1396 (the Act) on December 31, 2021. This legislation specifies the registration, licensure, and...more

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