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NYDFS Issues Final Circular Letter Guidance on Use of AI in Insurance Underwriting and Pricing

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On July 11, 2024, the New York Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”) released Insurance Circular Letter No. 7, which establishes guidelines on the use of artificial intelligence systems (“AIS”) and external consumer data...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Leveraging Risk Management Frameworks for AI Solutions in Health Care

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As recently described by The New England Journal of Medicine, the liability risks associated with using artificial intelligence (AI) in a health care setting are substantial and have caused consternation among sector...more

King & Spalding

NAIC's Focus on Investment Management Agreements (IMAs) involving Private Equity-Owned Insurers

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As private equity investors continue to increase their presence in the insurance industry with acquisitions of insurers and reinsurance of blocks of insurance contracts through insurer portfolio companies and segregated...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

New EU & UK Sanctions

EU’s 12th Sanctions Package - On 19 December 2023, the Council of the European Union (EU) together with the Commission published its 12th round of sanctions....more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Navigating the AI Frontier: Legal and Operational Insights Into Generative AI

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In our ever-changing technological environment, artificial intelligence (AI) is beginning to exert its influence on numerous sectors, revolutionizing our approach to work. As businesses and organizations worldwide adopt...more

Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

Regulating AI: Litigation Questions And State Efforts To Watch

This second part of a two-part series on U.S. regulation of artificial intelligence systems highlights state legislation and litigation to watch concerning AI systems, and provides practical takeaways as we look toward the...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Algorithms, Predictive Models, and the Colorado Division of Insurance

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While programs such as Artificial Intelligence bots that can write poetry or develop art are capturing people’s interest, administrative agencies across the country are concerned about how similar technology including...more

King & Spalding

NAIC Developments Affecting Insurer Investment Portfolios

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This bulletin discusses pending actions of the (a) National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Valuation of Securities (E) Task Force (VOS Task Force) to address certain issues associated with insurer investments...more

Mintz Edge

FinCen Publishes Final Rule on Beneficial Ownership Requirements - a Critical Step Towards Heightened Transparency in U.S....

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On January 1, 2021, Congress passed the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA” or the “Act”) to “better enable critical national security, intelligence and law enforcement efforts to counter money laundering, financing of...more

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Broker and Consultant Disclosures to Group Health Plans under Division BB of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021

Division BB of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (“Act”) broadly addresses surprise medical billing and health plan transparency. This post focuses on Section 202 of Division BB (the “Provision”), which establishes...more

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Green Swan Conference Highlights Emerging Central Bank Consensus on Supervisory Approaches to Financial Risks Arising From Climate...

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From June 2 to June 4, leading central bankers, policymakers, regulators, private sector CEOs, civil society members and academics gathered for the Green Swan 2021 Global Virtual Conference. The conference was co-hosted...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Trump Administration Proposes Transparency Rule for Group Health Plans and Insurers

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On November 15, 2019, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Labor, and the Department of the Treasury (collectively, the Departments), unveiled a proposed rule (scheduled to be published on November...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Insuretech and Beyond – An Evolving Litigation Landscape Association of Life Insurance Counsel Annual Meeting May 2019

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In recent years, the life insurance industry has greatly enhanced the speed and efficiency of its underwriting decisions. This change in the underwriting process is due in large part to the use of new technology in data...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

New York Department of Financial Services Releases Letter Regarding Third Party Data Sources

In a recent letter, the New York Department of Financial Services provided guidance for insurers who use third party data to help with their underwriting decisions. The letter was drafted in response to reports that insurers...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

DFS Issues Guidance to Life Insurers on Use of “External Data” in Underwriting Decisions

On January 18, 2019, New York’s Department of Financial Services (DFS) issued Circular Letter No. 1 (2019) to advise life insurers regarding the type of data that they may use when underwriting policies. The guidance was...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

California Public Disclosure Rule May Mean Trouble for Insurtech

• Insurtech start-ups are using technology to improve the underwriting process and obtain a competitive advantage. • The CDI’s new legal opinion clarifies that even proprietary underwriting rules must be available to the...more

Carlton Fields

New Federal Law Aims To Increase Transparency Of International Insurance Standard-Setting Bodies

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President Trump signed the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act into law on May 24, 2018. Section 211 of the law requires the Secretary of the Treasury, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve...more

Hogan Lovells

IVASS extends to EU insurers its recent guidelines to simplify insurance policy wording

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In a letter to the market published by IVASS yesterday, the Italian insurance regulator expressly clarified that the scope of application of the guidelines set out in a previous letter to the market also includes EU insurance...more

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IVASS and AGCM bring actions against unfair clauses contained in accident and health insurance contracts

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The Italian Insurance Regulator ("IVASS") and the Italian Competition Authority ("AGCM") have taken coordinated actions against certain clauses contained in health and accidents insurance policies that cover permanent...more

Dechert LLP

Investment Funds Update - Europe: Legal and regulatory updates for the funds industry from the key asset management centres and...

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BaFin Publishes Guidance on Transparency Standards for German Funds - On 4 April 2017, BaFin has published new transparency standards for funds after a BaFin investigation found that some active funds “closely” track...more

Hogan Lovells

Italy: IVASS once again shines a spotlight on PPI policies

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After one year from the last coordinated intervention of IVASS and the Bank of Italy in this sector aimed at better protecting policyholders/borrowers, IVASS issued a new letter to the market addressed to insurance...more

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French Legal and Regulatory Update – December 2016

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The Paris office of Hogan Lovells is pleased to provide this English language edition of our monthly e-newsletter, which offers a legal and regulatory update covering France and Europe for December 2016. ...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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All those traders excited about a burgeoning US economy ahead may want to keep an eye on the commercial real estate market, which is seeing a rise in defaults and delinquencies as pre-crisis 10-year loans come due....more

Mintz

Got insurance?

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Popping up on more investors’ list of demands is quality insurance coverage, writes private equity lawyer Heidi Lawson, who outlines some common mistakes GPs make when purchasing their policies. As in years past,...more

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