On March 12, 2019, Nebraska joined the small but growing number of states to adopt “domestic” surplus lines legislation. Illinois was the first state to adopt domestic surplus lines legislation in 1998 but the trend only...more
On March 11, 2019, the NAIC’s Restructuring Mechanisms Working Group (“Restructuring Working Group”) held its first call on insurance business transfers (IBTs), an issue gaining more and more traction from industry and state...more
On December 18, 2018, the US Department of the Treasury and the Office of the US Trade Representative signed a Bilateral Agreement between the US and the UK on Prudential Measures Regarding Insurance and Reinsurance (the...more
The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative announced on December 11, 2018 that they intend to sign a new Bilateral Agreement between the U.S. and the U.K. on Prudential Measures...more
PREFACE THE NRRA TODAY -
The Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act (“NRRA”) came into effect on July 21, 2011 as part of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The purpose of the NRRA was to create...more
On February 20, 2018, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) held a public hearing on the reinsurance collateral provisions of the Bilateral Agreement between the United States of America and the European...more
As discussed in our prior QuickStudy issued on January 18, 2017, the US Federal Government and the European Union have come to an agreement on wide-ranging changes to reinsurance and establishment standards for the operation...more
Preface States’ Implementation Of NRRA IN 2016 -
The Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act (“NRRA”) came into effect on July 21, 2011 as part of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The...more
On January 13, 2017, the US Department of the Treasury and the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) announced they have negotiated a “covered agreement” on behalf of the United States (US) with the European Union...more
Preface: States’ Implementation Of NRRA In 2014:
The Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act (“NRRA”) came into effect on July 21, 2011 as part of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The...more