The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) held a public hearing in New York on February 20, 2018, to receive comments on the steps it should take to address the reinsurance collateral provisions of the...more
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) held its 2017 Fall National Meeting from December 2 through December 4 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Despite the exotic locale, the Fall National Meeting was not as well...more
On January 13, 2017, the then-US Secretary of the Treasury and the then-US Trade Representative (USTR) notified Congress that they had negotiated a covered agreement with the European Union (EU). After a period of uncertainty...more
10/4/2017
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EU ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
GAAP ,
IFRS ,
Insurance Industry ,
NAIC ,
Reinsurance ,
Solvency II ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Treasury ,
US-EU Covered Agreement
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) met in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for the 2017 Summer National Meeting from August 5-9. Commissioners, staff and interested parties alike converged in Philadelphia...more
8/31/2017
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Big Data ,
Bonds ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Security ,
Flood Insurance ,
FSOC ,
Innovation ,
Insurance Industry ,
Life Insurance ,
Long Term Care Insurance ,
NAIC ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Reinsurance
In a flurry of approvals last week, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) took substantial steps toward finalizing its proposed Insurance Data Security Model Law during the 2017 NAIC Summer National...more
The NAIC’s 2016 Annual Report is titled, “Inspiring Innovation” and the themes of innovation and the new capabilities that technology offers were evident throughout the weekend. In March, the NAIC announced the creation of a...more
4/24/2017
/ Annuities ,
Big Data ,
Corporate Governance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Federal Agency Taskforce ,
Flood Insurance ,
FSOC ,
Insurance Industry ,
Life Insurance ,
NAIC ,
Reporting Requirements
On January 13, 2017, the then-US Secretary of the Treasury and the then-US Trade Representative (USTR) notified Congress that they had negotiated a covered agreement with the European Union (EU). Once the Covered Agreement...more
On Thursday, February 16, the Housing and Insurance subcommittee of the Financial Services Committee of the United States House of Representatives will hold a public hearing entitled, “Assessing the U.S.-EU Covered...more
2/14/2017
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EU ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
GAAP ,
IFRS ,
Insurance Industry ,
Jurisdiction ,
NAIC ,
Reinsurance ,
Solvency II ,
Trump Administration ,
US-EU Covered Agreement
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) held its 2016 Fall National Meeting December 10-13. Despite the glitzy setting at the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami Beach, there were no splashy new developments—save...more
On September 13, 2016, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a proposal by the New York Department of Financial Services (the DFS) of a rule that establishes cybersecurity requirements for financial services companies...more
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) held its 2016 Summer National Meeting from August 26 through August 29 in San Diego, California.
The meeting began with strong words from the NAIC President and...more
On August 17, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (the NAIC) Cybersecurity (EX) Task Force (the Task Force) released for comment a revised draft Insurance Data Security Model Law (the Model Law). This Model...more
On May 24 and 25, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (the NAIC) Cybersecurity (EX) Task Force (the Task Force) hosted a meeting in which state insurance commissioners and interested parties were invited to...more
At the NAIC’s tenth International Insurance Forum, Daniel K. Tarullo, a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (FRB), outlined the FRB’s plans for: -
..the capital and liquidity rules for...more
5/31/2016
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Capital Rules ,
Federal Reserve ,
G-SII ,
IAIS ,
Insurance Industry ,
Liquidity ,
NAIC ,
Other-SIIs ,
Risk-Based Approaches ,
Savings and Loan Companies ,
Stress Tests
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) held its 2016 Spring National Meeting from April 1 through April 6 in New Orleans, Louisiana. As host, Louisiana provided beautiful weather and bountiful great food....more
5/25/2016
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Casualty Insurance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Flood Insurance ,
Gramm-Leach-Blilely Act ,
IAIS ,
Individual Retirement Account (IRA) ,
Insurance Industry ,
Life Insurance ,
NAIC ,
ORSA ,
Pricing ,
Principle-Based Reserves ,
Property Insurance ,
Reinsurance ,
Terrorism Insurance
2015 saw approximately one-third of U.S. states join the first state, Maryland, in issuing guidance to property and casualty insurers with respect to price optimization; action by the National Association of Insurance...more
On December 17, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) adopted a Roadmap for Cybersecurity Consumer Protections.
Except for a new name and new introduction, the Cybersecurity Roadmap is identical to...more
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) held its 2015 Fall National Meeting from November 17 through November 22 at National Harbor, Maryland. Notwithstanding the gigantic size of the Gaylord National...more
On October 14, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners Cybersecurity Task Force (NAIC Task Force) adopted a version of the Cybersecurity Bill of Rights for insurance consumers. The Bill of Rights claims to outline...more
Nearly one-third of the U.S. states have now issued directives on the use of price optimization to determine insurance rates and, to date, most states have taken a skeptical view of the practice. Meanwhile, at the national...more
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) held its 2015 Summer National Meeting from August 13 through August 18 in Chicago, Illinois. The meeting was notable for the number of new insurance commissioners...more
9/3/2015
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Casualty Insurance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Earthquake Insurance ,
G-SII ,
IAIS ,
Insurance Commissioners ,
Insurance Industry ,
Life Insurance ,
NAIC ,
Premera Blue Cross ,
Professional Conferences ,
Property Insurance ,
Reinsurance ,
Sharing Economy ,
Terrorism Insurance ,
Variable Annuities ,
Working Groups
The influence of international standards on the direction of insurance regulation in the United States has dominated public discussion about insurance regulation during recent years. Nowhere was that more evident than in...more
Cybersecurity continues to be an emerging regulatory issue in the insurance industry, as evidenced by recent actions taken by the New York Department of Financial Services (the “DFS”) and the National Association of Insurance...more
The NAIC has begun its efforts to amp up state insurance department oversight of cybersecurity practices with the release of two documents for public comment. The first, entitled Principles for Effective Cybersecurity...more
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) met for its Fall National Meeting in Washington, D.C. from November 14th through November 19th. As with prior meetings, competition among state, Federal and...more