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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Innovation Within Limits January 15, 2026 - The UK’s House of Lords Reports on Concerns About Private Market Exposures

On 9 January the Financial Services Regulation Committee of the UK Parliament’s House of Lords published its report on “Private markets: Unknown unknowns” (the Report)....more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Innovation Within Limits, January 2026 - Insured State Member Banks Receive Support to Engage in Crypto-Asset Activities

On December 22, 2025, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve (the Board) issued a final rule that rescinded a 2023 policy statement and that in turn issued a new policy statement....more

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Insurance Council of British Columbia Releases Details of Proposed Licensing Requirements under New Restricted Insurance Agency...

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As discussed in our January 6, 2026 post, British Columbia has introduced the long‑awaited Restricted Insurance Agent Licence Regulation, which will take effect on January 1, 2027, creating a new licensing framework in the...more

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Healthcare Preview for the Week of: January 20, 2026

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Early on January 20, 2026, the House Appropriations Committee released the 2026 Consolidated Appropriations Act, which includes the last of the 12 fiscal year (FY) 2026 appropriations bills: Labor-Health and Human Services...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

UK Prudential Regulation Authority Announces Its 2026 Supervision Priorities for Insurers

On 15 January 2026, the UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) published its supervisory priorities for 2026, outlining in letters its sector-specific priorities for the coming year to all banks, building societies (a form...more

Whiteford

Client Alert: Snow, Ice and Exposure – Managing Winter Risk in Community Associations

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Winter storms test more than plows and salt supplies – they test an association’s preparedness. When snow and ice accumulate, community associations must act quickly, balancing safety, budgets and legal obligations. Missteps...more

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Connecticut Federal Court Denies Motion to Compel Discovery of Arbitrator’s Rationale for Decision

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In Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Group v. Aetna, Inc., the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut addressed a motion filed by petitioner Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Group to allow discovery of the reasons...more

Morgan Lewis

DOL Updates FY 2026 Health Plan Enforcement Priorities: What Employers Need to Know

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The US Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) has announced updated enforcement priorities for fiscal year 2026. These changes signal where EBSA will focus its investigative and enforcement...more

Hogan Lovells

OIG says Discount Safe Harbor protects some market share discounts, confirms scope of protection for bundled discounts in...

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In an advisory opinion published at the end of 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) addressed—to a degree—several longstanding questions under the Discount Safe Harbor to...more

Stoel Rives LLP

2026 Best Practices for Construction Project Insurance

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As 2026 dawns, project insurance remains one of the most critical risk management tools for developers, builders and design professionals. Yet with multiple acronyms out there such as OCIP, CCIP, OPPI, GL, PL and SDI,...more

Cozen O'Connor

From Dock to Doorstep: Exploring Good and Bad Faith Across Land and Sea

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Insurance law is, at its core, a law of relationships. Whether land-based or maritime, every policy rests on an expectation of honesty, transparency, and fairness. Yet the way the law defines good faith—and the consequences...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

NCUA Outlines Supervisory Priorities

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Promising that the NCUA will not engage in “regulation by enforcement,” NCUA Chairman Kyle Hauptman has sent a letter to credit unions outlining his supervisory priorities for 2026. “NCUA is dedicated to supporting credit...more

Haynes Boone

Arbitration in the Fifth – December 2025

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In December 2025, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals resolved multiple issues related to insurance arbitration in favor of nonarbitrability in Town of Vinton v. Indian Harbor Ins. Co., while its decisions in Mertens v....more

Mayer Brown

New Statutory Accounting Guidance Permits “Look-Through” Treatment for Residential Mortgage Loans Held by Insurers in Qualifying...

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The NAIC Statutory Accounting Principles (E) Working Group has adopted a revised version of Item 2025-13, amending Statement of Statutory Accounting Principles (“SSAP”) No. 37—Mortgage Loans to allow residential mortgage...more

Baker Donelson

Preserving the Attorney-Client Privilege in Third-Party Liability Claims: What Captive Groups Need to Know

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In the context of third-party liability claims, a familiar arrangement arises when an insurer retains defense counsel for its insured: the tripartite relationship among the insured, the insurer, and defense counsel. While...more

Robinson+Cole Class Actions Insider

Ninth Circuit Says Class Members Must Demonstrate Standing at Summary Judgment for Certified Damages Classes

A recent Ninth Circuit decision held that both named and unnamed class members in a class seeking monetary damages must come forward with sufficient evidence of Article III standing at the summary judgment stage—not merely at...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Massachusetts Physician Assistants May Soon Have More Independence

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Massachusetts may soon join New Hampshire as the second New England state to grant experienced physician assistants (PAs) the authority to practice independently. Companion legislation currently being considered by the...more

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UK PRA and FCA Consult On The FSCS MELL for 2026/27

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The UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have published consultation paper CP1/26, proposing a management expenses levy limit (MELL) of GBP113 million for the UK Financial...more

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Fourth Circuit Reverses: Under Armour Cannot Tap Additional $100 Million D&O Tower for Related Government Investigations and...

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In a win for Wiley’s client, the United State Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, applying Maryland law, reversed judgment on the pleadings in favor of the insured, holding that a securities class action, derivative...more

Carlton Fields

The Beat Goes On for the NAIC’s Cybersecurity and Privacy Protections Working Groups

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This coming year will be an encore performance for the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ cybersecurity and privacy protections working groups. After remixing in June 2024, when the Privacy Protections (H)...more

Ropes & Gray LLP

NYDFS Regulated Entities Face Stronger Cybersecurity Regulations

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The New York Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”) implemented the final phases of amendments to its NYDFS Cybersecurity Regulation (23 NYCRR Part 500) in May and November....more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Insurance – Texas Style, Part 2: Stowers Liability and Bankruptcy

This is the second in a series of discussions about insurance issues unique to the Lone Star State. Both bankruptcy and the ability for a policyholder to assign its first-party, bad-faith claim against its insurer can be...more

Ankura

2025 – Pharmacy Benefit Management Regulatory Snapshot – Federal, State, and the Initiation of New Drug Pricing Concepts

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Throughout 2025, Congress introduced several bills related to the pharmacy benefit management (PBM) industry. As with the 118th Congress in 2024 (see The Focus of Federal Proposals on Pharmacy Benefit Management – 118th...more

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A Win-Win for Independent Contractors and Hiring Companies: Alabama’s New Portable Benefit Accounts

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In an attempt to modernize benefits, Alabama has taken the bold step of being the first state to enact legislation allowing independent contractors to build portable benefit coverage. Traditionally, employee sponsored...more

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President Trump Calls on Congress to Implement "The Great Healthcare Plan"; HHS Reinstates $2 Billion Cuts to SAMHSA

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This week, President Trump called on Congress to pass legislation to implement “The Great Healthcare Plan," which includes reforms to lower drug prices and insurance premiums, and HHS reinstated $2 billion in mental health...more

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