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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

McGlinchey Stafford

Podcast: Reflections on Insurance Regulation: A Conversation with McGlinchey’s Newest Member, Former Commissioner Donelon, Part 1...

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In this installment of the More with McGlinchey Podcast, Insurance Regulatory Member Lauren Ybarra interviews Member and Former Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon. They reflect on Jim’s tenure as Louisiana’s...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Broker Malpractice: How Policyholders Can Proactively Protect Themselves

Today, hosts Lynda A. Bennett and Eric Jesse discuss a recent decision that addresses broker malpractice – a common claim for policyholders to pursue after learning insurance protection is unavailable or insufficient to cover...more

Hogan Lovells

Obligations for insurance companies and intermediaries arising from EU restrictions against Russia

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IVASS has recently published a letter to the market clarifying obligations for insurance undertakings and intermediaries under Council Regulation (EU) No. 269/2014 concerning restrictive measures related to Ukraine's...more

Locke Lord LLP

State Regulators Concerned Insurance Carriers Are Quietly Exiting Lines of ‎Business

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It has been heavily covered in national news media that property & casualty insurers have been withdrawing from certain business lines, in particular homeowners, in states such as California, Florida, Louisiana, and Texas....more

Hogan Lovells

IVASS consults again to review the regulatory framework governing unit and index linked products

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On 28 March 2024, IVASS launched a second public consultation on a draft regulation regarding unit and linked insurance products. The purpose of the draft regulation is to lay down the rules aimed at updating, in line with...more

Maison Law

How to Prove Liability in a California Car Accident Case

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Automobile negligence carries significant consequences for many of its victims and their families. The California Office of Traffic Safety reported nearly 4,300 people died in 2021 in auto accidents. According to the U.S....more

Latham & Watkins LLP

New York Regulator Issues Proposed AI Guidance for Insurers

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On January 17, 2024, the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) issued for public comment a proposed circular letter on the use of AIS and external data sources by New York-authorized insurers (the Proposed...more

Console and Associates, P.C.

What to Do if You Receive a Cost of Insurance (COI) Rate Increase Letter

Life insurance is a very important part of many people’s long-term plans because it provides a way for families to ensure the financial well-being of their loved ones after they’re gone. However, life insurance is a highly...more

Seward & Kissel LLP

Changes to FDIC Insurance of Trust Accounts Effective April 1, 2024

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As described in our previous client memo in May 2022, the FDIC is amending its regulations governing deposit insurance to merge the revocable and irrevocable trust deposit insurance categories into one “trust accounts”...more

BakerHostetler

NAIC Adopts Model Bulletin on Artificial Intelligence

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On December 4, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners unanimously adopted a model bulletin on the use of artificial intelligence in insurance. The model bulletin is intended for use by state insurance regulators...more

Hogan Lovells

IVASS proposes amendments to simplify the pre-contractual distributor and product disclosures

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IVASS has recently launched a public consultation on a draft regulation providing amendments and integrations to its existing regulations on insurance and reinsurance distribution and on information, advertising and designing...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Client Alert: Recent Statutory Changes in Florida Insurance Law: Bad Faith - Part Four

This is the final in a series of four articles analyzing recent changes to Florida law governing bad-faith claims in insurance coverage litigation made in Senate Bill 2A and House Bill 837, which became law in December 2022...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Treasury’s FIO Releases Report: ‘Insurance Supervision and Regulation of Climate-Related Risks’

The Treasury Department’s Federal Insurance Office (FIO) released a report on June 26 calling on state regulators to refine efforts to evaluate climate change risks in insurance markets. The report comes amid some insurers...more

Troutman Pepper

Recent Tort Reforms Expected to Have Major Impact on Insurance Litigation in Florida

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A wide range of tort reform laws (HB 837) were recently approved by the Florida House and went into effect on March 24. HB 837 is intended to help protect businesses and insurers from excessive litigation in Florida and is...more

McDermott Will & Emery

[Event] InsurTech Summit 2023 - June 15th, New York, NY

As a leader in insurance innovation, we are excited to invite you to join us for McDermott’s second annual InsurTech Summit 2023, a curated half-day program featuring top insurance-focused venture capital investors, start-up...more

Locke Lord LLP

State Insurance Regulators Embracing SupTech

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On Thursday April 27, 2023, the Innovation in Technology & Regulation (H) Working Group met to discuss its 2023 Work Plan, the development of a regulator-to-regulator SupTech Forum, a pilot project InsureTech Forum, and to...more

Perkins Coie

Texas Supreme Court Strengthens Additional Insured Coverage Rights

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In a recent decision, the Supreme Court of Texas issued helpful guidance to businesses, nonprofits, and individuals seeking coverage as an “additional insured” under policies issued by a business partner. On April 14, 2023,...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

IAIS Releases Comparability Criteria between Aggregation Method and Insurance Capital Standard

On March 9, the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) announced the criteria, available here, that will be used to assess whether the Aggregation Method, or AM, provides comparable outcomes to the...more

Hogan Lovells

IVASS consults on new ways of access and use of the Register of insurance intermediaries

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IVASS has recently launched a public consultation on a document providing amendments to its Regulation no. 40/2018 in order to enable the registration of insurance intermediaries on the web portal of the Register of insurance...more

McDermott Will & Emery

"Control" of Insurers: A Concept That Remains a Work in Progress

The concept of “control” of insurers received significant attention from state insurance regulators last year and will receive even more in 2023. We wrote a brief report in April 2022 following the New York Department of...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Insurance Regulators Continue Big Data Scrutiny

We previously reported on regulators’ increased attention to the use of big data systems, including external consumer data and information sources, algorithms and predictive models. Recent announcements in Colorado, Louisiana...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

IAIS Announces Key Next Steps on Capital Standards

Internationally active insurance groups (IAIGs) will want to consider the implications of recent guidance from international insurance regulators on capital standards. These standards mandate the relevant amounts of capital...more

Goldberg Segalla

Florida Governor Signs Sweeping Property Insurance Regulation into Law

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Key Takeaways - Senate Bill 2-A signed in September by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will result in notable changes to the state’s property insurance industry, including the end of “One-Way” attorney fees for policyholder...more

Cozen O'Connor

Florida Begins New Era with Major Property Insurance Reforms

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For the fourth time since 2019, the Florida Legislature has enacted property insurance reforms aimed towards stabilizing a beleaguered insurance market. The bill, S.B. 2-A, creates a reinsurance assistance program,...more

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