As wildfires continue to grow in frequency and scale across California, and as the state’s homeowner’s insurance crisis continues to worsen, the California Department of Insurance (DOI) has issued a proposed regulation that,...more
On June 3, 2023, Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo signed into law AB 398 (the Act) which modifies the Nevada insurance code by restricting the types of liability policies that can be offered in the state. The End of Eroding Limits...more
Colorado DOI Summer Reading for Life Insurers - On May 26 — just ahead of the Memorial Day weekend — the Colorado Division of Insurance (DOI) issued for public comment a second draft of its proposed “Governance and Risk...more
Much of the current debate about ESG initiatives and how companies consider the impact of climate change on their operations appears to operate in a vacuum, untethered to the real world, where pundits and politicians opine on...more
The Colorado Division of Insurance announced this week that it will host another stakeholder meeting regarding unfair discrimination in insurance practices on April 6, 2023, from 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. MT. Unlike prior meetings,...more
Having been called back to the capitol by Florida’s governor for a special session to address issues within the property insurance market, the Florida Legislature passed two property insurance bills, SB 2-D and SB 4-D, both...more
Changes may be on the horizon in South Carolina for the procedure for life insurers seeking to rescind policies based on material misrepresentations in the application. The South Carolina Legislature is considering adding a...more
On February 17, 2022, the Canadian Council of Insurance Regulators (“CCIR”) and the Canadian Insurance Services Regulatory Organizations (“CISRO”) released proposed guidance (“Draft Guidance”) on compensation and incentive...more
On February 11, 2022, Canada’s federal prudential insurance regulator, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (“OSFI”) released long-awaited final versions of its key reinsurance guidance, Guideline B-3:...more
Personal Injury Protection (PIP) coverage was first enacted in Florida in 1971. PIP is also known as no-fault insurance, and it allows drivers and passengers to obtain insurance benefits for medical treatment and wage loss,...more
The Legal Services Act, 2020 (the “LSA”) was gazetted on 7 January 2021 and is expected to come into force once the Regulations have been finalised and a commencement order issued before the end of February this year. The LSA...more
The big selling point for Michigan’s new auto No-Fault insurance law was that drivers would be able to save money on their car insurance by choosing the level of medical coverage they wanted to have available to them and...more
People often ask me “how much car insurance do I need?” Never has this question been more important than now. Michigan drivers now face the biggest changes in auto No-Fault insurance since the No-Fault Act was enacted in...more