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NY DFS’s Regulation 187 – Consumers’ Best Interests

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On February 1, 2020, the New York Department of Financial Services’ Regulation 187 will go into effect for life insurance products. Although Regulation 187 went into effect with regard to annuity products on August 1, 2019,...more

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Insuretech and Beyond – An Evolving Litigation Landscape Association of Life Insurance Counsel Annual Meeting May 2019

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In recent years, the life insurance industry has greatly enhanced the speed and efficiency of its underwriting decisions. This change in the underwriting process is due in large part to the use of new technology in data...more

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DFS Issues Guidance to Life Insurers on Use of “External Data” in Underwriting Decisions

On January 18, 2019, New York’s Department of Financial Services (DFS) issued Circular Letter No. 1 (2019) to advise life insurers regarding the type of data that they may use when underwriting policies. The guidance was...more

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New York Life Industry Update: Principle-Based Reserving for Life Insurers coming in 2018

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This week, the New York Department of Financial Services (the “Department”) announced that it will adopt a principle-based reserving (“PBR”) approach for life insurers beginning in 2018. The Department has also established a...more

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S.D.N.Y. Dismisses Plaintiffs’ “Shadow Insurance” Class Action Claims

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On July 21, 2015, a federal judge granted AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company’s motion to dismiss claims brought against it by insureds who alleged that AXA violated New York law by engaging in various “shadow insurance”...more

Carlton Fields

New Year, New Disclosures

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On December 29, the Florida Department of Financial Services (FDFS) published Proposed Rule 69B-215.090 (the "Proposed Surrender Disclosure Rule") setting forth the disclosures required when a surrender of any cash value life...more

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Florida Modifies Its Annuity Suitability Rule

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On October 1, the Florida Department of Financial Services (DFS) amended Florida Administrative Code Rule 69B-162.011, "Suitability and Disclosures in Annuity Contracts – Forms Required" (the Suitability Rule). This amendment...more

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