Videocast: Asset management regulation in 2020 videocast series – The annuity regulatory landscape
The Intersection of Big Data and Insurance Regulation
InsurTech and the Changing Distribution Model
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
On August 9, 2024, the West Virginia Office of the Insurance Commissioner issued Bulletin 24-06 on Artificial Intelligence Systems (“Bulletin”). The Bulletin is applicable to “all insurers authorized to do business in West...more
On July 31, 2024, Arkansas issued Bulletin 13-2024 on the Use of Artificial Intelligence Systems in Insurance. The Bulletin is applicable to all companies licensed to do business in Arkansas and is based upon the NAIC Model...more
Last week, both the New York Department of Financial Services (“DFS”) and the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”) acted on official guidance pertaining to accelerated underwriting by life insurance...more
State regulators are taking action on the use of artificial intelligence in insurance. To date, nearly a dozen states have adopted some form of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Model Bulletin on the...more
In December 2023, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) adopted a Model Bulletin on the Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Systems by Insurers. The model bulletin reminds insurance carriers that they...more
Last Lap in SEC RILA Rulemaking Critical Unresolved Issues - Congress directed the SEC to adopt a new registration statement for registered indexed annuities (RILAs) by the end of June. Several months ago, the SEC...more
After strapping on their skis and riding up the lifts, the NAIC groups reported to their events. The results of the events of note for life insurers are as follows...more
The first dedicated reinsurance conference in the Cayman Islands was by every conceivable metric an incredible success. Hosted by CIRCA, close to 450 reinsurance professionals gathered at [Re]Connect to network and hear...more
Drivers, start your engines. It has been months of high speed for privacy, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence....more
On April 22, 2024, the Washington Office of the Insurance Commissioner issued Technical Assistance Advisory 2024-02 regarding “The Use of Artificial Intelligence Systems in Insurance” (the “Advisory”). The Advisory applies to...more
Commissioner Kathleen Birrane, Maryland Insurance Administration, on April 22, 2024 issued Bulletin No. 24-11, The Use of Artificial Intelligence Systems in Insurance (the “Bulletin”). The Bulletin applies to “all Insurers,...more
At the recent National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) meeting in Phoenix, Arizona (March 14–18), a new Third-Party Data and Models Task Force (Task Force) was created. The charges of the Task Force are twofold....more
Over the weekend, the NAIC’s Third-Party Data and Models (H) Task Force released for a 30-day comment period (the comment period expires Monday May 6, 2024) a proposed work plan to develop a framework for the regulatory...more
On Saturday, April 6, 2024, Pennsylvania adopted 54 Pa.B. 1910 based upon the NAIC Model Bulletin on the Use of Artificial Intelligence Systems by Insurers; Notice 2024-04....more
In recent weeks a number of states have adopted the Model Bulletin: Use of Artificial Intelligence Systems by Insurers (the “Model Bulletin”) adopted last December by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners...more
On February 26, 2024, the Connecticut Insurance Department (the CID) adopted Bulletin No. MC-25 on the “Use of Artificial Intelligence Systems in Insurance” (Connecticut Bulletin). This Connecticut Bulletin is similar to the...more
Technological advances, especially in Artificial Intelligence and quantum computing, will continue to amaze in the coming years. They will open up vast new opportunities while presenting profound regulatory, litigation, and...more
On Jan, 17, 2024 the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) issued a proposed circular letter addressing the use of artificial intelligence systems (AIS) and external consumer data and information sources...more
The House of Representatives aims to keep the U.S. at the leading edge of AI policy and innovation with a bipartisan task force while the FTC considers expanding a rule to crack down on AI impersonation. Meanwhile, a recent...more
On February 1, 2024, Alaska became the first state to adopt the NAIC Model Bulletin on the Use of Artificial Intelligence Systems by Insurers by issuing a new Bulletin (“Bulletin B 24-01”). Bulletin B 24-01 is effective...more
On January 17, 2024, the New York State Department of Financial Services (NY DFS) released for public comment a proposed circular letter (Proposed Letter) to regulate the use of artificial intelligence systems (AIS) and...more
On January 17, 2024, the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) issued a proposed Circular Letter that provides guidance for authorized insurers using external consumer data and information sources (ECDIS)...more
Under the leadership of Maryland Insurance Commissioner Kathleen Birrane, in 2023 the Innovation, Cybersecurity, and Technology (H) Committee of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners completed two main...more
2023 has been a very productive year for regulators advancing their efforts to understand new technologies and consider whether and how to regulate the rapidly developing technologies, including artificial intelligence,...more