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DFS has developed a draft pre-proposal notice regarding proposed amendments to 11 NYCRR 52 (Insurance Regulation 62) which, if adopted, would amend the minimum standards for form, content, and sale of health insurance in New...more
What is TIRSA? The Title Insurance Rate Service Association (TIRSA) is an organization licensed by the New York State Department of Financial Services that provides guidelines for the pricing and availability of title...more
On August 27, 2024, the New York State Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”) announced a consent order involving a $35 million settlement with Nordea Bank Abp (“Nordea”) for alleged significant failures related to...more
On July 11, 2024, the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYSDFS) adopted a final circular about the "Use of Artificial Intelligence ("AI") Systems and External Consumer Data and Information Sources in Insurance...more
Selected U.S. Privacy and Cyber Updates - New York AG Seeks Comments on Rulemaking for Minors’ Online Protection Laws - On August 1, 2024, New York Attorney General Letitia James issued two advanced notices of proposed...more
Cyber, Privacy, and Technology Report - Welcome to your monthly rundown of all things cyber, privacy, and technology, where we highlight all the happenings you may have missed....more
On July 11, 2024, the New York Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”) released Insurance Circular Letter No. 7, which establishes guidelines on the use of artificial intelligence systems (“AIS”) and external consumer data...more
Our Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Group analyzes important guidance from the NYDFS on how insurers use external consumer data and information sources and artificial intelligence systems....more
Unstructured Data Is Everywhere in Your Organization — And Just Waiting To Cause Trouble - Unstructured Data Cleanup is an information governance practice focused on the permanent deletion of information that is no longer...more
On July 11, NYDFS issued Insurance Circular No. 7 to address the use of AI systems and External Consumer Data and Information Sources (ECDIS) in the underwriting and pricing of insurance policies in New York State. NYDFS...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
On July 11, 2024, the New York Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”) issued Circular No. 7 Re: Use of Artificial Intelligence Systems and External Consumer Data and Information Sources in Insurance Underwriting and...more
On July 11, 2024, the New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) issued Insurance Circular Letter No. 7 (2024) (Letter No. 7) adopting guidance regarding the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in underwriting and...more
On Thursday, July 11, 2024, the New York Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”) issued Circular No. 7 Re: Use of Artificial Intelligence Systems and External Consumer Data and Information Sources in Insurance Underwriting...more
Q: What are the primary areas of focus in your practice related to government investigations? A: My practice primarily focuses on defense against enforcement actions brought by regulatory bodies such as the Office of Foreign...more
On June 24, 2024, the New York Department of Financial Services (“DFS”) issued Insurance Circular Letter No. 6 (2024), informing property and casualty insurers writing and delivering commercial property and liability...more
On June 24, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced guidance issued by NYDFS in Circular Letter No. 6 (2024) informing insurers and related parties that, under the new Insurance Law § 3462, making coverage decisions based on a property’s...more
TradFi/DeFi Integrations Announced, Yield-Bearing Stablecoin Launches - According to reports, Robinhood, a major U.S. financial services company, has entered into an agreement to acquire Bitstamp, a global cryptocurrency...more
On May 30, NYDFS issued an industry guidance letter for all virtual currency businesses licensed under 23 NYCRR Part 200 and others. The guidance was created in the hopes to foster a more transparent and responsive...more
On May 23, NYDFS issued Insurance Circular Letter No. 3 (2024) which encouraged all insurers – authorized to write property/casualty insurance in New York – to offer loss mitigation tools and services to the insured for free...more
On May 23, 2024, the New York Department of Financial Services (the “Department”) issued Insurance Circular Letter No. 3 (the “Letter”). The Letter is addressed to “all insurers authorized to write property/casualty insurance...more
May 30, 2024 - The Federal Reserve Board published a working paper entitled, “Central Banking Post Crises.” May 30, 2024 - The Federal Reserve Board published a working paper entitled, “Constructing high-frequency...more
Morrison Foerster’s State and Local Government Task Force is pleased to provide our bimonthly newsletter summarizing some of the most important and interesting developments from state attorneys general across the country and...more
On May 13, NYDFS issued a guidance letter informing licensed entities about its Cybersecurity Program Template. NYDFS created the Template to help individual licensees and individually owned businesses licensed by NYDFS to...more
One of the questions that remains uncertain among looming federal and state “junk fee” and “drip pricing” bans in 2024 concerns the impact these rules will have on credit card surcharges. Surcharges are added to sale...more