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Breaking news out of the New York legislature that they have passed the 2022 Amendments to the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC). The amendments would now go to the governor....more
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
On January 2, 2024, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced “a sweeping consumer protection and affordability agenda,” what she termed as the “most significant expansion of consumer laws since 1980.” As part of that agenda,...more
The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) recently published a revised proposed second amendment to its cybersecurity regulation, 23 NYCRR 500. ...more
In this month’s Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine the newly established data privacy framework between the EU and U.S. and new consumer privacy laws in Oregon and Texas. We also review a court ruling that delayed...more
When it rains, it pours. On January 23, 2023, the New York Department of Financial Services announced that it had issued certain Guidance on Custodial Structures for Customer Protection in the Event of Insolvency in which it...more
On December 28, 2022, the New York Department of Financial Services released its debt collection rule amendments to 23 NYCRR 1, the regulation titled “Debt Collection by Third-Party Debt Collectors and Debt Buyers.” The...more
In December, NYDFS released revised proposed amendments to 23 NYCRR 1, which regulates third-party debt collectors and debt buyers. NYDFS first issued a proposed amendment to 23 NYCRR 1 in December 2021 ...more
The New York Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”) released its proposed second amendment to its Cybersecurity Requirements for Financial Services Companies (“Part 500”), which includes heightened cybersecurity...more
On November 9, 2022, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) published proposed amendments to significantly expand Cybersecurity Requirements for Financial Services Companies under 23 NYCRR 500 (the “NYDFS...more
The New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) has proposed significant amendments (Proposed Amendments) to its Cybersecurity Requirements for Financial Services Companies (Cybersecurity Regulation)....more
On November 9, the New York State Department of Financial Services (“DFS”) formally proposed amendments (the “Proposed Amendments”) to the Part 500 Cybersecurity Regulations (the “Cybersecurity Regulations”). The Proposed...more
The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) has published proposed amendments to its Cybersecurity Requirements for Financial Services Companies (amendments). The amendments to the agency’s cybersecurity...more
The New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) on Nov. 9, 2022, released Proposed Amendments to its Cybersecurity Regulation. The NYDFS Cybersecurity Regulation was one of the first laws requiring companies to comply...more
Throughout 2022, we continue to see regulators placing an emphasis on the importance of protecting and securing information, in particular consumer personal information, at both the federal and state levels. ...more
On July 29, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) released Draft Amendments to its Part 500 Cybersecurity Rules that would impose new obligations on financial institutions on reporting, governance, testing,...more
On July 29, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) released Draft Amendments to its Part 500 Cybersecurity Rules that include a number of significant amendments to the rules, including notification...more
On October 29, the New York Department of Financial Services issued proposed amendments to 23 NYCRR 1, its regulation titled “Debt Collection by Third-Party Debt Collectors and Debt Buyers.” The proposed amendments would...more
On October 29, 2021, the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) posted proposed amendments to its debt collection rules for Third-Party Debt Collectors and Debt Buyers (under 23 New York Codes, Rules, and...more
On December 11, 2019, the New York State Department of Financial Services ("DFS") issued two proposed changes to the regime that is in place in New York for the regulation and licensing of virtual currency ("VC") businesses....more
New York’s amendment to Regulation 187 has gone into effect, more than a year after it was first proposed. Our Insurance Litigation & Regulation Group investigates the changes to the original amendment and how they affect the...more
Our Insurance Litigation & Regulation Group breaks down New York’s updated proposed first amendment to Regulation 187 that now affects sales of life insurance—not just annuity products—and what it means for insurance...more
The New York Department of Financial Services published a proposed amendment which would require insurance brokers to offer products that align with a customer’s “best interest,” instead of products that offer the most...more
New York’s Department of Financial Services decided to bid farewell to 2017 and ring-in the new year by proposing to amend Suitability in Annuity Transactions, 11 NYCR 224 (the Annuity Suitability Rule). On December 27, 2017,...more
Last month, the New York Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”) proposed an amendment to 11 NYCRR 80-1.6 (the “Regulation”), which would augment the application process to acquire a domestic insurer by potentially...more