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Congressional Democrats Press For Integration of Climate-Related Financial Risks in Insurance Regulation

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On August 12, 2024, three Congressional Democrats (Casten (D-IL); Waters (D-CA); and Senator Whitehouse (D-RI)) sent a letter to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), inquiring as to “the status of the...more

Bressler, Amery & Ross, P.C.

State Regulation of Annuity Suitability and the Best Interests

Suitability in the sale of annuity products has been a topic of state regulation since at least 2003 - well before the federal focus on “Best Interest.” State insurance regulators have overseen the sale of annuities to ensure...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

NAIC Announces 2023 Priorities

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) recently announced its regulatory priorities for 2023. Insurers should consider the extent to which these matters impact them and the prospect that insurance...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

NAIC Exposes Key ComFrame-Motivated Changes

Internationally active insurance groups (IAIGs) with U.S. domestic insurers should be alert to key changes in regulatory oversight being considered by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC). These changes...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

NAIC report - 2021 Fall National Meeting

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) held its 2021 Fall National Meeting from December 11 to 16 in San Diego, California. The meeting was held in a hybrid in-person and remote format due to the ongoing...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

NAIC Issues Guidance on Credit for Reinsurance

Insurers and reinsurers navigating the increasingly complex rules on reciprocity for collateral requirements should consider recent guidance from the leading U.S. standard-setting body. On June 17, 2021, the Reinsurance...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

NAIC Considers PBM Regulation; Additional Requirements Possibly on Tap

Pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) should consider the implications of a model law making its way through the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) that would establish a licensure requirement and rules of...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

NY DFS Regulations Allow Superintendent to be Group-Wide Supervisor

On June 3, amendments to New York insurance regulations, available here, became effective that will permit the New York Superintendent of Financial Services to act as group-wide supervisor of internationally active insurance...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

NAIC Report – 2019 Fall National Meeting

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) held its 2019 Fall National Meeting from December 7 through 10 in Austin, Texas. Notable developments from the Fall National Meeting include: ..Bermuda, Japan and...more

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Innovation Whack-a-Mole

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Like a game of whack-a-mole, new or existing NAIC groups are being tasked to consider the various regulatory issues that are popping up from insurance innovation....more

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Regulatory Response to Insurance Innovation

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As the insurance industry seeks to implement new technology, several NAIC groups and states are addressing the regulatory landscape to evolve with the changes. ...more

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National Association of Insurance Commissioners Considering Adoption of Pharmacy Benefit Manager Model Law

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The Chair of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”) Regulatory Framework (B) Task Force recently announced that the Pharmacy Benefit Manager Regulatory Issues (B) Subgroup’s (“PBM Subgroup”) will...more

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Financial Products: States Continue to Puzzle Together Standards and Required Disclosures for Professionals Selling or Providing...

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States continue to puzzle together the duty of care financial professionals owe, or disclosures financial professionals make, to consumers. Ideally, states would ensure that the pieces fit together. However, as reflected in...more

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Insurance and Reinsurance Update

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This is our pick of the key recent legal and regulatory issues affecting the insurance and reinsurance sector. Non Party PI Insurers Liable for Costs - In the January 2019 case of Various Claimants v Giambrone the...more

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US: NAIC Developing Best Practices for Regulatory Review of Predictive Models and Analytics in Rate Filings

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As computing power grows exponentially, it has opened the actuarial modeling world to new and sophisticated forms of data collection and analysis, resulting in insurance companies seeking increased “predictiveness” of...more

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NAIC Summer National Meeting Spotlights Innovation and Insurtech

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In response to the accelerating pace of change, the NAIC’s Summer National Meeting in Boston focused on innovation and insurtech....more

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Rhode Island Makes Technical Changes to Its Credit for Reinsurance Regulation

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Rhode Island adopted the NAIC Credit for Reinsurance Model Regulation in 2014. Recently, Rhode Island made technical changes to the regulation and substituted forms issued by the Rhode Island Department of Insurance by...more

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New Mexico Adopts NAIC Credit for Reinsurance Model Regulation

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Effective July 24, 2018, New Mexico adopted the NAIC Credit for Reinsurance Model Regulation. New Mexico adopted the Model Rule as “part of a broad effort to modernize reinsurance regulation and to conform with the...more

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Alaska Follows Other States In Adopting Law Based On Updates To NAIC Credit For Reinsurance Model Law

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On July 13, 2018 Alaska became the last state to incorporate amendments to the NAIC Credit for Reinsurance Model Law into its insurance code when Governor Bill Walker (I) signed House Bill 401 into law....more

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NAIC Publishes Exposure Drafts Of Proposed Revisions To Credit For Reinsurance Models To Implement The Covered Agreement

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The NAIC has published proposed revisions to the Credit for Reinsurance Model Law and the Credit for Reinsurance Model Regulation that are intended to facilitate compliance by the states with the provisions of the Covered...more

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South Carolina First State to Adopt NAIC Insurance Data Security Model Law

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On May 3, Governor Henry McMaster signed the South Carolina Insurance Data Security Act, making South Carolina the first state to adopt the NAIC Insurance Data Security Model Law....more

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Several Teams Compete To Reach NAIC Suitability Model Finals

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On May 31 and June 1, several teams competed over proposed revisions to the Suitability in Annuity Transactions Model Regulation (#275) (Suitability Model) at the in-person meeting of the National Association of Insurance...more

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Minnesota Implements The 2011 NAIC Credit For Reinsurance Model Law And Regulations

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On May 8, 2018, the governor of Minnesota signed H.F. 3622, a bill implementing the 2011 NAIC Credit for Reinsurance Model Law and Regulations. The bill creates a new classification of reinsurer: the “certified reinsurer.” ...more

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Kentucky Adopts 2016 Amendments To NAIC Credit For Reinsurance Model Law

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On April 26, 2018, Governor Matt Bevin of Kentucky signed House Bill No. 464, adding Kentucky to a growing list of states to have amended their Insurance Codes to conform with the 2016 amendments to the NAIC Credit for...more

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Nebraska Adopts Reinsurance Credit Amendments To Insurance Law Based On NAIC Model

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On April 11, 2018 Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts (R) signed Legislative Bill 815 into law, joining the surge of states amending their insurance laws regarding when ceding insurers may claim credit for reinsurance....more

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