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Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Election Night for Insurance Geeks: November 2022

Election outcomes affect every industry. Insurance, however, is unique in the range of elected policymakers who can impact it directly — insurance commissioners, governors and Congress (not to mention state legislatures and...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

California's 2022 Primary Results and Takeaways

Historically Low Turnout Results in Status Quo Outcome - California’s June top-two primary is when California voters choose their two favorites for state offices. Unlike in many other states, voters can pick any candidate...more

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Arkansas Implements New Insurance Business Transfer Law

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On July 28, 2021, Arkansas will implement its recently enacted Insurance Business Transfer Act (“IBTA”). The purpose of the law is to provide insurance carriers a process for the transfer of blocks of business from any...more

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Insurance Commissioner, Acting as Liquidator of RRG, Is Not a “Governmental Authority”

When is an insurance commissioner not a governmental authority? A federal district judge reminds us that a state insurance commissioner, when acting as receiver of an insolvent insurer, acts in a different capacity to his...more

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Washington State Cracking Down on Insurance Review Websites and Their Producer/Insurer Partners

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Washington State Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler released Technical Assistance Advisory 2021-01 (Advisory) on February 19, 2021, summarizing current Washington State law and taking a very conservative view on what...more

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California Expands on Premium Relief Obligations

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On March 11, 2021, California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara expanded his prior orders regarding premium relief for any line of insurance in California where the measures of risk have become substantially overstated as a...more

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Election Night for Insurance Geeks: 2020 Edition

We are less than a week from a presidential election, with control of Congress in play. Meanwhile, shifts in state legislatures have the potential to change the direction of policymaking and impact the redistricting process....more

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Texas Insurance Commissioner Kent Sullivan Steps Down

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Texas Insurance Commissioner Sullivan has announced his resignation following a three-year tenure at the agency. Sullivan has held the post since October 2017, and intends to return to the private sector. ...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson - Insights for Insurers

State Insurance Commissioners Weigh In On Business Interruption Coverage for COVID-19 Losses

Over the past several weeks, we've seen legislators introduce bills to retroactively rewrite existing insurance policies to provide coverage for COVID-19 claims, and a flood of insurance coverage complaints filed across the...more

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California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara Issues Notice Regarding Acceptance and Fair Investigation of All Business...

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In response to numerous complaints received from businesses, public officials, and other stakeholders of certain insurance representatives about attempts to dissuade business policyholders affected by COVID-19 from filing...more

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Captive Insurance Update | Fall Edition | 2019 - A summary of the most recent state and federal developments in the captive...

There were no significant changes in Vermont’s leadership team during the last election cycle.  Governor Phil Scott, a Republican, was re-elected in November 2018 for another two-year term. Michael Pieciak, the Commissioner...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Fall 2019 State Elections: An Insurance View of the ‘Mid-Mid-Terms’

As the run-up to the 2020 presidential election gathers steam, it’s easy to gloss over the major gubernatorial and insurance commissioner races slated for Fall 2019. These oddly scheduled elections (we’ve nicknamed them the...more

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New Washington Statutory Financial Requirements for Providers of Service Contracts and Protection Product Guarantees Effective...

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Washington H.B. 1001 was enacted on April 8, 2019, and will take effect on July 28, 2019.1 H.B. 1001 makes changes to Wash Rev. Code Chapter 48.110 governing service contracts and protection products guarantees which permit...more

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Texas Insurance Commissioner Reappointed

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Current Texas Insurance Commissioner Kent Sullivan has been appointed to a second term by Texas Governor Greg Abbott....more

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New Insurance Commissioner Appointed in Hawaii

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Colin M. Hayashida has been appointed the Hawaii Insurance Commissioner effective January 1, 2019. He was appointed by Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA) Director Catherine P. Awakuni Colón....more

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Transition Season: Insurance Commissioners Begin a Year of Change

Last November’s election saw four newly elected insurance commissioners and 20 new governors (seven of which represent a shift from Republican to Democratic party affiliation). Meanwhile, influential insurance commissioners...more

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2018 Statewide Elections: A Mixed Bag for Insurers?

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All eyes have been focused on the federal mid-term elections and the impact on the U.S. House and Senate. Post-mortems by the pundits have begun. See Locke Lord’s take on the mid-terms. The divided government in Washington,...more

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Election Night for Insurance Geeks: State Insurance Commissioner Seats Up for Grabs in November

Election Day is less than six weeks away, and a lot of attention is being paid (rightfully so) to the federal midterm and gubernatorial elections. But if you’re in the insurance industry, odds are you’re eyeing the...more

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What Michigan governor candidates need to do on No-Fault

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How the Michigan governor candidates can both slash car insurance costs and save and preserve No-Fault benefits for car accident injury victims - It is good that the Michigan governor candidates are talking about auto...more

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Kent Sullivan Named New Texas Insurance Commissioner

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On September 21, 2017, Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced that Kent Sullivan will be the next Texas Insurance Commissioner. Sullivan previously served as First Assistant Attorney General when Abbott served as Texas...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Louisiana Insurance Regulator Confirms Innovator-Friendly Approach to Anti-Rebating

The practice of rebating has long been prohibited in nearly every state across the country. Despite this long-standing and widespread prohibition, the full scope of services that are and are not permissible under each state’s...more

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NC Legislative Update - June 2016 #4

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Last Week - It appears that House and Senate leadership will keep their word on adjourning before the 4th of July, with leadership of the two chambers apparently agreeing to a budget over the weekend. The Senate worked...more

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More Senior Staff Changes at the Texas Department of Insurance

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After 24 years of service with the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI), General Counsel Sara Wait will be retiring in December 2015. Wait has had a distinguished career at TDI after starting as a law clerk in TDI’s...more

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