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NYSDFS Issues Final Circular for Insurers on Artificial Intelligence and External Data Use

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

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New York Department of Financial Services Issues Final Guidance to Insurers on Using AI and External Consumer Data

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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

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Operationalizing the N.Y. Department of Financial Services Character and Fitness Guidance

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At the start of 2024, the New York State Department of Financial Services (“DFS”) issued an industry letter: Guidance on Assessment of the Character and Fitness of Directors, Senior Officers, and Managers (the “Guidance”),...more

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New York DFS Issues Guidance on Climate Change Risks for Financial Institutions

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On December 21, 2023, the New York Department of Financial Services (“DFS”) published guidance (the Guidance) to assist regulated institutions in assessing and managing their climate-related financial and operational risks....more

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New York DFS to Impose Climate Change Safety and Soundness Expectations on Mortgage Lenders, Servicers, and other Regulated...

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What Happened? On December 21, 2023, the New York Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”) published an 18-page guidance document (the “Guidance”) on managing material, financial and operational risks due to climate...more

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NYDFS Finalizes Climate Risk Management Guidance

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On December 21, 2023, the New York Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”) finalized guidance on how the banks and mortgage institutions it regulates (“New York Institutions”) should manage climate-related financial and...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Cybersecurity Enforcement Update: NYDFS Adopts Final Amendments to its Cybersecurity Regulations and SEC Sues SolarWinds Executive

Recent activity by the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) highlight the continued focus by government regulators on cybersecurity. As these and other regulators...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

New York’s Department of Financial Services Amplifies its Cybersecurity Regulations

On November 1, 2023, the New York State Department of Financial Services (“DFS”) amended its cybersecurity regulations to institute additional standards and controls aimed at securing sensitive data among the financial...more

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NYDFS Finalizes Amendments to Cybersecurity Regulation Impacting Financial Services Companies

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On November 1, 2023, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) amended Part 500, the cybersecurity regulation. These updates follow numerous NYDFS enforcement actions and other new cybersecurity rules, such as the...more

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Client Alert: Virtual Currency Update: NYDFS Issues Key New Guidance As It Marks Two Year Milestone

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The New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) proudly announced an “update on [its] two-year transformational initiative to strengthen NYDFS’ nation-leading virtual currency oversight” on September 18, 2023. Although...more

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NYDFS Proposes Updated Guidance on Crypto Listing

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The Proposed Guidance would require enhanced criteria for coin-listing and delisting procedures for New York-licensed virtual currency entities. On September 18, 2023, the New York Department of Financial Services (DFS)...more

Proskauer - Blockchain and the Law

New York Department of Financial Services Issues Cryptocurrency-Related Guidance to Banks, Increases Regulatory Scope

At a time when states are jockeying for position to become digital asset and cryptocurrency hubs and we’ve witnessed turmoil and regulatory uncertainty within the cryptoasset industry, the New York Department of Financial...more

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NYDFS Proposes Amendments to Cybersecurity Regulation

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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

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

New York Proposes Cybersecurity Rules for Financial Institutions

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

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Climate Change Regulatory Update for US Insurers: August 2022

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This year started off with a surge of enthusiasm among US proponents of increased climate-related financial risk disclosure by insurers and others: - Soon after the late-2021 Conference of the Parties (COP) 26 event in...more

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The Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures: Emerging climate change disclosure principles for the insurance industry

As concerns about the ecological and financial impacts of climate change have grown in recent years, so has the interest of insurance regulators in the exposure of the insurance industry to the risks raised by climate change...more

McDermott Will & Emery

NAIC Continues to Refine Multiyear Work Plan to Expand Scrutiny of Holding Company Act Filings

In our report published on April 26, 2022, we discussed the New York Department of Financial Services’ (NYDFS) Circular Letter No. 5 in which it reminded the industry that acquiring less than 10% of an insurer’s voting...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

The Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures: Emerging climate change disclosure principles for the insurance industry

As concerns about the ecological and financial impacts of climate change have grown in recent years, so has the interest of insurance regulators in the exposure of the insurance industry to the risks raised by climate change...more

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NYDFS Outlines Expectations for Climate Change Risk Management By Domestic Insurers

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On November 15, 2021, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) finalized guidance, originally proposed in March 2021, on how New York-domestic insurers should manage climate change risk. See, Guidance for New...more

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New York Regulator Issues Final Guidance for Domestic Insurers on Climate Change Risks

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The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) released final regulatory guidance to domestic insurers regarding their management of climate change risk, incorporating public comments DFS received on its initial...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

New York Department of Financial Services announces newly-created Climate Risk Division

On November 3, 2021, the New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) announced the creation of a new Climate Risk Division (the Division) that is tasked with integrating climate risks into DFS’s supervision of regulated...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

New York State Department of Financial Services releases proposed guidance for New York insurers on managing climate risks

Last week (March 25, 2021), the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) released for public comment proposed guidance for New York domestic insurers on managing financial risks from climate change (the...more

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New York DFS Issues Proposed Guidance to Insurers on Managing the Financial Risks of Climate Change

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The New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) became the first US financial regulator to issue climate-related guidance intended to require insurers to manage the complex financial risks of climate change. The...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson - Insights for Insurers

NY DFS Announces Insurers Diversity Efforts Will be Reviewed in Examination Process

The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) recently issued Insurance Circular Letter No. 5 outlining its expectation that NY-regulated insurers make the diversity of their leadership a business priority and a...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

New Cyber Insurance Risk Framework Provides Best Practices for the Insurance Industry

The cyber insurance market size is currently valued in the billions, and this does not include insurance policies that do not explicitly mention cyber incidents but may nevertheless cover them. With this in mind,...more

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