Flood Basics still causing pain for some
The Standard Formula Podcast | Using an Internal Model to Calculate the Solvency Capital Requirement
The Standard Formula Podcast | Dissecting the Solvency Capital Requirement
Best Practices for Negotiating Manuscript Exclusions
AGG Talks: Healthcare Insights - Episode 1: A Primer for Providers When Insurance Companies Refuse to Pay
The Standard Formula Podcast | Solvency II Back to Basics: Technical Provisions
D&O Insurance Myths (Part 2)
Hinshaw Insurance Law TV | Bad Faith Law
The Standard Formula Podcast | Investment Rules for Insurers and Reinsurers
D&O Insurance Myths (Part 1)
The Standard Formula Podcast | Understanding the UK’s Matching Adjustment Regime
The Standard Formula Podcast | Solvency II Back to Basics: Third Country Branches and Cross-Border Provision of Services
Standard Formula Podcast | Reinsurance and Risk Transfer: Risk Mitigation Under the Solvency II Regime
Hinshaw Releases Second Edition of Duty to Defend: A Fifty-State Survey
Hinshaw Insurance Law TV – Transaction Insurance Solutions
The Standard Formula Podcast | Understanding Insurance Resolution Regimes
The Risk Roundtable: Demystifying the Intersection Between NJ Workers' Comp & Employment Practice Liability
GILTI Conscience Podcast | Tax Insurance 101
Insurance for the Cannabis Industry: Risks & Challenges
The Standard Formula Podcast | International Association of Insurance Supervisors: Who They Are and Their Industry Impact
The Digital Operational Resilience Act EU 2022/2554 (DORA) constitutes a groundbreaking EU regulation designed to establish a unified framework for bolstering cybersecurity and operational resilience within the financial...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
The emerging risks in the financial services market and the inception of the Regulation of Payment Services and Payment Initiation Law prompted the Capital Market, Insurance and Savings Authority (CMISA) to amend a series of...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
The PRA has released an important statement on its approach to funded reinsurance. Our view is that the statement endorses the conceptual principle that funded reinsurance (particularly to offshore counterparties) should best...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
On May 9, 2024, Quebec’s National Assembly adopted Bill 30, An Act to amend various provisions mainly with respect to the financial sector (Act). Among other things, the Act amends several provisions of the Act respecting the...more
Le 9 mai dernier, l’Assemblée nationale du Québec a sanctionné le projet de loi n° 30 intitulé Loi modifiant diverses dispositions principalement dans le secteur financier (la « Loi 15 »). Ce projet de loi, qui apporte...more
In December 2023, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) carried out a review of the most recent board and/or committee reporting from 20 larger insurance firms (including general and life insurers, insurance intermediaries...more
The Solvency Capital Requirement (SCR) is designed to protect policyholders by helping ensure that insurers can survive difficult periods and pay claims as they fall due. It prescribes a specific level of capital that an...more
If you are confused about the current state of play of insurance companies investing in CLOs, rated feeder structures and other NAV based loans, we are here to help. Let’s start with the basics: the National Association of...more
There's been a flurry of regulatory activity in the UK and Europe over the past few weeks. Here's a look at the highlights. The EU has renewed its determination that the solvency regime for US-headquartered insurers and...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
For those of you who question whether an owner’s policy of title insurance is a waste of money, please remember that examining title is still an essential component of due diligence investigations. Real estate investments are...more
These folks often go through some version of the Kubler-Ross stages of grief, including denial (“The SEC must be confused!”), anger (“This is an abuse of power!”), bargaining (“With this one weird trick, we can convince the...more
One of the best things about fund finance is that there is always something new and exciting happening in our space. New players come online, and new products and solutions solve issues that pave the way for fund borrowers to...more
1. “No re-export to Russia” clauses become mandatory for certain contracts within the EU - As of March 20, 2024, so-called “no re-export to Russia” clauses have become mandatory for certain types of contracts concluded by...more
The Centre for Women’s Economic Safety (CWES) has recently published Catherine Fitzpatrick’s second ‘Designed to Disrupt’ discussion paper titled ‘Reimagining general insurance products to improve financial security.’ The...more
New York-domiciled insurers should consider new guidance from the New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) to determine whether they might be exempt from group capital calculation (GCC) requirements. In its proposed...more
By now, you may have heard that the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is consulting on changes to its approach to publicising enforcement investigations, as well as other changes to its Enforcement Guide. If they come into...more
1. Ruling of European Court of Justice on jurisdiction in product liability case- Another interesting judgment of the ECJ on jurisdiction in cross-border disputes was handed down on 22 February 2024 in a product liability...more
Le bureau Parisien de Hogan Lovells a le plaisir de vous adresser sa lettre d'information mensuelle qui vous présente les Actualités législatives et réglementaires du mois de janvier 2024. Ces Actualités législatives et...more
Antitrust and Competition - The European Court of Justice Held Rules Set by Sports Governing Bodies Must Comply With EU Competition Law - On 21 December 2023, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) held in a preliminary ruling...more
On January 17, 2024, The New York Department of Financial Services (“DFS”) issued a proposed insurance circular letter regarding insurers’ use of external consumer data and information sources (“ECDIS”) and artificial...more