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NYDFS proposes reinsurance amendments to remain compliant with NAIC accreditation standards and modify reciprocal jurisdiction...

On April 24, 2024, the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) published Proposed Rule Making for the 13th Amendment to Insurance Regulation 17, 20 and 20-A (Proposed Amendment), which purports to implement...more

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OIR Releases Details on New Reinsurance Program: Rate Filing for 2022-2023 Contract Year Due June 30

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The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation has released an informational memorandum regarding the implementation of the new Reinsurance to Assist Policyholders (RAP) program....more

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New Texas Reinsurance Rules for Reciprocal Insurers Take Effect

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The Texas Department of Insurance (“TDI”) adopted new administrative rules for reciprocal reinsurers that took effect on January 1, 2022. According to TDI, the goal of the new reinsurance regulations is to “ensure TDI retains...more

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Texas Department of Insurance Adopts New Reinsurance Regulations for Reciprocal Insurers

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In November 2021, the Texas Department of Insurance adopted new administrative reinsurance regulations relating to reciprocal reinsurers. The rules took effect on January 1, 2022....more

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Federal Pandemic Risk Reinsurance Program: Updated Discussion Draft of Proposed Legislation

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As proposed legislation to establish a Federal Pandemic Risk Reinsurance Program remains under review by the US House of Representatives’ Financial Services Committee and Oversight and Reform Committee, a number of...more

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Rhode Island Obtains Federal Approval For A New Reinsurance Program For Health Insurance

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Rhode Island has recently obtained federal approval for its application for a state innovation waiver under section 1332(c)(1) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). Section 1332 of PPACA allows states to...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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Texas Department Of Insurance Proposes Regulations Implementing Reduced Collateral Credit For Reinsurance Law Passed By Texas...

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We previously reported on the Texas Legislature’s passage in 2017 of Senate Bill 1070, which reduced collateral requirements for foreign reinsurers in order for domestic insurers to receive credit for the reinsurance on their...more

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Michigan Amends Reinsurance Credit Statute To Conform To NAIC Model Law

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On April 10, 2018 Michigan Governor Rick Snyder (R) signed Michigan Senate Bill 638 into law to amend the state’s insurance code to conform to the National Association of Insurance Commissioner (“NAIC”)’s model law on...more

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Wyoming Enacts Legislation And Adopts New Regulations Governing Credit For Reinsurance And Term And Universal Life Insurance...

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New regulations relating to credit for reinsurance and term and universal life insurance reserve financing took effect in Wyoming on November 30, 2017. The regulations implement amendments to Wyoming statutes that took effect...more

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S.D.N.Y. Dismisses Insurer’s Claims Against Reinsurance Broker Under Economic Loss Doctrine, Finds No Special Relationship

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A New York federal court has dismissed a ceding insurer’s counterclaims against its reinsurance broker, finding the insurer’s claims for negligence and breach of fiduciary were barred by New York’s economic loss doctrine, and...more

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California Court Considers Enforceability Of Arbitration Clause In Reinsurance Related Agreement Applying Nebraska Law

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In a case involving a reinsurance participation agreement (RPA), a California trial court has examined the interplay between two seemingly irreconcilable contract provisions: one that provided for the arbitration of any...more

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California DOI Amends Regulation Of Reinsurance

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The California Department of Insurance (DOI) has adopted a set of amendments, effective January 1, 2018, to its regulations regarding reinsurance accounting, agreements and oversight. These changes were made to conform the...more

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Connecticut Insurance Department Issues Two Bulletins

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The Connecticut Insurance Department recently issued two bulletins, both of which mandate financial reporting by insurers to the Department....more

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Iowa And Virginia Insurance Regulators Adopt The NAIC’s Term Model Rules Governing Term And Universal Life Insurance Reserve...

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Insurance regulators in Iowa and Virginia have adopted the NAIC’s Model Rules regulating term and universal life insurance reserve financing. The stated purpose of the rules is “to establish uniform, national standards...more

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