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California Governor Signs 18 AI Bills Into Law

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On September 29, California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed SB 1047, one of the most ambitious efforts yet to establish a comprehensive artificial intelligence (AI) regulatory framework in the United States. But for all of the...more

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Captive Insurance in Bermuda

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Bermuda is the world’s leading domicile for captive insurance companies, with over 600 active captive licences on its register generating over US$24 billion in gross written premium. Having formed the first modern captive in...more

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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

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Impact of the Clean Energy Transition on Asset Retirement Obligations and Environmental Cleanup Costs

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Introduction: Hidden Challenges of Energy Transition - The evolution of energy transition in the United States has been driven, historically, by advances in new technology, fuel availability, fuel pricing, and, probably...more

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New York Department of Financial Services Proposes Circular to Address Insurance Companies’ Use of Artificial Intelligence

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On Jan. 17, the New York Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS” or “Department”) issued for public comment a proposed circular letter (“Circular”) for addressing the use of artificial intelligence systems (“AIS”) and...more

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In the Big Top Spotlight: NAIC Model Bulletin on the Use of Artificial Intelligence Systems by Insurers

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The Innovation, Cybersecurity, and Technology (H) Committee of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners has been in the big top spotlight the past year as it has been developing its model bulletin on the use of...more

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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

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Hong Kong Moves Forward With Major Update to Capital Regime for Insurance Companies

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Insurance Ordinance amendments would create a risk-based capital regime aligned with international standards. On 6 April 2023, the Hong Kong government introduced the Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2023 into the Legislative...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

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Italy: rules on direct compensation for motor liability insurance extended to EU insurance companies

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The Italian annual market and competition law - recently published in the Italian official Gazette - provides, among other things, for an amendment in relation to the rules on direct compensation system for motor liability...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

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Hong Kong’s New Crypto Regulatory Framework to Facilitate Greater Institutional Participation

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Regulators released comprehensive guidance to banks, intermediaries, and insurers on virtual asset-related activities. Key Points: ..Banks and intermediaries looking to provide distribution, dealing, and advisory...more

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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

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IVASS provides clarifications concerning Italian rules governing insurance distribution

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On 23 December 2021 IVASS published a set of clarifications regarding a number of Italian provisions governing the insurance distribution activity. Following a series of meetings held between the Italian insurance...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

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Connecticut Insurance Department Issues Guidance on Big Data Use by Insurers

The State of Connecticut’s Insurance Department (Department) has issued a Notice reminding all entities and persons licensed by the Department to use technology and Big Data responsibly and transparently and in full...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Considerations in Machine Learning-Led Programmatic Underwriting

Underwriting is critical to insurance profits: Identify, qualify, and quantify the risk that an insurance policy covers and set the premiums across a pool of the policies to cover the risk. It is the original hedge fund, in...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Sustainable Finance and Climate Change Risk in Financial Services: For Insurers

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In a July 2020 speech on climate action in the financial industry, Sarah Breeden, executive director for UK Deposit Takers Supervision, said the industry is “at the start of a critical decade for climate action where the...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Awaiting Regulation of AI in Insurance

With the recent news that the Association of British Insurers (ABI) has called for new rules to reflect the increased use of AI and machine learning in the insurance industry, comes a reminder that there is still a...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

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

“A Slice” of the 2019 ILTCI Conference

Drinker Biddle is pleased to present you with this recap—or “a slice” of the 2019 ILTCI Conference, Chicago, Illinois. Year after year, the ILTCI Conference is jam-packed with opportunities to reconnect with and learn from...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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State Farm Receives First Drone Waiver for Flights over People and BVLOS Operations

State Farm has become the very first company in the United States to receive a waiver from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for drone operations over people and beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS). The waiver is...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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