Reporting Developments Affecting the Insurance and Reinsurance Industries
Rhode Island’s Insurance Business Transfer Act (“IBT”) (“Regulation 68”) permits the transfer and ‘novation’ of commercial ‘legacy business’ (subject to certain limitations) from one carrier to another, subject to court approval.
Read MoreWe are happy to provide the 2018 edition of our Excess and Surplus Lines Law Manual. This edition reflects all of the pertinent changes in the surplus lines laws and regulations of the 50 states and U.S. territories during the past year.
Read MoreChris Flanagan, Partner at Locke Lord LLP, and Jim Sabella, CPA and Tax Partner at Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP, will present a webinar on Tax Reform: Implications for Insurers and Reinsurers. This webinar is sponsored by CCIA Delta and hosted by 202works, and will provide key insights into the new tax structure that was signed into law for the 2018 tax season.
Read MoreThe NAIC International Insurance Forum held May 14 – 15 in Washington, D.C. brought together distinguished panelists and speakers providing insight on several insurance topics of interest. A discussion of several of these follows.
Read MoreOn Wednesday, the NAIC’s Center for Insurance Policy and Research hosted a webinar entitled “Weeding Through the Unique Insurance Needs of the Cannabis Industry.” The webinar kicked off with comments from Dave Jones, Commissioner of the California Department of Insurance.
Read MoreThis week the NAIC held its annual International Insurance Forum in Washington, D.C. The event featured speakers from around the globe and included industry leaders, regulators, academics, trade group leaders and consumer advocates.
Read MorePrior to the 1990’s Bellefonte Reinsurance Co. v. Aetna Cas. & Sur. Co., 903 F.2d910 (2d Cir. 1990) (“Bellefonte”) decision, the insurance/reinsurance industry operated under the assumption that expenses in addition to loss, unless explicitly excluded, were included coverages under facultative reinsurance certificates.
Read MoreLong-time TDI senior staff member Doug Slape has been promoted to a newly-created position at the Texas Department of Insurance. According to the Department, Slape has been named “second-in-command” behind Insurance Commissioner Kent Sullivan.
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