Reporting Developments Affecting the Insurance and Reinsurance Industries
Insurers may soon benefit from reporting revisions to diversify and strengthen investment portfolios and enhance managing Risk Based Capital (“RBC”). As part of the ongoing National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”) Investment Classification Project it is proposed that RBC for NAIC designated mutual funds be based on the underlying holdings of the funds.
Read MoreLocke Lord’s Insurance & Reinsurance Newsletter provides topical snapshots of recent developments in the fast-changing world of insurance. For further information on any of the subjects covered in the newsletter, please contact one of the members of our Insurance team.
Read MoreTexas Department of Insurance (TDI) has recently announced that it will now require online applications for most individual insurance related licenses.
Read MoreThe logjam may have broken in Florida assignment of benefits litigation. Insurers and the bar that represents them have searched for a response a costly wave of costly litigation that has a arisen in recent years where insureds have assigned their homeowners’ insurance proceeds to contractors that perform needed repairs and then submit bills to the insurer that frequently are inflated, touching off litigation in which the contractor (or, more accurately, its lawyer) is emboldened by the threat of recovery of attorneys’ fees.
Read MoreThe program will feature updates on some of the biggest trending topics for the insurance industry in 2018
Read MoreOn August 31, 2018, the California Legislature passed a number of bills addressing various issues related to wildfires that have ravaged the state in recent years. The following bills relate to insurance in connection with past and future wildfires.
Read MoreAs we reported last on July 11, 2018, New York State and New York City recently passed several anti-harassment laws in the wake of the #MeToo movement that will soon require employers to provide annual sexual harassment prevention training to all workers, distribute a comprehensive sexual harassment prevention policy, and update their form employment contracts and settlement agreements. Today, key parts of the City law go into effect.
Read MoreOn August 31, 2018, the California State Legislature passed Senate Bill 1121, amending the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”). The CCPA, which contains the broadest consumer data privacy protections in the country, was hastily passed in June to forestall an advocacy group from putting a more restrictive bill before voters in a November referendum.
Read MoreLocke Lord LLP Senior Counsel Jon Gillum has been serving on the Planning Committee for a joint effort by the Insurance Section of the State Bar of Texas and the Austin Bar Association to increase the involvement of Texas insurance regulatory attorneys in bar activities.
Read MoreOn August 26, 2018, Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner issued an amendatory veto to insurance omnibus legislation, Senate Bill 1737. The amendatory veto deletes provisions in the bill related to short-term limited-duration health plans and worker’s compensation insurance. Portions of the bill concerning captive insurance regulation, domestic stock company division and credit for reinsurance remain in the bill.
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