Reporting Developments Affecting the Insurance and Reinsurance Industries
On July 28, 2021, Arkansas will implement its recently enacted Insurance Business Transfer Act (“IBTA”). The purpose of the law is to provide insurance carriers a process for the transfer of blocks of business from any jurisdiction in the country to another insurance company located in Arkansas.
Read MoreIllinois has passed Senate Bill 2176 which is effective as of June 25,2021, repeals the state’s former non-UETA “Electronic Commerce Security Act”, and includes the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (UETA), making Illinois the 49th state to have adopted UETA and leaving New York as the only non-UETA state.
Read MoreAs part of the IBA Global Influencer Forum, join Locke Lord for “The Path of an InsurTech” when seeing to enter the insurance marketing in the United States.
Read MoreLocke Lord’s Privacy & Cybersecurity Newsletter provides topical snapshots of recent developments in the fast-changing world of privacy, data protection, and cyber risk management. For further information on any of the subjects covered in the newsletter, please contact one of the members of our privacy and cybersecurity team.
Read MoreOn May 21, 2021, the Illinois legislature passed SB 1753, which eliminates the surplus lines producers’ diligent search effort with respect to commercial risks when those risks are referred to the surplus lines producer by an unaffiliated Illinois-licensed insurance producer. The legislation is currently awaiting the Governor’s signature.
Read MoreThe Connecticut General Assembly passed climate-related risk legislation on June 17, 2021 in a section of its state budget implementation bill, making this legislation the first climate-related risk legislation in the United States. SB 1202 Section 346 incorporates provisions of SB 1047, a bill introduced by the Insurance Committee and Real Estate Committee.
Read MoreAs part of the IBA Global Influencer Forum, join Locke Lord for “The Path of an InsurTech” when seeking to enter the insurance marketing in the United States.
Read MoreLocke Lord and InsurTech NY will present a one-hour virtual presentation on June 9 at noon ET addressing current issues facing insurtechs operating in the surplus lines space, including insurers, brokers, distribution partners and other vendors – and their various products – when seeking to access the non-admitted insurance market in today’s increasingly high-tech and digital world.
Read MoreThe New Jersey Assembly is currently considering legislation that would authorize property insurers offering coverage for loss of use and occupancy and business interruption to provide their insureds a rider covering global virus transmission or pandemic. The bill provides that the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance must review and approve, on an expedited basis, any such rider offered by an insurer.
Read MoreOn May 12, 2021, Washington’s legislature passed into law Senate Bill 5315, which implements a registration requirement and a tax on captive insurers operating in Washington. Although Washington does not license captive insurers, this new legislation now recognizes the concept of “eligible” captive insurers operating in the state but located in other jurisdictions.
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