Jurisdiction: United States

LL Surplus Lines Series (Entry 34): Nonadmitted Model Act Moves Closer to Adoption; A Couple of Issues Remain Unresolved

by John Emmanuel | Oct 18, 2022 | , |

On October, 17, 2022, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Surplus Lines Task Force held an interim meeting to discuss, among other agenda items, the draft changes to the Nonadmitted Insurance Model Act (#870).  The Drafting Group presented the draft model to the Task Force on May 23 and the Task Force formally exposed the model for a 60-day public comment period that ended on July 21st.

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Locke Lord to Sponsor The Insurance Forum on November 2

by Locke Lord | Oct 6, 2022 | , , |

Locke Lord is a proud sponsor of The Insurance Forum on November 2, 2022 in Chicago. The program is offered in person and virtually. Locke Lord Partner Patrick Byrnes will moderate, and Senior Counsel Kenneth Suh and Associate Alexander Cox will serve as panelists, for “BIPA – The Familiar Face of Biometric Data Regulation.”

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Senate Banking Committee Chair Urges FIO And the NAIC To Monitor Private Equity and Affiliated Offshore Reinsurance in the Life Insurance Industry

by Daniel Barry, John Emmanuel and Zachary Lerner | Aug 22, 2022 | |

Earlier this month, United States Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chair of the Banking, ‎Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, urged the Federal Insurance Office (FIO) and the ‎National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) to examine the increasing role of ‎private equity and alternative investment classes in the life insurance market as well as ‎offshore reinsurance. ‎

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Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) Releases 2022 Climate Progress Fact Sheet and Announces Climate Data and Analytics Pilot Program

by Daniel Barry and Brittany Batts | Aug 1, 2022 | , |

In October 2021, the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) published its inaugural Report on Climate-Related Financial Risk making over 30 recommendations to U.S. state and federal financial regulators on how best to identify and address climate-related risks to the financial system. At that time, FSOC formed a new staff-level interagency committee, the Climate-related Financial Risk Committee (CFRC). At last week’s FSOC meeting, CFRC members reported their progress and released a Fact Sheet emphasizing interagency coordination and capacity building, in particular emphasizing data and methodological gaps. FSOC members reported on international and interagency cooperation prioritizing data collection and harmonization of reporting methodology.

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N.Y. DFS Issues 2021 Update on New York Domestic Insurers’ Management of the ‎Financial Risks from Climate Change

by Daniel Barry and Brittany Batts | Jul 25, 2022 | , , |

The New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) issued its 2021 Update on New York Domestic Insurers’ Management of the Financial Risks from Climate Change, analyzing 2021 survey responses from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Climate Risk Disclosure Survey or alternatively the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). The report summarizes the submissions made by domestic insurers, highlights advances over the previous year, and reiterates DFS expectations while providing examples of good practices.

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Big Data for Insurers: Clarity about the New Connecticut Requirements

by Theodore Augustinos | Jul 14, 2022 | , |

The Connecticut Insurance Department issued a revised Notice to All Entities and Persons Licensed by the Connecticut Insurance Department concerning the Usage of Big Data and Avoidance of Discriminatory Practices (available here).  The Notice, issued April 20, 2022, reminds “all entities and persons licensed by the Department that the Department continues to expect such entities and persons to use technology and Big Data in full compliance with anti-discrimination laws and have completed the [annual] data certification….”

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Texas Supreme Court Reverses Stop Loss Insurance Categorization Premium Tax Ruling

by Brittany Batts, Jon Gillum and Christopher Martin | Jun 28, 2022 | , , |

On June 17, 2022, the Texas Supreme Court released an opinion in Hegar v. Health Care Serv. Corp. (No. 21-0080) (Jun 17, 2022) regarding whether the Comptroller properly taxed an insurer based on premiums it received from sales of stop-loss insurance policies under Texas Insurance Code Chapters 222 and 257.

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