Illinois 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.
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Flurry of Late Summer Regulatory Activity Will Affect Illinois Insurers
By Troutman Pepper Locke on
The end of summer and the beginning of fall is usually a sleepy time for insurance regulation. This year, however, a series of bill signings by Illinois Governor JB Pritzker on the same day merit the attention of insurance industry insiders.…
Ben Sykes to Speak at Insurtech on the Silicon Prairie
By Tim Vasil on
Ben Sykes will serve as a panelist at the Insurtech on the Silicon Prairie conference on Oct. 22. His topic is insurtech/innovation and regulatory modernization. The annual conference is a one-day event bringing national experts, companies, and regulators together to discuss the rapidly changing insurance landscape.…
Brian Casey and Chamber of Digital Commerce Meet with FIO
By Brian Casey & Troutman Pepper Locke on
Posted in Blockchain, InsurTech
On May 28, 2019, Brian Casey, along with the senior leadership of the Chamber of Digital Commerce, the United States leading trade association representing the digital asset and blockchain industry, and representatives of two of its other members, USAA and AIG, and met with Federal Insurance Office’s Director Steven Seitz and several of his key, senior policy leadership team members to discuss the state of the insurtech industry and the existing and potential applications of blockchain technology to the insurance and reinsurance industries.…