Locke 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 April 18, 2022, the California Department of Insurance (“CDI”) released its Climate Risk & Resilience Analysis Survey performed by S&P Global Market Intelligence. The survey’s analysis assessed insurer investment portfolios from December 2018 to December 2019 and reviewed insurer investments in the fossil fuels and energy sectors, under the EU green taxonomy, and in green bonds. Through the report, the CDI is attempting to understand the exposure of the California insurance industry to financial risks associated with insurer investments in oil, gas, coal and electric utilities. The CDI has also started assessing insurer investments in green assets with the purpose of tracking the transition to a more sustainable economy.
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 MoreInsurtech innovations have recently prompted the NAIC to make rebate-friendly amendments to its model act, but the California Department of Insurance is bucking the trend. The NAIC’s amendments expand insurers’ and insurance producers’ ability to offer rebates to insurance customers, but the California Department of Insurance has doubled down on its historical dislike of the practice, even though rebating is largely permitted under California’s insurance laws.
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 MoreAtlanta Partner Brian Casey, Co-Chair of Locke Lord’s Regulatory and Transactional Insurance Practice, and Austin Senior Counsel Jon Gillum co-authored an article for Insurance Journal discussing California’s recently adopted amendments to its financial code, resulting in what is now known as the California Consumer Financial Protection Law (CFPL).
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 MoreThe California Department of Insurance (CDI) has amended its Special Investigative Unit (SIU) regulations, and the rules take effect Oct. 1, 2020. (10 CCR 2698.30 et seq.) The new rules tighten the compliance requirements already in place, and notable changes include:
Read MoreAs we enter the next phase of life under COVID-19, new issues are emerging for the insurance industry. Locke Lord lawyers will tackle some of the issues over the next few months. Sign up for each program that interests you below. We look forward to sharing time with you as we navigate the new normal. One hour of CLE for each program is approved in CA, IL, TX and NY. Other states are pending.
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