Locke Lord and the Association of Corporate Counsel – CT Chapter will host a complimentary webinar titled “Developments in State Privacy Requirements for Connecticut Businesses” on December 14, 2022.
Read MoreThe 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….”
Read MoreEffective July 1, 2022, House Bill 5506 (the “Bill”) amends various provisions of Connecticut’s captive insurance laws. Notably, the Bill lowers the capital and surplus requirements for various types of captive insurers.
Read MoreFollowing on the heels of the New York Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”), the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”) and the U.S. Security and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), the Connecticut Department of Insurance on April 22, 2022 proposed guidance for domestic insurers on managing climate change financial risk. Like the NYDFS, the NAIC and the SEC programs, the proposed guidance is based on the framework develop by the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosure (“TCFD”).
Read MoreOn March 10, 2022, the UK government and the state of Connecticut entered into a formal agreement, dubbed Project “InsurTech Corridor” (the “Project”), that is intended to remove barriers to doing business as an insurtech in each jurisdiction.
Read MoreOn August 16, 2021, The Connecticut Department of Insurance released its National Survey on Climate Risk in the Insurance Industry. The survey’s main objectives are for insurers to report on climate-related risks and to provide the Department with more information to evaluate climate risk.
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 MoreOn March 12, 2021, the Connecticut Committee on Insurance and Real Estate introduced S.B. No. 1047, An Act Concerning Insurance And Climate Change. The stated purpose of the bill is to require (1) the Insurance Commissioner to (A) develop and implement criteria for each insurer doing business in this state to annually submit a report to the commissioner concerning climate risk, and (B) annually submit a report to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to insurance; and (2) each insurer doing business in this state to annually submit a report to the commissioner concerning climate risk.
Read MoreOn February 5th, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont delivered a series of proposals to legislators, including an act concerning captive insurance companies that aims to expand the captive insurance industry, incentivizing captives to relocate to Connecticut.
Read MoreAndrew N. Mais, the Connecticut Insurance Department Commissioner, announced last week that the department was awarded their re-accreditation by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) during the NAIC’s national meeting on Dec. 6.
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