June 9, 2015
8:00 am – 1:30 pm

Locke Lord LLP
750 Lexington Avenue, 8th Floor
New York, NY 10022

Program:
Registration 8:00 am
Program 8:30 am
Lunch 12:30 pm

Program:
The Current State of Antitrust Immunity for Insurance Companies
by Thomas F. Bush and Rowe W. Snider

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An ad-hoc group of Surplus Lines interested parties held their semi-annual meeting on March 27, 2015 in Scottsdale, AZ.

NARAB II, TRIA reauthorization, cyberinsurance, Dodd-Frank and Ride Sharing insurance related matters were among the many issues discussed on several panels.

There were also discussions relating to:

  • Experiences related to Domestic


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Michael McRaith, the Director of the Federal Insurance Office, has offered useful information regarding the TRIA disclosure notices to supplement the February 6 interim guidance. The interim guidance called for an April 13, 2015 deadline for insurance companies to deliver certain TRIA-related notices to policyholders. During a March 19 conference
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On March 20, 2015, Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy announced that Katharine L. Wade will be the new Commissioner of the Connecticut Insurance Department (the “Department”). Ms. Wade has over 20 years of experience in the insurance industry. Most recently, she was Cigna Corporation’s Vice President of Public Policy, Government
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Effective January 1, 2010, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) adopted the Annual Financial Reporting Model Regulations (Model Audit Rule), which among other requirements, substantially expanded the role of board of director audit committees in the oversight of insurance company financial reporting, auditor qualifications and independence, corporate governance and
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The global stock of insurance linked securities at the end of 2014 was approaching $25.2 billion.  Yesterday George Osborne unleashed the giant peach for the United Kingdom in a seemingly measured statement but one full of promises.

“2.228 Global reinsurance – the government announced at Autumn Statement 2014 that it
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Illinois Governor Rauner has named Acting Director Jim Stephens as director of the Department of Insurance on a temporary basis through January 2017.   The Governor’s Office will continue the search for a permanent director in the interim. The appointment does require Senate confirmation.  Director Stephens was not able to continue

Read More Illinois Department of Insurance has Appointed Temporary Director

MEDICAID INTERCEPTION
The Property and Casualty Insurance Committee adopted an amended 2014 NCOIL Model Act Regarding Medicaid Interception of Insurance Payments, which was approved by the Executive Committee later that day. The amended model creates an exemption for payments that a property-casualty insurer makes to fund a structured settlement annuity

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