Topic: New York Developments

Privacy & Cybersecurity Newsletter – January 2019

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.

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2018 Statewide Elections: A Mixed Bag for Insurers?

All eyes have been focused on the federal mid-term elections and the impact on the U.S. House and Senate. Post-mortems by the pundits have begun. See Locke Lord’s take on the mid-terms. The divided government in Washington, D.C. may well stymie efforts to regulate the insurance industry at the federal level, except in very limited circumstances where bi-partisan accord can be achieved.

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Update on Sexual Harassment Laws in New York: Today, Posting and Information Sheets Must be Distributed

As we reported last on July 11, 2018, New York State and New York City recently passed several anti-harassment laws in the wake of the #MeToo movement that will soon require employers to provide annual sexual harassment prevention training to all workers, distribute a comprehensive sexual harassment prevention policy, and update their form employment contracts and settlement agreements. Today, key parts of the City law go into effect. 

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Best Interest of the Consumer

On July 18, 2018 Maria T. Vullo, New York Financial Services Superintendent, announced the adoption of certain amendments to Insurance Regulation 187, which requires insurers to establish standards and procedures for agent recommendations to consumers with respect to annuity contracts and life insurance policies to best address the insurance needs and financial objectives of the consumer.

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Reminder: Key Provisions of New York’s Sexual Harassment Law Take Effect Today

New York State and New York City recently passed several anti-harassment laws in the wake of the #MeToo movement that will soon require employers to provide annual sexual harassment prevention training to all workers, distribute a comprehensive sexual harassment prevention policy, and update their form employment contracts and settlement agreements.

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S.D.N.Y. Opinion Supports Right to Recover Reinsurance Damages and Interest Dating Back to Terrorist Attacks in 9/11 Litigation

A recent S.D.N.Y. opinion authored by Judge Daniels, IN RE: TERRORIST ATTACKS ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2001, 2018 WL 3323159, in an ongoing multidistrict litigation, concluded that reinsurer-plaintiffs seeking to recover damages from aiders and abettors of the 9/11 terrorists are entitled to recoup amounts paid under reinsurance contracts. 

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