Topic: Privacy/Data Security/Cyber Risk

Webinar: Insurance IT Strategy and Regulatory Compliance–NYDFS, NAIC and CCPA

Dec 31, 2019 | , , |

On January 9 from noon-1:00 p.m. CT, Locke Lord LLP and Novarica will look at new regulatory developments in analytics, use of data, and data security that have the potential to affect insurer technology strategy. This webinar covers the similarities and differences between NYDFS Cybersecurity Regulation and NAIC Data Security Model Law, the recent updates to the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, and the potential innovation opportunities and limitations surrounding insurance regulatory sandboxes.

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Privacy & Cybersecurity Newsletter – November 2019

Nov 26, 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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Locke Lord QuickStudy: New CFIUS Regulations Foreshadow an Increased Impact on the Insurance Industry

by Stephen Murphy | Nov 12, 2019 | , |

On September 24, 2019, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) proposed regulations to expand considerably the scope of transactions subject to review by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”), to now include certain transactions in the insurance industry, where ‎“sensitive personal data” could become accessible to a foreign person.

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CCPA Amendments Are In! Draft CCPA Regulations Are Out!

by Theodore Augustinos | Oct 16, 2019 | , |

The long-awaited amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) have finally become law. On October 11, 2019—two days before the October 13 deadline—California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that he signed all of the California Legislature’s September 2019 amendments to the CCPA: AB-25, AB-874, AB-1146, AB-1355, and AB-1564.

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Complimentary Webinar: Insurance IT Strategy and Regulatory Compliance: AI, CCPA and NY DFS

by Benjamin Sykes, Brian Casey and Theodore Augustinos | Aug 14, 2019 | , ,

Locke Lord LLP and Novarica will look at new regulatory developments in analytics, use of data, and data security that have the potential to affect insurer technology strategy. This webinar covers the potential effects of regulation on the use of analytics and AI in life insurance underwriting, how privacy requirements may affect insurer data governance and MDM strategies, and how third-party data security requirements may affect distribution technology strategies.

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New Hampshire Takes the NAIC Plunge

by Theodore Augustinos | Aug 9, 2019 | , , |

On August 2, 2019, New Hampshire became the most recent of many states that adopted an Insurance Data Security Law (Senate Bill 194-FN) modeled after the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (NAIC) Insurance Data Security Model Law.  New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu signed Senate Bill 194-FN (SB194) into law requiring insurance companies licensed in NH (“Licensees”) to implement information security programs, and to report cybersecurity events. 

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Insurance Technology Strategy and Regulatory Compliance, Vol. 1

by Benjamin Sykes, Brian Casey and Theodore Augustinos | Aug 8, 2019 | , |

Locke Lord’s Regulatory and Transactional Insurance Practice Group has teamed with Novarica, a leading insurance industry technology research, advisory services and consulting firm, to address the impact of evolving insurance regulation on information technology systems of insurance and reinsurance companies. Atlanta Partner Brian Casey, Co-Leader of Locke Lord’s Regulatory and Transactional Insurance Practice Group, Hartford Office Managing Partner Ted Augustinos, member of the steering committee of the Firm’s Privacy and Cybersecurity Group, and Chicago Partner Ben Sykes co-authored the first installment of a quarterly report with Novarica on insurance technology strategy and regulatory compliance.

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Connecticut Adopts Insurance Data Security Law

by Ben FrazziniKendrick and Theodore Augustinos | Aug 5, 2019 | , , |

To date, six states from Michigan to Alabama have adopted versions of the National Association of Insurance Commissioner’s model insurance data security law (the “NAIC model”).  The NAIC model generally requires entities licensed or authorized to operate under a state’s insurance laws to develop a cybersecurity program, investigate and report data breaches, and certify compliance with the law to the state’s insurance commissioner.  Connecticut joined the growing list of states that have adopted a version of the NAIC model, buried in a budget bill, when Governor Ned Lamont signed Public Act 19-117 (the “Act”), on June 26, 2019, effective in relevant part on October 1, 2020.

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New York Jumps on the Data Security Bandwagon

Jul 10, 2019 | , |

On June 17, the New York State Assembly passed the Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security Act, commonly referred to as the SHIELD Act which will be enforced by the New York Attorney General. This SHIELD Act should not be confused with Marvel’s Strategic Homeland Intervention Enforcement and Logistics Division also called S.H.I.E.L.D. The SHIELD Act is awaiting the governor’s signature to become law.

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