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On February 26 2008, the Michigan Senate voted unanimously to adopt S.B. 1061 as amended by the Michigan House on February 21, 2008, and the most significant change is an increase in the annual fees paid by captive insurance companies within the state of Michigan. 

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Read More Legislative Update — Michigan Gets Closer to Increasing Annual Fees Paid By Captives

The Internal Revenue Service announced on February 20, 2008 that it is withdrawing the proposed IRS Regulation §1.1502-13(e)(2)(ii)(C).  The withdrawn regulation would have disallowed as a current deduction for federal income tax purposes any premium payments to an affiliate captive insurer if the captive received as little as 5% of its total premiums from affiliates on the same consolidated tax return. …
Read More Proposed Captive Tax Deduction Rule Withdrawn by IRS

As reported here – CEIOPS Meeting Discusses Draft Advice to European Commission on Key Solvency II Issues], the Committee of European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Supervisors (CEIOPS) has now released it’s Consultation Papers of Draft Advice on Aspects of the Framework Directive Proposal related to Proportionality and on Insurance Groups. …
Read More EU: CEIOPS Releases Two Solvency II Consultation Papers

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) issued a press release last week announcing completion of its membership-wide producer licensing assessment.  This assessment, conducted by a group of volunteer regulators, examined and verified compliance with the NAIC’s 2002 reciprocity standards, state adoption of the Producer Licensing Model Act, and adoption of the Uniform Resident Licensing Standards. 

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Read More NAIC Producer Licensing Assessment

Earlier this month, Rhode Island’s Lt. Governor, Elizabeth Roberts, proposed the Healthy Rhode Island Reform Act of 2008.  Among other things, Part V of the proposed act, commonly known as the “play or pay” proposal, requires employers in Rhode Island to either provide employee health benefits or to contribute to a state fund that will cover the uninsured up to a certain level. …
Read More Rhode Island’s Play or Pay Proposal

In a recently released revenue ruling, the IRS has established procedures for determining if insurance written through protected cell companies constitutes insurance for federal income tax purposes.  This is a result of the previously issued Notice 2005-49, in which the IRS requested comments from the public on this issue.  Concurrently, the IRS issued Notice 2008-19, in which it is requesting comments from the public on guidance regarding the issues that arise if such arrangements actually do constitute insurance. …
Read More IRS Requests Comments on a Revenue Ruling Concerning Taxation of Protected Cell Captive Arrangements

On Thursday, the Florida House Committee unanimously passed a bill backed by Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink requiring insurer’s that buy into the state’s catastrophe fund to purchase reinsurance from the private market.  It was estimated that the bill, which was backed by Republican’s such as Ron Reagan, could inject as much as $3 billion of limits back to the private reinsurance market. …
Read More Florida House Committee Passes Legislation to Expand Private Reinsurance Market

The FSA’s TCF initiative is a core part of its move to more principle based regulation. It is intended to compel firms to review their treatment of customers and to change their behaviour to deliver improved outcomes for consumers so they believe they are being treated fairly no matter which firm they are dealing with. The aim is for TCF to be embedded within the culture of all firms. 

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Read More UK: FSA Announces More Help for Small Firms on Treating Customers Fairly (TCF)

A members’ meeting of the Committee of European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Supervisors (CEIOPS) recently discussed two important Solvency II project’s draft Advices to the European Commission. 

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Read More EU: CEIOPS Meeting Discusses Draft Advice to European Commission on Key Solvency II Issues