On June 17, 2022, the Texas Supreme Court released an opinion in Hegar v. Health Care Serv. Corp. (No. 21-0080) (Jun 17, 2022) regarding whether the Comptroller properly taxed an insurer based on premiums it received from sales of stop-loss insurance policies under Texas Insurance Code Chapters 222 and 257.

On April 19, 2022, the New York Department of Financial Services (“NY DFS”) issued ‎Insurance Circular Letter No. 5 (2022) (the “Letter”). The Letter, entitled “Acquisitions of ‎Control and Disclaimers of Control”, was addressed to all New York domiciled insurers and ‎other interested parties. The purpose of the Letter is to remind insurance industry participates of ‎the requirements outlined under New York Insurance Code (“NY Ins. Code”) § 1506, which ‎requires NY DFS approval in connection with a change of control of an insurer. ‎

On Tuesday, January 25th, the New York State Senate voted to confirm Adrienne Harris as Superintendent of the New York State Department of Financial Services (the “NY DFS”).  Harris had served as acting superintendent of the NY DFS since being nominated for the full-time position by Gov. Kathy Hochul in August of 2021.