The Deal has awarded Locke Lord with its 2019 Deal of the Year distinction for the Firm’s role as national insurance regulatory counsel to CVS Health in its completed acquisition of Aetna. The honor was announced at the June 20 ceremony for The Deal Awards, which recognize leading lawyers, bankers, advisers and investors who are setting the trends in the industry.
Read More Locke Lord Receives Deal of the Year Award From The Deal for Role in CVS Health’s Acquisition of Aetna

Washington H.B. 1001 was enacted on April 8, 2019, and will take effect on July 28, 2019.1 H.B. 1001 makes changes to Wash Rev. Code Chapter 48.110 governing service contracts and protection product guarantees which permit new items to be covered under service contracts and establishes new minimum net worth and financial responsibility requirements for service contract providers.
Read More Locke Lord QuickStudy: New Washington Statutory Financial Requirements for Providers of Service Contracts and Protection Product Guarantees Effective July 28, 2019

Locke Lord’s Regulatory & Transactional Insurance Practice Group Invites You to a Cocktail & Hors d’oeuvre Reception During the NAIC National Spring Meeting in Orlando, FL
Read More It’s Not Too Late to Register – Locke Lord Invites You to a Cocktail Reception During the NAIC National Spring Meeting – April 7

Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser recently established the District of Columbia Financial Services Regulatory Sandbox and Innovation Council (the “Council”). The Council has been tasked with analyzing and reporting on the viability of implementing a financial services regulatory sandbox in the District.
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Director Chlora Lindley-Myers (MO), 2019 Chair of the Market Regulation and Consumer ‎Affairs (D) Committee of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), ‎announced on February 8, 2019 on a committee conference call the names of the regulators who ‎will act as Chairs and Vice Chairs of the D Committee’s Task Forces and Working Groups for ‎the coming year. ‎
Read More Chairs and Vice Chairs of Task Forces and Working Groups of the NAIC’s Market Regulation and Consumer Affairs (D) Committee for 2019 Announced