Locke Lord’s Insurance & Reinsurance Newsletter provides topical snapshots of recent developments in the fast-changing world of insurance. For further information on any of the subjects covered in the newsletter, please contact one of the members of our Insurance team.
Read More Insurance and Reinsurance Newsletter – January 2019

The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative announced on December 11, 2018 that they intend to sign a new Bilateral Agreement between the U.S. and the U.K. on Prudential Measures Regarding Insurance and Reinsurance (“Covered Agreement”).

In its press release, the U.S. Treasury
Read More US Treasury Announces New Covered Agreement on Insurance and Reinsurance Regulation with UK

On September 20, 2018 the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) issued “OFAC Advisory to the Maritime Petroleum Shipping Community” to alert the shipping industry participants, including insurers, as to sanctions risks relating to petroleum shipments to or from Syria.  OFAC’s Syria Sanctions Program is
Read More OFAC Advisory to Maritime Shipping Industry

Locke Lord’s Insurance & Reinsurance Newsletter provides topical snapshots of recent developments in the fast-changing world of insurance. For further information on any of the subjects covered in the newsletter, please contact one of the members of our Insurance team.

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Read More Insurance and Reinsurance Newsletter – September 2018

Rhode Island’s Insurance Business Transfer Act (“IBT”) (“Regulation 68”) permits the transfer and ‘novation’ of commercial ‘legacy business’ (subject to certain limitations) from one carrier to another, subject to court approval. It also permits the ultimate commutation of that business should the transferee, at some point in the future, determine
Read More Rhode Island Seeks to Clarify Original Intent of Reg. 68

Chris Flanagan, Partner at Locke Lord LLP, and Jim Sabella, CPA and Tax Partner at Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP, will present a webinar on Tax Reform: Implications for Insurers and Reinsurers. This webinar is sponsored by CCIA Delta and hosted by 202works, and will provide key insights into the
Read More Complimentary Invitation to CCIA Delta Tax Webinar – May 22, 2018

Prior to the 1990’s Bellefonte Reinsurance Co. v. Aetna Cas. & Sur. Co., 903 F.2d910 (2d Cir. 1990) (“Bellefonte”) decision, the insurance/reinsurance industry operated under the assumption that expenses in addition to loss, unless explicitly excluded, were included coverages under facultative reinsurance certificates. The Bellefonte decision,
Read More Back to the Future

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) has directed its committees to move forward with amending the Reinsurance Model Law and Regulation (Models) to be consistent with  the EU/U.S. Covered Agreement signed last September.  The Covered Agreement eliminates collateral and physical presence requirements for EU/U.S. reinsurers.  States have 60 months
Read More NAIC Panels to Begin Work on Model Law to Extend Covered Agreement to Non-EU Jurisdictions

Locke Lord’s Insurance & Reinsurance Newsletter provides topical snapshots of recent developments in the fast-changing world of insurance. For further information on any of the subjects covered in the newsletter, please contact one of the members of our Insurance team.

In This Issue:


Read More Insurance and Reinsurance Newsletter – April 2018

On February 20, 2018, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) held a public hearing on the reinsurance collateral provisions of the Bilateral Agreement between the United States of America and the European Union on Prudential Measures regarding Insurance and Reinsurance (the “Covered Agreement”).  The Covered Agreement creates a framework
Read More NAIC Holds Public Hearing on Reinsurance Collateral Provisions of Covered Agreement