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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State Legislative Developments
Michigan Governor-elect Appoints Director of the Department of Insurance and Financial Services
By Troutman Pepper Locke on
Posted in State Legislative Developments, United States
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Michigan Governor-elect Gretchen Whitmer has appointed Anita Fox as Director of the Department of Insurance and Financial Services. Anita Fox will replace Patrick M. McPharlin who has served as the Director since May 2015.
View the full press release.
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New York Department of Financial Services Superintendent to Step Down
By Stephanie Kelly & Troutman Pepper Locke on
Posted in State Legislative Developments, United States
Maria T. Vullo announced today that she will be stepping down as Superintendent of the New York Department of Financial Services effective February 1, 2019. Superintendent Vullo has served in the position since June 15, 2016. A replacement has not been announced.
View the full press release.
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Texas Department of Insurance Announces New Legislative Priorities
By Jon Gillum & Troutman Pepper Locke on
The Texas Department of Insurance (“TDI”) has released its 2018 Biennial Report to the 86th Texas Legislature. Every two years and pursuant to Texas Insurance Code section 32.022, TDI releases a report on insurance areas that the Department has identified for priority attention in the upcoming Texas legislative session. The…
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Raymond G. Farmer to Continue as Director of the South Carolina Insurance Department
By Troutman Pepper Locke on
Posted in State Legislative Developments, United States
Raymond G. Farmer will continue as the Director of the South Carolina Insurance Department as announced recently by South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster. Mr. Farmer has served as the Director of Insurance in South Carolina since 2012 when he was appointed by then Governor Nikki Haley. He was previously the…
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Julie Mix McPeak Reappointed as Tennessee Insurance Commissioner by Governor-Elect Bill Lee
By Troutman Pepper Locke on
Posted in State Legislative Developments, United States
Tennessee Governor-Elect Bill Lee has reappointed Julie Mix McPeak as the Tennessee Insurance Commissioner. Julie Mix McPeak has served as the Insurance Commissioner in Tennessee since 2011 and was previously the Executive Director of the Kentucky Office of Insurance.
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Midterm Elections—Florida and Georgia Update
As we noted last week in our QuickStudy 2018 Statewide Elections: A Mixed Bag for Insurers?, elections for Governor of Florida and Georgia and Georgia Insurance Commissioner were too close to call. The outcomes of these races were important to insurers, reinsurers, consumers, policyholders and others involved in the…
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California Electric Utilities’ Problems are Above Smokey the Bear’s Pay Grade!
On August 31, 2018, the California Legislature passed a number of bills addressing various issues related to wildfires that have ravaged the state in recent years. The following bills relate to insurance in connection with past and future wildfires:
SB-901 addresses a range of wildfire-related issues. The bill will ease…
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Maryland Obtains Waiver for Health Reinsurance Program
By Troutman Pepper Locke on
Maryland officials will formally announce Wednesday that the federal government has approved an ACA state innovation waiver intended to help shore up Maryland’s individual health insurance market, which has suffered from skyrocketing premiums and declining participation by healthier persons following the repeal of the ACA’s individual mandate. The plan will…
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South Carolina Department clarifies confusing change in its new Insurance Data Security Act
As reported here, the NAIC adopted a model law for the protection of the data and systems used by the insurance industry, and South Carolina became the first state to enact legislation based on the NAIC model. In doing so, however, the South Carolina legislature created some uncertainty by…
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