The US National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”) held its Summer National Meeting in Chicago on August 12-15, 2024. The Risk-Focused Surveillance (E) Working Group (“RFSWG”) did not meet during the Summer National Meeting. However, a discussion of its recent work with respect to affiliate investment managers and affiliate investments, as well as regarding … [Read more...] about US NAIC Summer 2024 National Meeting Highlights
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Connecticut Enacts New Changes to Its Captive Insurance Laws
On July 16, 2024, the Connecticut Department of Insurance (the “Department”) issued a press release announcing that Governor Ned Lamont has signed Public Act No. 24-138, “An Act Concerning Insurance Market Conduct and Insurance Licensing, the Insurance Department’s Technical Corrections and Other Revisions to the Insurance Statutes and Captive Insurance”, (the “Act”) into law. … [Read more...] about Connecticut Enacts New Changes to Its Captive Insurance Laws
US State Insurance Regulatory Scrutiny of Private Equity Investors in the Insurance Industry
Private equity (“PE”) firms have been increasingly active in the US insurance industry, attracted by the opportunity to access long-term capital and manage large pools of assets. However, this trend has also raised concerns among US state insurance regulators, who are tasked with, among other things, protecting the interests of policyholders and ensuring the financial stability … [Read more...] about US State Insurance Regulatory Scrutiny of Private Equity Investors in the Insurance Industry
A Regulator’s View of IBT’s, Division’s and the 2024 NAIC Priorities
Panelists Kathy Belfi, KB Regulatory Solutions (former Director of Financial Regulation, Connecticut Insurance Department), John Finston, Finston Consulting Inc. (former Executive Deputy Superintendent for Insurance, NY DFS), Glen Mulready, Commissioner, Oklahoma Insurance Department and Robert Romano, Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright held a roundtable discussion of the trends … [Read more...] about A Regulator’s View of IBT’s, Division’s and the 2024 NAIC Priorities
NAIC Summer 2023 National Meeting Highlights
The Reinsurance (E) Task Force (“RTF”) of the US National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”) held a virtual meeting on July 24, 2023, in lieu of meeting in person at the NAIC’s 2023 Summer National Meeting. In addition to routine matters such as adoption of the RTF’s 2023 Spring National Meeting minutes and minor revisions to RTF’s 2024 Proposed Charges, the … [Read more...] about NAIC Summer 2023 National Meeting Highlights
The End of Collateral for Non-US Reinsurers Is Here; An UPDATE on “Reciprocal Reinsurers”
As we previously reported a year ago, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) adopted amendments to the Credit for Reinsurance Model Law (#785) and Credit for Reinsurance Model Regulation (#786) to implement the certain international agreements to eliminate collateral requirements for qualifying reinsurers. The Models created a new category of reinsurers, … [Read more...] about The End of Collateral for Non-US Reinsurers Is Here; An UPDATE on “Reciprocal Reinsurers”
The Excepted Foreign State Club Gets Bigger
The Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (FIRRMA) gave the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) enhanced powers in August 2018. Some reviews of foreign investments were mandated – especially investments in sensitive businesses by foreign governments and government-controlled entities. For the first time, FIRRMA expressly authorized review … [Read more...] about The Excepted Foreign State Club Gets Bigger
Under the Radar Potential Game Changers: Were you aware of these??
The second session of the 4th annual Runoff Deal Market Forum focused on some of the less obvious legal, regulatory and NAIC developments that will likely impact the runoff deal landscape. The esteemed panel included Mayer Brown partner Larry Hamilton who heads the firm’s US Insurance Regulatory & Enforcement group, James Mills, Vice President and Legal Counsel of Enstar … [Read more...] about Under the Radar Potential Game Changers: Were you aware of these??
Premia to acquire Armour Re; secures Aquiline-led equity investment
Reinsurance run-off group, Premia Holdings Ltd., has agreed to acquire Armour Re Ltd., a Bermuda-based P&C legacy reinsurer and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Armour Group Ltd., in an all-share transaction. Armour Group is an Aquiline Capital Partners LLC portfolio company and in concurrence with the acquisition, an investor group led by Aquiline is making a growth equity … [Read more...] about Premia to acquire Armour Re; secures Aquiline-led equity investment
NAIC Adopts New Rule Allowing Rebating
The NAIC Executive Committee unanimously adopted an amendment to the NAIC Unfair Trade Practices Model Act (Model Law #880) on December 9, 2020. This amendment will allow insurers and producers to “rebate” consumers. With the exception of California and Florida, and until most recently, states have enforced strict anti-rebating laws, considering non-compliance as a serious … [Read more...] about NAIC Adopts New Rule Allowing Rebating
Take Aways From The NAIC Special Session on COVID-19 (Public Portion)
Locke Lord provides a quick study of the key issues discussed during the recent NAIC Special Session on COVID-19. Read full article here - https://www.lockelord.com/newsandevents/publications/2020/03/take-aways-from-the-naic … [Read more...] about Take Aways From The NAIC Special Session on COVID-19 (Public Portion)
The NCOIL IBT Model Law – Transforming the US Insurance Industry
The NCOIL IBT model law provides an efficient restructuring tool that will allow companies to achieve operational and capital efficiencies to compete more effectively in the global marketplace. U.S. insurers and reinsurers now have an expanded landscape for restructuring options in the United States. On March 8th, 2020 the Executive Committee of the National Council of … [Read more...] about The NCOIL IBT Model Law – Transforming the US Insurance Industry
NAIC Restructuring Mechanisms Working Group Continues its Study of IBTs and Corporate Division Statutes
AIRROC’s Corporate Partner Locke Lord provides a “Quick Study” on the NAIC’s Summer Meeting in New York on August 4, 2019; specifically the NAIC’s Restructuring Mechanisms Working Group progress on insurance business transfers and corporate division statutes. Read more by clicking on this link. … [Read more...] about NAIC Restructuring Mechanisms Working Group Continues its Study of IBTs and Corporate Division Statutes
Corporate Governance
How many times are we going to learn about another corporate misstep? The list of companies making headlines for the wrong reasons never seems to end —Wells Fargo, Volkswagen, Target, Toshiba, Experian, Yahoo, Weinstein, Wynn, Uber—just to name a few. What do all of these companies have in common? A lack of strong corporate governance. Corporate governance can simply be … [Read more...] about Corporate Governance
The Legacy Market: Resistance. Protection. Equivalence. Vision. That Order.
In The Legacy Market article that ran in the Spring 2017 issue, we discussed the various exit and capital release tools available to the European insurance market with each providing different degrees of finality and capital relief. The second Legacy Market article which ran in the Fall issue, discussed the first finality statute available in the U.S. and steps taken by other … [Read more...] about The Legacy Market: Resistance. Protection. Equivalence. Vision. That Order.
Separate but Not Equal
Recent developments indicate that U.S. regulators are responding to these market realities. In 2015, Rhode Island passed regulations providing for “insurance business transfers” for commercial P&C runoff business. The Rhode Island Insurance Business Transfer (RI IBT) is modeled on the U.K.’s Part VII Transfer that has been British law for almost 20 years and has resulted in … [Read more...] about Separate but Not Equal
Is Reg. 68 Good for the Industry? A Chat with Dwyer, Broccoli and Brennan
At the Commutation & Networking Forum in October, 2016, the authors sat down with Elizabeth Dwyer, Jack Broccoli and Christopher Brennan to talk about the Rhode Island statute. Ms. Dwyer is the Rhode Island Superintendent of Banking and Insurance in the Department of Business Regulation. Jack Broccoli is in the Rhode Island Department of Banking and Insurance and … [Read more...] about Is Reg. 68 Good for the Industry? A Chat with Dwyer, Broccoli and Brennan
Cybersecurity: What are insurance entities required to do?
While US regulators attempt to require insurers to be more aggressive in protecting consumer data from cyber attacks, in August 2016 the NAIC’S Cybersecurity Task Force released an amended version of its draft Insurance Data Security Model Law. The NAIC model law proposes to establish “uniform” standards for data security and investigations, in addition to how to notify about … [Read more...] about Cybersecurity: What are insurance entities required to do?
