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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

UK’s Proposed New Captive Insurer Regime: Key Developments and Next Steps

What is new: The UK government has proposed a new regulatory framework for captive insurance companies, aiming to simplify regulations and enhance competitiveness in the financial services sector. Why it matters: The...more

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2025 Arkansas Insurance Legislation Summary: Life

The 95th Arkansas General Assembly convened on January 13, 2025, and entered into an extended recess on April 16, 2025...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The Standard Formula: Encyclopaedia of Prudential Solvency – Chapter 3: Prudential Insurance Regulation in Japan

This chapter discusses prudential insurance regulation in Japan. Japan is the fourth-largest insurance market in the world, with a broad customer base and a varied range of offerings. This profile, coupled with ongoing...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The Standard Formula Podcast | Assessing Prudential Insurance Regulation in Japan

Host Rob Chaplin is joined by colleague Annabel Smethurst to guide “The Standard Formula” listeners through the prudential solvency regime in Japan, the fourth-largest insurance market in the world. They explore why Japan is...more

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Still the One! – The Use of Private Placement Life Insurance in Tax Planning for Trial Attorneys with Contingency Fee Income

In the Soundtrack of Our Lives, one of the songs that I still get to hear from time to time on Sirius XM, is “Still the One” which was recorded and released by the band Orleans in 1976. I was in the tenth grade just to be...more

Alston & Bird

Insurance Insights for the Cold, Dark Winter Nights

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Welcome to the latest issue of Insurance Insights, a gathering of notable legal developments and trends relevant to the insurance industry. In this issue, fires alter the landscape of California insurance, an expert’s...more

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Las Mañanitas

Recently (January 15th) I celebrated my sixty fifth birthday. Where did the time go? If my East German father Willy Wolfgang Nowotny were still with us, I could hear him say, “Too soon old, too late smart.” While I was never...more

Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC

Another Attack on Private Placement Life Insurance

The use of private placement life insurance (PPLI) by high-net-worth individuals has generated considerable controversy over the years, with proponents arguing that it is a proper use of existing laws that provide many of the...more

Cozen O'Connor

Small v. Allianz Life Ins. Co. of N. Am. – A “Small” Case But Huge Decision

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Life insurers operating in California can breathe a little easier this morning. Since 2021, life insurers have been facing a wave of class action lawsuits and potentially crushing liability based on alleged violations of...more

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National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Fall 2024 Meeting Summary

The Mitchell Williams Insurance Regulatory team of attorneys recently attended the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Fall 2024 National Meeting which was held in Denver, Colorado. We have prepared a...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Highlights from the NAIC Fall 2024 National Meeting

In our recent webinar, members of the Eversheds Sutherland Insurance Practice Group discussed noteworthy developments from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Fall National Meeting that was held in...more

Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC

What Connelly v. United States Means for Closely-Held Businesses

The US Supreme Court recently issued a significant decision, impacting many closely-held businesses with buy-sell agreements funded by life insurance policies, Connelly v. United States, 144 S. Ct. 1406 (2024). In a 9-0...more

Carlton Fields

NAIC Still Juggling Multiple AI and Machine Learning Initiatives

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The many balls that the various National Association of Insurance Commissioners groups currently have in the air focusing on life insurers’ use of artificial intelligence and machine learning were reflected in the reports...more

Marshall Dennehey

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Holds that Trial Courts May Award Treble Damages Without Regard to a Punitive Damages Award on Related...

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Dwyer v. Ameriprise Financial, No. 2 WAP 2023 (Pa. April 25, 2024) (Op. by Wecht, J.) (Brobson, J., Concurring and Dissenting) - Following a jury trial, the plaintiffs were awarded punitive damages against their life...more

Hogan Lovells

Actualités Législatives et Réglementaires – Juillet / Août 2024

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Le bureau Parisien de Hogan Lovells a le plaisir de vous adresser sa lettre d'information mensuelle qui vous présente les Actualités législatives et réglementaires des mois de juillet et août 2024....more

Miller Nash LLP

The Initial Impact of Moody? More Confusion.

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Until recently, Oregon courts did not allow policyholders to bring claims against their insurers under Oregon’s Unfair Claims Settlement Practices Act and only allowed tort-based “bad faith” claims in narrow circumstances....more

Cozen O'Connor

Claims Notes: September 2024

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Litigation arose over whether a suit for misrepresentation and breach of contract arising out of an easement triggered a Commercial General Liability (CGL) insurer's duty to defend. Internal confidential communications...more

Alston & Bird

Insurance Insights for the Dog Days of August

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Welcome to the inaugural issue of Insurance Insights, a gathering of notable legal developments and trends relevant to the insurance industry. In this issue, the California Supreme Court covers COVID-19 claims, Georgia...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Highlights from the NAIC Summer 2024 National Meeting

In our recent webinar, members of the Eversheds Sutherland Insurance Practice Group discussed noteworthy developments from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Summer National Meeting that was held in...more

Saul Ewing LLP

The Friday Five: Five ERISA Litigation Highlights - August 2024

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This month’s Friday Five explores decisions from around the country discussing differences between the scope of discovery and ability to add documents to the record on a claim for review challenging the denial of LTD...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The PRA’s Expectations for Funded Reinsurance: How To Comply

The PRA has released an important statement on its approach to funded reinsurance. Our view is that the statement endorses the conceptual principle that funded reinsurance (particularly to offshore counterparties) should best...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

FINRA fines annuity and fund distributor for causing payment of transaction-based compensation to unregistered entity

On July 8, FINRA accepted a firm’s Letter of Acceptance, Waiver, and Consent imposing a censure and a $300,000 fine. The firm is a wholesale distributor of variable insurance products and mutual funds. Between March 2018 and...more

Carlton Fields

New SEC RILA Rules: Implementation Issues and Practical Considerations

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On July 1, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced new rules for registered index-linked annuities (RILAs) and registered market-value adjustment annuities (MVAs). The new rules will significantly impact...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Supreme Court Clarifies Shareholder Agreement Valuations for Estate Tax Purposes in Connelly v. United States

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Many co-owners of closely held businesses will employ life insurance as a tool for funding the transfer of ownership in the business upon the death or retirement of an owner. In these cases, planning involves the use of...more

Hogan Lovells

Actualités Législatives et Réglementaires – Mai 2024

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Le bureau Parisien de Hogan Lovells a le plaisir de vous adresser sa lettre d'information mensuelle qui vous présente les Actualités législatives et réglementaires du mois de mai 2024. Ces Actualités législatives et...more

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