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NAIC PROPOSES REORGANIZATION OF SUBUNITS ADDRESSING INSURANCE COMPANY INVESTMENTS - The other shoe has finally dropped. On June 6, 2025, the Investment Framework Drafting Group of the NAIC’s Financial Condition (E)...more
The NAIC Spring National Meeting was held in Indianapolis from March 23-26, 2025. This update reports on some highlights of the Spring National Meeting sessions relating to insurance company investments....more
Insurance companies, sponsors and other interested parties should take note of key developments concerning investments by insurers at the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (NAIC) Spring National Meeting, held...more
Two important meetings were held on March 17, 2025 by task forces of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”): the newly launched Risk-Based Capital Model Governance (EX) Task Force (“RBCMG TF”); and...more
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) held its Summer National Meeting, at which it adopted new guidelines allowing state regulators or NAIC staff to override formerly automatic ratings on investments....more
Insurance Companies investing in private credit funds should be prepared for...more
Gone With the Wind? Closed-End Funds Risk Extinction - Shares of SEC-registered closed-end funds (CEFs) have long held significant potential advantages for some investors. For example, unlike shares of mutual funds...more
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) held its 2024 Summer National Meeting August 11-15 in Chicago, Illinois, where regulators continued to work through the implementation of numerous investment-related...more
The stay of the effective dates of the amended fiduciary regulation and amended exemptions means that the “old” fiduciary regulation (the 5-part test) and the amended exemptions continue in effect indefinitely. As a result,...more
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners recently held its August 2024 meeting, which saw significant changes to the proposal pertaining to the Security Valuation Office's discretion authority over designations...more
At its Summer National Meeting in Chicago (August 12-15, 2024), the NAIC announced important guidance relating to the statutory accounting treatment of insurance companies’ investments in bank credit risk transfer (“CRT”)...more
At its June 18 meeting, the Valuation of Securities Task Force (VOSTF) of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) voted to expose a new draft of its controversial proposal, available here, to allow the...more
If you are confused about the current state of play of insurance companies investing in CLOs, rated feeder structures and other NAV based loans, we are here to help. Let’s start with the basics: the National Association of...more
In recent years, demographic changes and macroeconomic factors have led to significant growth in insurance markets. Within insurance markets, a much more active market in trading “back-books” of insurance liabilities has...more
The first dedicated reinsurance conference in the Cayman Islands was by every conceivable metric an incredible success. Hosted by CIRCA, close to 450 reinsurance professionals gathered at [Re]Connect to network and hear...more
As private equity and venture capital investors add insurance company investments to their portfolios, those investments may ultimately end up being regulated more than they bargained for. Although private equity investment...more
In this issue of Make (Whole) A Minute, we examine the new ratings rationale reporting requirements being implemented by the NAIC’s Securities Valuation Office. Insurance regulators have long sought greater transparency into...more
In a previous issue of FundsTalk, we discussed collateralized fund obligations (CFOs), investments backed by portfolios of private investment fund interests. In recent months, the National Association of Insurance...more
EXPECTFOCUS® is a quarterly review of developments in the insurance and financial services industry, provided on a complimentary basis to clients and friends of Carlton Fields Jorden Burt, P.A. ...more
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Reinsurance Investment Security Subgroup (the Subgroup) was formed earlier this year with representatives from eight states: Connecticut, California, Colorado,...more