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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

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NAIC Life and Annuity Illustration Subgroup and Suitability Working Group Construct More Guidance

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At the NAIC Spring National Meeting, the Illustration Subgroup and the Suitability Working Group reported that they are building out the following additions...more

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NAIC H Committee Continues as Ringmaster Coordinating Numerous Initiatives

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Under the leadership of Maryland Insurance Commissioner Kathleen Birrane, in 2023 the Innovation, Cybersecurity, and Technology (H) Committee of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners completed two main...more

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Insurance Regulators Continue Big Data Scrutiny

We previously reported on regulators’ increased attention to the use of big data systems, including external consumer data and information sources, algorithms and predictive models. Recent announcements in Colorado, Louisiana...more

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Changes in insurance regulation: Mainland China/Hong Kong/Singapore/Indonesia

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The tracker covers a range of developments across the region, including steps taken by the Chinese authorities to decentralise regulations in the insurance sector, a new amendment bill passed by the Hong Kong Legislative...more

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Out of the Gate Fast

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Arizona jumped out front of the pack with the introduction of Senate Bill No. 1557, titled "Annuity Transactions; Requirements," which would amend Arizona's suitability requirements for annuity transactions. Senate Bill No....more

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NYDFS requires regulated institutions to submit plans describing preparations for LIBOR transition by Feb. 7

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The New York Department of Financial Services has sent a letter to the institutions that it regulates requiring each such institution, by February 7, 2020, to provide to DFS a description of its “plan to address its LIBOR...more

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SEC Expands Manager-of-Managers Relief to Affiliated Sub-Advisers

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On May 29, 2019, the SEC granted an exemptive order to Carillon Series Trust and Carillon Tower Advisers Inc. (a Raymond James affiliate) to hire and replace affiliated and unaffiliated sub-advisers without shareholder...more

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SEC Now May Consider a Simultaneous Settlement Offer and Waiver Request

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Certain “bad actors” who settle with the SEC may be subject to automatic disqualifications or collateral consequences under federal securities laws and regulations. The Commission, however, may grant a settling party’s...more

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Annuity Suitability Working Group Tries to Get Out of the Parking Lot

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The NAIC Annuity Suitability Working Group (Suitability WG) spent the summer at the July 23, July 29, and August 3 Suitability WG meetings trying to get out of the parking lot and discussed several issues to frame up the...more

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Regulatory Response to Insurance Innovation

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As the insurance industry seeks to implement new technology, several NAIC groups and states are addressing the regulatory landscape to evolve with the changes. ...more

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Changes to the Index Product Illustration Requirements Are No Child’s Play

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The NAIC’s Annuity Disclosure Working Group and IUL Illustration Subgroup continue to chalk out changes to the Annuity Disclosure Model Regulation (Model) and Actuarial Guideline 49 (AG 49) to address index product...more

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New Procedures for Mutual Fund and Insurance Product SEC Filings

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In Release No. 33-10618 (Mar. 20, 2019), the SEC adopted amendments (the “Amendments”) that consolidate, conform, and otherwise refine numerous requirements applicable to filings with the agency. ...more

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New York Circular Letter No. 1 (2019) takes aim at accelerated underwriting

On January 18, 2019, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) issued a circular letter to all insurers authorized to write life insurance in New York State setting out the Department’s views concerning the use of...more

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NAIC Summer National Meeting Spotlights Innovation and Insurtech

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In response to the accelerating pace of change, the NAIC’s Summer National Meeting in Boston focused on innovation and insurtech....more

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SEC ‘Investor Experience Initiative’ Expressly Includes Variable Insurance Products

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The SEC, on June 5, announced that it would be exploring “modernization of the design, delivery and content of fund disclosures” in order “to improve the investor experience and help investors make more informed investment...more

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Dodd-Frank Rollback Benefits Insurers

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Marketing Private Life Insurance Separate Accounts to Smaller Banks - Subject to certain exceptions, the so-called “Volcker rule” provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act and regulations thereunder (collectively, the Volcker Rule)...more

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As Students Return to School, Regulators Continue Their Study of the NAIC’s Suitability in Annuity Transaction Model Regulation

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At the 2018 NAIC Summer National Meeting, regulators continued their efforts to define the standard of care that applies to recommendations. This subject was discussed at both the Annuity Suitability (A) Working Group...more

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New York Issues Final Life Insurance and Annuity Suitability and Best Interests Regulation

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On July 18, New York's Department of Financial Services (the "NY DFS") issued the final version of its Suitability and Best Interests in Life Insurance and Annuity Transactions Regulation (the "Suitability and Best Interest...more

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Expect Focus - Volume II, June 2018

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New York Pushes Mutual Fund Active Share Disclosure - New York’s Attorney General issued a report on its recent investigation of fees charged by actively managed equity mutual funds and a metric known as “Active Share.”...more

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South Carolina First State to Adopt NAIC Insurance Data Security Model Law

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On May 3, Governor Henry McMaster signed the South Carolina Insurance Data Security Act, making South Carolina the first state to adopt the NAIC Insurance Data Security Model Law....more

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Which Thoroughbred Will Win the Standards of Care Derby?

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The NAIC and the State of New York continue racing as each is revising its suitability regulation to incorporate enhanced standards of care. Only time will tell which version will gallop to victory....more

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FINRA Moves Toward SEC Anti-Churning Proposal

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On April 18, the SEC voted to propose major rule changes to reconcile and clarify the standards of conduct that apply to broker-dealers and investment advisers. ...more

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New York Pushes Mutual Fund Active Share Disclosure

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New York’s Attorney General issued a report on its recent investigation of fees charged by actively managed equity mutual funds and a metric known as "Active Share." Denoted as a "percentage" from 0 to 100 percent, Active...more

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Insurance Horizons 2018

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Our Insurance Horizons 2018 brochure considers the impact of technology, interest rates, protectionism, excess capacity in the reinsurance market and cyber risk. We also look in detail at M&A in the industry, sanctions and...more

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