Vermont Issues Bulletin Regarding the Use of Artificial Intelligence Systems in Insurance

VT | The Vermont Department of Financial Regulation has issued Insurance Bulletin No. 229. This bulletin is issued to remind all Insurers that hold certificates of authority to do business in the state of Vermont that decisions or actions impacting consumers that are made or supported by advanced analytical and computational technologies, including Artificial Intelligence […]

Utah Issues Bulletin Regarding the Cyberattack on Change Healthcare

UT | The Utah Insurance Department has issued Bulletin 2024-4 regarding the cyberattack on Change Healthcare on February 21, 2024. The Department acknowledges that the cyberattack has created significant operational challenges for insurers and healthcare providers, including individual practitioners, practice groups, laboratories, facilities, and pharmacies. The Department requests an insurer to assist consumers and healthcare […]

Texas No Longer Offering Online Proctored Exams

TX | Effective immediately, OnVUE online proctored exams will no longer be offered as a supplemental testing option for Texas Department of Insurance candidates. Exams will continue to be offered at designated/authorized Pearson VUE test centers in and outside the state of Texas. Previously scheduled OnVUE exams through March 31 will be honored. Click here for more […]

New York Announces Suspension of Certain Utilization Review Requirements, Appeal Timeframes, Claim Submission Timeframes, and Eligibility Verifications

NY | The New York Department of Financial Services has issued Circular Letter No. 2 to advise insurers that certain preauthorization, concurrent, and retrospective review requirements, appeal timeframes, reconsideration timeframes, claim submission timeframes, and eligibility verifications should be suspended or tolled when necessary. Issuers and PBMs should ensure that there are no delays in health […]

Illinois Company Bulletin 2024-06 Provider Directory Audit Filings – Update

IL | The Illinois Department of Insurance (“IDOI”) issues Company Bulletin 2024-06 to provide updated guidance to all companies who are required to submit a Network Adequacy Filing related to provider directory audits under 50 Ill. Adm. Code 4540.60. These annual filings, the first of which were due July 1, 2023, and then must be […]

Illinois Property & Casualty Insurance Market Intelligence Data Call

IL | The Illinois Department of Insurance has issued Company Bulletin 2024-07 to notify companies of the Department’s participation in the National Association of Insurance Commissioner (“NAIC”) Property & Casualty Insurance Market Intelligence Data Call. Click here for more information.

New Hampshire Issues Bulletin Regarding Coverage for Insureds 21 Years of Age and Younger Who Are Receiving Mental Health Services Provided by State-Sponsored Community Health Providers

NH | The New Hampshire has issued Bulletin Docket #INS 24-016-AB. As commercial health insurance coverage expands under the Affordable Care Act to ever wider segments of the New Hampshire population, and as state-sponsored community mental health services for children in the state grow under a number of state and federal initiatives, it is increasingly […]