Reminder for NY Excess Lines Brokers: DFS Cybersecurity Certification, Signatures, and 5-Year Record Retention All Due This Filing Season
NY| ELANY Bulletin 2026-06 reminds all New York licensed excess lines brokers (resident and nonresident) that their DFS Cybersecurity Regulation certification filing for calendar year 2025 is due by April 15, 2026, and they must determine whether they are required to file based on any exemptions claimed under Section 500.19, file either a Certificate of […]
Reminder for NY Excess Lines Brokers: DFS Cybersecurity Certification, Signatures, and 5-Year Record Retention All Due This Filing Season
NY| ELANY Bulletin 2026-06 reminds all New York licensed excess lines brokers (resident and nonresident) that their DFS Cybersecurity Regulation certification filing for calendar year 2025 is due by April 15, 2026, and they must determine whether they are required to file based on any exemptions claimed under Section 500.19, file either a Certificate of […]
South Dakota Updates Crop Hail Rules: Key Filing and Discount Changes for 2026
SD| Bulletin 26-01 sets out South Dakota’s requirements for marketing crop hail, companion hail, and non‑FCIC‑subsidized supplemental crop products, replacing all prior crop hail bulletins and prescribing how forms, rates, and discounts must be filed and used. Click here to see SD Bulletin 26-01
South Dakota Updates Crop Hail Rules: Key Filing and Discount Changes for 2026
SD| Bulletin 26-01 sets out South Dakotas requirements for marketing crop hail, companion hail, and non?FCIC?subsidized supplemental crop products, replacing all prior crop hail bulletins and prescribing how forms, rates, and discounts must be filed and used.? Click here to see SD Bulletin 26-01
New FSLSO Requirement: UMR Now Mandatory for All Lloyd’s London Surplus Lines Filings Starting July 1, 2026
FL| The Florida Surplus Lines Service Office (FSLSO) Bulletin 2026-01 announcing that, effective July 1, 2026, SLIP+ and batch filings for Florida surplus lines agents and IPC filers must include a Unique Market Reference (UMR) on all transactions where Underwriters at Lloyd’s, London (NAIC AA1122000) is the insurer, with detailed identification rules for locating and […]
Arizona Issues Mandatory Homeowners Wildfire Data Call for High-Risk Areas in 2025–2026
AZ|The Arizona Department of Insurance and Financial Institutions has issued a mandatory homeowners insurance data call under A.R.S. §20-123 to support the Wildfire Insurance Task Force’s review of coverage in geographic areas designated as heightened wildfire risk by the Department of Forestry and Fire Management, requiring each insurer (no group filings) to report transactional-level information […]
PBMs in Louisiana Must Bring Pharmacy Reimbursement Formulas Into “Fair and Reasonable” Compliance by March 1, 2026
LA| Directive 257 explains how the Louisiana Department of Insurance is implementing Act 474 by setting a minimum “fair and reasonable” reimbursement standard for local pharmacies: pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) serving Louisiana health plans (fully insured, self-funded, and governmental, but not Medicare, Medicaid, or OGB plans) must use a reimbursement formula based on NADAC plus […]
Oregon Withdraws Bulletin Regarding Suspension of Requirement to File Certain Price Increase Reports
OR| Oregon DFR Issues Bulletin DFR 2026-2 stating that OR has withdrawn Bulletin DFR2024-3 which provided guidance to prescription drug manufacturers subject to the Oregon Drug Price Transparency Program regarding a 2024 U.S. District Court ruling that resulted in the indefinite suspension of the program’s annual price increase reporting. Insurers must immediately resume regularly submissions […]
Alabama Updates Regulation 482-1-055: Holding Company System Regulation and Reporting Forms
AL| Alabama Department of Insurance has amended Chapter 482-1-055 of the the Alabama Insurance Regulation: the Holding Company System Regulation and Reporting Forms and Instructions in Section 482-1-055-.18.2 Group Capital Calculation. This specific section was amended effective February 19, 2026. Updated Forms (2/2026) Include: Click here to see AL Amended Regulation 55
DE Reissues Data Security Bulletin: What Insurance Licensees Must Do Under the Data Security Act in 2026
DE| The reissued Delaware Universally Applicable Bulletin No. 5 reminds all insurance licensees doing business in Delaware of their obligations under the Delaware Insurance Data Security Act, including maintaining an information security program, conducting risk assessments and incident investigations, promptly notifying the Department and impacted consumers of cybersecurity events, and submitting an annual certification of […]