Colorado Issues Emergency Regulation Requiring Standardized Gold, Silver, and Bronze Colorado Option Plans for 2027
CO| The Colorado Division of Insurance Emergency Regulation 26-E-01 sets the required 2027 Colorado Option standardized bronze, silver (including CSR variants), and gold health benefit plan designs for all carriers in the individual and small group markets, specifying detailed coverage, cost-sharing, filing, and consumer-facing requirements, and making them effective April 6, 2026. Key Points: Click […]
New Hampshire Issues 2027 Plan Year Guidance for All Health & Dental Issuers
NH| Bulletin #INS 26-019-AB from the New Hampshire Insurance Department provides 2027 plan year guidance for all licensed medical and dental issuers, including QHP and non-QHP products, outlining legal authority, cost-sharing limits, network adequacy expectations, MHPAEA quantitative treatment limit reporting, No Surprises Act and state ground ambulance balance billing compliance, and substance use disorder attestation […]
Illinois DOI Clarifies Biomarker Testing Coverage: New Bulletin Outlines Key Requirements for Health Insurers
IL| The Illinois Department of Insurance Company Bulletin 2026-05 reminds Illinois health insurance issuers that any group or individual accident and health policy, HMO, limited health care plan, or voluntary health services plan covering laboratory services and issued, amended, delivered, or renewed on or after January 1, 2022, must cover biomarker testing as required by […]
New Contact Info for Maryland Joint Insurance Association: Action Required for P&C Notice Forms
MD| The Maryland Insurance Administration issued Bulletin 26-8 notifying all Maryland property and casualty insurers that the Maryland Joint Insurance Association’s address has changed and that cancellation and nonrenewal notices for personal and commercial property policies must be updated accordingly to remain compliant with Insurance Article sections 27-602(b) and 27-603(b). Effective April 10, 2026, insurers […]
The Excess Line Association of New York Adds Four Companies to to Eligible E&S Insurers List
NY| The Excess Line Association of New York (ELANY) issued Bulletin 2026-10 announcing the addition of four companies added to the list of eligible E&S insurers: Type Company Code Effective Date Llyod’s Syndicate 2126 – Fidelis 2126 N/A April 1, 2026 Llyod’s Syndicate 2427 – Agile SIAB N/A April 1, 2026 Llyod’s Syndicate 2546 – Coface N/A April […]
South Carolina DOI Announces Upcoming 2026 Data Calls on Paid Family Leave and Liability Markets
SC| The April 2, 2026 Memorandum from the South Carolina Department of Insurance provides advance notice that two new data calls will be issued in June 2026, one focused on Paid Family Leave coverage and the other on Commercial General Liability and Liquor Liability, with both requiring detailed insurer reporting and responses due in August […]
Arkansas Issues 2026 Producer Appointment Renewal Bulletin: Key Dates and NIPR-Only Processing Announced
AR| Arkansas Insurance Bulletin No. 5-2026 explains that all entities appointing Arkansas insurance producers must annually renew producer and agency appointments, with appointments remaining in effect until terminated but ending if a producer’s license lapses, even if later reinstated; it sets 2026 procedures requiring companies to review all appointed individuals and agencies, verify licenses and […]
Missouri Sets June 3, 2026 Deadline for 2027 ACA Individual & Small Group Rate Filings
MO| Bulletin 26-06, from the Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance, sets key 2027 rate filing dates for Missouri health carriers, requiring ACA individual and small group single risk pool filings by June 3, 2026, and establishing 30–60 day advance filing windows for other plan types, while clarifying that transitional and other “Subsection 7” plans […]
Oregon Adopts New Rules Requiring Insurers to Explain Premium Increases on Personal Auto, Home, and Dwelling Policies
OR| Oregon’s Department of Consumer and Business Services filed Permanent Administrative Order ID 2-2026 (effective April 1, 2026), adopting new rules under OAR Chapter 836 to implement HB 2563, which requires qualified insurers — those with $1M or more in combined written premium — to provide a clear, written explanation of premium increases on personal […]
Oregon Launches New Insurance Premium Assistance Program for Affordable Housing Providers — Effective April 1, 2026
OR| Oregon Permanent Administrative Order ID 3-2026 (effective April 1, 2026), issued by the Department of Consumer and Business Services under Chapter 836, adopts eight new administrative rules (OAR 836-200-0700 through 836-200-0735) establishing the Affordable Housing Premium Assistance Program pursuant to Senate Bill 829 (2025) — a temporary program designed to reimburse eligible public, private, […]