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Because many insurance claims take years to be settled or adjudicated, inflation tends to increase the cost of these long-tail claims to insurance and reinsurance companies.

A federal court must of course have subject matter jurisdiction to entertain an application to confirm or enforce an arbitration award.

On February 17, 2021, it was reported that President Biden would nominate Chiquita Brooks-LaSure as Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

The NAIC Reinsurance Task Force held its most recent open meeting on Monday, August 7, 2017 during the NAIC 2017 Summer National Meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

An S&P Global Ratings report published on April 13 projects that insurance premiums tied to data center construction and operations could reach $10 billion in 2026, with annual data center investment expected...

On April 10, 2023, the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") issued proposed regulations further tightening the circle around micro-captive insurance transactions.

On November 15 and 16, 2024, the Life Actuarial (A) Task Force (LATF) met at the Fall 2024 National Meeting of the US National Association of Insurance Commissioners...

For just about every risk manager these days, captive insurance is an option that is being considered if not already utilised.

Citing the nation's financial meltdown and the U.S. government's heavy involvement with insurance giant American International Group (AIG), U.S. Reps. Melissa Bean (D-Ill.) and Ed Royce (R-Ca.) introduced a bill on April 2, 2009, which, if passed, would bring widespread, fundamental change to the U.S. insurance regulatory scheme.

The United States Government Accountability Office ("GAO") recently completed a study regarding regulation of risk retention groups ("RRGs"), insurers authorized to write insurance on a national basis pursuant to the federal Liability Risk Retention Act of 1986 ("LRRA").

In The Legal 500's 2023 Country Comparative Guides, Mayer Brown partners Larry Hamilton, Vikram Sidhu, Sanjiv Tata and Jared Wilner authored a section on Insurance & Reinsurance in the United States.

HHS Answers Key Questions on the Early Retiree Health Reinsurance Program. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently issued regulations that implement the Early Retiree Reinsurance Program (ERRP)

Virtually every reinsurance treaty includes an audit clause, granting the reinsurer access to the ceding company’s records. Reinsurers routinely invoke the clause to conduct periodic audits and to monitor claims that are likely to cause significant losses to the reinsurer.

In an important decision with implications for cedents and reinsurers alike, the District Court for the District of Massachusetts, after a two-week bench trial, has held a reinsurer and its controlling officer liable under Chapter 93A (Massachusetts Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices Act) for their bad-faith disavowal of a reinsurance agreement.

In an important decision with implications for cedents and reinsurers alike, the District Court for the District of Massachusetts, after a two-week bench trial, has held a reinsurer and its controlling officer liable under Chapter 93A (Massachusetts Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices Act) for their bad-faith disavowal of a reinsurance agreement.

On 27 January 2026, the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) provided a Consultation Paper on a Supervisory Statement addressed to national supervisory authorities with the aim of ensuring...

On a May 15 conference call, the Reinsurance Task Force of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) advanced model legislation on reciprocal treatment for reinsurers as between the United States, on the one hand, and the EU

Outside corporate directors have been the targets of recent highly publicized cases in which shareholders and regulators have sought to hold them personally liable beyond available insurance, not for their participation in fraud, but rather for allegations of negligent oversight.