2011 Developments
Recent Developments - DFS | 2011 Developments - DFS | 2011 Updates - Insurance
| Description | Date Posted | Links |
|---|---|---|
| Updated! Rates for HMO Standard Individual Health Plans by County for January 2012 | 12/30/2011 | HMO Premium Rates |
| New! Working Group Report on Ways to Improve Efficiency and Effectiveness of Regulation | 12/30/2011 | DFS Publications |
| Press Release: Superintendent Lawsky Submits Report on Creation of the Department of Financial Services | 12/30/2011 | News Room |
| New! The Implementation of Legislation Permitting Approval of Certain Long Term Care Health Insurance Plans - A Report by the Superintendent of Financial Services to the Governor and the Legisature - 2011 | 12/30/2011 | DFS Publications |
| Updated! Health Insurance Premiums - Prior Approval: Additional Rate Change Details - including new Decision Summaries | 12/30/2011 | Prior Approval |
Emergency Adoption of Regulation 198 (11 NYCRR 381): Life Settlements | 12/28/2011 | |
Proposed Regulations: 1) Proposed Fifth Amendment of Insurance Regulation 119 (11 NYCRR 151) Workers' Compensation Insurance; 2) Proposed Insurance Regulation 198 (11 NYCRR 381) Life Settlements; 3) Proposed Second Amendment to Insurance Regulation 77 (11 NYCRR 54) Variable Life Insurance; 4) Proposed Third Amendment to Insurance Regulation No. 86 (11 NYCRR Part 16) Special Risk Insurance; 5) Proposed CONSENSUS Seventh Amendment to Insurance Regulation 25, (11 NYCRR 26) Independent Adjusters. | 12/28/2011 | |
Updated! Entities That May Currently Operate as Life Settlement Providers in New York | 12/28/2011 | |
| Updated! Premium Increases for Long Term Care Insurance | 12/27/2011 | Long Term Care |
Updated! Health Insurance Premiums - Prior Approval: Approved Rate Changes | 12/27/2011 | |
New! Circular Letter No. 15 (2011): Medical Loss Ratio Standards Applicable to Health Insurance Policies | 12/22/2011 | |
Filed Examination Reports (1 Property Report) | 12/21/2011 | |
| 2011 Annual Statement and New York Supplement Filing Instructions, Checklists & Forms Download | 12/20/2011 | Annual Statement NY Supplement |
| Press Release: Superintendent Lawsky Announces Elmira Savings Converts To State Charter | 12/19/2011 | News Room |
New! Circular Letter No. 14 (2011): Enterprise Risk Management | 12/19/2011 | |
| Industry Letter: "Withholding Charges to Borrowers Due to Closing of the Baum Firm" | 12/16/2011 | Industry Letters |
Updated! Health Insurance Premiums - Prior Approval: Additional Rate Change Details | 12/16/2011 | |
Updated! Health Insurance Premiums - Prior Approval: Approved Rate Changes | 12/15/2011 | |
| Updated! Regulation 60 Contact Information Database Lookup | 12/14/2011 | Reg 60 Contacts |
| Updated! Agents/Brokers PreLicensing Documents | 12/14/2011 | PreLicensing Documents |
New! Filing Guidance for Universal Life Insurance with Secondary Guarantees | 12/14/2011 | Life Insurers - Filing Guidance |
New! Education Provider's Electronic Reporting System | 12/13/2011 | Licensing Education |
| Press Release: Statement of Financial Services Superintendent Benjamin M. Lawsky on the Morgan Stanley -- MBIA Settlement | 12/13/2011 | News Room |
For All Insurers Writing Private Passenger Auto With 3,000 or More Policies in Effect: Data Call on Misrepresentations of the Location Where Vehicles are Garaged or Driven | 12/13/2011 | Fraud Information for Insurers |
Updated! Health Insurance Premiums - Prior Approval:
| 12/12/2011 | |
Updated! DMV Insurance Codes and Company Contacts | 12/12/2011 | |
| Report on Municipal Cooperative Health Benefits Plans | 12/09/2011 | Miscellaneous Reports |
| Insurance Fraud, Recent Arrests (November, 2011) | 12/09/2011 | Frauds Arrests |
Updated! Health Insurance Premiums - Prior Approval - Main page | 12/09/2011 | |
| Accident and Health Product Filing Model Language: External Appeal 1/1/2012 and After | 12/08/2011 | A&H Filing Model Language |
Updated! Life Bureau Reserve Section: Industry Letters & Surveys and Valuation Year-End Forms and Instructions | 12/06/2011 | |
| Updated! Continuing Education Criteria | 12/06/2011 | Education Documents |
Testimony of Benjamin M. Lawsky Before the New York State Assembly Committee on Insurance, Committee on Banks, and Committee on Oversight, Analysis and Investigation (December 1, 2011) | 12/06/2011 | |
Updated! Fire Tax Information for 2012: Industry Letters, FAQs & Direct Deposit Form | 12/02/2011 | |
| Updated! Medicare Supplement Insurance Premium Rates for December 2011 | 12/02/2011 | Medicare Rates |
| Insurance Disciplinary Actions Against Companies, Agents, Brokers & Adjusters | 11/30/2011 | Insurance Disciplinary Actions |
Updated! Health Required Immunizations | 11/29/2011 | |
Updated! Health Insurance Premiums - Prior Approval:
| 11/29/2011 | |
Updated! Life Products Outlines and Checklists | 11/29/2011 | |
New! Circular Letter No. 13 (2011): Unfair Claims Settlement Practices and the National Flood Insurance Program | 11/28/2011 | |
| New! Flood Insurance Information for Consumers | 11/28/2011 | Flood Insurance Information |
| Updated! IIES - Frequently Asked Questions | 11/22/2011 | IIES |
| Press Release: Superintendent Lawsky: Deregulation Of Insurance Sales To Large, Savvy Businesses Now In Place | 11/21/2011 | News Room |
Updated! Life Products Outlines and Checklists | 11/21/2011 | |
Updated! Health Insurance Premiums - Prior Approval: Rate Change Details | 11/21/2011 | |
New! Circular Letter No. 12 (2011): Premium Rate Adjustment Notices | 11/17/2011 | |
| Press Release: Superintendent Lawsky Announces Otsego County Chamber President Arrested For Fraud | 11/17/2011 | News Room |
Property Bureau Data Call: 2011 Availability Survey, 2011 Annual Free Trade Zone Report and Special Homeowners Insurance Supplement | 11/16/2011 | |
Updated! Property Insurers:
| 11/16/2011 | |
| Updated! Healthy New York: Applications | 11/16/2011 | HNY Applications |
New! Circular Letter No. 10 (2011): Implementation of Chapter 490 of the Laws of 2011 and 11 NYCRR 16 (Insurance Regulation 86) with Respect to the Addition of Class 3 to the Free Trade Zone | 11/15/2011 | |
New! Health Insurance Premiums - Prior Approval: Rate Applications | 11/15/2011 | |
Updated! Fire Tax Information: Street Listings for Insurance Companies | 11/15/2011 | |
| Workers Compensation Loss Costs Multipliers and Expense Constants Currently in Use (Approved as of November 15, 2011) | 11/15/2011 | WC Loss Cost Multipliers |
Updated! Health Insurance Premiums - Prior Approval: Approved Rate Changes | 11/15/2011 | |
| Retirement Systems and Pension Funds - 2011 Annual Statements Submission Information | 11/10/2011 | Annual Statements Information |
Updated! Health Insurance Premiums - Prior Approval:
| 11/07/2011 | |
Updated! Current List of Certified Reinsurers | 11/07/2011 | |
New! Preliminary Justifcations - Prior Approval:
| 11/07/2011 | |
| Application for License/Renewal Under Article 63 of the Insurance Law and Quarterly and Annual Submission of Free Trade Zone Reports | 11/03/2011 | FTZ Application |
Updated! Health Insurance Premiums - Prior Approval:
| 11/02/2011 | |
| Updated! Agents and Brokers: Suitability in Annuity Transactions | 11/01/2011 | Suitability |
New! Healthy New York: Enrollment Restriction | 11/01/2011 | Healthy New York |
| Updated! Rates for HMO Standard Individual Health Plans by County for November 2011 | 10/31/2011 | HMO Premium Rates |
| Guidance for Filing Responses to Department Request For Special Reports Pursuant to Section 308 of the New York Insurance Law Relating to Investigating Claims and Locating Beneficiaries with Respect to Death Benefits Under Life Insurance Policies, Annuity Contracts and Retained Asset Accounts (October 14, 2011) | 10/26/2011 | Section 308 |
New! Healthy New York: October 25, 2011 Program Guidance Memo | 10/25/2011 | Healthy NY Guidance |
Updated! Health Insurance Premiums - Prior Approval:
| 10/25/2011 | |
Updated! Health Insurance Premiums - Prior Approval: Additional Rate Change Details | 10/24/2011 | |
Updated! Health Insurance Premiums - Prior Approval:
| 10/21/2011 | Prior Approval - Main |
Financial Property Company 2012 Pre-audit Questionnaire | 10/20/2011 | |
Jugobanka and Beogradska Banka Liquidation
Proceedings and Claims | 10/19/2011 | Information and Forms |
| Updated! Charitable Annuity Societies: Charitable Annuity Reserve Requirements | 10/18/2011 | Charitable Annuity Reserves |
| Updated! Careers with DFS | 10/14/2011 | Careers with DFS |
Selected Opinions of the Office of General Counsel: 2 Opinions for September 2011 | 10/12/2011 | |
| Updated! Certified Reinsurer information | 10/12/2011 | Certified Reinsurer |
Updated! Medicare Supplement Insurers Contact Information (Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company's Addresses and Telephone Numbers) | 10/07/2011 | |
Emergency Management Data Calls: Pandemic Influenza Preparedness - 2011 | 10/06/2011 | Emergency Management Data Calls |
Updated! Healthy New York rates | 10/06/2011 | |
| Insurance Fraud Arrests for September 2011 and latest Fraud Statistics | 10/05/2011 | Insurance Fraud Information |
| Public Hearing on Workers' Compensation Loss Cost November 1, 2011 | ||
| Press Release: Superintendent Lawsky Announces Launch of New Department of Financial Services | 10/03/2011 | News Room |
New! Department of Financial Services Web site (http://www.dfs.ny.gov/) | 10/03/2011 | |
Updated! Hurricanes Irene and Lee Information | 10/03/2011 | Information |
