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Supreme Court Seems to Favor NRA in Free Speech Case Against Insurance Regulator

Supreme Court justices appeared receptive Monday to National Rifle Association claims that a former New York state official violated its free-speech rights by pressuring banks and insurance companies to blacklist the group after the deadly school shooting in Parkland, Florida. …

Appeals Court Rejects NRA Free Speech Claims Against New York Insurance Regulator

A federal appeals court has denied the National Rifle Association’s First Amendment claims against a former New York insurance regulator who urged insurance companies to consider the risks of doing business with the NRA and other gun groups. The NRA …

New York Finalizes Regulations to Crack Down on Title Insurance Industry

The New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) has finalized two new regulations to protect New Yorkers and crack down on unscrupulous practices in the title insurance industry. These regulations, which are the culmination of efforts by DFS to reform …

New York Sees Its Cyber Rules for Insurers as Model for Other States

A group of U.S. state insurance regulators should use New York’s sweeping cyber security rules as a model for how insurers must protect their networks from hackers and when they must disclose cyber events, New York’s financial regulator said on …

New York Regulates Crime Insurance Underwriting of Firms Hiring Ex-Convicts

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday issued a regulation making it easier for businesses to hire former convicts by prohibiting insurance companies from refusing coverage for crime-related losses caused by employees. The commercial crime insurance regulation, the first of …