Circular Letters (Insurance)
- Note: Some Circular Letters have been withdrawn.
2020
| Number | Date | Status | Subject Matter (and link) | Addressed to: |
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| 1 | 01/16/2020 |
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Implementation of the Driver’s License Access and Privacy Act or “Green Light Law” |
All Authorized Property/Casualty Insurers and Licensed Insurance Producers |
| 2 | 02/05/2020 | Insurance Claims Arising in Puerto Rico and Other Affected Areas Caused by the Impact of Earthquakes, Related Premium Obligations, and Payments to Licensed Agents in Excess of Regulatory Limits | All authorized New York domiciled insurance companies that issued insurance policies that may be impacted by earthquake damages in Puerto Rico and other affected areas |
2019
| Number | Date | Status | Subject Matter (and link) | Addressed to: |
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| 1 | 01/18/2019 |
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Use of External Consumer Data and Information Sources in Underwriting for Life Insurance |
All Insurers Authorized to Write Life Insurance in New York State |
| Supplement No. 2 to Insurance Circular Letter No. 1 (2003) | 05/01/2019 | Religious Employer Exemption for Contraceptive Services | All Insurers Authorized to Write Accident and Health Insurance in New York State, Article 43 Corporations, Health Maintenance Organizations, Student Health Plans Certified Pursuant to Insurance Law § 1124, and Municipal Cooperative Health Benefit Plans | |
| 2a | 01/31/2019 | Insurance Regulation 208, 11 NYCRR Part 228 | All Title Insurance Corporations and Title Insurance Agents | |
| 2 | 01/31/2019 | Superior Service Group Ltd. and Elisha Gottdiener Summary Suspension Order | All Insurers Authorized to Write Insurance in New York State | |
| 3 | 04/12/2019 | Workers’ Compensation Medical Fee Schedules and Insurance Law § 5105 |
All Insurers Authorized to Write Motor Vehicle Insurance in New York, Motor Vehicle Self-Insurers, the Motor Vehicle Accident Indemnification Corporation, and Workers Compensation Providers |
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| 4 | 04/12/2019 |
Insurance Law § 5105 and Transportation Network Company Vehicles |
All Insurers Authorized to Write Motor Vehicle Insurance in New York, Motor Vehicle Self-Insurers and the Motor Vehicle Accident Indemnification Corporation, and Workers Compensation Providers |
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| 5 | 04/17/2019 |
Disaster Planning, Preparedness, and Response by the Property/Casualty Insurance Industry |
All authorized property/casualty insurance companies, co-operative property/casualty insurance companies, financial guaranty insurance corporations, mortgage guaranty insurance companies, title insurance corporations, non-profit property/casualty insurance companies, reciprocal insurers, captive insurance companies, New York State Insurance Fund, New York Property Insurance Underwriting Association, New York Medical Malpractice Insurance Plan, New York Automobile Insurance Plan, Motor Vehicle Accident Indemnification Corporation, rate service organizations, and Excess Line Association of New York |
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| 6 | 04/17/2019 |
Disaster Planning, Preparedness, and Response by the Life and Health Insurance Industries |
All authorized life insurance companies, retirement systems, fraternal benefit societies, employee welfare funds, authorized accident and health insurance companies, Article 43 corporations, certified Public Health Law Article 44 health maintenance organizations, municipal cooperative health benefit plans, and student health plans certified pursuant to Insurance Law § 1124 |
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| 7 | 04/30/2019 |
Prescription Drug Copayments that Exceed the Cost of the Drug; Pharmacy Benefit Manager Gag Clauses |
All Insurers Authorized to Write Accident and Health Insurance in New York State, Article 43 Corporations, Health Maintenance Organizations (“HMOs”), Student Health Plans Certified Pursuant to Insurance Law § 1124, and Municipal Cooperative Health Benefit Plans |
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| Supplement No. 1 to Insurance Circular Letter No. 21 (2017) | 07/23/2019 | Health Insurance Coverage for Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (“PrEP”) for the Prevention of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (“HIV”) Infection and for HIV Screening | All Insurers Authorized to Write Accident and Health Insurance in New York State, Article 43 Corporations, Health Maintenance Organizations, Student Health Plans Certified Pursuant to Insurance Law § 1124, and Municipal Cooperative Health Benefit Plans | |
| 8 | 07/23/2019 | Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity or Expression, or Transgender Status | All Insurers Authorized to Write Accident and Health Insurance in New York State, Article 43 Corporations, Health Maintenance Organizations (“HMOs”), Student Health Plans Certified Pursuant to Insurance Law § 1124, and Municipal Cooperative Health Benefit Plans (Collectively “Issuers”) | |
| 9 | 09/06/2019 | Underwriting in Life Insurance, Disability Income Insurance, and Long-Term Care Insurance for Opioid-Reversal Drugs Such as Naloxone | All Insurers and Fraternal Benefit Societies Authorized to Write Life Insurance or Accident and Health Insurance in New York State | |
| 10 | 09/11/2019 | Soliciting, Negotiating, Selling, and Servicing Group Annuity Contracts Issued by Unauthorized Insurers | All Life Insurers and Insurance Producers Doing Business in New York | |
| 11 | 09/12/2019 | New York State Child Victims Act and Related Insurance | All Authorized Property/Casualty Insurers, Licensed Insurance Producers, Adjusters, and Reinsurers | |
| 12 | 12/11/2019 | E-Cigarette Cessation Coverage | All Insurers Authorized to Write Accident and Health Insurance in New York State, Article 43 Corporations, Health Maintenance Organizations, Student Health Plans Certified Pursuant to Insurance Law § 1124, and Municipal Cooperative Health Benefit Plans | |
| Supplement No. 3 to Insurance Circular Letter No. 1 (2003) | 12/18/2019 | Health Insurance Coverage for Contraceptive Services | All Insurers Authorized to Write Accident and Health Insurance in New York State, Article 43 Corporations, Health Maintenance Organizations, Student Health Plans Certified Pursuant to Insurance Law § 1124, and Municipal Cooperative Health Benefit Plans | |
| 13 | 12/20/2019 | Health Insurance Coverage for Mental Health Conditions and Substance Use Disorder | All Insurers Authorized to Write Accident and Health Insurance in New York State, Article 43 Corporations, Health Maintenance Organizations, Student Health Plans Certified Pursuant to Insurance Law § 1124, and Municipal Cooperative Health Benefit Plans | |
| 14 | 12/20/2019 | Health Insurance Coverage for Peer Support Services Provided as Part of a Substance Use Disorder Outpatient Program | All Insurers Authorized to Write Accident and Health Insurance in New York State, Article 43 Corporations, Health Maintenance Organizations (“HMOs”), Student Health Plans Certified Pursuant to Insurance Law § 1124, and Municipal Cooperative Health Benefit Plans | |
| 15 | 12/20/2019 | Recent Changes to the Law Regarding Insurance for Certain For-Hire Motor Vehicles, Including Altered Motor Vehicles Commonly Referred to as “Stretch Limousines” | All Insurers Authorized to Write Motor Vehicle Insurance in New York, Licensed Property/Casualty Insurance Producers, and Rate Service Organizations |