FORC Journal - Vol. 21 Edition 4 - Winter 2010

Here's the latest and greatest from your friends at FORC. Happy reading and Happy New Year!

Scott Kosnoff, Editor

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DODD-FRANK ACT REFORMS THE REGULATION AND TAXATION OF SURPLUS LINES INSURANCE

By  Kevin G. Fitzgerald, Esq., FOLEY & LARDNER LLP & J. Michael Davis, Foley & Lardner LLP
Tucked within the 849 pages of the recently-enacted Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act ("Dodd-Frank Act") are the 8 pages comprising the Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act of 2010 ("NRRA").

THE PPACA CO-OP PROGRAM

By  Robert B. House, Esq., JONES WALKER LLP & David L. Martin, Esq., JONES WALKER LLP
The widely discussed "public option" is not included in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ("PPACA"), which became law on March 23, 2010.

SUMMARY OF THE NEW FEDERAL MLR STANDARDS AND COMPARISON WITH CURRENT MLR STANDARDS IN MAINE, ...

By  Steven J. Lauwers, Esq., RATH, YOUNG & PIGNATELLI, P.C.
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ("PPACA") added a new Section 2718 to the Public Health Service Act, which mandates that insurance carriers in the group and individual markets (1) provide an annual accounting to the Secretary of the De

ON THE HORIZON: APPLICATION OF THE INSURANCE HOLDING COMPANY SYSTEM REGULATORY ACT TO CAPTIVE RRGS

By  Arthur D. Perschetz, Esq., BAKER & DANIELS LLP
Most Risk Retention Groups ("RRGs"), formed as captive insurance companies, are not subject to the same regulation as traditional insurers.

RETAINED ASSET ACCOUNTS

By  Michael J. Rothman, WINTHROP & WEINSTINE, P.A.
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners ("NAIC") and the National Conference of Insurance Legislators ("NCOIL") recently issued proposed regulations...