NAIC Special Session on COVID-19
Today, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) held a Special Session on COVID-19. A presentation on virus progression and pathology was made by Dr. Jay Butler, Deputy Director for Infectious Disease a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). After Dr. Butler’s…
TDI Considers Possible Suspension of Texas Insurance Laws and Regulations for COVID-19 Response
March 18, 2020
by Burnie Burner
On Friday, March 13, 2020, Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued a Proclamation declaring a state of disaster for the entire state of Texas as a result of the growing crisis related to COVID-19. As in past disaster declarations, the Proclamation is issued under the authority provided in Chapter 418 of…
Practical Suggestions for Insurers for Post COVID-19 Inquiries
March 18, 2020
by Burnie Burner
Almost every disaster with insurance implications is followed by some sort of regulatory or legislative inquiry. Usually it begins with a data call or a complaint inquiry and then often turns into market conduct examinations or enforcement actions. COVID-19 is likely to follow the same path once…
Telemedicine to Combat COVID-19
Regulators at both the federal and state level are using expansion of telemedicine to help communities fight back against the spread of COVID-19. On Friday, March 13, President Trump declared a National Emergency related to COVID-19 and outlined a number of areas where he has conferred authority on…
Texas Insurance Commissioner Issues Bulletin Clarifying Applicability of Texas Small and Large Employer Health Plan Requirements in Light of Recent Federal Rules Expanding Availability of HRAs
On Thursday, February 20, 2020, the Commissioner of the Texas Department of Insurance issued a bulletin clarifying the applicability of Texas’ small and large employer health plan laws and regulations to individual coverage HRAs (ICHRAs) and excepted benefit HRAs. These clarifications were prompted…