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Circular Letters

Circular Letters (Insurance)

Note: Some Circular Letters have been withdrawn.

2019 Circular Letters

Number	Date	Status	Subject Matter (and link)	Addressed to:
1	01/18/2019		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		All Title Insurance Corporations and Title Insurance Agents	Insurance Regulation 208, 11 NYCRR Part 228
2	01/31/2019		All Insurers Authorized to Write Insurance in New York State	Superior Service Group Ltd. and Elisha Gottdiener Summary Suspension Order
3	04/12/2019		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	Workers’ Compensation Medical Fee Schedules and Insurance Law § 5105
4	04/12/2019		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	Insurance Law § 5105 and Transportation Network Company Vehicles
5	04/17/2019		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	Disaster Planning, Preparedness, and Response by the Property/Casualty Insurance Industry
6	04/17/2019		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	Disaster Planning, Preparedness, and Response by the Life and Health Insurance Industries
7	04/30/2019		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	Prescription Drug Copayments that Exceed the Cost of the Drug; Pharmacy Benefit Manager Gag Clauses

Circular Letters from Previous Years

Circular Letters issued from 1924 through 2018