Circular Letters (Insurance)
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Circular Letters Issued This Year
| Number | Date | Status | Addressed to: | Subject Matter (and link) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2025-06-05 | 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 | |
| 3 | 2025-06-05 | 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, the New York State Insurance Fund, the New York Property Insurance Underwriting Association, the New York Medical Malpractice Insurance Plan, the New York Automobile Insurance Plan, the Motor Vehicle Accident Indemnification Corporation, rate service organizations, and the Excess Line Association of New York | Disaster Planning, Preparedness, and Response by the Property/Casualty Insurance Industry | |
| 2 | 2025-03-14 | All Insurers Authorized to Write Motor Vehicle Insurance in New York State, the New York Automobile Insurance Plan, Rate Service Organizations, and Licensed Insurance Producers | Supplemental Spousal Liability Insurance | |
| 1 | 2025-02-14 | All Insurers Authorized to Write Accident and Health Insurance in New York State | Social Security Disability Income, Workers’ Compensation, Employers’ Liability, and Occupational Disease Law Benefit Offset Provisions in Individual, Group, and Blanket Disability Income Insurance Policies | |
| Supplement No. 3 to Insurance Circular Letter No. 21 (2017) | 2025-01-30 | 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 | Health Insurance Coverage and Prior Authorization Prohibition for Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (“PrEP”) for the Prevention of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (“HIV”) Infection |
Circular Letters Issued in 2024
| Number | Date | Status | Addressed to: | Subject Matter (and link) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 2024-07-11 | All Insurers Authorized to Write Insurance in New York State, Article 43 Corporations, Health Maintenance Organizations, Licensed Fraternal Benefit Societies, and the New York State Insurance Fund | Use of Artificial Intelligence Systems and External Consumer Data and Information Sources in Insurance Underwriting and Pricing | |
| 6 | 2024-06-24 | All Insurers Authorized to Write Property/Casualty Insurance in New York State, Licensed Insurance Producers, the New York Property Insurance Underwriting Association, and the Excess Line Association of New York | Affordable Housing Underwriting and Rating | |
| 5 | 2024-06-05 | WITHDRAWN See Insurance Circular Letter No. 4 (2025) | 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 |
| 4 | 2024-06-05 | WITHDRAWN See Insurance Circular Letter No. 3 (2025) | 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, the New York State Insurance Fund, the New York Property Insurance Underwriting Association, the New York Medical Malpractice Insurance Plan, the New York Automobile Insurance Plan, the Motor Vehicle Accident Indemnification Corporation, rate service organizations, and the Excess Line Association of New York | Disaster Planning, Preparedness, and Response by the Property/Casualty Insurance Industry |
| 3 | 2024-05-23 | All Insurers Authorized to Write Property/Casualty Insurance in New York State, the New York Property Insurance Underwriting Association, and Rate Service Organizations | Offering of Loss Mitigation Tools and Services and Discounts for the Installation of Loss Mitigation Devices and Systems | |
| 2 | 2024-03-08 | 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, Municipal Cooperative Health Benefit Plans, Prepaid Health Services Plans, Utilization Review Agents, Licensed Independent Adjusters, and Pharmacy Benefit Managers | Suspension of Certain Utilization Review Requirements, Appeal Timeframes, Claim Submission Timeframes, and Eligibility Verifications | |
| nn | 2024-01-17 | PROPOSED | All Insurers Authorized to Write Insurance in New York State, Licensed Fraternal Benefit Societies, and the New York State Insurance Fund | Use of Artificial Intelligence Systems and External Consumer Data and Information Sources in Insurance Underwriting and Pricing |
| 1 | 2024-01-02 | 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, Municipal Cooperative Health Benefit Plans, and Prepaid Health Services Plans | New York Standard Health Insurance Designee Form (fillable PDF) |