Compass

Circular Letters

Circular Letters (Insurance)

Note: Some Circular Letters have been withdrawn.
Circular Letters issued from 1924 through 1990
Circular Letters issued from 1991 through 2021

2022

Number	Date	Status	Addressed to:	Subject Matter (and link)
13	11/21/2022		All Insurers, Licensed Insurance Producers, Licensed Fraternal Benefit Societies, the New York Automobile Insurance Plan, the New York Property Insurance Underwriting Association, the New York State Insurance Fund, the New York Medical Malpractice Insurance Plan, and the Excess Line Association of New York	Cannabis-Related Criminal Convictions and Insurance Underwriting
12	08/31/2022		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	Coverage for Immunization Against, Testing for, and Diagnosis of the Monkeypox Virus
Supp. No. 1 to Circular Letter No. 9 (2021)	08/29/2022		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	Resumption of Utilization Review Requirements and Appeal Timeframes Previously Suspended Due to Hospital Staffing Shortages
11	07/25/2022		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
10	07/25/2022		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
9	07/22/2022		All Domestic Insurers and Licensed U.S. Branches of Alien Insurers Entered Through New York State	Storing Books and Records Through Electronic Means, Including in the Cloud
8	07/20/2022		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, and Health Care Providers	Applicability of Utilization Review Requirements and Recommended Best Practices
7	04/22/2022		All Property/Casualty Insurers Authorized to Write Motor Vehicle Insurance in New York State and the New York Automobile Insurance Plan	Motor Vehicle Insurance and the Gender Recognition Act
6	04/21/2022		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	Coverage of Early Intervention Program Services
5	04/19/2022		All New York Domiciled Insurers and Other Interested Parties	Acquisitions of Control and Disclaimers of Control
4	03/31/2022		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	Health Insurance Coverage for the Prevention of Colorectal Cancer
3	02/25/2022		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	Coverage for COVID-19 Testing
Supp. to Circular Letter No. 1 (2022)	02/03/2022		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, and Licensed Independent Adjusters	Coronavirus and the Suspension of Certain Utilization Review Requirements
2	02/01/2022		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.	Rewards and Incentives for COVID-19 Vaccinations
1	01/06/2022		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, and Licensed Independent Adjusters	Coronavirus and the Suspension of Certain Utilization Review Requirements