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NAIC Issues Guidance on Credit for Reinsurance
Insurers and reinsurers navigating the increasingly complex rules on reciprocity for collateral requirements should consider recent guidance from the …
Five Considerations: Using Commercial PACE for Condominium Developments
With the adoption of increasing and costly environmental regulation affecting buildings nationwide, Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy …
European Commission Adopts New Standard Contractual Clauses for Data Transfers
On June 4, the European Commission (EC) adopted two sets of standard contractual clauses (SCCs) for use between controllers and processers in the …
ESG in consumer products - A webinar guide to managing the risks
SEC Announces Spring 2021 Regulatory Agenda
On Friday, June 11, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed its Agency Rule List for Spring 2021 with the Office of Management and Budget. The …
Hotel and Office Conversions — an Update
Since January 2021, multiple proposals were introduced in the New York State legislature to permit underutilized hotel and/or office buildings, many of …
DOJ Seizes Millions in Ransom Paid to Colonial Pipeline Hackers
On June 7, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it seized 63.7 of the 75 bitcoins paid by Colonial Pipeline to ransomware attackers last month. …
Supreme Court Limits Scope of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
On June 3, 2021, the Supreme Court issued a 6-3 decision in Van Buren v. United States, narrowing the scope of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA). …
Biden Administration Issues Directive for Revitalized Strategies to Combat Corruption and Financial Crime, Signaling Increased Enforcement Effort
On June 3, 2021, President Biden issued the first National Security Study Memorandum of his presidency, in which he declared fighting corruption “a …
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