On January 17, 2024 the New York Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”) published a Proposed Insurance Circular Letter (“Proposed Circular”) regarding the use of artificial intelligence systems (“AIS”) and external consumer data and information sources (“ECDIS”) in insurance underwriting and
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$8 million penalty to NYDFS – and another case of over-retention
2024 was not a happy new year for Genesis Global Trading, Inc. (“GGT”). On January 3, 2024, the New York Department of Financial Services announced a consent order with GGT, where GGT agreed to pay NYDFS $8 million and to…
NYDFS releases major update to Part 500 cybersecurity requirements for financial services companies
On November 1, 2023, the New York Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”) released the finalized amendments of Part 500 of its cybersecurity regulations. These revisions represent the most significant modifications since the enactment of the rules in March 2017. Noticeably…
NYDFS finalizes cybersecurity rule amendments
On November 1, 2023, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) finalized the second amendment to its cybersecurity regulations, which are available here. The rules contain the provisions we had described in the original NYDFS proposal a year…
NYDFS proposes significant cybersecurity regulation amendments
On November 9, 2022, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) officially proposed changes to its cybersecurity regulation and opened a 60-day public comment period. NYDFS had issued a “pre-proposed” version of the changes in July of this year…
NYDFS settles with EyeMed for $4.5 million
On October 18, 2022, the New York Department of Financial Services announced a settlement with EyeMed, a licensed life, accident, and health insurer, with respect to a security incident that occurred in 2020. The settlement claimed that EyeMed had committed…
NYDFS proposes significant cybersecurity regulation amendments
On July 29, 2022, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) announced a “pre-proposed outreach” of material proposed changes to almost every section of its cybersecurity regulations, and would affect each entity covered by the current regulations of 23 NYCRR Part 500. Because this version is the “preposed” copy of the changes, there is only a brief comment period, with comments due by August 18, 2022. NYDFS will release the official proposed changes at a later date, and they will be subject to the usual 60-day comment period.
US NYDFS settles cybersecurity regulation matter for US$1.8M
On May 13, 2021, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) announced a $1.8 million settlement with two related insurance companies, relating to violations of two different requirements of the NYDFS cybersecurity regulation during the period 2018 to 2019.
NYDFS settles cybersecurity regulation matter for $3 million
On April 14, 2021, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) announced a $3 million settlement with insurance company National Securities Corp. (NSC), relating to violations of three different requirements of the NYDFS cybersecurity regulation during the period 2018 to 2020.
New York State imposes a US$1.5 million penalty in cybersecurity breach case
On March 3, 2021, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) announced a Consent Order with a NYDFS-licensed Maine-based mortgage banker and loan servicer settling alleged violations of the NYDFS cybersecurity regulations. (In the matter of Residential Mortgage…