Regulatory and Reinsurance Services

Cope Ehlers, P.C. attorneys advise clients on regulatory and compliance issues arising both domestically and internationally. The attorneys in the Regulatory Practice Group have extensive experience assisting the insurance industry in addressing regulatory issues that arise in the transaction and sale of insurance, including the development of compliance programs and the resolution of noncompliance matters with regulators. The firm’s attorneys also assist clients with compliance and certification issues such as those involving cyber-security, anti-fraud and claim training mandates, and with insurance holding company system related reporting, insurer, producer and adjuster licensing, and rate and form filings. The firm’s attorneys also represent companies in connection with preparing for and responding to market conduct and financial examinations and responding to policyholder complaints and other regulatory investigations undertaken by state insurance departments or other regulatory agencies. The attorneys in the Regulatory Practice Group have an unmatched depth of experience in product development in both commercial and personal lines, and in the drafting of primary policies and endorsements, and reinsurance treaties and facultative agreements compliant with state insurance laws. In addition, the firm’s attorneys advise carriers on structuring reinsurance arrangements with non-admitted reinsurers to ensure captive and commercial insurers can take credit for such reinsurance on their regulatory financial statements, and advise insureds on self-procurement from non-admitted carriers.