Regulatory Services

ACCEL Law Group’s team of professionals understand the insurance industry and work on a daily basis with regulators in all US jurisdictions.

Our extensive experience in the property and casualty, life and health insurance and reinsurance industries allows us to assist our clients in navigating the complicated US insurance regulatory system. We also provide strategic business and corporate governance advice to assist our clients in achieving their objectives.

ACCEL Law Group serves as trusted advisors to clients from the US and abroad from all segments of the insurance and reinsurance industries. We make compliance easy for our clients so they can focus on their business. We regularly counsel insurance and surplus lines producers, MGAs and program administrators, TPAs and claims adjusters, and all other third- party insurance intermediaries on all aspects of their business from licensing and branding issues, to compensation matters and state regulatory requirements.

Please see the checklists below for illustrations of the types of regulatory issues about which we advise insurance clients.

Producers, Agents, Brokers, Surplus Lines Brokers, MGAs, MGUs and Reinsurance Intermediaries

  • General counsel outsourcing
  • Compliance department structuring and audits
  • Licensing and renewals
  • MGA licensing and appointment requirements
  • Appointment requirements
  • Affinity, association and point of sale programs
  • Structuring of joint venture arrangements
  • Solicitation and advertising restrictions
  • Internet sales and website advertising
  • Compensation restrictions, including limitations on payment of compensation to unlicensed persons, referral fees and service fees
  • Change of name
  • Advertising compliance
  • Cancellation and non-renewal requirements and restrictions

  • Mergers and acquisition, including:

    • Regulatory compliance services
    • Due diligence
    • Pre and post change of control notice and approval requirements
  • Warranty and service contract programs
  • Department of insurance inquiries
  • Research and surveys

Third Party Administrators and Claims Adjusters

  • General counsel outsourcing
  • Compliance department structuring and audits
  • Licensing and renewals
  • Annual Reports
  • Contractual requirements
  • Self-insured plan regulation
  • Bond and financial responsibility requirements
  • Change of name
  • Advertising compliance
  • Cancellation and non-renewal requirements and restrictions
  • Department of insurance inquiries

  • Mergers and acquisition, including:

    • Regulatory compliance services
    • Due diligence
    • Pre and post change of control notice and approval requirements
  • Research and surveys

Surplus Lines Insurers

  • Surplus lines eligibility applications and maintenance
  • Surplus lines sales requirements and restrictions
  • Surplus lines broker licensing and sales practices
  • Surplus lines tax requirements
  • Research and surveys

Other Regulated Entities

  • Captive Insurance Companies
  • Preferred Provider Networks
  • Risk Purchasing Groups
  • Risk Retention Groups
  • Utilization Review

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