Force-Placed Insurance

The Department of Financial Services published a proposed revised regulation for the rate for and placement of force-placed insurance. The proposed rules would set minimum notification requirements, set maximum amounts of force-placed insurance coverage that an insurer may issue on a New York property, and prohibit (i) the payment of commissions to servicer-affiliated insurance producers; (ii) the sharing of force-placed insurance premiums or risk with a servicer affiliate; and (iii) issuing force-placed insurance on property serviced by a servicer affiliated with the insurer.  Comments on the revised proposal will be received until November 14, 2014.