Why you should attend
The insurance industry continues to navigate the legal environment in meeting insurance and retirement needs in the face of regulatory initiatives adopted in recent years as well as ongoing initiatives for regulatory change. As the evolving regulatory regimes that govern securities products and asset management services offered by insurance company complexes unfold, the need for solutions to unanswered questions remain numerous. Our stellar faculty will provide you with a clear understanding of the important developments in this evolving and dynamic field of law.
What you will learn
- Recent regulatory developments as outlined by the SEC’s Division of Investment Management and Office of Insurance Products
- The SEC’s enforcement efforts by the Asset Management Unit
- SEC and state scrutiny of new and existing insurance products
- The latest generation of products from major insurers
- The core of variable insurance products and mutual funds
- Old and new modes and regulation of distribution
- CFTC’s Rule 4.5 and derivatives regulation applicable to mutual funds and insurance products
- Pension products regulation
Special Features
- Keynote address by Bruce Karpati, Chief, Asset Management Unit, Division of Enforcement, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
- Earn one hour of Ethics credit exploring ethical practices in the advertising and distribution of insurance/securities products
Who should attend
This seminar is designed to provide a context for recent entrants to the emerging legal landscape for securities products and services, and for experienced attorneys and compliance personnel to keep current with the changing regulatory environment. Attorneys advising insurance companies, mutual funds, insurance agencies, broker-dealers, investment advisers, and pension administrators will find that this program significantly contributes to their skills.
Morning Session: 9:00 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
9:00 Introduction and Keynote Address
Bruce Karpati
9:30 Insurance Product Design
- New generation products
- NAIC Buyers Guides
- SEC and state scrutiny
- Alternative channels
Joan E. Boros, Judy Bartlett, James R. Mumford
10:30 Networking Break
10:45 Regulation of Variable Products Under the 1940 Act
- A primer on 1940 Act regulation
- Latest regulatory issues
- SEC current disclosure requirements
- Summary prospectus for VAs
Dodie Kent, Stephen E. Roth
11:45 Pension Developments
- New DOL disclosure standards
- A new fiduciary standard
- Advice for participants
- Lifetime Income Options
Thomas Roberts, Thomas C. Schiaffo
12:45 Lunch Break
Afternoon Session: 1:45 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
1:45 Regulation of Derivatives and Revisiting Dodd-Frank
- Federal Insurance Office
- Market infrastructure for swaps
- Stable value contracts
- CFTC regulation of funds and harmonization
- Scrutiny of repos and securities lending
Matthew K. Kerfoot, Carl B. Wilkerson
2:45 Distribution of Insurance/Securities Products; Advertising; and Ethics
- FINRA and social media
- Suitability
- Advertising standards
- Ethical practices in distribution
Richard Choi, Pramit K. Das
3:45 Networking Break
4:00 Conversations with the SEC staff
- The SEC agenda for insurance products
- Staff standards for filings of product changes
- Core IA and IC inspection issues
- SRO or SEC for investment advisers
Joan E. Boros, Willie Davis, William J. Kotapish, Jeffrey S. Puretz
5:30 Adjourn
Co-Chair(s)
Speaker(s)
Judy Bartlett ~ Vice President and Associate General Counsel, New York Life Insurance Company
Pramit K. Das ~ Assistant Director; Advertising Regulation Department, FINRA
Willie Davis ~ Examination Manager, U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission, Chicago Regional Office
Bruce Karpati ~ Chief, Asset Management Unit, Division of Enforcement, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Dodie Kent ~ Vice President and Associate General Counsel, AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company
William J. Kotapish ~ Assistant Director; Office of Insurance Products, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
James R. Mumford ~ First Deputy Insurance Commissioner & Securities Administrator, Iowa Insurance Division, Iowa Department of Commerce
Thomas C. Schiaffo ~ Vice President and Corporate Counsel, Prudential Insurance Company of America
Carl B. Wilkerson ~ Vice President and Chief Counsel, Securities and Litigation, American Council of Life Insurers
Program Attorney(s)
New York City Seminar Location
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