Capital Corner
By Will Melofchik – NCOIL General Counsel
Welcome to the latest installment of Capital Corner, a column that aims to update you on some of the issues that NCOIL is following. Below is a summary of the main issues that were discussed at NCOIL throughout 2021.
As we began 2021, there was a feeling of uncertainty as to how NCOIL’s year would play out. We were coming off a successful (albeit unusual) 2020, but significant travel and gathering restrictions remained in place throughout the country. In fact, as the year began, we quickly realized that we had to move our originally scheduled Spring Meeting from its March dates in Washington, D.C. to April in Charleston, SC.
Luckily, by the time the middle of April came around, travel and gathering restrictions loosened, and people were eager to see each other in-person which led to a very successful Spring Meeting with significant in-person attendance.
This continued at our Summer Meeting in Boston, and at our recently concluded Annual Meeting in Scottsdale which marked our return to fully in-person attendance. While juggling all of the things that go into conference planning during a global pandemic, the organization remained extremely productive and never lost sight of its missions: writing Model Laws in insurance and financial services; working to preserve the State jurisdiction over insurance as established by the McCarranFerguson Act over seventy years ago; and serving as an educational forum for public policymakers and interested parties.
Below is a summary of the main issues that NCOIL discussed and/or took action on throughout 2021. In the next installment of Capital Corner, updates will be provided as to how many states have adopted the NCOIL Models listed below. As always, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out.