Big I NY Urges DFS to Exempt Inactive Filers From Cybersecurity Requirement
Big I NY and six other producer associations have issued a letter calling on the Department of Financial Services to exempt agents and brokers who maintain licenses but are not engaged in the process of producing insurance business from the full requirements of the cybersecurity regulation (23 NYCRR 500).Such an exemption would eliminate a significant and unnecessary compliance burden on inactive licensees, who pose no risk to customers as they conduct no licensed activities nor hold any customer data. These are typically retired individuals, teachers, or trade association board members who chose to maintain their license for personal reasons.Under the current regulation, individual licensees not engaged…