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NAIC Reciprocal Exchanges (E) Working Group Advances Proposed Amendments to Model 440 and Model 450
On July 22, 2026, the NAIC Reciprocal Exchanges (E) Working Group met virtually to discuss proposed amendments to the Insurance Holding Company System Regulatory Act (Model #440) and the Insurance Holding Company System Model Regulation (Model #450). Formed in November 2025 under the Financial…
The NAIC Data Breach: A Turning Point for Data Collection and Privacy in the Insurance Industry
On June 17, 2026, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) publicly disclosed that it had identified unauthorized access to its PeopleSoft systems. The breach—attributed to the threat actor group ShinyHunters and part of a broader campaign exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in…
Essential Employment Documents and Procedures for Growing Businesses
As your business grows and you begin hiring employees, the excitement of expansion can sometimes overshadow the critical need for proper employment documentation and procedures. Yet the foundation you lay during this stage of growth can make the difference between a thriving workplace and costly…
The Non-Compete Playbook: Everything Arkansas Employers Should Have in their Arsenal
A crucial employee leaves for a competitor. A promising candidate shows up carrying a non-compete from their former employer. Either way, the questions hit quickly: What can we do? What should we avoid? And what paperwork should we have in place to handle this sort of thing? What employers should…
NAIC Discloses Unauthorized Access to PeopleSoft Systems
Cybersecurity Incident at the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Overview On June 17, 2026, the NAIC publicly disclosed that it identified unauthorized access to its PeopleSoft systems on or about June 11, 2026. The NAIC activated its incident response procedures and is working…
Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law Blog
National Historic Preservation Act: Advisory Council and Historic Preservation Proposes Revised 106 Rules
The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (“ACHP”) voted on July 24 in favor of a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (“NPRM”) regarding revisions to the regulations implementing Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (“NHPA”). An NHPA news release states in part: …ACHP Vice-Chairman…
Union County, Arkansas Property: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality and A. E. H., LLC Enter Into Elective Site Clean Up Agreement
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and A.E.H., LLC (“AEH”) entered into an April 28 elective site clean up agreement (ESCA”). See Lis No. 26-007. The ESCA addresses the property in Union County, Arkansas (“Site”). The ESCA describes the…
EPA Interim Guidance on the Destruction and Disposal of PFAS and Materials Containing PFAS/2026 Version: National Association of Clean Water Agencies Comments
The National Association of Clean Water Agencies (“NACWA”) submitted June 29th comments on the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Interim Guidance on the Destruction and Disposal of PFAS and Materials Containing PFAS – 2026 Version (“Interim Guidance”). See EPA-HQ-OLEM-2020-0527…
Spent Refractory Bricks/Applicability to Reclamation vs. Direct Use Without Incidental Processing: US EPA RCRA Interpretive Letter
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery issued a January 25, interpretive letter addressing the issue involving spent refractory bricks containing chromium. The letter clarified EPA’s Jully 17, 2015 letter on spent refractory bricks…
Data Center/Gas-Fired Power Plant: Environmental Integrity Projects and Other Environmental Organizations Clean Air Act Notice of Intent to Sue San Antonio, Texas Project
The Environmental Project, Sierra Club, and public citizen (Collectively “EIP) sent a July 22 Clean Air Act Notice of Intent letter (NOI) to the following corporations: Vantage Data Centers (Collectively “Vantage”) VoltaGrid, LLC (VoltaGrid) Vantage and VoltaGrid are stated to be involved in…