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Scopeframe research deskSection 04Page 1 of 14Updated 20 October 2026

Development Date and status at the research cut-off Who should act Immediate buyer action
Washington claims-handling amendments Adopted 18 August 2026; effective 18 October 2026 Claims operations, technical QA, estimating procurement and counsel handling Washington claims Test deadlines, file exports, investigation records and pricing-source disclosure. (insurance.wa.gov)
Texas AI bulletin B-0003-26 Issued 12 June 2026; supervisory expectations grounded in existing law Texas-regulated entities and their agents, representatives and relevant third parties Identify consequential AI decisions and the person reviewing them before action. (tdi.texas.gov)
NAIC AI Risk Evaluation Supplement Version 6.0 exposed 16 October 2026; comments close 30 October 2026 Enterprise AI governance, claims transformation and vendor management Prepare examination evidence; do not describe the draft as a newly binding national rule. (content.naic.org)
Colorado ADMT rewrite SB26-189 signed 14 May 2026; new framework starts 1 January 2027; rulemaking remains open Legal, AI governance and suppliers whose technology may materially influence covered decisions Reassess applicability and exemptions against the rewritten framework. (leg.colorado.gov)
New York third-party cyber oversight and MFA Guidance issued 21 October 2025; expanded MFA requirements applied from 1 November 2025 DFS-covered entities, security and claims-vendor management Verify production-provider access controls and ongoing oversight, rather than relying only on onboarding questionnaires. (dfs.ny.gov)
California SB 495 contents advances Signed 10 October 2025; changes began January 2026 Residential catastrophe claims and contents-production teams Separate qualifying advance-payment processing from full contents inventory production. (insurance.ca.gov)
California SB 876 disaster recovery Enacted September 2026; implementation phases begin 1 January 2027, with additional provisions in 2028 Catastrophe leadership, claims compliance and procurement Map disaster-response planning, handovers and reporting into supplier scope. (insurance.ca.gov)
California AB 1795 smoke damage Signed 15 September 2026; provisions phase in during 2027, 2028 and 2029 Smoke-claim technical teams, inspection managers and estimating QA Build a separate smoke-evidence workflow; verify each provision’s operative date. (insurance.ca.gov)
California SB 354 insurance privacy Enacted September 2026; main changes become operative 1 July 2028, with additional implementation provisions Privacy, legal, architecture and procurement Address future data-use and consumer-rights support in long-term production contracts. (sd21.senate.ca.gov)
Washington fire-loss reporting Applies to specified claims activity from 1 January 2026; first annual attestation due 31 December 2026, subject to the ISO ClaimSearch route Claims data owners and regulatory reporting Reconcile closure and subsequent-adjustment events with the reporting process. (insurance.wa.gov)
ANSI/IICRC S700 revision First edition published in 2025; wildfire-related revision initiated 26 December 2025 Technical estimating and restoration-review leaders Distinguish the published standard’s scope from the planned wildfire expansion. (iicrc.org)

Sources cited on this page

  1. insurance.wa.govinsurance.wa.gov
  2. tdi.texas.govtdi.texas.gov
  3. content.naic.orgcontent.naic.org
  4. leg.colorado.govleg.colorado.gov
  5. dfs.ny.govdfs.ny.gov
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