Jorden Burt LLP

Jorden Burt LLP is a national law firm with more than 80 lawyers focused on providing advice and representation to the financial services, insurance, healthcare, general corporate and other related industries. The Firm functions as a strategic team, across industry groups, practice teams and geographic locations with offices located in Washington, D.C., Miami, Florida and Simsbury, Connecticut. The Firm's lawyers are active in relevant professional and industry associations, acquiring the knowledge and maintaining the skills necessary to meet the evolving needs of their clients. Our focus is on assuring a reputation for excellence, integrity, teamwork and an understanding of and service to the needs of our clients.

Long recognized as a pioneer in the creation of innovative financial and investment fund structures and of new insurance and reinsurance products, Jorden Burt is a preeminent defender of the general corporate and financial services industry in market conduct, class action, securities, fraud, contract, trademark, intellectual property, white collar criminal, regulatory and other complex litigation and investigations. The Firm's clients are multinational and domestic corporations, issuers of financial products for businesses, pension plans, and individuals, with distribution through established channels and electronic networks in the United States, Latin America, Asia, Europe, and developing markets around the globe.

Dodd Legislation Would Enhance Proposed Office of National Insurance
Roland C. Goss, Thomas C. Lauerman, November 24, 2009
November 18, 2009-- Last week, Senator Chris Dodd, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, unveiled sweeping financial reform legislation. As part of the reform, Title V of the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2009 (the "Dodd Draft"), proposes...

Florida Adopts Annuity Suitability Rule and Forms
Karen A. Benson, Ann Young Black, Steven Kass, November 24, 2009
Effective November 15, 2009, insurers and producers must comply with the Florida Department of Financial Services' ("DFS") Rule 69B-162.011 (the "Final Rule"), which mandates the use of suitability and replacement comparison forms with annuity sales to consumers age 65 or older....

New Revisions to the NAIC Suitability in Annuity Transactions Model Regulation
Ann Young Black, Sarah Jarvis, November 24, 2009
On Monday November 16, 2009, the NAIC's Suitability of Annuity Sales (A) Working Group issued a new draft of the Suitability in Annuity Transactions Model Regulation. The November 16, 2009 draft makes changes based upon industry comments on the September 4, 2009 draft and also adds new provisions.