On 26 July 2017, the New York Department of Financial Services (the “NYDFS”) issued Circular Letter No. 9 (2017) (the “Circular Letter”) and a corresponding press release, directed at all life, property/casualty, and health insurers authorized in New York that encourages insurers to consider offering premium discounts to policyholders who adopt various energy efficiency measures that might reduce potential loss exposure and to adopt environment-friendly measures in their own day-to-day operations. The NYDFS believes the insurance industry is uniquely situated with regard to climate change and “is in a position to influence potential solutions.”
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