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National Meeting NewsNew Jersey and Tennessee Achieve Reaccreditation During NAIC 2026 Spring National MeetingMar. 23, 2026
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New Jersey and Tennessee have been reaccredited by the NAIC, meaning their insurance regulatory departments have passed a thorough review to ensure they meet financial oversight standards. This reaccreditation is important because it allows other states to trust these departments to effectively regulate insurance companies that operate across state lines. Insurance agents should stay informed about these changes as they may affect how they interact with insurers in these states.
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. (March 23, 2026)
New Jersey and Tennessee Achieve Reaccreditation During NAIC 2026 Spring National Meeting
During the NAIC’s 2026 Spring National Meeting, the NAIC
Financial Regulation Standards and Accreditation (F) Committee
voted to accredit the insurance regulatory departments in
New Jersey
and
Tennessee
. Accredited insurance departments undergo a comprehensive, independent review every five years to ensure they meet financial solvency oversight standards.
The NAIC Accreditation Program demonstrates that state insurance regulatory departments meet standards of solvency regulation and provide effective regulation of multistate insurers. NAIC accreditation allows non-domestic states to rely on the accredited domestic regulator to fulfill a baseline level of effective financial regulatory oversight.
To become accredited, a U.S. state or territory insurance regulatory department must submit to a full on-site accreditation review by a team of independent consultants who evaluate its capabilities in the following areas:
Financial solvency laws and regulations.
Financial analysis and examination capabilities.
Organizational and personnel practices.
Primary licensing, re-domestications, and change of control of domestic insurers.
For a state insurance regulatory department to remain accredited, an accreditation review must be performed at least once every five years, with interim annual reviews. If necessary, key areas for improvement may be provided to the state, and an interim follow-up may be required.
Learn more about the NAIC’s
Financial Regulation Standards and Accreditation program
.
About the National Association of Insurance Commissioners
As part of our state-based system of insurance regulation in the United States, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) provides expertise, data, and analysis for insurance commissioners to effectively regulate the industry and protect consumers. The U.S. standard-setting organization is governed by the chief insurance regulators from the 50 states, the District of Columbia and five U.S. territories. Through the NAIC, state insurance regulators establish standards and best practices, conduct peer reviews, and coordinate regulatory oversight. NAIC staff supports these efforts and represents the collective views of state regulators domestically and internationally.