Which states have adopted the NAIC AI bulletin

29 jurisdictions, 27 states plus DC and Puerto Rico, have adopted the NAIC’s model bulletin on how insurers use AI, according to the NAIC’s map dated 8 October 2026. Four more states set their own rules.

Each entry links to the state’s own document where we could find it. Checked 22 October 2026. Download as CSV.

The map

Adopted the bulletin 29Own AI rules 4Not on the NAIC’s list 23

The bottom row shows the territories: Puerto Rico, Guam, the US Virgin Islands, American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands.

Newest adopter
North Dakota, 5 Oct 2026
Own AI rules
California, Colorado, New York and Texas
Adoptions by year
2024: 21 · 2025: 4 · 2026: 4
Adoptions by year
  1. 202421
  2. 20254
  3. 20264

2026 is the year so far.

What the bulletin asks insurers to do

Insurers should keep a written program for responsible use of AI systems, scaled to the risk to consumers and covering the whole life of each system, with clear accountability, risk controls, internal audit, and testing of predictive models for errors, bias and performance decay. Insurers stay responsible for AI they get from outside vendors, so they should vet those vendors, build audit and cooperation terms into contracts, and keep AI records ready for regulators who examine or investigate them. Read the model bulletin.

It is a reminder of existing law, not a new law: decisions made or supported by AI must still meet the rules on unfair trade practices and unfair discrimination. Each state issues its own version, and the names vary: bulletin, memorandum, advisory, notice or ruling letter.

State by state

StateStatusDocumentIssuedNotes
AlabamaNot on the NAIC’s list———
AlaskaAdopted the bulletinB 24-011 Feb 2024The state’s PDF could not be read as text, so the number and date here are the NAIC’s. Not confirmed on the state’s site.
American SamoaNot on the NAIC’s list———
ArizonaNot on the NAIC’s list———
ArkansasAdopted the bulletin13-2024Use of Artificial Intelligence Systems in Insurance31 Jul 2024—
CaliforniaOwn AI rulesBulletin 2022-530 Jun 2022—
ColoradoOwn AI rulesRegulation 10-1-1 (3 CCR 702-10)14 Nov 2023—
ConnecticutAdopted the bulletinMC-25Use of Artificial Intelligence Systems by Insurers26 Feb 2024Adds an annual AI certification for Connecticut-domiciled insurers and asks for board and senior-management oversight of AI in the annual corporate governance disclosure.
DelawareAdopted the bulletinDomestic and Foreign Bulletin No. 148The Use of Artificial Intelligence Systems in Insurance5 Feb 2025Effective immediately
District of ColumbiaAdopted the bulletin24-IB-002-05/21The Use of Artificial Intelligence Systems in Insurance21 May 2024—
FloridaNot on the NAIC’s list———
GeorgiaNot on the NAIC’s list———
GuamNot on the NAIC’s list———
HawaiiAdopted the bulletinCommissioner’s Memorandum 2025-13ACommissioner’s memorandum: The Use of Artificial Intelligence Systems in Insurance10 Dec 2025The state’s page shows it posted on 11 December 2025; the date here is the NAIC’s.
IdahoNot on the NAIC’s list———
IllinoisAdopted the bulletinCompany Bulletin 2024-08The Use of Artificial Intelligence Systems in Insurance13 Mar 2024—
IndianaNot on the NAIC’s list———
IowaAdopted the bulletin24-04The Use of Artificial Intelligence Systems in Insurance7 Nov 2024—
KansasNot on the NAIC’s list———
KentuckyAdopted the bulletin2024-02Use of Artificial Intelligence Systems in the Business of Insurance16 Apr 2024The state’s PDF could not be read as text, so the number and date here are the NAIC’s. Not confirmed on the state’s site.
LouisianaNot on the NAIC’s list———
MaineNot on the NAIC’s list———
MarylandAdopted the bulletin24-11The Use of Artificial Intelligence Systems in Insurance22 Apr 2024—
MassachusettsAdopted the bulletin2024-10The Use of Artificial Intelligence Systems in Insurance9 Dec 2024—
MichiganAdopted the bulletin2024-20-INSUse of Artificial Intelligence Systems by Insurers7 Aug 2024—
MinnesotaNot on the NAIC’s list———
MississippiAdopted the bulletin2026-9Use of Artificial Intelligence Systems by Insurers22 Jul 2026—
MissouriNot on the NAIC’s list———
MontanaNot on the NAIC’s list———
NebraskaAdopted the bulletinInsurance Guidance Document IGD-H1Guidance document: Use of Artificial Intelligence by Insurers11 Jun 2024Issued as a guidance document. A footnote refers to the model bulletin.
NevadaAdopted the bulletin24-001Use of Artificial Intelligence Systems by Insurers23 Feb 2024Linked copy is held by the Nevada State Library.
New HampshireAdopted the bulletinDocket # INS 24-011-ABUse of Artificial Intelligence Systems by Insurers20 Feb 2024—
New JerseyAdopted the bulletin25-03The Use of Artificial Intelligence Systems in Insurance11 Feb 2025—
New MexicoNot on the NAIC’s list———
New YorkOwn AI rulesInsurance Circular Letter No. 7 (2024)11 Jul 2024—
North CarolinaAdopted the bulletin24-B-19The Use of Artificial Intelligence Systems in Insurance18 Dec 2024—
North DakotaAdopted the bulletin2026-2Use of Algorithms, Predictive Models, and Artificial Intelligence in Insurance5 Oct 2026Ties its expectations to North Dakota statutes and says a written AI program is encouraged rather than required; AI use can be investigated either way. In effect until rescinded
Northern Mariana IslandsNot on the NAIC’s list———
OhioNot on the NAIC’s list———
OklahomaAdopted the bulletin2024-11Use of Artificial Intelligence Systems in Insurance14 Nov 2024—
OregonNot on the NAIC’s list———
PennsylvaniaAdopted the bulletinInsurance Notice 2024-04 (54 Pa.B. 1910)Notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin6 Apr 2024The Insurance Department’s release says the notice is based on the NAIC model bulletin; the notice itself is in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
Puerto RicoAdopted the bulletinCN-2026-382-DRuling letter: Use of Artificial Intelligence Systems in the Insurance Industry in Accordance with the NAIC Model Bulletin11 Jun 2026Applies the model’s principles only where consistent with the Puerto Rico Insurance Code, ties AI use to its cybersecurity rule, and says it creates no new separate obligations. Effective on issue
Rhode IslandAdopted the bulletinInsurance Bulletin 2024-03Use of Artificial Intelligence Systems by Insurers15 Mar 2024—
South CarolinaAdopted the bulletin2026-0724 Sep 2026Listed by the NAIC. We could not find the bulletin on the South Carolina Department of Insurance site. Not confirmed on the state’s site.
South DakotaNot on the NAIC’s list———
TennesseeNot on the NAIC’s list———
TexasOwn AI rulesCommissioner's Bulletin B-0003-2612 Jun 2026—
U.S. Virgin IslandsNot on the NAIC’s list———
UtahNot on the NAIC’s list———
VermontAdopted the bulletinInsurance Bulletin No. 229The Use of Artificial Intelligence Systems in Insurance12 Mar 2024—
VirginiaAdopted the bulletinAdministrative Letter 2024-01Administrative letter: The Use of Artificial Intelligence Systems22 Jul 2024—
WashingtonAdopted the bulletinTechnical Assistance Advisory 2024-02Technical assistance advisory: The Use of Artificial Intelligence Systems in Insurance22 Apr 2024A footnote says it is based on a model bulletin adopted by the NAIC.
West VirginiaAdopted the bulletinInsurance Bulletin No. 24-06Artificial Intelligence Systems9 Aug 2024—
WisconsinAdopted the bulletinBulletinThe Use of Artificial Intelligence Systems in Insurance18 Mar 2025—
WyomingNot on the NAIC’s list———

States with their own AI rules

California

Own AI rules

Bulletin 2022-5 · 30 June 2022

Tells insurers to make sure the data, algorithms and AI they use in marketing, rating, underwriting and claims do not produce biased or unfairly discriminatory results. It predates the NAIC model.

Source: Bulletin 2022-5; related official page.

Colorado

Own AI rules

Regulation 10-1-1 (3 CCR 702-10) · 14 November 2023

Requires a governance and risk-management framework for insurers that use external consumer data, algorithms and predictive models, so they can test for unfair discrimination. It first applied to life insurers from 14 November 2023 and was extended to private passenger auto and health benefit plan insurers from 15 October 2025.

The NAIC’s map gives 13 November 2023 as the first effective date; Colorado’s regulation says 14 November 2023.

Source: Regulation 10-1-1 (3 CCR 702-10); related official page.

New York

Own AI rules

Insurance Circular Letter No. 7 (2024) · 11 July 2024

Says insurers should not use AI or external consumer data in underwriting or pricing unless they can show it is not unfairly or unlawfully discriminatory, with governance, testing and documentation behind it. It covers underwriting and pricing only, and says it borrows a vendor clause from the NAIC model.

Source: Insurance Circular Letter No. 7 (2024).

Texas

Own AI rules

Commissioner's Bulletin B-0003-26 · 12 June 2026

Sets expectations for AI governance, risk controls, bias testing, records the Texas Department of Insurance can request, and human review of consequential decisions, built on Texas law. The NAIC's map, dated 8 October 2026, still lists only Texas's 2020 bulletin on third-party data.

Source: Commissioner's Bulletin B-0003-26; related official page.

How to read this tracker

  • “Adopted” follows the NAIC’s own map. Most state documents do not name the model bulletin; they follow its structure and cite the NAIC’s 2020 AI principles. The NAIC says its map does not judge whether a state’s document contains every element of the model.
  • “Not on the NAIC’s list” means the NAIC does not list the state and we found no state document. It is not proof that a state has done nothing. 23 jurisdictions are in this group.
  • Changes from the model are noted only where the state’s own document states them. We have not compared each state’s text line by line with the model.
  • The NAIC’s April 2026 map listed 25 adopters; Puerto Rico, Mississippi, South Carolina and North Dakota have been added since.

This tracker is about how insurers use AI. For insurance that covers a company’s own AI risks, see who insures AI and the AI exclusions tracker. Spot a new bulletin? Email us.

Questions

What is the NAIC AI model bulletin?

It is a model the National Association of Insurance Commissioners adopted on 4 December 2023 for state insurance regulators to issue. It reminds insurers that decisions made or supported by AI must comply with existing insurance laws, including those on unfair trade practices and unfair discrimination, and says insurers are expected to keep a written program for using AI responsibly.

How many states have adopted the NAIC AI bulletin?

29 jurisdictions are on the NAIC’s list of adopters as of 8 October 2026: 27 states plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. The NAIC’s April 2026 version of the map listed 25.

Is the bulletin a new law?

No. It describes itself as a reminder of existing obligations and a statement of what the regulator expects, and says it does not prescribe specific practices. Each state issues it under its own authority, sometimes with changes.

Which states regulate insurers’ AI in their own way?

California, Colorado, New York and Texas. Colorado has a regulation under SB21-169, New York has Circular Letter No. 7 (2024), California has Bulletin 2022-5 and Texas issued its own AI bulletin in June 2026.

Does this affect businesses that buy AI insurance?

Not directly. The bulletin is about how insurers use AI in their own decisions, such as pricing, underwriting and claims. Cover for a company’s own AI risks is tracked in our register of who insures AI.