Insurance Rates

Approval Slated for $73 Million Settlement of Life Insurance Class Action Alleging Unlawful Rate Increase

by James Hazlehurst | Barger & Wolen on 3/1/2013

United States District Judge Howard Matz of the Central District of California indicated yesterday that he would preliminarily approve a proposed $73 million settlement of a class action lawsuit against Conseco Life Insurance...more

Smokers Could Pay Big Bucks For Obamacare

by Aaron Kase | Lawyers.com on 2/8/2013

Waiting for Obamacare to bring affordable and comprehensive insurance to the masses? Consumers who enjoy the sweet, sweet drag of an American Spirit or Marlboro Red might be waiting in vain. The Patient Protection and...more

Legal Alert: Cost of Insurance Litigation – Recent Rulings Diverge on the Scope of Insurer Discretion to Set Rates

by Wilson Barmeyer, Phillip Stano, Steuart Thomsen | Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP on 2/7/2013

Litigation continues in various cases challenging cost of insurance rates (COI) in life insurance policies, and January 2013 saw courts issue decisions going both ways on insurer discretion to set and modify COI rates. A...more

Labor & Employment E-Note - January 2013

by Burr & Forman on 1/11/2013

In This Issue: - NLRB Protects Workers' Rights to Post About Job on Facebook - 6 States Ban Companies from Asking for Social Media Passwords - Health Law Requires Employers to Offer Family Care to All - Fiscal...more

Court Rules That Ohio Bureau Of Workers' Compensation Overcharged Non-Group Rated Employers

by Fisher & Phillips LLP on 1/10/2013

After a long bench trial which began on August 20, 2012, Judge Richard McMonagle recently issued his decision in an important class-action lawsuit. The suit was brought on behalf of certain employers doing business in Ohio,...more

Court Rules in Favor of Employers in Class Action Group Rating Case

by George Wilkinson | Dinsmore & Shohl LLP on 1/8/2013

The decision is in and the employers won. Judge Richard McMonagle decided the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (“BWC”) overcharged employers who did not participate in group rating from 2001 to 2009. Many of those could now...more

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