Podcast - Rewriting the Narrative of Private Equity in Healthcare
AI Talk With Juliana Neelbauer - Episode Three - Cybersecurity Insurance: Coverage Challenges and Changes
Understanding Georgia's Civil Justice Climate With Commissioner John King — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
AGG Talks: Healthcare Insights Podcast - Episode 7: National MultiPlan Litigation: A Guide for Healthcare Providers
Loading and Unloading Under GL and Auto Policies: 2024
The Duty to Cooperate Under a Liability Policy
AI Talk With Juliana Neelbauer - Episode Two - Cybersecurity Insurance: The New Frontier of Risk Management
On-Demand Webinar: Bring Predictability to the Spiraling Cost of Cyber Incident Response Data Mining
On-Demand Webinar: Bring Predictability and Reduce the Spiraling Cost of Cyber Incident Response
The Standard Formula Podcast | The SFCR and Other Public Reporting: A Solvency II Cornerstone
Unlock Privacy ROI: Why Making Cross-Functional Allies is Key
The Standard Formula Podcast | Insurers in Difficulty: Staying Compliant Under Solvency II
The Chartwell Chronicles: Artificial Intelligence
Best Practices for Negotiating Manuscript Exclusions
AGG Talks: Healthcare Insights Podcast - Episode 4: What to Do When Insurance Companies Deny Behavioral Health Claims
Flood Basics still causing pain for some
The Standard Formula Podcast | Using an Internal Model to Calculate the Solvency Capital Requirement
The Standard Formula Podcast | Dissecting the Solvency Capital Requirement
AGG Talks: Healthcare Insights - Episode 1: A Primer for Providers When Insurance Companies Refuse to Pay
The Standard Formula Podcast | Solvency II Back to Basics: Technical Provisions
We are delighted to invite you to our webinar 2024 Bad faith year in review on Tuesday, February 04, 2025. During this webinar, Neil Mody and Chad Pasternack will focus on significant bad faith decisions from 2024. The...more
On December 31, 2024, OIG posted Advisory Opinion No. 24-13, a favorable advisory opinion allowing a pharmaceutical manufacturer (the Requestor) to offer free transportation, lodging, and other support to eligible patients...more
Fernandez v. Old Republic Nat’l Title Ins. Co., Fla. 3d DCA, No. 3D23-1088, December 4, 2024 - The Third District Court of Appeals reversed a trial court’s ruling and ordered the insurance carrier, Old Republic National Title...more
On December 23, 2024, President Biden signed into law two important pieces of legislation, the Paperwork Burden Reduction Act (Reduction Act) and the Employer Reporting Improvement Act (Reporting Act), that aim to ease the...more
Beginning in the first quarter of 2025, California healthcare service plans, health insurers, Medi-Cal managed care plans, and PACE organizations must ensure that staff who have direct enrollee contact receive evidence-based...more
As we enter what we hope will be a bountiful new year, 2025 may prove to be the annus horribilis for floodplain development in Oregon. Due to recent litigation concerning FEMA’s National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), as of...more
On Jan. 16, 2025, Gov. Brian Kemp delivered his 2025 State of the State address to the Georgia General Assembly, highlighting resilience and progress while outlining an agenda to strengthen Georgia’s economy and quality of...more
In 2022, the Maryland General Assembly overrode Governor Larry Hogan’s veto to enact the law that created the Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) program. ...more
The United States District Court for the Central District of California, applying California law, has held that a lending exclusion in a bankers professional liability policy barred coverage for underlying lawsuits alleging...more
Allen Matkins takes great pride in our California roots and strong ties to the Los Angeles community, and we are profoundly saddened by the devastation caused by the wildfires in our state. We are deeply committed to...more
In Erie Insurance Exchange v. Hannah Baluch, ___ A.3d ___, 2025 WL 22562 (Pa. Super. Ct., Jan. 3, 2025), the Pennsylvania Superior Court addressed whether an insured with her own automobile insurance policy is entitled to...more
As described in further detail below, absent Congressional action, plan sponsors should take note that PBGC premium filings will generally be due one month earlier than usual for plan years beginning in 2025. This...more
There are a number of factors that Courts review when determining whether an insurer has acted under a “reasonably prudent insurer” standard under the Stowers doctrine. We have previously discussed key issues to look out for...more
This seems like a simple concept; however, this is the exact question that the Honorable Judge Lee Rosenthal was asked to address in Cutchall v. Chubb Lloyd’s Ins. Co. of Texas, CIVIL ACTION NO. 23-3745, 2024 WL 5264707,...more
Welcome to the first 2025 edition of the Zelle Lonestar Lowdown! Our theme this year is Collaboration. We recognize that we are not an island in this industry and our clients, and ultimately the property owners, best benefit...more
A recent decision from the Minnesota Court of Appeals serves as a reminder that in the North Star state, appraisal generally occurs before coverage disputes are resolved, and “amount of loss” may not mean what you think it...more
On December 11, 2024, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas refused to allow extrinsic evidence under the Monroe conditions where plaintiff’s employment status and the merits of the case...more
After a two-and-a-half-year lull in SPAC activity, the second half of 2024 brought glimmers of sunshine to the otherwise gloomy world of SPACs. New SPAC IPO activity picked up pace in the summer of 2024 and continued to grow,...more
At the close of 2024, US Congress passed a short-term extension of Medicare telehealth flexibilities as part of the American Relief Act, 2025 (ARA). The Medicare telehealth waivers, originally enacted as part of the COVID-19...more
The following summarizes some of the available tax relief procedures for taxpayers affected by the Palisades, Eaton, Hurst, and other Los Angeles County wildfires. Answers to commonly asked disaster-related tax questions are...more
The devastating wildfires in Los Angeles and surrounding areas serve as a stark reminder of how unpredictable life can be. Beyond the immediate physical and emotional tolls, these disasters can have long-term implications for...more
In order to resolve hundreds of Child Victims Act lawsuits alleging sexual abuse, the Diocese of Rockville Centre commenced chapter 11 to seek protection for itself, its parishes, and schools, as well as providing equitable...more
In a unanimous 9-0 decision delivered on February 21, 2024, the US Supreme Court in Great Lakes Insurance SE v. Raiders Retreat Realty Co., LLC (“Great Lakes”) reinforced the enforceability of choice-of-law clauses in marine...more
On the brink of the new year, the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office (MA AGO) secured a landmark $165 million judgment, including civil penalties and restitution, against three UnitedHealth insurance companies:...more
The Los Angeles wildfires, which began on January 7, 2025, have caused widespread devastation, destroying homes, businesses, and communities, while displacing thousands of residents. Insured loss estimates currently exceed...more