On Demand Insurance is Here But Will it Stay?
Understanding Supplemental Spousal Liability Insurance in NY
There continues to be considerable and understandable confusion about the effects of Michigan’s new auto No-Fault insurance law, which the Legislature passed in June 2019. No area of the new law has created more confusion...more
AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE - Some people will have permanent complications from the Coronavirus, which will create a new population with pre-existing conditions. This may result in either more “eggshell Plaintiffs” or in an...more
The big selling point for Michigan’s new auto No-Fault insurance law was that drivers would be able to save money on their car insurance by choosing the level of medical coverage they wanted to have available to them and...more
On demand insurance allows insurance policies to be purchased via the internet or smartphone applications. Millennials are more than twice as likely as prior generations to purchase an insurance policy in this manner. Valerie...more
U.S. Financial Industry Developments - CFTC and SEC Announce Approval of New MOU - On June 28, 2018, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") and the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") announced that...more
The West Virginia Office of the Insurance Commissioner has released Informational Letter No.199 summarizing significant insurance legislation enacted during the 2017 Regular Session and First Special Session of the West...more
Health insurance is full of landmines for unsuspecting car crash victims, who are subject to ‘auto exclusions,’ coverage limitations, managed care, HMOs and medical pre-approval requirements and ERISA liens....more
Trial Bar Proposes Anti-Ride-Sharing Amendments to Insurance Bill - The Senate Judiciary Committee considered amendments this week proposed by the Vermont Trial Lawyers Association that would likely force Uber out of...more
The Agency of Transportation has submitted a proposal to the House Transportation Committee that would allow the agency to seek damages from a utility that fails to move or adjust a utility line that is in a state or local...more
The Florida Supreme Court soon will hear arguments in the case of Florida Wellness & Rehabilitation vs. Allstate Fire & Casualty Insurance Co., which pits medical providers against the automobile insurer on the issue of fees...more
Under no-fault laws, automobile policies typically must cover the cost of certain medical services provided to policyholders who have been injured in covered accidents. New York’s insurance laws also permit those costs to be...more
A recent decision in the District of New Jersey addressed an auto insurer’s obligations to comply with the Medicare Secondary Payer Act. Auto insurers may wish to review their practices and procedures in light of this...more
Auto Insurers Again Seek Dismissal of In Re Auto Body Shop Antitrust Litigation - In early March, the auto insurer defendants in the In re Auto Body Shop Antitrust Litigation renewed their motions seeking the dismissal...more
In This Issue: - STATE EFFORTS TO RESTRICT HEALTH INSURER USE OF “MOST FAVORED NATION” CLAUSES IN PROVIDER CONTRACTS CONTINUE TO MULTIPLY: Over the last several years, several states have considered legislation...more
In This Issue: - Michigan Governor Vetoes Legislation Banning Health Insurers From Utilizing Most Favored Nation Clauses In Provider Contracts - DOJ Antitrust Division Approves Wellpoint’s Acquisition Of...more