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The Legal Intelligencer

Justices OK Slight Tweaks to UM, UIM Rejection Forms

A divided Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled that insurers do not need to use the exact uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage rejection forms set forth in the Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility Law, so long as any changes to the forms' language are "inconsequential."
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The Legal Intelligencer

The Hartford Ins. Grp. v. Kamara, PICS Case No. 17-0273 (Pa. Super. Feb. 10, 2017) Olson, J. (16 pages).

By | February 24, 2017
A workers' compensation carrier could pursue claim against third-party tortfeasors by, instead of bringing a subgrogation claim, asserting the claim on behalf of the injured employee to establish the tortfeasors' liability to the injured employee. Order of the trial court vacated, case remanded.
8 minute read

International Edition

BLM to cut up to six roles across healthcare practice in London and Manchester

Insurance firm set to make more redundancies after layoffs in Leeds and Manchester last year
2 minute read

International Edition

BLM to cut up to six roles across healthcare practice in London and Manchester

Insurance firm set to make more redundancies after layoffs in Leeds and Manchester last year
2 minute read

International Edition

RPC set for international expansion and governance review under new leadership

New RPC managing partner sets out priorities for firm, following long-serving leader Watmough's early exit
6 minute read

International Edition

RPC set for international expansion and governance review under new leadership

New RPC managing partner sets out priorities for firm, following long-serving leader Watmough's early exit
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

DeSue v. Aetna Life Ins. Co., PICS Case No. 17-0207 (W.D. Pa. Feb. 9, 2017) Schwab. U.S. D.J. (10 pages).

By | February 17, 2017
Plaintiff sued insurer alleging ERISA violations relating to her long term disability benefits and court held that plaintiff's request for compensation resulting from the delay in paying benefits and the loss of income and retirement savings caused by the initial denial of her benefits constituted a harm that might be compensable under §1132(a)(3) so that her claims for denial of benefits and breach of fiduciary duty were not necessarily duplicative. Motion to dismiss denied.
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New York Law Journal

The Time Has Come for the Court of Appeals to Resolve Reinsurance Issue

Jason L. Shaw writes: The Second Circuit's reinsurance decision last month in 'Global Reinsurance of America v. Century Indemnity' will finally lead to resolving the unsettled question about whether reinsurers will have limitless liability for an underlying insurer's legal costs.
19 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Feds Propose Rule to Stabilize Marketplaces During ACA Repeal

Federal health officials released a proposed rule on Wednesday that would significantly shorten the amount of time individuals would have to enroll in health insurance plans in 2018. It is an attempt to incentivize insurers to stay in the marketplace while the Trump administration dismantles the Affordable Care Act.
12 minute read

National Law Journal

Lamar Alexander Doesn't Push 'Quick-Fix' Repair of Health Law

U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander sounded bullish Wednesday on the prospects for repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act, despite an emerging rift among Republicans over how to overhaul the Obama administration's landmark policy and put something new in place. Alexander, chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, said he and other lawmakers will "do most of our legislating on that this year—most of it, perhaps, before summertime." He rejected the idea of "just some quick-fix that makes it look good … but doesn't really try to improve" the health law.
6 minute read

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