Insurance Law

Bullivant’s Insurance Practice, Senior Counsel Recognized in 2012 Chambers USA Rankings – pressreleasepoint.com

(June 7, 2012) –Bullivant Houser Bailey PC, a nationally recognized law firm with offices in Washington, Oregon and California, is pleased to announce that the firm and three (3) of its attorneys are recognized as leaders in the areas of … Continue reading

AIS’s Employer Health Plan Database and Directories Organizes Millions of Health Insurance Data Points Collected under the ERISA Law – YAHOO!

AIS’s Employer Health Plan Database and Directories: 2012 contains valuable intelligence on plans, sponsors, markets, fees and charges, business relationships and much more. AIS has extracted and organized millions of health insurance data points collected …

Louisiana car insurance crackdown set as law clears way for towing – nola.com

Baton Rouge– As of Aug. 1, police will be able to tow the vehicles of drivers who cannot show proof of insurance on a first offense, under a bill signed by Gov. Bobby Jindal. Jindal’s office said he has signed … Continue reading

No health insurance, no going home – Gulf News

The solution lies in implementing a mandatory health insurance policy in Dubai, sources at the health sector, charity organisations and social workers, told Gulf News. Meanwhile, officials said that the draft law is in its final stages of approval.

Giving Health Insurance Subsidies to People Who Shouldn’t Qualify For Them, Or: Why ObamaCare Won’t Work, Part Infinity – Reason.com

What if we gave ObamaCare’s Medicaid and insurance subsidies to the wrong people? It could happen: Large numbers of people seeking coverage under the law may be given incorrect levels of subsidies — and some may receive subsidies when they … Continue reading

Sweeping abortion legislation would affect insurance and doctors – MLive.com

LANSING, MI – A Republican-led Michigan House committee has approved broad proposals that would raise insurance requirements and increase regulations for some doctors performing abortions. The bills approved Thursday by the House Health Policy …

Federal Insurance Wants Off Hook For PetArmor Defense – site.law360.com

Law360, Wilmington (June 05, 2012, 8:35 PM ET) — Federal Insurance Co. sued Velcera Inc. in Pennsylvania federal court Tuesday to escape responsibility for defense costs in a class action alleging Velcera’s PetArmor flea and tick repellent harms pets.

MBIA Says Regulator Followed Law In $5B Breakup Approval – site.law360.com

Law360, New York (June 05, 2012, 8:06 PM ET) — MBIA Inc. told a New York state judge Tuesday that Bank of America Corp.’s and Societe Generale SA’s challenge to a regulator’s approval of its $5 billion restructuring is invalid … Continue reading

In Massachusetts, individual health insurance mandate sparks little outcry – Evansville Courier-Press

BOSTON (AP) — It’s the single most contentious element of President Barack Obama’s health care law: The requirement that nearly everyone have insurance or face a financial hit. But in Massachusetts, the only state with a so-called …

Blunt backs young adults on parents’ policies but little else in health law – St. Louis Post-Dispatch

“What we’re begining to see is a lot of negative impacts of government-run, one-size-fits-all, the-government-will-decide-what-your-policy-has-to-look- like health insurance,” he said. By month’s end, the Supreme Court may well have upheld the law …