Insurance & ERISA Litigation Blog
California Insurance Commissioner Unveils Proposed Rescission Regulations
California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner unveiled his proposed regulations to, according to an LA Times article dated June 3, 2009, “combat the health insurance industry practice of dropping members with costly illnesses.” According…
Court of Appeal Complicates the Analysis of Mental and Nervous Disability Claims
Bosetti v. The United States Life Ins. Co., 175 Cal. App. 4th 1208 (2009) is an important California Court of Appeal decision that addressed whether a two-year benefits limitation on…
House Committee Votes to Strip Health Insurance Industry of Exemption from Federal Antitrust Laws
As reported by the Associated Press, a House committee has voted to strip the health insurance industry of its exemption from federal antitrust laws as senators announced plans to take the…
No More Gender Rating in California
The practice of paying different rates based on gender for the same insurance is called gender rating. Effective January 1, 2010, health insurance companies and HMO’s writing insurance in California will…