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HHS SETTLES WITH HEALTH PLAN ON PHOTOCOPIER BREACH

On August 14, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that it had reached a $1.2 million settlement with Affinity Health Plan, Inc. (Affinity) to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy and Security Rules. …
Read More Healthcare Update: HHS Settles with Health Plan on Photocopier Breach; FTC Allows Georgia Hospital Acquisition to Stand; HHS Awards $67 Million in Grants to “Navigators”

Edwards Wildman Speaker: Robert W. DiUbaldo

12:00 PM – 1:15 PM (Central Time)

Please join us on August 28 from noon to 1:15 pm (Central) for this free webinar. Attorneys from Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP and Surdyk & Baker, engineers from St. John-Mittelhauser & Associates and underwriting and claims professionals from the Catlin Group will discuss the recently enacted Illinois Hydraulic Fracking Regulatory Act and its potential consequences, and will answer your questions. …
Read More REMINDER: COMPLIMENTARY WEBINAR – FRACKING the NEW ALBANY SHALE: Legal and Technical Issues Arising from the Passage of the Illinois Hydraulic Fracturing Regulatory Act (HFRA)

The Solvency Modernization Initiative (E) Task Force – Group Solvency Issues Working Group met on Sunday morning at the 2013 Summer Meeting of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) in Indianapolis, to discuss the status of the discussions with the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) and the Financial Stability Board (FSB). …
Read More NAIC Summer Meeting Update: Solvency Modernization Initiative Task Force – Group Solvency Issues Working Group

The Producer Licensing (EX) Working Group met on Sunday morning at the 2013 Summer Meeting of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) in Indianapolis, IN to discuss the recommendations it will make at the Producer Licensing (EX) Task Force meeting, which will be held on Sunday afternoon. …
Read More NAIC Summer Meeting Update: Producer Licensing (EX) Working Group

The charter for the Federal Advisory Committee on Insurance (FACI), which had expired, has been renewed for two years. FACI provides advice to the Federal Insurance Office. Based on conversations with U.S. Department of Treasury officials, FACI expects the official notice to be published in the Federal Register later this month. …
Read More FIO/FSOC Update as of August 20, 2013

On Friday, the Massachusetts Appeals Court handed down its decision in Rivera v. Commerce Insurance Company, No. 12-P-483 (Aug. 16, 2013). The insurance industry should take note of this unfair claim settlement practices case because the court determined that Commerce Insurance Company was liable for the plaintiffs’ tort-related litigation expenses following what was determined to be a bad-faith and unreasonable settlement offer, and proceeded to note precisely what constituted “tort-related litigation expenses.” A copy of the decision is available through the court’s website. …
Read More Massachusetts Appeals Court Affirms Insurer’s Liability For Tort-Related Litigation Expenses In Unfair Claim Settlement Practices Case