June 13, 2012
Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
750 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York  10022

Edwards Wildman Speakers:  Thomas F. Bush, Mark Everiss, E. Paul Kanefsky, Vincent J. Vitkowsky, Laurie A. Kamaiko, Brian J. Green, Neil R. (“Nick”) Pearson, Brent R. Austin, Patrick J. Gennardo
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Read More EDWARDS WILDMAN NEW YORK SEMINAR: 11th Annual Half-Day Insurance and Reinsurance Seminar – Wednesday, June 13, 2012

NEW HHS REPORTING RULE WILL HELP DEFINE “ESSENTIAL HEALTH BENEFITS”
On June 1, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a proposed rule that would require the three largest small-group health insurance issuers in each state to report detailed benefit information to HHS, as well as prescription drug coverage information and any limits on the benefits offered. …
Read More Healthcare Update: New HHS Reporting Rule Will Help Define “Essential Health Benefits”; CMS Ends Marketing Outreach for High-Risk Pools

On May 31, 2012, in an anticipated opinion, the Florida Supreme Court resolved five certified questions from the United States Court Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in a case styled Chalfonte Condominium Apartment Association, Inc. v. QBE Insurance Corporation, Case. No. SC09-441.  The case involves Hurricane Wilma damage sustained to Boca Raton, Florida condominium property owned by the insured. …
Read More Florida Supreme Court Answers Certified Questions from Eleventh Circuit In Anticipated Hurricane Related Bad Faith Opinion

In Sulamerica Cia Nacional de Seguros Sa v Enesa Engenharia SA [2012] EWCA Civ 638, the Court of Appeal found that the decision of Mr Justice Cooke (previously reported here) that an anti-suit injunction in favour of arbitration proceedings was valid would be upheld. …
Read More UK: Court of Appeal Upholds Anti-Suit Injunction in Favour of Arbitration

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has provisionally decided to refer the private motor insurance market to the Competition Commission (CC) for an in-depth market investigation, on the basis that it has reasonable grounds to suspect that there are features of the market that prevent, restrict or distort competition. …
Read More UK: OFT Provisionally Decides to Refer Private Motor Insurance Market

The U.S. Re Under 40s Group’s next event will take place on May 31 at Edwards Wildman’s New York office.  The event, co-sponsored by Edwards Wildman and WeiserMazars, will include a panel discussion about the current Professional Liability Market. …
Read More REMINDER – THURSDAY EVENING at 6:00 pm in New York – Join the U.S. Re Under 40s Group for its next Educational Event – Developments & Trends in Professional Liability – Cyber, D&O and E&O

The U.S. Re Under 40s Group’s next event will take place on May 31 at Edwards Wildman’s New York office.  The event, sponsored by WeiserMazars, will include a panel discussion about the current Professional Liability Market. …
Read More Join the U.S. Re Under 40s Group on May 31 for its next Educational Event – Developments & Trends in Professional Liability – Cyber, D&O and E&O

CMS DELAYS DATA COLLECTION UNDER SUNSHINE ACT
In a May 3 notice on its official blog, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that it will not require data collection under the Physician Payments Sunshine Act, part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), until January 1, 2013. …
Read More Healthcare Update: CMS Delays Data Collection Under Sunshine Act; New Rules to Ease Burdens on Providers; MA Bills Target Healthcare Costs; CMS Proposes Medicaid Payment Increase; New Bill Proposes Repeal of SGR

The CIRC Shenzhen Bureau and the Shenzhen Office of Finance have recently submitted a proposal to the Chinese government regarding the establishment of an insurance exchange which will trade in a variety of insurance products (the Qianhai Insurance Exchange). …
Read More Shenzhen Proposes to Launch Insurance Exchange