Topic: State Legislative Developments

The Pruco Florida Supreme Court decision has been legislatively reversed by a recent amendment to the Florida Viatical Settlement Act

The Florida Supreme Court Pruco advisory opinion, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. Pruco Life Ins. Co., 200 So. 3d at 1203 & 1206-07, to the United States Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals held that an insurer may not challenge the...

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Florida may have outlawed the secondary sale of policies if at any time during the five year period post issuance there was a loan secured by the policy

Florida has recently adopted amendments to its Viatical Settlement Act. One of the new provisions, Section 626.99287 Contestability of viaticated policies, provides as follows: (2) Except as hereinafter provided [certain life...

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Uncertainty Surrounds New Texas Insurance Law: Divergent Views Emerge on the Impact of the Texas “Hail Storm Bill” on Hurricane Harvey Claims

As we reported here in May, the Texas Legislature recently passed legislation (House Bill 1774, a copy of which can be found here) which amends Chapter 542 of the Texas Insurance Code—Texas’s general prompt pay statute for insurance claims.

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