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CMS Acknowledges Value of Quota Share Reinsurance for MAO Plans and Proposes New Rule to Establish Reinsurance Standards

The Proposed New Reinsurance Rule - Readers of our prior QuickStudies on this topic are aware that since 2017, the long-standing use of quota share reinsurance by Medicare Advantage Organizations (“MAOs”) with respect to...more

[Webinar] Open Teleconference for the Formation of InsurTech America, a Coalition Available to U.S.-based and non U.S.-based...

Locke Lord corporate and regulatory insurance Partners Brian Casey and Ben Sykes will host an open organizational conference call for insurtechs and those interested in how insurtechs will be regulated going forward. The goal...more

Troubling and Conflicting Signs from CMS Over the Continued Use of Quota Share Reinsurance by MAO Plans

As we previously reported in our Quick Study dated April 4, 2017, CMS, on April 3, 2017, announced that it had reconsidered its position that quota share reinsurance arrangements are not a statutorily permitted form of...more

Insurance Industry Primer for InsurTechs

Insurance Industry for InsurTech Noobs - So you developed the newest insurance innovation that is going to revolutionize the industry – congratulations! But we also have a couple of questions: What sector of the...more

Running Your Own Insurance Company: Three Options for Renting, Buying or Building the InsurTech Carrier of the Future

Welcome to the final article in our initial introduction to the insurance industry for Insurtechs. Before we pivot next month to focusing on some of the key corporate and financial issues facing Insurtechs, we get to delve...more

Underwriting and Finance/Reinsurance Focused InsurTechs – Understanding Licensure and Top 3 Regulatory Issues

Happy Presidents Day! Hopefully you are on vacation and reading this a day late. However, if not, we hope this installment of InsurTech analysis serves as a nice and informative break from the rigors of your work day. This...more

Distribution and Claims-Focused InsurTechs: Understanding Licensure and Top 5 Regulatory Issues

Welcome back to your weekly dose of InsurTech insight. Hopefully in time you’ll come to think of us as a kind of General Assembly for InsurTechs, but instead of learning technological skills, you’ll learn practical...more

Insurance Industry for InsurTech Noobs

So you developed the newest insurance innovation that is going to revolutionize the industry -congratulations! But we also have a couple of questions: - What sector of the industry? Property & Casualty? Life? Health?...more

Illinois Governor Issues Amendatory Veto to Insurance Omnibus Legislation

On August 26, 2018, Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner issued an amendatory veto to insurance omnibus legislation, Senate Bill 1737. The amendatory veto deletes provisions in the bill related to short-term limited-duration...more

Changes to Illinois Unclaimed Life Insurance Benefits Act Become Law

The Unclaimed Life Insurance Benefits Act, which requires insurers to periodically match their policies, annuity contracts, and retained asset accounts against the United States Social Security Administration’s Death Master...more

Trump Administration Issues Executive Order Regarding Health Coverage and Discontinues Cost-Sharing Reductions Payments

On October 12, 2017, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order “to reform the United States healthcare system to take the first steps to expand choices and alternatives to Obamacare plans and increase competition to...more

CMS Reconsiders Its Position Prohibiting Quota Share Reinsurance For Medicare Advantage Organizations

We previously reported on February 13, 2017 that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), on February 1, 2017, in connection with its 2018 Advance Notice (Notice), advised that quota share reinsurance arrangements...more

No Quota Share Reinsurance For Medicare Advantage Organizations, Says CMS

On February 1, 2017, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), in connection with its 2018 Advance Notice (the Notice), advised that quota share reinsurance arrangements are not a statutorily permitted form of...more

In it Together -- Emerging Joint Venture Structures for Hospitals and Insurers

Locke Lord lawyers Jon Biasetti, Baird Allis and Benjamin Sykes provide a detailed look at recent efforts by hospitals, physician practice groups and health insurance and managed care companies to lower health care delivery...more

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