The Liability Risk Retention Act ("LRRA"), 15 U.S.C. § 3901 et. seq., authorizes risk retention groups ("RRGs") to charter in one state and to then, after a specified filing, operate in any other state.

Nonprofit organizations want to know, "What does a high-performing board look like?" Well, it depends! It depends upon the type of organization, the size of the organization, the mission of the organization, the financial wherewithal of the organization, and other factors.

It has been over two years since the battle over the Bratz doll franchise began, and the fight is not over yet. On July 22, 2010, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco handed down a ruling that overturned previous court decisions regarding the case, and provided perspective on drafting employment agreements.

In the District of Columbia, under D.C. Code § 16-4423(a), a court shall vacate an arbitration award for specified reasons involving corruption, fraud and misconduct.

The Supreme Court of Illinois recently held that the deaths of two boys caused by a property owner’s single but continuous negligent act constituted multiple "occurrences" under the owner’s liability policy. Addison Ins. Co. v. Fay, No. 105752 (Ill. Jan. 23, 2009).

Congress squandered a rare opportunity to reform the financial markets that spun out of control and wreaked havoc on our economy and the lives of millions of Americans.

At its last meeting, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners ("NAIC") adopted standards defining the elements that must be used to calculate and report minimum medical loss ratios ("MLR") under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ("PPACA").

We are all familiar with the common and widely-used generic top level domain names (gTLDs) currently available on the Web, such as .com, .org, .net, .biz, and the like.

With the enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on March 23, 2010, Pub. L. No. 111-148 (hereinafter "PPACA" or the "Act") and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, Pub. L. No. 111–152, President Obama and the Congress have ushered in what will be, barring major amendment or repeal, a new era for the regulation of private health insurance.

Recent state actions concerning the Affordable Care Act ("ACA") highlight the tension between state and federal authority inherent in ACA’s regulatory structure and bring into sharp relief the complex regulatory environment ACA has created for health insurers.

On December 8, 2011, the U.S. Government Accountability Office ("GAO") issued a report to Congress entitled "Clarifications Could Facilitate States’ Implementation of the Liability Risk Retention Act" ("GAO Report").

The Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act of 2010 (the "NRRA") was enacted as part of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the "Act"). The purpose of the Act is to facilitate the reporting, payment and allocation of premium taxes among the states.

On December 8, 2010, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC), applying the Supreme Court’s June 2010 decision Bilski v. Kappos about patentable subject matter, reinstated patent infringement claims against Microsoft.

Under long standing principles of U.S. patent laws going back to the 1790’s, patents are initially awarded to inventors, and not to their employers.

Under long standing principles of U.S. patent laws going back to the 1790’s, patents are initially awarded to inventors, and not to their employers.

2011 Georgia House Bill 30, designed to substantially reenact the substantive provisions of the new Georgia Restrictive Covenant Act (the "Act") originally passed in 2009, is now law, signed by Governor Nathan Deal on May 11, 2011, immediately taking effect and codified at O.C.G.A.§13-8-50 et. seq.

In a nutshell, the Act seeks to expand care by: (a) requiring citizens to obtain private health insurance, (b) requiring insurers to provide coverage notwithstanding pre-existing conditions and without lifetime caps and with some limitations on the allocation of financial responsibility to insureds through deductibles and co-pays, (c) having the government subsidize the cost of insurance for those with income under a certain threshold and (d) reducing some Medicare reimbursements to providers as

Fronting arrangements arise in a variety of circumstances involving captive insurance programs. For example, a front may be necessary in an association or other group captive program or where a line such as workers’ compensation, commercial auto or a contractual liability policy backing service contracts requires a carrier that is authorized or that has a minimum financial strength rating.

During its Fall 2011 meeting, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners ("NAIC") adopted important changes to its Credit for Reinsurance Model Law and Regulation following years of work on this issue.

As a threshold matter, my teenage son is wrong. Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Ass’n, Case No. 88-1448 (U.S. June 27, 2011), is not the most important case of this term to everyone, including insurers.