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Regulatory

Statutes, Regulation, and Bureaucratic Decrees

April 30, 2014

Insurance is a heavily-regulated business.  Insurance consumers pay for the product before they receive the benefits of paid claims.  They give money to consumers and receive a promise that, in the event of a loss, the company will indemnify.  As a result, insurers end up holding a lot of money that doesn’t really belong to them.  It’s going to be needed to pay claims.  The majority of insurance regulation is intended to ensure that insurers make good on their promises rather than just stealing the money and not using it to pay claims.  It is similar to banking – another heavily-regulated industry. (Read More)

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Insurance Regulatory Update

April 23, 2014

Bill Gausewitz provides regular regulatory updates to the State Bar Insurance Law Committee. Check out the April 2014 report. (Read More)

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Restaurants Be Prepared: California Supreme Court to Interpret Suitable Seating Requirements

April 4, 2014

California’s Suitable Seating law has been the subject of a growing number of representative actions in California over the past two years.  On March 26th, 2014, the California Supreme Court ruled that it will provide clarification of the law by deciding questions presented by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal in Kilby v. CVS, Inc., the leading case on the subject. (Read More)

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