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A Climate Adaptation Toolkit for the Insurance Industry

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On July 21, 2023, the Sabin Center launched its latest report, Modelling Climate Litigation Risk for (Re)Insurers. Insurance and Climate Change The increasingly apparent physical and societal impacts of climate change are “ shaking the foundations ” of the insurance industry.

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Federal appeals court upholds rule requiring hospitals to disclose insurer-negotiated prices

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The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld Tuesday a rule requiring greater transparency in the prices hospitals negotiate with insurers and third-party payers. . Over 90 percent of US patients rely on insurers and other third-party payers to pay for hospital services.

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Morning Docket: 11.30.23

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Law360 ] * Until the robot uprising though, several state insurance authorities are probing carriers using AI to make "discriminatory garbage in, discriminatory garbage out" coverage decisions. Amazing how the perspective changes when you're representing folks on the other side of the table. I've seen Ex Machina.

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ACLU challenges Indiana bail law under First Amendment, equal protection

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The bill defines charitable bail organizations and imposes limitations on the organizations’ ability to pay bail by requiring certification from the Commissioner of the Indiana Department of Insurance. The ACLU argues that by vesting sole authority in the commissioner, HEA 1300 severely limits The Bail Project’s ability to pay bail.

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Paralegal Tips for Negotiating Client Bills and Liens

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The extent of your client’s injuries and the amount of insurance coverage available will largely drive your ability to negotiate a reduction in their bills and liens. Some people have excellent coverage and health insurance, and some just don’t! There’s a lot of pressure here as a paralegal.

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Justices favor reliable enforcement of choice-of-law clauses in maritime insurance contracts

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Share As the hour of this morning’s argument in Great Lakes Insurance v Raiders Retreat Realty progressed, it seemed to become more and more clear how the justices will resolve this case. Here, for example, a foreign insurance company insured a yacht owned by a Pennsylvania company. Fireman’s Insurance Co. ,

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China releases five-year blueprint calling for strengthened control of key economic sectors

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Moreover, antitrust enforcement in technology has been very active, with companies like Alibaba accepting substantial fines by regulatory authorities and Tencent being forced to relinquish exclusivity contracts. ” The other primary area of regulation is information control, with special care being paid to big data and cloud computing.