It is our honor to present this first edition of Volume 32 of the FORC Journal of Insurance Law and Regulation. Thank you for your participation. Dan Cotter & Kori Johanson, Journal Co-Editors
By Steven J. Lauwers, Esq. and Adam C. Varley, Esq. of RATH, YOUNG AND PIGNATELLI, P.C. This article briefly describes the structure of the workers’ compensation system and the implications this has in the current COVID environment.
By Daniel A. Cotter, Esq. of HOWARD & HOWARD ATTORNEYS PLLC In 2008, the Illinois legislature passed the Illinois Biometric Information Protection Act (“BIPA”). The act regulates the “collection, use, safeguarding, handling, storage, retention and destruction of biometric identifiers and information.”
By Fred E. Karlinsky, Esq., Timothy F. Stanfield, Esq., and Christian Brito, Esq. of GREENBERG TRAURIG, P.A. The widespread effects of the Coronavirus 19 (COVID-19) pandemic have been unlike anything the world has experienced in more than a century.
By Michael A. Molony, Esq. and T. Douglas Concannon, Esq. of CLEMENT RIVERS, LLP It is a beautiful South Carolina fall afternoon, and the Director of Insurance, Ray Farmer, settles into his office to reflect on the remaining months of his term as President of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”).