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WHO'S LISTENING ANYHOW?
Frank J. Barrett, Esq. The arbitration process, though not without faults, is in my opinion particularly well suited to accommodate the parties' wishes and needs with regard to multiple parties cases, cases involving highly technical issues, large dollar amounts, numerous witnesses and documents and complicated fact situations.
DOWNSTREAM RISK: WHAT IS IT; SHOULD IT BE REGULATED, AND, IF SO, HOW?
Claude J. Dorais, Esq. Downstream risk exists with respect to HMO operations throughout the country. Despite the prevalence of the practice and some well-publicized problems in particular instances, most states regulate downstream risk little or not at all.
OIL AND WATER: MIXING POLITICS WITH PRIVACY PROTECTION IN PROPERTY-CASUALTY LINES
Jacqueline T. Lenmark, Esq. Gregory A. Van Horssen, Esq. Montana's relatively young Constitution guarantees a fundamental right of privacy to all persons.2 The tension between absolute privacy protection and the unimpeded transaction of insurance business animated many enactments in Montana's recent legislative sessions3 and was a powerful rallying point in state political campaigns.
PRIVACY NOTICES GRAMM-LEACH-BLILEY ACT WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, WHY & HOW
Nicholas M. Monaco, Esq. The Gramm_Leach-Bliley Act (GLB) requires that every financial institution inform its customers about the institution's information practices with respect to the gathering, use and disclosure of the customer's nonpublic personal financial information.
ANCILLARY RECEIVERSHIPS
John J. Partridge, Esq. During 1999 and 2000, New England regulators, providers and consumers were buffeted as significant health maintenance organizations were placed into rehabilitation and receivership proceedings in several jurisdictions.
HIPAA AND THE SLOW DEMISE OF "ACTIVELY AT WORK"
Kathy A. Steadman, Esq. For decades, insurers, health maintenance organizations and employer/plan sponsors have utilized "actively at work" provisions in insurance policies and plans to stave off adverse selection.
PROVIDING A DEFENSE TO INSURERS
Susan Stryker, Esq. Attorneys generally seek to provide the best representation, while insurers seek to control legal costs. |
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