It is our honor to present this third edition of Volume 31 of the FORC Journal of Insurance Law and Regulation. Thank you for your participation. Dan Cotter & Kori Johanson, Journal Co-Editors
By Kimberly A. Yelkin, Esq., Max B. Chester, Esq., and Andrew M. Meerkins, Esq. of Foley & Lardner LLP Many thousands of businesses were forcibly shuttered when governors and mayors across the country ordered cessation of most economic activity and closure of most businesses in an attempt to contain the virus’s spread.
By Susan T. Stead, Esq. of Squire Patton Boggs LLP “Disparate impact” is not an insurance term, but rather, it is a method of proving unlawful discrimination against members of a protected class, but only under certain circumstances.
By Daniel A. Cotter, Esq. of Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC For decades, the insurance industry has dealt with issues of how to effectively and finally resolve run-off and discontinued books of insurance business.
By Robert W. Hogeboom, Esq. and Samuel J. Sorich, Esq. of Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP The article addresses a number of issues related to COVID- 19, as well as the California wildfires and its related issues over the last couple of years.
By Robert W. Hogeboom, Esq. and Samuel J. Sorich On Tuesday, September 17, 2019, the California Department of Insurance (“CDI”) conducted an Investigatory Hearing on the use of affinity groups in connection with private passenger automobile insurance.
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