A series of novel fiduciary lawsuits over supplemental benefits is testing a new legal tactic against insurance brokers, ...

In 2024, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act reaches a significant milestone — its 50th anniversary. This moment highlights ERISA’s enduring role in protecting employee benefits and emphasizes ...

The complaints allege breaches of fiduciary duty related to the premiums charged for accident, critical illness, cancer and ...

Earlier this year, a cyberattack on a leading healthcare claims processing provider had an unprecedented impact on patients and healthcare providers across the country. While group health plans were ...

ERISA class action lawsuits against retirement plan fiduciaries have become commonplace over the last few decades, usually alleging that imprudent processes and lack of oversight led to excessive fees ...

On October 16th, the Public Policy Program hosted Dr. Miranda Yaver for a lecture titled Justice Denied: The Legal Architecture of Health Insurance Inequity. Dr. Yaver is an Assistant Professor of ...

* The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) limits the ability of states to regulate many employer-sponsored health insurance plans for the purpose of avoiding duplicative or ...

At the 50th anniversary of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), health and welfare plans governed by ERISA have become the topic of far-reaching compliance mandates and ...

When navigating the complex landscape of employee healthcare benefits, brokers are challenged to present options that differentiate more than 50 basis points between insurance carriers. Processing ...

Why should financial executives at hospitals care about ERISA? The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 came about because in the mid-1960s the Studebaker automobile company went bankrupt ...

Fiduciary liability insurance protects a business from claims that a benefits plan was mismanaged. Learn what fiduciary ...

Unum Life Insurance was hit with an ERISA lawsuit on Dec. 8 in Georgia Northern District Court. The court action, pertaining to long-term disability benefits, was brought by Rogers, Hofrichter & Karrh ...