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Medical Payment Coverage Within Liability Insurance Policies Sep 1986

Medical Payment Coverage Within Liability Insurance Policies

Washington and Lee Law Review

No abstract provided.


Insurance Group Health Insurance: Continued Coverage After Cancellation, Georgia State University Law Review Jun 1986

Insurance Group Health Insurance: Continued Coverage After Cancellation, Georgia State University Law Review

Georgia State University Law Review

The Act requires insurance companies to continue coverage under group accident and insurance policies for three months after cancellation, and provides conversion rights at the end of the three-month period. The Act also repeals requirements for notice of coverage termination under certain group accident and sickness policies.


Local Government Municipalities: Waiver Of Sovereign Immunity, Georgia State University Law Review Jun 1986

Local Government Municipalities: Waiver Of Sovereign Immunity, Georgia State University Law Review

Georgia State University Law Review

The Act declares the public policy of the State to be that municipal corporations are immune from liability for legislative or judicial actions. The purchase of liability insurance by the municipal corporation will not waive this immunity except as provided in O.C.G.A. 33-24-51, or unless the insurance policy covers the occurrence, and then only to the extent of the insurance policy coverage.


Insurance Liability Insurers: Reporting Of Certain Information, Georgia State University Law Review Jun 1986

Insurance Liability Insurers: Reporting Of Certain Information, Georgia State University Law Review

Georgia State University Law Review

The Act establishes additional reporting requirements for insurance companies. Information detailing data on premiums, income, reserves, and net operational and underwriting gains or losses must be submitted to the Commissioner of Insurance.


Insurance Notice: Premium Finance Company: Insurance Cancellation Notice, Georgia State University Law Review Jun 1986

Insurance Notice: Premium Finance Company: Insurance Cancellation Notice, Georgia State University Law Review

Georgia State University Law Review

The Act amends O.C.G.A. 33-22-13(c) to provide delivery as an alternative to mailing when a premium finance company is notifying the insurer of an insured's default.


Federal Products Liability Legislation: Not The Cure For Worker's Compensation Ailments, Judith A. Schening May 1986

Federal Products Liability Legislation: Not The Cure For Worker's Compensation Ailments, Judith A. Schening

Northern Illinois University Law Review

An examination of the potential interaction between provisions in the proposed federal products liability legislation and existing state worker's compensation statutes, focusing on the resulting deviation from current law and the accompanying inequities to employers and their insurance carriers.


Developments In Law - Toxic Waste Litigation, Howard F. Chang Jan 1986

Developments In Law - Toxic Waste Litigation, Howard F. Chang

All Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Insurance Anti-Rebate Statutes And Dade County Consumer Advocates V. Department Of Insurance: Can A 19th Century Idea Protect Modern Consumers?, John S. Conniff Jan 1986

Insurance Anti-Rebate Statutes And Dade County Consumer Advocates V. Department Of Insurance: Can A 19th Century Idea Protect Modern Consumers?, John S. Conniff

Seattle University Law Review

In 1984, a Florida court of appeals held that the Florida statutes prohibiting insurance agents from rebating part of their commissions to customers violated the due process clause of the Florida Constitution. The court concluded that no rational relationship exists between the anti-rebate statutes and the legitimate state purpose of protecting the public. The Florida decision is noteworthy because every state prohibits insurance agents and brokers from rebating to their customers a part of the commission earned from the sale of an insurance policy. In addition, every state prohibits unfair discrimination in pricing insurance policies and prohibits agreements between agents …