The Metro Insurance Report

A Publication of the Insurance Law Practice Group of Genova Burns LLC

Issue Date: 07.28.2020

A quarterly report covering key regulatory issues facing the insurance industry.
  • Restrictive Covenants For Insurance Producers: A Primer On Legal Enforceability
    07.28.2020 Restrictive Covenants For Insurance Producers: A Primer On Legal Enforceability
    As States continue to diverge in their interpretation and enforcement of restrictive covenant agreements, it is now more important than ever to ensure those agreements are drafted to conform with jurisdiction-specific laws.
  • ACA Attacked By Left and Right; New Jersey’s Response
    07.28.2020 ACA Attacked By Left and Right; New Jersey’s Response
    After the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, in a 2-1 decision last December, declared the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA’s) individual health insurance mandate unconstitutional as a result of Congress’ elimination of the mandate’s financial penalty in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (“TCJA”) and sent the case back to the district court to decide the issue in Texas v. United States, numerous state attorneys general asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review the Fifth Circuit’s decision.
  • Recent Cases Highlight Insurance Marketing Risk
    07.28.2020 Recent Cases Highlight Insurance Marketing Risk
    Recent high profile matters serve as a solemn reminder that marketing techniques in the insurance business are highly regulated and that the simple act of marketing an insurance product can be a risky and costly endeavor.