Insurance Regulatory & Corporate Law
Our insurance, regulatory, and corporate lawyers provide comprehensive representation to industry participants. We work with insurance businesses, including companies and fraternal benefit societies, insurance producers (individuals and agents), reinsurers, third-party administrators, etc.
The legal landscape pertaining to the insurance business is constantly evolving. Changes in risks, regulations, decisional law, and technology necessitate business practice shifts. Our attorneys work to identify and understand these ongoing changes and stand ready to help insurance clients understand and overcome them.
Legal Matters We Handle
We regularly assist our clients with transactional, regulatory, and litigation matters, including but certainly not limited to:
- Obtaining regulatory approval for the licensure and expansion of insurance carriers across multiple jurisdictions utilizing the UCAA form filing process;
- Obtaining regulatory approval of acquisitions, as well as other insurance holding company filings (Forms A, B, D, E, F, etc.);
- Drafting and negotiating all types of insurance-related agreements, reinsurance, program administrator, and producer agreements, among others;
- Obtaining regulatory approval of policy forms and rates;
- Guiding clients through and serving as the point of contact for communications with regulators generally;
- Providing advice with respect to underwriting, claims handling, and other issues facing our clients daily;
- Assisting clients respond to and manage regulatory inquiries of various types, including market conduct and financial examinations;
- Seeking recovery for clients with claims in insurance company receivership and insolvencies;
- Helping licensees to respond to and resolve enforcement inquiries; and
- Representing clients in litigation, including with respect to breach of contract, statutory bad faith, unfair trade practices, and similar claims
Our experienced Insurance Regulatory & Corporate Law team includes one of three Pennsylvania members of the Federation of Regulatory Counsel, a multi-national association of lawyers with significant experience in the practice of insurance regulatory law.
Insurance Regulatory & Corporate Law Attorneys
Geographic Regions Served
Harrisburg • Lancaster • Sunbury • York • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • State College • Altoona • New Jersey