The question of whether Mutual of Omaha discriminated against a gay man (John Doe) when it refused to issue a long-term care insurance policy due to the company’s practice of denying coverage to anyone using the HIV-prevention protocol Truvada, also called PrEP, is set to be decided by a Massachusetts court and may have an
Underwritten: Covering Topics on Life, Health, Disability and Long-Term Care Insurance
A Letter from the Editors
Because each state’s laws related to insurance are unique and because federal courts’ application of ERISA to a set of facts can vary from circuit to circuit, there exist myriad nuances in the law as applied to life, health, disability and long-term care insurance. To address this somewhat amorphous area
Texas Supreme Court Issues Highly Anticipated Bad Faith Opinion
One year after its initial decision in a significant bad faith case, the Texas Supreme Court has issued its much-awaited opinion in USAA Tex. Lloyds Co. v. Menchaca. The case involved a homeowner whose post-Hurricane Ike property damage claim was denied by USAA Texas Lloyds Company (USAA). At trial, the jury found that USAA