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Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP West Palm Beach, FL Document Search Results (12) Show: results per page Sort by:  | New York Emergency Regulation 200 Creates Search Requirements for Unclaimed Life Insurance Benefits
Matthew B. Criscuolo, John David Dickenson, Patrick J. Gennardo, A. Kenneth Levine; Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 24, 2012, previously published on May 2012 In a May 14, 2012, press release, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and Financial Services Superintendent Benjamin Lawsky, announced the issuance of Emergency Regulation 200, which creates search requirements for unclaimed life insurance benefits. Release of the Regulation came despite collaboration...
| | Payroll Tax / President's 2013 Budget / Highway Legislation / Cybersecurity Act of 2012
Isaac Brown, Seth A. Davidson, Mark R. ("Mack") Heilbrun, Mark A. Huddle, Gregory E. Young, Jason L. Zanetti; Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 22, 2012, previously published on February 2012 The opening work period of the second session of the 112th Congress concluded last Friday, finishing one of the busier weeks in recent memory. Among other activities engaged since convening in January, Congress received and began considering President Obama’s FY 2013 budget, reached an...
| | Shareholder Brings Derivative Action Against Life Carrier’s Officers and Directors Targeting Unclaimed Property Practices
Matthew B. Criscuolo, John David Dickenson, Patrick J. Gennardo, A. Kenneth Levine, Mark G. Peters, Douglas L. Prochnow; Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 6, 2012, previously published on February 2012 Yet another lawsuit has been filed targeting a leading life insurer’s claims settlement practices for unpaid death benefits. Specifically, the suit targets the company’s alleged failure to use the Social Security Death Master File (“DMF”) to identify deceased policyholders...
| | Whistleblower Claims $1.6 Billion in Unclaimed Property Lawsuit Against Two Leading US Life Carriers
John David Dickenson, Patrick J. Gennardo, A. Kenneth Levine, Mark G. Peters, Douglas L. Prochnow; Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 26, 2012, previously published on January 2012 In January 2011, Total Asset Recovery Services, LLC (“TARS”), a company describing itself as “an investigative group of professionals tasked with locating lost or unrecoverable assets on behalf of rightful owners and creditors,” filed a lawsuit under seal against two leading...
| | Up Against a Chinese Drywall - Developments in the Ongoing Investigation and Coverage Litigation
Matthew B. Criscuolo, John David Dickenson; Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP;
Legal Alert/Article December 5, 2011, previously published on December 2011 Homeowners from 42 states, the District of Columbia, American Samoa and Puerto Rico have reported concerns about drywall imported from China. Homebuilders in the United States historically used domestically produced drywall, composed primarily from gypsum, a mineral. However, the housing boom of...
| | FCC Overhaul Legislation Advances in the House
Isaac Brown, Seth A. Davidson, Mark R. ("Mack") Heilbrun, Nicole Stevens, Gregory E. Young, Jason L. Zanetti; Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP;
Legal Alert/Article November 23, 2011, previously published on November 22, 2011 On Wednesday, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology passed two bills intended to change how the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) operates. Republicans on the Committee said that the measures would improve accountability and transparency at the FCC,...
| | Debt Panel Unable to Reach an Accord
Isaac Brown, Seth A. Davidson, Mark R. ("Mack") Heilbrun, Nicole Stevens, Gregory E. Young, Jason L. Zanetti; Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP;
Legal Alert/Article November 23, 2011, previously published on November 22, 2011 When Congress agreed to raise the debt ceiling in August, a key part of the arrangement was the creation of a twelve-member “supercommittee” made up of six House members and six Senate members equally divided by party. This Committee was charged with crafting legislation that reduces...
| | Trade Pacts / President Obama's Job Bill / Insurance Program for Long-Term Care / Super Committee Email
Isaac Brown, Seth A. Davidson, Mark R. ("Mack") Heilbrun, Nicole Stevens, Gregory E. Young, Jason L. Zanetti; Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP;
Legal Alert/Article October 18, 2011, previously published on October 2011 Last week was a very active period in Washington. Congress approved long-awaited trade bills with Colombia, Korea and Panama, authorizing the most significant expansion of trade relations in nearly two decades. Below is a summary of those pacts, as well as other recent, significant public policy...
| | The Great State Treasure Hunt: Unclaimed Life Insurance Benefits
John David Dickenson, Patrick J. Gennardo; Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP;
Legal Alert/Article September 21, 2011, previously published on September 2011 Insurance regulators and state attorneys general, alike, have been investigating life carriers’ alleged failure to identify dormant policies where death benefits might be owing and, to the extent beneficiaries cannot be located, timely escheat policy benefits to the state. Concern has been...
| | New York Insurance Department Requires Life Insurers to Use Social Security Death Master File to Identify Deceased Policy Holders
Darlene K. Alt, John David Dickenson, Patrick J. Gennardo, A. Kenneth Levine, Mark G. Peters, Stephen M. Prignano, Charles R. Welsh; Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP;
Legal Alert/Article July 11, 2011, previously published on July 2011 As previously reported, the New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman began issuing subpoenas in late June to various life insurers concerning their use of the Social Security Death Master File (“DMF”) and compliance with New York’s abandoned property laws. The New York Attorney...
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