Insurance Journal

AUGUST 8, 2024

PCF Health & Benefits Practice Leader, Al Marino, teamed up with Hugh O’Toole, CEO of Innovu, to discuss ways to navigate healthcare data for human capital risk enhancement. This post is part of a series sponsored by PCF Insurance Services.

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Insurance Journal

JANUARY 26, 2025

Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers filed a lawsuit in Lancaster County District Court against Change Healthcare alleging violations of the state’s Consumer Protection and Data Security Laws. The complaint stems from a 2024 data breach and subsequent operational shutdown that …

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Healthcare 95

Insurance Journal

JULY 30, 2024

In the third installment of a three-part series, PCF Healthcare Practice Leader Brian King discusses legal changes and the impact of Assembly Bill 35. This post is part of a series sponsored by PCF Insurance Services. Welcome to the third …

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Healthcare Insurance 96

Attorney at Work

MARCH 9, 2022

Going out on a limb” is how Emily Weber began her career in healthcare law, writing a letter to Vail Valley Medical Center asking if they wanted to hire her as an up-and-coming legal professional. This week, we feature Emily Weber of Foley & Lardner LLP. Emily Weber. Managing Partner. Foley & Lardner LLP. Denver Office.

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Complex Discovery

JANUARY 29, 2025

Editor’s Note: The massive data breach impacting 190 million Americans through UnitedHealths Change Healthcare division underscores the critical vulnerabilities in healthcare cybersecurity. As one of the most extensive breaches in U.S.

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Complex Discovery

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Editor’s Note: This article covers the recent landmark ransomware attack on Change Healthcare, a UnitedHealth Group unit, which exposed sensitive health and personal information for over 100 million Americans. The breach further exposed systemic issues within the healthcare sector’s approach to data security.

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Insurance Journal

JULY 16, 2024

Concentra Group, a Select Medical unit, is eyeing a valuation of $3.30 billion in its U.S. initial public offering, joining a growing list of firms testing the market after a near two-year dry spell. The occupational health services company is …

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Healthcare 110

Insurance Journal

DECEMBER 5, 2024

million in back wages and liquidated damages from Massachusetts and Pennsylvania healthcare staffing agencies that denied 341 employees overtime wages, including employees misclassified as … Department of Labor reports it has obtained a consent judgment recovering more than $2.4

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Healthcare 59

Complex Discovery

JANUARY 17, 2025

Editor’s Note: The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into healthcare is transforming the industry at an unprecedented pace, bringing both promise and peril. This voluntary tool aims to foster trust and understanding, providing a common framework for evaluating AI across healthcare systems globally.

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Insurance Journal

JANUARY 27, 2025

24, making it the largest healthcare data breach in the United States. The hack at Change Healthcare … The cyberattack at UnitedHealth Group’s tech unit last year affected the personal information of 190 million people, the health conglomerate said on Jan.

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Complex Discovery

JANUARY 23, 2025

Editors Note: Announced earlier in January, the European Commission’s action plan to strengthen the cybersecurity of hospitals and healthcare providers is a crucial step in addressing the growing cyber threats faced by the healthcare sector. Deterrence measures are another pillar of the initiative.

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Insurance Journal

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

AM Best has assigned a Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a-” (Excellent) to Standard and Preferred Insurance Co. of Kew Gardens, New York. The outlook assigned to these ratings is stable. AM Best …

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Legal Dive

AUGUST 8, 2024

The judge pointed out that the procedures, while covered for other qualifying conditions, were prohibited for gender dysphoria.

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E-Discovery LLC

JULY 2, 2024

In Sana Healthcare Carrollton, LLC v. In Sana Healthcare Carrollton, LLC v. Thus, the issue presented in Sana Healthcare was “extra-record discovery” or discovery “beyond the administrative record.”” Id. Therefore, they need not be disclosed on a privilege log. of Health and Human Services , 2024 WL 2723873 (E.D. Glock, Inc.,

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Insurance Journal

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

TransUnion agreed to pay $312,000 and Acadia Healthcare Company will pay $1.39 Seven public companies agreed to pay a combined $3 million to settle U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charges they violated whistleblower protections, the regulator said on Monday. million …

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Healthcare 105

Insurance Journal

JULY 19, 2024

A software update wreaked havoc on computer systems globally on Friday, grounding flights, forcing some broadcasters off air and hitting services from banking to healthcare. An update to a product offered by global cyberscurity firm CrowdStrike appeared to be the …

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Healthcare 119

Insurance Journal

AUGUST 18, 2024

Security leaders should be exercising every available option to upgrade their security posture, and cyber insurance policies could make or break the resiliency for many organizations across nearly all industries — K-12 education, retail, healthcare, manufacturing and more. Just last …

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Insurance Journal

DECEMBER 3, 2024

The Federal Trade Commission said it has issued an order prohibiting data brokers Mobilewalla and Gravy Analytics from selling consumer data without consent—including location information related to visits to healthcare facilities, places of worship, and participation in protests. According to …

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Healthcare 110

Insurance Journal

OCTOBER 17, 2024

NFP, an Aon company and insurance brokerage, announced it has acquired IHI Group, the Dublin-based advisory firm that specializes in financial planning, healthcare and general insurance needs. Philip Brennan, CEO of IHI Group, will join NFP as VP business development, …

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Insurance Journal

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

A Ridgefield Park, New Jersey-based labor union for longshoremen, healthcare, maintenance and other workers has reported a cyber incident that may have exposed some members’ private information. The office for Local 1964, International Longshoremen’s Association, Local 1964 ILA Health & …

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Healthcare 105

Insurance Journal

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

A Johnson & Johnson subsidiary filed for bankruptcy for a third time on Friday as the healthcare giant seeks to advance an approximately $10 billion proposed settlement that would end tens of thousands of lawsuits alleging that the company’s baby …

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Healthcare 104

Insurance Journal

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

The strategic addition to the Company’s healthcare solutions underwriting unit offers comprehensive and adaptable protection specifically tailored to meet the needs of the life sciences … Houston-baed Skyward Specialty Insurance Group announced the launch of its new life sciences liability coverage.

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Healthcare Insurance 104

Insurance Journal

JULY 22, 2024

Elements of Friday’s global IT outage, which grounded planes and hit services from banking to healthcare, have occurred before and until more contingencies are built into networks, and organizations put better back-up plans in place, it will happen again. Friday’s …

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Healthcare 104

IP Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The biopharmaceutical and healthcare fields produce massive amounts of data, including properties and characteristics of drug compounds, biological, genomic, and clinical data, efficacy of treatments, adverse events and risks, and electronic health records.

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IP Watchdog

APRIL 19, 2024

This week in Other Barks & Bites: HP sues a Chinese competitor for infringing on cloud computing patents; three federal agencies launch portal to report anti-competitive practices in the healthcare sector; and a European court rejects Pablo Escobar’s family to register the drug lord’s name as a trademark.

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Healthcare 59

Insurance Journal

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Hahn March, owner of Aging and Disabled Home Healthcare in … The operator of an Indiana home care company may have to pay more than $172,000, including $86,000 in overtime wages, for violating federal wage laws, the Department of Labor announced.

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Healthcare 98

Legally Speaking

JULY 16, 2023

Thorrun’s unique journey highlights the intriguing intersection of healthcare and legal expertise, demonstrating that the boundaries of traditional career paths can be fluid and dynamic. Her experience in healthcare advisory law particularly in the area of inquests. Join us now on your favourite podcast streaming app!

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Securities Docket

JULY 11, 2024

A federal jury has found SCWorx’s former Chief Executive Marc Schessel guilty for his participation in a scheme to mislead investors about the healthcare company’s procurement of Covid-19 rapid test kits. Source: Jury Finds Healthcare Company CEO Misled Investors Over Covid-19 Tests – WSJ

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Healthcare 40

IP Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

But undermining intellectual property protection would put a deep chill on healthcare innovation, both at home and globally.

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Healthcare 126

Insurance Journal

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Grandview provides commercial and personal insurance with niches in the healthcare, real estate, and jewelry industry. National insurance broker World Insurance Associates LLC announced that it acquired the business of Grandview Brokerage LLC of Brooklyn, New York last November. Michael …

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IP Watchdog

APRIL 7, 2022

A normal week at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board and a heavy week in the district courts saw 100 new patent complaints filed and 30 petitions before the Board; there were 79 district court terminations as well, as cases settled quickly and a number of withdrawals or refilings continue in and out of the Western District of Texas.

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Practice of Law

APRIL 4, 2025

MCOs are private companies that take contracts from states to handle healthcare for Medicaid patients. The show zeroed in on Iowa, which had a 891% increase in denied healthcare requests for Medicaid patients in the first year under MCO AmeriHealth Caritas (AHC).

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Legal IT Insider

MARCH 28, 2025

While this fine focuses on the impact to 79,404 Advanced healthcare customers, […] The post ICO fines Advanced 3m following 2022 ransomware attack – Comment appeared first on Legal IT Insider. The Information Commissioner’s Office this week fined Advanced 3.07m for security failings following a ransomware attack in 2022.

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Healthcare 78

Open Law Lab

JANUARY 27, 2021

Are you interested in learning more about ethical AI in healthcare, and how it might be used in other fields like legal services? Check out these upcoming events and online courses: There is a new Coursera course, Evaluations of AI Applications in Healthcare : [link] This starts on Jan.

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Insurance Journal

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Founded in 2017, Fuse has built a strong reputation for managing complex risks in industries such as ecommerce, healthcare, … Axis Insurance Managers Inc., the Vancouver, Canada-based insurance broker, announced the acquisition of Fuse Insurance, a Calgary-based, technology-driven commercial insurance brokerage.

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Insurance Journal

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

healthcare workers and the challenge of protecting them. A man who took hostages in a Pennsylvania hospital during a shooting that killed a police officer and wounded five other people highlights the rising violence against U.S. Diogenes Archangel-Ortiz, 49, carried …

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Healthcare 85

IP Watchdog

APRIL 22, 2022

Patent filings were average this week, with 21 Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) petitions and 77 district court patent complaints filed (and 67 terminated).

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