Core Competencies

Regulatory Compliance and Privacy Issues

• Advise on Section 111 Medicare Secondary Payer reporting and liability issues.
• Proactive regulatory compliance reviews of claims, rating, underwriting and marketing operations
• Product development, including policy and rule drafting or review and related regulatory approval
• Advise and counsel regarding the sale and marketing of insurance over the Internet, including licensing and compensation requirements and restrictions
• Counsel on day-to-day regulatory issues and procedures
• Representation of clients with respect to compliance matters related to financial guaranty insurance and “excess deposit” commercial surety bond products
• Training and certification in mandatory compliance areas, such as unfair claims practices, unfair trade practices and special investigation unit regulations
• Advise on Sarbanes-Oxley compliance issues
• Advise regarding compliance with Gramm-Leach-Bliley, HIPAA, Fair Credit Reporting and state law requirements
• Advise and counsel regarding Holding Company Act compliance and related issues
• Advise regarding international regulatory issues, including World Trade Organization initiatives and international insurance regulation
• Assist in strategy for the management of single-state market conduct and multi-state examinations
• Advise in preparing for and conducting electronic discovery
• Advise on all phases of document retention and management policies
• Advise on insurance rate approval and related processes