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Insurance Regulatory Practice

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Sonnenschein’s Insurance Regulatory Practice advises financial services clients in virtually every segment of the insurance industry: property and casualty, life and health, managed care, reinsurance, insurance holding companies, risk retention groups, mutuals, insurance agencies and brokerages, third party administrators, regulatory agencies, risk managers and trade groups.  We help regulated entities manage their operations, address current issues and undertake strategic planning.  We work closely with our clients to deliver responsible and practical solutions to the ever-changing issues in today's complex marketplace.  Our high standards, expertise and exemplary service have made us one of the most sought-after firms for insurance regulatory needs.

In 2008, Sonnenschein won the Chambers Award for Excellence in Insurance.  The award recognizes our regulatory and litigation work on behalf of clients in the insurance industry and further confirms our reputation as a world-class provider of legal services.

Learn more about our Insurance Regulatory Practice at Sonnenschein.



Spotlights
Super Lawyers Profiles Gary Hernandez
Gary Hernandez
Sonnenschein attorney Gary Hernandez is featured in the August 2010 Northern California Super Lawyers article "The Man From Merced." The in-depth interview chronicles Gary's life from his college wrestling days, to his work with the California Department of Insurance and move to Sonnenschein, to his assistance in bringing a University of California capus to his hometown of Merced.
Firm Lawyers Pen Chapters for Leading Insurance Law Book
New Appleman on Insurance Law Library Edition
Paige Waters and Gary Hernandez co-authored "Insurer Solvency Regulation," Chapter 14, Volume 2, of the New Appleman on Insurance Law Library Edition, a leading source for understanding both the basics and the nuances of insurance law. Former Sonnenschein Partner Gary Cohen authored Chapter 8, Volume 2, "Framework of Insurance Regulation."

Waters and Hernandez provide detailed and complete information about insurance solvency regulation, which is designed to ensure that insureres have adequate assets to honor their promises to policyholders. They also describe tools that insurance regulators use to monitor, detect and identify potential financial problems and act quickly, plus much more.

Cohen presents a clear, concise overview of the way in which the business of insurance is regulated. His chapter describes the history of state-based regulatory structure and the broad powers that state insurance departments have in regulating every aspect of the business. He provides an excellent guide to understanding industry regulation and where it may be headed.

Volume 2, available now, takes a comprehensive look at "Insurance Regulation." Volume 1, published last fall, covers "Essentials of Insurance law."