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Cozen O'Connor

FTC Nets $145M to Resolve Deceptive Online Health Insurance Marketing Claims

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The FTC has reached proposed settlements with Assurance IQ, LLC and MediaAlpha, Inc., resolving allegations that the companies misled consumers into buying health insurance plans without the promised coverage and subjected...more

Troutman Amin LLP

WHOA! MASSIVE $140 MILLION JUDGMENT AGAINST ASSURANCE IQ: FTC Slams Assurance IQ for Misleading Health Plan Marketing in Violation...

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The FTC announced today a $100 million judgment against Assurance IQ for alleged deceptive practices targeting consumers seeking health insurance. The FTC initiated the complaint, FTC v. Assurance IQ LLC, U.S. District Court,...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Federal Court Certifies Class Action Against Blue Cross Blue Shield of Montana for Improperly Denying Large Dollar Claims

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The Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana recently certified a class action against Blue Cross Blue Shield of Montana for its standard operating procedure of reviewing and denying claims in...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

FBI Warns Consumers of Discount Medical Scams

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On April 30, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) released a Public Service Announcement warning consumers about fraudulent discount medical scams. These scams typically involve deceptive offers for health insurance...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

NAIC Approaching the Finish Line on Health Insurance Lead Generators

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The Antifraud (D) Task Force of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”) met on October 20, 2023, to discuss comments received on the August 20 draft revisions to the Model Unfair Trade Practices Act...more

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NAIC Working Group Approves Revisions to Regulate Health Insurance Lead Generators

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This August, a working group sponsored by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (the "NAIC") unanimously approved revisions to the NAIC's Unfair Trade Practices Act Model #880 (the "Model Law") to restrain...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

California Supreme Court Expands Ability of Public Interest and Non-Profit Trade Groups to Sue for Alleged Unfair Business...

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Can an organization sue you simply because it chose to divert resources to respond to your allegedly unfair business practices by claiming your practices are a perceived threat to its mission? The California Supreme Court...more

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