Executive Session Video Featuring Dan Hilferty
In a new edition of Simkiss & Block’s Executive Session video series, our CEO, Brian Block, sits down with CEO of Independence Health Group, Daniel Hilferty. In this video,…
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Congress Votes on Permanent Repeal of Cadillac Tax and HIT Tax
Congress is considering a bill to fully repeal the Cadillac Tax and the Health Insurance Tax (HIT) in an end of year spending package that is expected to be…
Read MoreIRS Penalty Transition Relief for 2019
On 12/2/19, the IRS announced Notice 2019-63, providing penalty relief for Affordable Care Act (ACA) information reporting under IRC §6055 and §6056 for the 2019 tax year. This transition…
Read MoreNew State Reporting Requirements for 2019
With the future of the Affordable Care Act in the hands of the federal court system, some states are enacting their own versions of the federal health care law’s…
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Automobile Litigation Impacts Umbrella Liability
As buyers and other participants in the commercial insurance marketplace have seen, market conditions are firming quickly in virtually all lines other than worker’s compensation. Automobile liability rates have…
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Increasing Importance of Representations & Warranties Insurance in M&A Marketplace
In recent years, Representations & Warranties Insurance (RWI), also known internationally as Warranty & Indemnity Insurance, has expanded from being a tool utilized mostly by parties in large M&A…
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Biometric Data Privacy Liability Increasing Sharply
Processing of biometric data is a hot topic in privacy law right now, and has rapidly become a sharply increasing source of claims for cyber liability insurers. A leading…
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Executive Session Video featuring Tony Ibarguen
Simkiss & Block is excited to introduce another edition of Executive Session featuring CEO of Quench, Tony Ibarguen. Tony and Simkiss & Block CEO Brian Block sit down to discuss…
Read MoreD&O Insurers Face Increasing Levels of Opt-out Litigation
As further evidence of the extraordinarily challenging securities class action litigation landscape facing Directors & Officers Liability insurers and driving the current firming rate environment facing buyers, a new…
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3D Printing and the Risks to Your Supply Chain
The rise of 3D printing and its fast-expanding applications are remarkable, from recreational hobbyist fun to medical applications such as replacement muscles and organs. Simkiss & Block is seeing…
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