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Insurance plays an essential role in risk mitigation for financial services companies. As risks evolve, questions often arise concerning the scope of insurance coverage and the interpretation and application of policy provisions. Winston’s insurance lawyers provide companies with best-in-class advice, corporate and transactional counsel, and, if need be, litigation defense in high-stakes coverage disputes and class actions. We have achieved excellent outcomes for our clients in matters involving a wide variety of insurance policies and claims, including cybersecurity, travel, long-term care, and annuities, among others. Moreover, we have experience in emerging issues and industries, such as blockchain technology and artificial intelligence, both of which present insurers with a unique and complicated set of risks and opportunities.
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For decades, Winston has represented a broad array of clients in the insurance industry, including some of the world’s largest and best-known insurers. Our prowess in and understanding of the insurance industry encompasses not only its products, practices, and services, but also the increasing challenges posed by a world increasingly characterized by a fast-evolving technological landscape as well as financial, political, and environmental instability. Accordingly, Winston’s lawyers are among the most sought-after in the industry—not only by companies currently facing high-stakes litigations and investigations, but by those looking to take preventive action now in order to mitigate and manage their risk in the future.
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Representation & Warranty Insurance Claims
Winston is a market leader in the field of representation and warranty insurance (RWI) claims. With an in-depth understanding of the complexities and nuances of contractual agreements, we are skilled at meticulously analyzing purchase agreements, identifying potential breaches, and formulating comprehensive recovery strategies. This enables us to deliver favorable outcomes for our clients, making us a go-to-choice for buyers seeking preeminent counsel in this nuanced area of law.
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Experience
|April 1, 2024
Experience
|January 16, 2024
Winston Represented Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. in its Acquisition of The Rowley Agency
Experience
|January 5, 2024
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Client Alert
|October 25, 2024
|6 Min Read
Burdensome Proposed FDIC FBO Account Rules Loom Large for Banks and FinTechs
On September 17, 2024, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (the Proposed Rule) that would heighten record-keeping requirements on FDIC-insured depository institutions (banks) that maintain transactional deposit accounts for financial technology (FinTech) firms and other third parties that act as agents on behalf of an end customer—e.g., a digital-wallet customer, a buyer of a prepaid access card, and the like. If the FDIC finalizes the Proposed Rule, banks that maintain so-called FBO or for-the-benefit-of accounts (also referred to as custodial accounts) with their FinTech partners will need to update their program agreements and data-keeping practices, reconcile customer account balances on a daily basis, and make annual filings with the FDIC.
In the Media
|October 24, 2024
|1 Min Read
Susan Nash Discusses Proposed OTC Contraception Regulations with Law360
Winston & Strawn partner Susan Nash was quoted in a Law360 article discussing the Biden administration's proposal to require health insurers and group health plans to cover the cost of over-the-counter contraception with no cost-sharing. The U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and U.S. Department of the Treasury jointly unveiled proposed rules that would require health insurers and group health plans to cover the cost of OTC contraception items, including the no-prescription daily birth control pill, male condoms, and the morning-after pill.
Investigations, Enforcement, & Compliance Alerts
|October 22, 2024
|7 Min Read
On October 16, 2024, the New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) released an important industry guidance letter aimed at addressing the novel, complex cybersecurity risks associated with artificial intelligence (AI).
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Law Glossary
What Is Health Care Privacy Law?
Today, health care privacy law is driven by the 1996 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule. This federal privacy rule establishes protections for specific patient health information. Health care plans, clearinghouses, and providers are subject to the law.
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Who Are Institutional Investors?
Institutional investors are large non-individual shareholders, including hedge funds, pension funds, mutual funds, endowment funds, and insurance companies.
Law Glossary
What Is Health Care Security Law?
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) established U.S. regulations to protect the privacy and security of individual health information. The health care security law creates these specific protections through both the HIPAA Privacy Rule and the HIPAA Security Rule. The Privacy Rule has set national standards for the protection of certain types of health information. The Security Rule established security standards for protecting consumers’ health information that is stored or transferred electronically. The health care Security Rule outlines the operational safeguards that organizations must implement to keep protected electronic health information secure.