If the assignment of benefits is accepted by the dental plan, it pays you the available benefit directly. If you do not contract with the dental plan, you would not be subject to its restrictions.

Less than a week after Florida lawmakers rushed to make property-insurance changes, a contractors group Tuesday filed a constitutional challenge that targets a new restriction on attorney fees in ...

A health plan is, in essence, a contract between the insured and the insurance company, under which the insurance company agrees to reimburse the patient for health care costs. Of ...

The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies issued the following statement by Southeast Regional Vice President Liz Reynolds:. "SB 1168 will have little, if any, positive effect on ...

This week, the Ninth Circuit considers when common issues predominate in wage-and-hour litigation and analyzes the assignment of the right to sue for nonpayment of benefits under ERISA.

Commentary Benefits of the New Jersey Process for Assignment of Trial Judges We know about the outstanding reputation that the New Jersey judiciary has nationally, but it is nice to read and ...

Patronis said the number of assignment-of-benefits lawsuits has grown from about 400 in 2006 to more than 28,000 in 2016. “Shifting the burden to the policyholder is not the solution ...

Chairman Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., speaks during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense budget hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 2, 2023.