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New Mandatory Health Insurance System Introduced in Qatar

By Emma Higham, Partner, and Wayne Jones, Partner, Clyde & Co LLP

A new Qatar health insurance scheme is due to take effect in May 2022 that applies to all expatriates and visitors to Qatar. This article considers how the new scheme will operate, what this means for employers and the insurance market in Qatar, and the implications for non-registered foreign health insurers operating in the region.

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The “Ransomware Pandemic” - Is Your Business Insured?

By Marialuisa S. Gallozzi, Partner, Insurance Recovery Practice, and Josianne El Antoury, Associate, Insurance Recovery Practice, Covington & Burling LLP 

“Double extortion” attacks—which combine a traditional ransomware attack encrypting data with a threat to disclose the encrypted data publicly—are now increasingly common. Insurers in the U.S., UK and EU insurance markets are responding to the unprecedented increase in global ransomware attacks by scaling back coverage. This resource describes market developments and provides guidance to policyholders on managing the ransomware risk.

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Group Health Plan Considerations Post-Dobbs

By Seth J. Hanft, Susan Whittaker Hughes, and Jennifer A. Mills, Baker Hostetler

The US Supreme Court’s recent decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization has presented many issues for sponsors of group health plans to contemplate as they decide whether and how to proceed with the offering and administration of abortion services. While each group health plan sponsor will need to consider its own objectives, plan populations and tolerance for risk,
this article provides a list which identifies factors that sponsors should address before taking any definitive action.

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A Captive Insurance Primer

By Heather Schiele and Neil Glassman

Learn about key features captive insurance vs. traditional insurance in the United States, and aspects to keep in mind when considering setting up captive insurance.

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Sample Liability Limitation Language

By ACC

Sample Liability Limitation Language. Includes unlimited liability terms for the governments of Australia, Canada, and Mexico. Provisions provide for indemnification of losses. Initially published June 4, 2004; republished March 30, 2023.

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Illinois Supreme Court BIPA Decision Highlights Need to Pair Strong Privacy Measures with Robust Insurance Coverage

By Peter Halprin, Jeffrey Schulman, and Tae Andrews, from Pasich LLP

Learn about the implications of the decision by the Supreme Court of Illinois in Cothron v. White Castle System, Inc. (February 17, 2023), which determined that violations under the US Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) accrue each time an individual’s biometric data is illegally scanned or transmitted.