Labor/Employment,
Insurance,
California Supreme Court,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Oct. 9, 2017
An agent of the insurer
In a recent ruling, the 9th Circuit created a rule of federal common law in ERISA cases that follows California's employee-friendly rule when it comes to group insurance policies.
Robert J. McKennon
Shareholder
McKennon Law Group PC
20321 SW Birch St Ste 200
Newport Beach , CA 92660
Phone: (949) 387-9595
Fax: (949) 385-5165
Email: rm@mckennonlawgroup.com
USC Law School
Robert specializes in representing policyholders in life, health and disability insurance, insurance bad faith, ERISA and unfair business practices litigation. His firm's California Insurance Litigation Blog can be found at www.californiainsurancelitigation.com.
Stephanie L. Talavera
Associate
McKennon Law Group PC
20321 SW Birch St Ste 200
Newport Beach , CA 92660-1756
Phone: (949) 387-9595
Email: st@mckennonlawgroup.com
UC Irvine Law School
Stephanie represents insureds, claimants and beneficiaries in a broad range of civil litigation specializing in insurance and ERISA disputes involving life, health, long-term disability and short-term disability claim denials.
An important distinction between individual and group insurance policies is that enrollment and claims for benefits under group policies are often administered by an employer rather than by the insurer. For example, in a group policy, the employer is often the plan administrator, responsible for enrolling new members, collecting premiums and for submitting claims on their behalf for policy benefits.
Under California law, an employer...
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