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Insurance Law

Health Insurance / Medical Assistance

• Wisconsin
  • Agencies
    • WI Office of the Commissioner of Insurance
      Lookup an insurance agent, agency, or company; file an insurance complaint; read publications on long-term care insurance, Medicare, and other health insurance issues; read answers to frequently asked questions; or consult the glossary of insurance terms.
      • Health Insurance for Small Employers and Their Employees
        Publication on small employer health insurance law.
  • Complaints
    • Cessation of Health Care Benefits Complaint (WI Dept. of Workforce Development)
    • Health Insurance (WI Dept. of Health Services)
    • WI's Health Plan Grievance System (Economic Justice Institute)
      
      
  • Legal Assistance
    • ABC For Health, Inc
      Provides health benefits counseling, case investigation, legal research, legal assistance and referral, negotiations with insurance companies.
      
      
  • Paying for Health Care in Wisconsin (WI Dept. of Health Services)
  • WI's Health Plan Protections (Economic Justice Institute)
  • Wisconsin's Cessation of Health Care Benefits Law (WI Dept. of Workforce Development)
    Includes cessation of health benefits information, questions & answers, and complaint form.
    
    
• Federal
  • COBRA
    • Continuation of Health Coverage - COBRA (U.S. Dept. of Labor)
      Provides brief summary with links to information related to health coverage continuation.
    • FAQs About COBRA Continuation Health Coverage (U.S. Dept. of Labor)
  • HIPAA
    • Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
    • Portability of Health Coverage (HIPAA) (U.S. Dept. of Labor)
  • Top Ten Ways to Make Your Health Benefits Work for You (U.S. Dept. of Labor)
    
    
• General
  • Consumer Guide to Handling Disputes with Your Employer or Private Health Plan (Kaiser Family Foundation)
    Guide to understanding your health care coverage, appealing coverage with your plan administrators, and opportunities for independent review.
  • Health Insurance (Medline Plus)
    Provides links to information from a variety of organizations.
  • Understanding Health Plan Dispute Resolution Practices (American Bar Association)

The Law (Additional statutes, regulations & opinions may apply to your specific situation.)

• WI Statutes:  ch. 632 sub. ch. VI "Disability Insurance"
• WI Admin. Code:  Ins 3 "Casualty Insurance"
• WI Admin. Code:  Ins 8 "Employee Welfare Funds, Employee Benefit Plan Administrators, Small Employer Health Insurance"

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Insurance

• ABA Guide to Consumer Law: Insurance (American Bar Association)
  Guide to insurance sales; contracts; types of insurance including health, life, disability, homeowners & renters insurance, and automobile; and making claims.
• Complaints
  • Insurance (WI Office of the Commissioner of Insurance)
• Dictionaries
  • Glossary Agent: Insurance & Surety
    Links to English & foreign language glossaries on insurance related issues such as reinsurance, risk management, employee benefits & healthcare. Also includes links to law & financial services glossaries
• Directories
  • Company Lookup (WI Office of the Commissioner of Insurance)
    Locate companies, fraternal benefit societies, associations, town mutual insurers, etc. licensed to transact the business of insurance in WI
  • Registered Agents for Insurance Companies (WI Office of the Commissioner of Insurance)
    Find the designated registered agents for insurance companies licensed in WI.
• Insurance (Cornell Legal Information Institute)
  Commentary with links to federal statutes & opinions.
• Insurance (Lawyers.com)
  Includes: Auto, Health, Homeowners, Life, etc
• Law Digest (Ambest.com)
  Digest of insurance caselaw for each state & the Canadian Provinces.
• NAIC Consumer Information Source
  File a consumer complaint with your state-insurance department, read past complaints about specific companies, and locate business information about an insurance company.
• WI Insurance Alliance
• WI Office of the Commissioner of Insurance
  Lookup an insurance agent, agency, or company, file an insurance complaint, read answers to frequently asked questions, locate bulletins providing information or interpretations about regulations, or consult the glossary of insurance terms. Site organizes information by interested party: agent, company, and consumer.
  • Consumer Publications
    Includes: Auto, Health, Homeowners, Liability, Life Insurance & Annuities

The Law (Additional statutes, regulations & opinions may apply to your specific situation.)

• WI Statutes:  ch. 600-655 "Insurance"
• WI Admin. Code:  Ins 1-55 "Insurance"

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Life Insurance

• Life Insurance (Nolo.com)
  Discusses whether you need life insurance, buying life insurance, life insurance options, the perils of prepayment plans, etc.

Last Updated: December 9, 2011 | Up to Top