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Celebrating the Two-Year Anniversary of Ford – The Ninth Circuit’s Recent Personal Jurisdiction Decision Shows It’s Not “Anything Goes”

Hunton Andrews Kurth

It has been two years since the Supreme Court handed down its opinion in Ford Motor Co. v. Montana Eighth Jud. Dist. Ct. , 141 S. Ct. 1017 (2021), holding that Ford could be subject to personal jurisdiction in Minnesota and Montana because the suit “related to” the company’s contacts with the states, even though there was not a causal relationship between Ford’s contacts with the forum and plaintiffs’ claims.

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Investment in Employee Well-Being

Scott Insurance

Employers have a vested interest in the overall well-being of their employees. A happy and healthy workforce increases productivity, reduces absenteeism, improves retention and lowers total benefit costs. There are several ways employers can invest in employee well-being. Employers can focus on one or more of the four pillars of well-being: physical, mental, financial and social, or they can take a more comprehensive approach.

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Employee Navigator Announces Acquisition of Ease

Ease

BETHESDA, Maryland – Employee Navigator, the leading benefits administration and HR software solution for insurance brokers and employers, today announced the acquisition of Ease, the leading broker centric HR and benefits software solution for small businesses. The combined company will support over 150,000 businesses, more than 4,000 insurance brokers, a marketplace of 300 integrated partners and over 13 million employees in the U.S., making it one of the largest benefits administration

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The Innovation Advantage: Why Indexed Universal Life Insurance is Outpacing Whole Life Insurance

The Insurance Pro

The world of life insurance is an ever-evolving landscape, and as a result, new products and strategies continue to emerge. Among them, indexed universal life insurance (IUL) has been garnering attention for its unique approach to cash value accumulation and premium flexibility. In this article, we'll delve into the reasons why IUL is outpacing whole.

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Think Before You Lease – Nuances of Leasing to Healthcare Service Providers

Hunton Andrews Kurth

As our nation transitions into a “post-pandemic world,” consumers are now more than ever looking for new and convenient ways to get quality healthcare services. So much so that a 2020 survey conducted by ICSC [1] , a trade group of retail property owners, found that almost 7 out of 10 adults visit a healthcare provider in a shopping center or outdoor strip mall.