Examples of the types of privately and publicly held clients Alan has counseled and the matters he has handled include:

Corporate Counseling

• Both Ohio insurance guaranty associations as outside general counsel.
• Medical malpractice insurance company as outside general counsel.
• Outside general counsel to Ohio health insuring corporations.
• Clients forming their own captive insurance companies.
• Major Ohio-domiciled life insurance company on its formation and approval from the Ohio Department of Insurance of a mutual insurance holding company.
• Ohio-domiciled insurer on the insurance law aspects of its initial sale of stock to the public.
• Board of directors of a publicly held financial institution with respect to continuation of directors and officers insurance coverage in conjunction with a merger transaction.
• Mutual insurance company risk retention group in obtaining approval from the South Carolina Department of Insurance for demutualization.
• Trade association on termination of a sponsored multiple employer welfare arrangement.

Regulatory

• Insurance regulatory counsel for start-up tech insurance company backed by venture capital funds.
• Numerous insurance companies, including several HMOs, in preparing and filing their applications for Certificates of Authority from the Ohio Department of Insurance to do business in Ohio.
• Ohio-domiciled mutual insurance company demutualizing and then combining with its management company and two out-of-state reciprocal insurance companies.
• Large multiline insurer negotiating with the Ohio Department of Insurance on timing and terms of liquidation proceedings against its insolvent subsidiary.
• Several insurance companies in obtaining approval of Form A filings authorizing change of control of Ohio-domiciled insurers.
• National multiline insurance carrier regarding regulatory issues with the Ohio Department of Insurance due to liquidity problems caused by an Ohio-domiciled insurance company’s insolvency.
• HMO with respect to regulatory issues due to its financial condition and with respect to its acquisition by a strategic partner.
• National pharmacy benefits manager on several issues involving interpretation of Ohio insurance law statutes.

Government Relations

• Three insurance trade organizations with respect to their discussions with the Ohio Department of Insurance on unrelated amendments to the Ohio insurance and reinsurance statutes.
• Reinsurance trade association at the Ohio General Assembly in obtaining amendments to the Ohio reinsurance laws.
• Domestic Ohio insurance company working with the Ohio Department of Insurance regarding proposed tort reform legislation.

Litigation

• Ceding company against its reinsurer on its claims in a reinsurance arbitration.
• Three national reinsurance companies disputing amounts due the liquidator of an insolvent insurance company.
• Insurance company, state university, state agency and insurance agency in different insurance insolvencies regarding disputes with the respective liquidators as to classification of their claims.
• National insurance trade association preparing amicus briefs for filing in the Ohio Supreme Court.
• Various companies alleged to have received preferences and/or fraudulent transfers in several different insurance liquidations.
• Directors and officers of a parent company regarding claims made by the liquidator of its insolvent insurance subsidiary.
• Insurance guaranty association in an action involving interpretations of the insurance guaranty association statutes.
• Reinsurance company suing a bank trustee for trust funds that were stolen.

Reported Cases (Partial Listing)

• Robinson v. Bates, 112 Ohio St. 3d 17 (Ohio Sup. Ct. December 20, 2006).
• Hudson v. John Hancock Fin. Servs., 2007 Ohio 6997; 2007 Ohio App. LEXIS 6137, (Ohio 10th Dist. Ct. App. December 27, 2007) Discretionary appeal not allowed Hudson v. John Hancock Fin. Servs., 2008 Ohio 2823, 2008 Ohio LEXIS 1717 (Ohio, June 18, 2008).
• Benjamin v. Credit Gen. Ins. Co.; 2005 Ohio 1450; 2005 Ohio App. LEXIS 1402, (Ohio 10th Dist. Ct. App. March 29, 2005).
• Covington v. Am. Chambers Life Ins. Co., 150 Ohio App. 3d 119; (Ohio 10th Dist. Ct. App. November 14, 2002).