ERISA and Insurance Claims

Upcoming and Recent Speaking Engagements on ERISA and Insurance Matters

In March, Mr. Hoskins will record two CLE presentations for the South Carolina Bar's on-line learning section.  Each video presentation will be approximately an hour.  Both deal with handling issues under ERISA.  The first is entitled "Handling ERISA Benefit Claims" and the second is entitled "Health Insurance Subrogation and Reimbursement Claims".

Mr. Hoskins will speak on February 18, 2011 in a program entitled "Insurance Law from A to Z" sponsored by the National Business Institute.  Mr. Hoskins will speak on Strategic Tips and Tactics for handling insurance claims.  The program will be held in Columbia, South Carolina.

Mr. Hoskins will speak on February 25, 2011 in a program entitled "Auto Injury Litigation From Start to Finish" sponsored by the National Business Institute.  Mr. Hoskins will speak on bad faith and related causes of action.  The program will be held in Columbia, South Carolina.

Mr. Hoskins has been invited to speak at a Symposium at the University of South Dakota School of Law in early 2011 to speak on a law review article he is writing at the request of the University concerning equitable estoppel and the law of ERISA.  The date for the program has not yet been scheduled.

Mr. Hoskins spoke at a Symposium at the Charleston School of Law in Charleston, South Carolina on January 28, 2011.  Mr. Hoskins addressed the recent national healthcare reform law and how it can be expected to affect participants in ERISA plans.  The Symposium is open to attorneys and healthcare professionals.

Mr. Hoskins was a speaker on October 13, 2010 at an insurance CLE entitled "Advanced Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Law".  Mr. Hoskins spoke on practical tips for trial attorneys to handle ERISA subrogation and reimbursement issues.  The program will be sponsored by the National Business Institute and will be held in Columbia, South Carolina.  To order the program, click here.

On August 5, 2010, Mr. Hoskins was a featured speaker at the annual convention of the South Carolina Association for Justice.  That conference was held in Hilton Head, South Carolina and Mr. Hoskins spoke on emerging trends and remedies available under ERISA.

On Friday, July 30, 2010, Mr. Hoskins spoke at a CLE sponsored by the South Carolina Bar on the topic of the recent health insurance law known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.  The CLE was held in Columbia, South Carolina and the materials and a video of the presentation can be purchased here.

Mr. Hoskins spoke at a CLE sponsored by National Business Institute in Columbia, South Carolina on February 26, 2010 on "Settling Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Claims". 

Mr. Hoskins spoke at CLEs sponsored by National Business Institute in Greenville and Columbia, South Carolina on December 8 and 9, 2009 on "Insurance Coverage Litigation".  Mr. Hoskins presented on litigating the insurance claim and ethical issues.  This teleconference was sponsored by National Business Institute and a recording and course materials can be purchased from the company website, click here.

Mr. Hoskins spoke in October 2009 in a CLE concerning "Advanced UM/UIM Insurance Issues".

Mr. Hoskins spoke on August 2, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois on Life Insurance Coverage Issues at the American Bar Association's National Annual Convention.

Mr. Hoskins spoke on February 19, 2009 in a CLE concerning Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Coverage.  That CLE was also held in Columbia, SC and Mr. Hoskins addressed the ethics and litigation portions of the presentation.

Mr. Hoskins spoke on February 11, 2009 at a CLE presented in Columbia, South Carolina entitled "Litigating ERISA Claims".  Mr. Hoskins spoke on the following topics:  (1) Subrogation and Plan Reimbursement Claims, (2) Class Action Suits, and (3) Ethical Dilemmas.  This teleconference was sponsored by National Business Institute and a recording and course materials can be purchased from the company website, click here.

Mr. Hoskins spoke on December 16 and 18, 2008 in a National Business Institute sponsored conference on "Insurance Coverage Litigation".  That presentation was held in both Greenville and Columbia.

Mr. Hoskins spoke at a CLE sponsored by the National Business Institute entitled "Advanced Employment Law" on October 1, 2008.  The program was presented in Columbia, South Carolina.  Mr. Hoskins' topic was "ERISA Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claims".  He discussed the Supreme Court's recent decision in his LaRue v. DeWolff, Boberg & Associates case, he presented a breach of fiduciary duty case law update and discussed the Pension Protection Act of 2006 and the Department of Labor's 2007 regulations implemented thereunder.

On February 25, 2008, Mr. Hoskins spoke at a continuing legal education course focusing solely on ERISA issues with some esteemed colleagues at the Clarion Town House Hotel in Columbia, South Carolina. On February 6, 2008, Mr. Hoskins was a co-presenter at a national teleconference dedicated to ERISA pension issues and directed to nationwide human resource professionals.

On November 2, 2007, Mr. Hoskins spoke to the South Carolina Claimant Attorneys for Workers' Compensation Organization on the "Ethical Handling of Denied and Disputed Claims Including Lien Issues". That topic dealt with the interplay between ERISA and Workers' Compensation laws and claims. That convention was held at the Grove Park Inn in Asheville, North Carolina.

Mr. Hoskins also recently spoke on August 2, 2007 to the South Carolina Trial Lawyers 2007 Annual Convention on "Breach of Fiduciary Duties and Remedies Under ERISA" in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. Click here to view or print Mr. Hoskins' materials for this presentation.

Other Past Speaking Experience on ERISA and Insurance Matters

Guest Speaker, Settling Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Claims; "Prosecute UM/UIM Claims With Confidence", National Business Institute, 2006

Guest Speaker, Employment Law Seminar; "E.R.I.S.A. Update", Greenville County Bar Association CLE Presentation, 2005

Guest Speaker, Bad Faith Litigation in South Carolina, National Business Institute Sponsored CLE, 2004

Guest Speaker, What Are A Health Insurers Rights to Subrogate Against Your Client's Tort Recovery?, NC Academy of Trial Lawyers sponsored CLE, 2004

Guest Speaker, Bad Faith Litigation in South Carolina, Bad Faith, National Business Institute sponsored CLE, 2003

Guest Speaker, 19th Annual North Carolina / South Carolina Employment and Labor Law Update, E.R.I.S.A., Charleston, SC, South Carolina and North Carolina Bars sponsored CLE, 2003

Panel Member, Second Annual Federal Practice in the District of South Carolina, Ethical Consideration for Federal Practitioners, Columbia, SC, South Carolina Bar sponsored CLE, 2003

Guest Speaker, Collection Law for the Healthcare Industry in South Carolina, ERISA from the Claimant's Perspective, Lorman Sponsored CLE, Greenville, SC, 2002

Guest Speaker, ERISA for Trial Lawyers Seminar, NC Trial Lawyers Association CLE, 2002

Panel Member and Guest Speaker, SC Workman's Compensation Educational Association Seminar, Charleston, SC, 2002

Guest Speaker, Advanced ERISA Techniques, NC Trial Lawyers Association CLE, 2001

Guest Speaker, Identifying and Handling Long Term Disability Cases for Workers' Compensation Clients, SC Trial Lawyers Annual Convention, 2001

Guest Speaker, Identifying and Handling Long Term Disability Cases for Your Social Security Clients, SC Trial Lawyers Annual Convention, 2000

Guest Speaker, ERISA Roundtable, NC Academy of Trial Lawyers, Raleigh, NC, 2000

Panel Member and Guest Speaker, Collection Law for Healthcare Industry, Greenville, SC, LORMAN sponsored CLE, 2000

Guest Speaker, Cancer: Keys to Survivorship Conference, Topic: Health Insurance Claims, Columbia, SC, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, 2000

Guest Speaker, 15th Annual NC/SC Labor & Employment Law Seminar, 1999

Guest Speaker, ERISA from the Plaintiff's Perspective, SC Trial Lawyers Convention, 1998

Guest Lecturer on E.R.I.S.A., University of South Carolina School of Law, 1998 - 2000

Guest Speaker, E.R.I.S.A. from the Plaintiff's Perspective, SC Bar C.L.E. Presentation, 1997

Guest Speaker, Ninth Annual Health Care Law Seminar, SC