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October 30, 2019   

Oscar Insurance v. Florida Blue: McCarren-Ferguson Exempts Individual Market Insurance Issuer from Antitrust Scrutiny—Court Holds Exclusivity Agreements with Brokers Beyond Reach of Antitrust Laws

This Bulletin is brought to you by AHLA’s Antitrust Practice Group.
  • October 30, 2019
  • Matthew Schappa , Hall Render Killian Heath & Lyman PC

The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida recently issued an opinion dismissing one health insurance company's antitrust charges against a rival, holding that Florida Blue's use of exclusivity agreements with insurance brokers is the business of insurance and the McCarren-Ferguson Act shields such activity from antitrust scrutiny.

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