J.P. Schmidt

Corporate, business and transactional work with an emphasis on Insurance, Government Regulatory Work: Representation of clients before government agencies in particular Licensing, Compliance, Procurement and Administrative Hearings.

• Insurance: Regulatory and compliance issues including company formation and licensing, financial, exam and holding company requirements, form and rate filings and administrative hearings. Complex litigation on insurance issues including defense in areas such as excess of loss, reinsurance, professional liability, directors and officer/ fiduciary liability, employment practices liability and insolvency and rehabilitation of insurance companies. Captive Insurance and Risk Retention Groups consultation on formation, securitizations, licensing, operations, redomestications, conversion, liquidation, coverage issues, reinsurance, reinsurance trusts, and corporate governance. International issues relating to alien and foreign insurers and the Hawai‘i Port of Entry Law.
• Health Care: Regulatory and compliance work on Hawaii's Prepaid Health Care Act, Patient Protection and Affordability of Care Act (PPACA), ERISA, HIPAA, COBRA, coverage disputes and administrative hearings on behalf of insurers, hospitals and other healthcare providers.
• Government Proceedings: Procurement law including bid solicitation, evaluation, bid protests and disputes, debarment and contract compliance. Administrative proceedings including applications and approvals, licensing, compliance and discipline.