Legal Opinion
Bankers Life & Casualty Co. v. Commissioner of Insurance
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 23, 1998PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMarshall, J.
On joint motion of the parties, a single justice of this court reserved and reported without decision the petition of Bankers Life and Casualty Company (Bankers Life) for judicial review of the decision of the Commissioner of Insurance (commissioner) disapproving its request for rate increases for two of its Medicare supplement insurance plans. Bankers Life argues that the commissioner exceeded her authority under G. L. c. 176K, § 7, which governs rate-setting procedures for *137Medicare supplement insurance policies,1 in using a methodology to determine the “reasonableness” of Bankers Life’s…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Pentucket Manor Chronic Hospital, Inc. v. Rate Setting CommissionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
- International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots, Atlantic & Gulf Maritime Region v. Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard & Nantucket Steamship AuthorityMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
- Aristocratic Restaurant of Massachusetts, Inc. v. Alcoholic Beverages Control CommissionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- Massachusetts Automobile Rating & Accident Prevention Bureau v. Commissioner of InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Workers' Compensation Rating & Inspection Bureau v. Commissioner of InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
4 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by49 opinions
- Wolfe v. GormallyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2004
- Wheatley v. Massachusetts Insurers Insolvency FundMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2010
- Commonwealth v. WelchMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2005
- Commonwealth v. KeefnerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2012
- Commonwealth v. WilliamsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2012
44 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.