Iowa Federal Judge Grants Remand, Citing No Diversity In SHIP Rehab Case

Mealey's (September 14, 2022, 5:20 PM EDT) -- DES MOINES, Iowa — An Iowa federal judge on Sept. 8 granted the Iowa insurance commissioner’s motion to remand in a suit seeking injunctive relief to stop rehabilitators of the Senior Health Insurance Company of Pennsylvania (SHIP) from taking action on the approved rehabilitation plan without first obtaining approval from the Iowa insurance commissioner, finding that the court lacks jurisdiction because the suit is not between citizens from different states and that the Pennsylvania insurance commissioner’s motion to dismiss is moot....