Reinsurance Broker: RICO Claims Filed By Homeowners Barred By Filed-Rate Doctrine

Mealey's (April 3, 2019, 2:06 PM EDT) -- TRENTON, N.J. — An insurance and reinsurance broker argues in its March 29 reply brief to a New Jersey federal court that the filed-rate doctrine bars homeowners’ claims in a case concerning allegations of violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act based on a lender-placed insurance (LPI) scheme involving kickbacks, including reinsurance premiums (Edward Leo v. Nationstar Mortgage LLC of Delaware, et al., No. 17-05839, D. N.J.)....