Douglas M. Lehrer – Founder and Shareholder at Matthiesen Wickert & Lehrer, S.C.
Christopher Vandeventer – Associate Attorney at Matthiesen Wickert & Lehrer, S.C.

This seminar will assist subrogation professionals and plan underwriters in addressing weaknesses in an ERISA plan’s subrogation language which can potentially cost the plan millions of dollars. Those overseeing ERISA plans should always be identifying and investigating medical claims paid that indicate subrogation potential. However, pursuing subrogation will be nearly impossible if the plan language does not support your right to subrogation and reimbursement. Every health plan should be reviewed to verify that it provides the plan with the ammunition and tools necessary to successfully recover plan payments when there is a third party responsible for causing the injury. During this seminar we will provide clear examples of how insufficient plan language can cost the plan untold millions. We will explore common gaps or weaknesses in plan language that can undermine subrogation and coordination of benefit efforts. Strategies for strengthening plan language to ensure clarity and enforceability will be discussed and approaches for effectively communicating and marketing plan language updates will be given. We will also outline ways to identify and resolve conflicts caused by inconsistent or outdated plan language. In the world of insurance and ERISA subrogation, the addition or deletion of a few words can make all the difference in the world. Join us for an interesting webinar that reveals some of the easy fixes to make sure your ERISA plan subrogation language allows for maximum subrogation potential.