NU Online News Service, May 24, 1:37 p.m.EDT--A recent federal appeals court ruling disallowingprofessional liability insurance coverage for brokers who marketeda fraudulent health plan should have a wide-ranging impact,according to an attorney on the case.

"We've seen a wave of unauthorized health scams, so the issue ofwhether there's coverage is important," commented Sandra D. Hauseran attorney with the Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal New YorkOffice.

Ms. Hauser commented in the wake of a May 13, decision by the4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal in Richmond, Va. that disallowederrors and omissions coverage for three brokers involved withselling coverage under an unlicensed health plan that went broke inSouth Carolina.

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