South-Eastern Underwriters
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South-Eastern Underwriters was an insurance trade association at the center of a landmark U.S. Supreme Court antitrust case that determined insurance transactions across state lines were subject to federal regulation under the Commerce Clause.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| South-Eastern Underwriters Association | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | insurance trade association ⓘ |
| activity | coordinating practices of member insurance companies ⓘ |
| allegedConduct |
monopolistic practices in insurance
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price-fixing in insurance markets ⓘ |
| areaOfActivity | multi-state insurance markets ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution
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Sherman Antitrust Act NERFINISHED ⓘ federal antitrust law ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| hasRole | trade association for insurance companies ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
helped establish federal authority over interstate insurance business
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triggered reexamination of state versus federal regulation of insurance ⓘ |
| impactOnLaw | influenced later federal and state insurance regulatory frameworks ⓘ |
| industry | insurance ⓘ |
| legalClassificationInCase | engaged in interstate commerce ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
application of federal antitrust laws to insurance
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scope of the Commerce Clause ⓘ |
| locatedIn | American South NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCase | United States v. South-Eastern Underwriters Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being at the center of a landmark U.S. Supreme Court antitrust case ⓘ |
| regulatoryConsequence |
insurance deemed interstate commerce when conducted across state lines
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insurance transactions across state lines held subject to federal regulation ⓘ |
| subjectOf | United States v. South-Eastern Underwriters Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | association of insurance companies ⓘ |
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South-Eastern Underwriters Association