American Economy Insurance Co. v. New York

Issue: (1) Whether an amendment to state law violates the contracts clause of the U.S. Constitution when it transfers the substantial cost for certain claims under pre-existing insurance policies from employers to their insurance carriers, when those insurance policies reflect an agreement that the carriers would not cover those claims, when the carriers correspondingly pay premiums that do not account for those claims, and when the legislative basis for the new law is obviously false at the time of enactment; (2) whether an amendment to state law violates the due process clause of the U.S. Constitution when it transfers the substantial cost for certain claims under pre-existing state-approved insurance policies from employers to their insurance carriers, when those insurance policies reflect an agreement that the carriers would not cover those claims, when the carriers correspondingly accept state-approved premiums that do not account for the cost of such claims in reliance on the terms of those insurance policies and longstanding state law, and when the legislative basis for the new law is obviously false at the time of the enactment; and (3) whether an amendment to state law violates the takings clause of the U.S. Constitution when it transfers the substantial cost for certain claims under pre-existing state-approved insurance policies from employers to their insurance carriers, when those insurance policies reflect an agreement that the carriers would not cover those claims, when the carriers correspondingly accept state-approved premiums that do not account for the cost of such claims in reliance on the terms of those insurance policies and longstanding state law, and when the legislative basis for the new law is obviously false at the time of the enactment.