This is a set packing problem under the constraint that for the solution A, for any subset B⊆A, we have that there is always an element in ⋃X∈BX, which is covered exactly once.
Proof: Given a solution to your problem, it immediately has this property. Indeed, if E1,…,Em is the optimal solution to your problem, then consider a subset B of these sets, and assume Ei is the last set in this sequence appearing in B. By the required property that the solution is incremental, it follows that Ei covers an element that no prior set covers, which implies the above property.
As for the other direction, it also easy. Start from the solution A, find the element that is covered exactly once, set it as the last set in the sequence, remove this set, and repeat. QED.
This is a pretty natural problem....
Quick reminder: In the set packing problem, given a family of sets, find the maximal subset of sets, that comply with some additional constraint (say, no element is covered more than 10 times, etc).