Donald Frechette

Yesterday, Locke Lord touched on the general implications of the recent devastation caused by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma on the Insurance-Linked Securities (“ILS”) market here. With Irma having now left the Florida keys (and reportedly having destroyed upwards of 25% of all homes in the area), it is now…
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Harvey, Irma and the ILS Market

By Donald Frechette & Troutman Pepper Locke on September 11, 2017

Posted in Florida Developments, Insurance Linked Securities (ILS), Texas Developments, United States

Not since Katrina in 2005 has the mainland United States been witness to a category 5 storm that resulted in widespread and costly devastation. Now, first Harvey, and then Irma. What does this mean for the ILS market? To begin with, the ILS market never billed itself as a replacement…
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Long Tales About Long Tails – Connecticut’s Appellate Court Makes New Law

By Donald Frechette & Troutman Pepper Locke on March 15, 2017

Posted in Asbestos, Connecticut Developments, Coverage & Claims, Excess and Surplus Lines, Product Liability, Toxic Tort, United States

In a sprawling 163 page opinion issued just last week, the Connecticut Appellate Court addressed, as a matter of first impression, five different issues that will significantly affect the disposition of asbestos, and potentially other, long tail claims in Connecticut. The case, R.T. Vanderbilt Co., Inc. v. Hartford Accident and…

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ILS Market: A Deep Dive into the Harvey and Irma Waters

Harvey, Irma and the ILS Market

Long Tales About Long Tails – Connecticut’s Appellate Court Makes New Law

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