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Locke Lord’s Insurance & Reinsurance Newsletter provides topical snapshots of recent developments in the fast-changing world of insurance. For further information on any of the subjects covered in the newsletter, please contact one of the members of our Insurance team.

In This Issue:

  • “When Does the Acquisition of a


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The EU-U.S. Privacy Shield (the “Privacy Shield”) has been promulgated through a joint effort between the United States (the “U.S.”) and the European Union (the “EU”) in order to facilitate the transfer of personal data from the EU to U.S. companies. The Privacy Shield officially went live on August 1

Read More Locke Lord’s Zach Lerner, Associate in the New York office, Co-Authors “The Privacy Shield and its Impact on U.S. Insurance Companies” for FORC Fall 2016 Edition

The U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals certified 2 questions under Florida law to the Florida Supreme Court relating to 3 STOLI life insurance policies. The Florida Supreme Court rephrased (and conflated) the 2 questions and stated the issue to be, “Can a party challenge the validity of a life
Read More Florida Supreme Court Advises the Eleventh Circuit that A STOLI Policy Cannot Be Rescinded After the Contestability Period

A Georgia appellate court has ruled that there is no continuous trigger of coverage for an environmental claim when the subject policy responds to occurrences, not property damage, during the policy period. The insured sought coverage from the insurer for costs arising from a 1976 turbine fuel leak. The lower
Read More Georgia appellate court: no continuous trigger when policy responds to occurrences, not property damage, during the period

The Louisiana Supreme Court has endorsed pro rata allocation of defense costs associated with hearing loss cases across triggered policy periods. The decision reversed a 2015 appellate ruling that pro rata allocation applied to the costs associated with the duty to indemnify but not the duty to defend, making a
Read More Louisiana Extends Pro Rata Allocation to Defense Costs

“Quota Share Reinsurance”

A form of reinsurance whereby the reinsurer accepts a stated percentage of each and every risk underwritten by the reinsured company within a defined category of business and within the underlying insurance contract parameters on a pro rata basis and is usually paid a pro rata portion

Read More InsureTerms™/Terminology for the Consummate Insurance & Reinsurance Lawyer: “Quota Share Reinsurance”

“SAP”

Insurance statutory accounting principles which are codified in the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ Accounting Practices & Procedures Manual, and sometimes by “permitted practices” of the state insurance department; the term is oftentimes used as an accounting reference for insurance company financial matters in a stock purchase agreement and

Read More InsureTerms™/Terminology for the Consummate Insurance & Reinsurance Lawyer: “SAP”

During last few years, approximately 23 states passed seemingly favorable, pro ecommerce insurance laws, primarily at the behest of the personal lines property and casualty insurance industry, namely new state insurance code statutes that allow an insurer to deliver an insurance policy to a policyholder simply by posting an electronic
Read More Locke Lord’s Brian Casey, Partner in the Atlanta office, Authors “Where’s The E-Sign? A Primer On Electronic Signature Laws” for Law360 on August 30, 2016

The Illinois Department of Insurance (“DOI”) has issued a notice of proposed rules to create 50 Ill. Adm. Code 941 regarding misrepresentations and false warranties. A previous version of the proposed rule was proposed in December of 2014 and withdrawn in October 2015. The DOI reason for the withdrawal was
Read More Illinois Department of Insurance Proposes Rule on Misrepresentations and False Warranties