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Please join the U.S. Reinsurance Under 40s Group tonight for a summary happy hour!  The event will take place from 5:30-8:00 pm at The Frying Pan in New York City, which is located at Pier 66, Maritime, at the intersection of 26th Street and the Westside Highway.  We have a private space, and expect an excellent turn out at this great venue.  So please come join us for this fabulous networking and socializing event.  You can still RSVP at the Group’s website — reunder40s.org.  We look forward to seeing you there!!! …
Read More Re Under 40s Happy Hour Tonight!!

The law firms of Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP and Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon LLP today announced that they will merge on October 1, 2011 (you can read the press release here).   The new firm, with 13 offices and 650 lawyers, will be known as Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP. …
Read More Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge and Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon LLP Announce Merger

German insurance giant Munich Re recently reported that Japan’s earthquake and tsunami in March will make 2011 the costliest year on record for natural disasters.  Total economic losses for the first six months alone were $265 billion, making it the costliest natural catastrophe on record. …
Read More Munich Re Reports 2011 Costliest Year on Record for Natural Disasters

Greg Hoffnagle and Rob DiUbaldo of Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge’s New York office will be presenting “Hydrofracking Risks & Opportunities: What Underwriters Need to Know” at 11:15 a.m. on July 20, 2011: …
Read More Reinsurance Association of America’s Re Underwriting Conference – July 20, 2011 (New York)

In 2008, shopping mall owner Front Gate brought suit against Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company, accusing it of mishandling property damage claims resulting from wind and rain.  During the course of the litigation, Sunil Chand, an employee of Primero, a contractor for Front Gate, contacted Fireman’s Fund attorney Melissa Dubbs at the law firm of Carlson Calladine & Peterson LLP and provided her with documents evidencing insurance fraud on Front Gate’s behalf. …
Read More California Court of Appeal Vacates Order Requiring Insurer’s Attorney to Answer Deposition Questions; Work Product Privilege Applies

Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge’s Insurance and Reinsurance Department recently published its latest Newsletter, Insurance & Reinsurance Review –  June 2011, which contains nine articles about various topics in the insurance and reinsurance industry. …
Read More Insurance & Reinsurance Review – June 2011

The U.S. Re Under 40s Group’s next event – What Aftershocks Will the (Re)Insurance Industry See from the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami? – will take place on May 25 in Swiss Re’s midtown office. …
Read More Don’t Miss the U.S. Re Under 40s Group’s Next Event – What Aftershocks Will the (Re)Insurance Industry See from the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami?

Thanks to the Supreme Court’s ruling in AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion, businesses now have a mechanism to insulate themselves from costly class actions. In Concepcion, the Court considered whether states can invalidate arbitration agreements that prohibit class arbitration proceedings. …
Read More Client Advisory – Supreme Court Ruling Deals a Blow to Consumer Class Actions