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District Court Orders Insurer to Produce Reinsurance, Reserve and Other Claims-Related Information

Jul 11, 2007 | Coverage & Claims, Reinsurance | United States

Recently, a magistrate judge presiding over an insurance coverage case involving more than a dozen insurers and one insured granted the insured’s motion to compel production of documents and information pertaining to reinsurance, loss reserves, claims handling manuals, and document retention policies.

Federal Court Rejects Cedent’s Argument that Follow-the-Settlements Clause is Implied in Facultative Certificates

Jul 6, 2007 | Reinsurance | United States

Recently, the United District for the Northern District of California rejected a cedent’s contention that the follow-the-settlements clause is implied in reinsurance contracts. See American Motorists Ins. Co. v American Re-Insurance Co., No. C5-5202 (N.D. Cal. May 29, 2007).

FAA’s Time Limitations Do Not Apply to Non-Party to Arbitration Agreement

Jul 6, 2007 | Arbitration, Reinsurance | United States

In R&Q Reins. Co. v. Rapid Settlements, Ltd., and Gwendolyn Sands Brown, No. 06-14329 (S.D. Fla. May 14, 2007), R&Q Reinsurance Company (“R&Q”) was obligated to make periodic payments to an underlying insured, Gwendolyn Brown (“Brown”), under the terms of a structured settlement agreement entered into to resolve a personal injury claim.

Third Circuit Rules that Consolidation is Issue for Arbitrators

Jun 21, 2007 | Arbitration, Asbestos, New Jersey Developments, Reinsurance | United States

On June 12, 2007, the Third Circuit affirmed a New Jersey district court’s ruling that arbitrators, and not the court, should determine whether a reinsurance dispute involving numerous asbestos claims should be arbitrated in a single, consolidated proceeding.

New York Court Compels Nonparty Discovery in Arbitration

Jun 11, 2007 | Arbitration, Reinsurance | United Kingdom, United States

A recent decision from the Southern District of New York represents yet another example of courts recognizing the broad powers conferred on arbitrators under the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”) with respect to compelling prehearing discovery from a nonparty to arbitration.

NAIC Plans to Address Collateral Issue by Modernizing Reinsurance Regulation

Jun 7, 2007 | Regulatory, Reinsurance | Bermuda, European Union, United States

Earlier this week, the Reinsurance Task Force (“RTF”) met at the NAIC’s quarterly conference in San Francisco to discuss ways to overhaul reinsurance regulation in the United States thereby reducing collateral charges for nonadmitted reinsurers.

SCOR to Arbitrate Reinsurance Dispute with World Trade Center Insurer

Jun 4, 2007 | New York Developments, Reinsurance, Terrorism Risk and Insurance | United States

It didn’t take long for reinsurance disputes to arise from the recent $2 billion settlement between insurers of the World Trade Center and leaseholders of Silverstein Properties, Inc., that was announced on May 23.

Topic: Reinsurance

District Court Orders Insurer to Produce Reinsurance, Reserve and Other Claims-Related Information

Federal Court Rejects Cedent’s Argument that Follow-the-Settlements Clause is Implied in Facultative Certificates

FAA’s Time Limitations Do Not Apply to Non-Party to Arbitration Agreement

Third Circuit Rules that Consolidation is Issue for Arbitrators

New York Court Compels Nonparty Discovery in Arbitration

NAIC Plans to Address Collateral Issue by Modernizing Reinsurance Regulation

SCOR to Arbitrate Reinsurance Dispute with World Trade Center Insurer

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