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The English Commercial Court has handed down an important decision highlighting the approach adopted by the English court when there are competing jurisdiction and arbitration clauses (“Competing Clauses”) and the effect of a...more
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In the second episode of the Back to Basics series, “Standard Formula” podcast host and insurance partner Rob Chaplin is joined by colleague Imad Mohammed Nazar to discuss reinsurance and risk transfer, including how...more
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In In re Rehabilitation of Scottish Re (U.S.), Inc., C.A. No. 2019-0175-JTL (Del. Ch. Apr.18, 2022), the Delaware Court of Chancery ruled, as a matter of first impression, that in a delinquency proceeding for an insurance...more
The Eastern District of Pennsylvania has transferred a lawsuit filed against Applied Underwriters Inc. and its subsidiaries to the District of Nebraska. The dispute involved a workers’ compensation insurance program issued by...more
The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit rejected the Bellefonte Rule, which reinsurers relied upon to cap liability under certificates of facultative reinsurance for indemnity and expense. The...more
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An insured filed suit in a Florida district court for breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty in connection with the defendant-carriers’ handling of claims made under the insured’s disability insurance policies....more
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