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In Liberty Corporate Capital Limited v. Gallagher Re, Inc., Case No. 8:25-MC-10-MSS-TGW (M.D. Fla. April 24, 2025), Liberty sought to enforce a subpoena issued by the arbitration panel in a reinsurance dispute to Gallagher,...more
The Reinsurance (E) Task Force (“RTF”) of the US National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”) held a virtual meeting on March 4, 2025, in lieu of meeting in person at the NAIC’s Spring 2025 National Meeting. In...more
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
A warm welcome to this 12th edition of Conyers Coverage to kick off 2025. Now that the dust has settled, our team is reflecting on another exceptional year for the Cayman Islands (re)insurance industry in 2024. We lawyers may...more
In the recent case of Zephyrus Capital Aviation Partners 1D Ltd & Ors v Fidelis Underwriting Ltd & Ors (Re Russian Aircraft Operator Policy Claims (Jurisdiction Applications)) [2024] EWHC 734 (Comm), London’s High Court held...more
The first dedicated reinsurance conference in the Cayman Islands was by every conceivable metric an incredible success. Hosted by CIRCA, close to 450 reinsurance professionals gathered at [Re]Connect to network and hear...more
Bermuda has announced that it is considering the implementation of a new corporate income tax regime to be effective on or after January 1, 2025, in response to the OECD’s BEPS Pillar II global minimum tax rules. The...more
Whilst traditionally the Cayman Islands has deservedly been recognised as a leading captive jurisdiction, around 70% of all licences issued by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (“CIMA”) in recent years have been for...more
As part of our five year anniversary celebrations of our law firm opening in Bermuda, we put together the original version of this summary report highlighting the latest developments and trends in the Bermuda legal and...more
New York has joined the handful of states that are now accepting applications from non-US reinsurers for recognition as a reciprocal jurisdiction reinsurer under new rules that allow US domestic ceding insurers to receive...more
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Reinsurance (E) Task Force has approved proposed revisions to the Credit for Reinsurance Model Law (Model Law) and the Credit for Reinsurance Model Regulation (Model...more
Throughout 2018, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Reinsurance (E) Task Force has been working on proposed revisions to the Credit for Reinsurance Model Law and the Credit for Reinsurance Model...more
A District of Columbia federal court partially granted and partially denied a reinsured’s motion to amend its complaint in a dispute over a reinsurance agreement for a credit insurance policy....more
In an action alleging claims for fraud and conspiracy to commit fraud (among others), a New York appellate court upheld the trial court’s conclusion that the “defendants are subject to jurisdiction under New York’s long-arm...more
We recently posted a Special Focus article on a hearing held by the NAIC’s Reinsurance Task Force concerning the implementation of the reduced collateral for reinsurance provisions of the Covered Agreement between the U.S....more
In a much anticipated public hearing, The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”) discussed how U.S. states should address the elimination of reinsurance collateral requirements for EU reinsurers of U.S....more
On Thursday, February 16, the Housing and Insurance subcommittee of the Financial Services Committee of the United States House of Representatives will hold a public hearing entitled, “Assessing the U.S.-EU Covered...more
Earlier this month, a federal court in Pennsylvania faced the issue of whether it must file a second-filed suit even though the first-filed suit was transferred to the same court, and judge, as the second. The issue arose out...more
Virtually ever since its inception on July 21, 2011, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has inspired wariness and skepticism in the financial institutions and financial services providers, subject to this new...more
Whether a particular jurisdiction’s statute of limitations provides a reinsurer with a valid basis to deny payment of a cedent’s claim is sometimes a hotly-contested issue. Where a dispute is litigated in state or federal...more
International arbitration can be tricky, and it’s not often that the Seventh Circuit has an opportunity to analyze the grounds for its jurisdiction in this area. That makes the court’s recent decision in Pine Top Receivables...more
At its December 11, 2014 meeting, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) approved seven foreign countries as Qualified Jurisdictions so that reinsurers licensed and domiciled in those jurisdictions will be...more
In large, complex coverage disputes, it is common for international insurers and reinsurers based in a common law jurisdiction to get involved in the adjustment and dispute resolution of claims subject to the laws of civil...more
National Indemnity Company (NICO) sought an injunction in a Nebraska federal district court to prevent Transatlantic Reinsurance Company and its subsidiary (collectively, Transatlantic Re) from commencing arbitration against...more
One common provision in reinsurance agreements is a Service of Suit provision, which typically provides that the parties consent to the jurisdiction of “any court of competent jurisdiction.” The breadth of the traditional...more