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Allocation is a fundamental issue impacting every society and transcending virtually every major sector and function within a society. Economists sometimes describe this concept as society's allocation of its resources...more
The wildfires in Los Angeles continue to rage and have destroyed or damaged more than 12,000 structures, mostly personal residences. Southern Californians will be impacted by the devastating aftermath for years to come. There...more
IVASS has launched a public consultation on a draft regulation laying down provisions on the setting up of an online comparison system for premiums related to the so-called basic contract offered by insurance undertakings...more
Last week, a federal court in New York held that Hawaii’s “all sums” rule and “follow-the-settlement” provisions in reinsurance contracts obligated a reinsurer to reimburse a cedent where the underlying reinsured umbrella...more
This is the fifth of six articles addressing climate change lawsuits in the context of (re)insurance. In previous articles in this series, we have discussed the litigation risks faced by liability insurers as a result of...more
This is the fourth of five articles addressing climate change lawsuits in the context of (re)insurance. This article explores the ways in which (re)insurers, in dealing with an emerging body of climate change lawsuits, may...more
In Simmonds v Gammell [2016] EWHC 2515 (Comm) the respondent insurer had participated in various layers of an excess liability insurance programme, insuring the Port of New York (PONY). The appellant reinsurer had...more
The case involved two facultative reinsurance contracts, each of which covered excess liability for similar umbrella liability insurance policies, and each of which contained a “follow the settlements” provision. After the...more