Reinsurance Newsletter March 2018
USA - March 5 2018 On November 15, 2017, the New York Court of Appeals heard argument in a so-called Bellefonte case, which came to the court about a year ago as a...
Larry P. Schiffer, Weslynn P. Reed, Emily Mikes, India K. Scarver, Eridania Perez, Seth Osnowitz.
Who is Justice Joan Larsen?
USA - October 27 2017 In May 2017, Justice Joan Larsen was nominated to the Sixth Circuit seat being vacated by Judge David McKeague. Both of Michigan’s democratic senators...
Split Panel of the Sixth Circuit Holds that Written Policy Trumps Company’s Actual Practices
USA - October 26 2017 In Stein v. hhgregg, a split panel of the Sixth Circuit held that a written policy would trump the company’s actual practices. hhGregg employs retail...
New York Federal Court appoints umpire in spite of ariasu.s. affiliation
USA - September 1 2017 A New York federal court, in a non-reinsurance case, appointed a third arbitrator consistent with the criteria mandated by the arbitration clause in...
Larry P. Schiffer, Joe Jones, Tania Rice, Patricia Hatler, Doug Anderson.
Discovery of Reserve and Reinsurance Communications
USA - September 1 2017 In cases where an insurer is a party to an action, numerous discovery disputes have centered on a litigant's ability to discover the...
Larry P. Schiffer, Joe Jones, Tania Rice, Patricia Hatler, Doug Anderson.
