Illinois Appellate Court Addresses Reinsurance Proceeds and the Collateral Source Rule
USA - September 1 2017 The collateral source rule is a rule that allows an injured party to recover undiminished damages from the tortfeasor even if the injured party...
Joe Jones, Doug Anderson, Larry P. Schiffer, Tania Rice, Patricia Hatler.
New York Federal Court compels arbitration and refuses to consider speculative request relating to identity of alleged real-party-in-interest
USA - September 1 2017 A New York federal court compelled arbitration and stated that it would not rule on a speculative question relating to the real-party-ininterest when it was not clear how the parties were planning to raise that question....
Joe Jones, Doug Anderson, Larry P. Schiffer, Tania Rice, Patricia Hatler.
Recent Regulatory Developments: US Trade Representative and Treasury Department Announce US Intends to Sign the Covered Agreeme
European Union, USA - September 1 2017 Negotiations between the US and the European Union (EU) for a "Covered Agreement" addressing reinsurance, group supervision and information exchange...
Joe Jones, Doug Anderson, Larry P. Schiffer, Tania Rice, Patricia Hatler.
New York bankruptcy court orders Bermuda insurer to post US$15 million bond before considering its motion to compel arbitration
USA - September 1 2017 In this adversary proceeding in a non-reinsurance case, a New York bankruptcy court ordered a Bermuda insurer to pay a US$15 million bond as an...
Joe Jones, Doug Anderson, Larry P. Schiffer, Tania Rice, Patricia Hatler.
Pennsylvania federal court grants discovery of cedent's reserve and other reinsurer information
USA - September 1 2017 A Pennsylvania federal court, embroiled in an asbestos-related reinsurance dispute, has granted a motion to compel the cedent disclose historical loss...
Joe Jones, Doug Anderson, Larry P. Schiffer, Tania Rice, Patricia Hatler.
