One day reinsurance program sponsored by the Practicing Law Institute (PLI), in New York City, Tuesday, June 6, 2006.
Mealey's Insurance Insolvency & Reinsurance Roundtable
Mealey's 13th Annual Insurance Insolvency & Reinsurance Roundtable, April 5-8, 2006, at the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess in Scotsdale Arizona. Description of the meeting. Conference brochure. Registration.
Mealey’s Insurance Insolvency & Reinsurance Roundtable
Mealey's 13th Annual Insurance Insolvency & Reinsurance Roundtable, April 5-8, 2006, at the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess in Scotsdale Arizona. Description of the meeting. Conference brochure. Registration.
Arbitration compelled despite exception to agreement to arbitrate
Court compels arbitration of disputes with respect to two excess of loss reinsurance agreements covering medical malpractice liability insurance. The court interpreted an exception to the arbitration provision to be limited to disputes over the validity or formation of the reinsurance agreements. Medical Insurance Exchange of California v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyds, London, 2006 WL 463531 (N.D. Cal. Feb., 24, 2006) (slip opinion).
Jurisdiction discovery allowed as to Barbados-domiciled reinsurer
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit reversed the dismissal of a suit against a Barbados-domiciled reinsurer for lack of personal jurisdcition, finding that since the Plaintiff had made a prima facie case for general personal jurisdiction it was entitled to take discovery on jurisdictional issues. Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Fund v. Phencorp Reinsurance Company, Inc., – F.3d -, 2006 WL 590370 (7th Cir. Mar. 13, 2006) (slip opinion).