Commentary on insurance and reinsurance disputes and related issues and the website of Schiffer Law & Consulting PLLC
Reinsurance information, be it reinsurance contracts, communications with ceding insurers and their reinsurers, broker communications or other related information, is frequently sought in coverage and personal injury litigation. In my latest IRMI.com Expert Commentary on Reinsurance I explore this issue once again, updating an earlier commentary. You can read the article on IRMI.com after registering for access, here.
In coverage disputes, policyholders often seek communications between the insurance company and reinsurers to gain insights into the company’s views on the policyholder’s claims. Insurance companies generally resist production of reinsurance communications on various theories. In a recent case, the insurer invoked the “insurer-insured privilege.”
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