Among the discovery sought in many insurance coverage disputes is reinsurance information. This may include the reinsurance contracts that reinsure the underlying policies and communications between the cedent and reinsurer concerning the reinsurance contract or the underlying losses. Courts have been all over the place on this issue, with some only allowing production of the relevant reinsurance contracts and others allowing broad discovery into all facets of reinsurance material.

In a recent case, the court granted reinsurance discovery and found that the insurers failed to meet their burden to avoid production.

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