Believe it or not, jurisdictional questions still arise in reinsurance disputes that find their way to court. While those who arbitrate disputes under contractual arbitration clauses do not typically have these issues, there are plenty of reinsurance agreements without arbitration clauses. Courts cannot just take a case without determining whether the court has jurisdiction over the parties.

In a recent case, a Nebraska federal court granted the cedent’s motion to dismiss a declaratory judgment action for lack of personal jurisdiction.

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