Commentary on insurance and reinsurance disputes and related issues and the website of Schiffer Law & Consulting PLLC
A retrocessionaire is two steps away from the policy issuing company and the insured so it is a pretty rare day when a retrocessionaire is allowed to pursue a recovery against a law firm that defended an underlying personal injury claim that went south.
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Reinsurance disputes sometimes become complicated when the original parties to the reinsurance contract are no longer involved. Enforcing arbitration rights also becomes more complicated when contracts are assigned or where a receiver is involved. Who has the right to compel arbitration and was the arbitration demand properly served are questions that arise. In a recent case, a New York State motion court addressed some of these issues.
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