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Reinsurance

Reinsurance disputes increase in volume, as well as value, with each passing year. These are high-risk, high-dollar cases, cases that demand effective legal counsel and bold strategies. Most reinsurance disputes are not resolved in the courtroom, like other disputes. They need to be handled much differently.

At NLdH, our attorneys understand the unique nature of these disputes. In fact, we have a team of experienced insurance lawyers ready to handle them from inception to conclusion.

Our team is also available to provide consulting services and guidance to our clients with the goal of proactively avoiding reinsurance disputes. While we have the experience to take these complex disputes to conclusion, we believe that they are best avoided if a business resolution can be reached by the parties.

Our law firm offers the following services in the area of reinsurance:

  • Strategic oversight and advice about high exposure cases involving a variety of issues, including asbestos exposure, environmental damage, latent injury, construction defects, health impacts, workers' comp run-off, catastrophes, and bad faith claims
  • Assisting claim and financial professionals in analyzing risks associated with complex cases and issues
  • Utilizing industry contacts to explore whether an amicable resolution can be reached between the parties
  • Mediating, arbitrating and litigating claim cessions when business resolution is impossible
  • Drafting and reviewing reinsurance agreements
  • Commutations of reinsurance agreements
  • Claim inspections (audits) on behalf of our clients
  • Analyzing the appropriateness of reinsurance cessions on such issues as number of occurrences, allocation of loss, application of treaty or facultative exclusions
  • Collecting aging balances from both reinsurers and retrocessionaires

Our ability to handle complex reinsurance disputes is tied directly to the more than 30 years of experience we have in the industry. That experience goes beyond the courtroom. Members of our team have served in a variety of positions within the industry, including experience as chief claims and legal officers for both ceded and assumed operations. We truly know the business of insurance.

Among our recent successes: Reinsurance arbitration on behalf of reinsurers regarding allocation of loss issues in an environmental case culminated in a panel award, reducing the billing by 97.5 percent. Learn more about our record of success.

Contact NLdH

With offices in Philadelphia, Cherry Hill, Newark, Columbus, New York and London, our national law firm is available to address reinsurance disputes for businesses throughout the United States. Contact us today.

News & Events

Council of Litigation Management, 2010 Annual Conference, March 24 - 26, 2010, Pointe Vedra, FL - Robert T. Horst will be speaking on the topic of "Preventing and Defending Bad Faith Claims: Current Trends and Strategies"

PAMIC 2010 Claims Summit, April 6 - 7. 2010, Gettysburg, PA - C. Scott Rybny will present "Emerging Issues - From the Homes We Live In to the Jewelry We Wear" and Michael Munger will speak on "Secondary Subrogation Issues."

DRI Insurance Coverage and Claims Institute, April 14 - 16, 2010, Chicago, IL - Robert T. Horst will present "The Recession, Misrepresentations and Rescission" along with William J. Matrogran, CIC, AIC, Erie Insurance Company. Additionally, Horst will also present "Bad Faith Update."

NYCBA 21st Annual "Current Issues in Insurance Regulation" Conference, April 16, 2010, New York, NY - Francine Semaya is the co-chair, moderator and speaker for the NYCBA 21st Annual "Current Issues in Insurance Regulation" Conference to be held April 16, 2010 in New York, NY.

American Conference Institute's 8th International Advanced Forum on Run-Off and Commutations, April 29 - 30, 2010, New York, NY - Francine L. Semaya will moderate the Regulatory Roundtable: Emerging Regulations and Their Impact on Insurance Insolvencies and the Run-Off Market featuring insurance regulators from across the United States.

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Emerging Topics Articles

Global Warming Lawsuit Raises a Host of Coverage/Liability Concerns.  In a decision could open the door for waves of suits against pollution emitting entities, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit allowed two related lawsuits to proceed that attempt to use the court system to halt the effects of global warming. In State of Connecticut, et al. v. American Electric Power Co., et al. , ___ F.3d ___, 2009 WL 2996729 (2d. Cir. Sept. 21, 2009), the Second Circuit reversed an order of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York granting a motion to dismiss the plaintiffs' complaint against six utility defendants. The plaintiffs (eight different states, the city of New York and three land trusts) seek a judgment ordering carbon dioxide emitting utility companies to reduce emissions. The Second Circuit's holding raises not only numerous complex defense issues, but also concerns in the area of insurance coverage. ...

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