Court Refuses to Allow Cumulative Evidence in Motion to Disqualify Counsel in Arbitration Dispute

NORTHWESTERN NAT’L INS. CO. V. INSCO, LTD. (No. 11 Civ. 1124 (SAS), November 9, 2011)

On October 3, 2011 the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (“the court”) issued an Opinion and Order granting Northwestern National Insurance Company’s (“NNIC”) motion to disqualify the law firm of Freeborn and Peters, LLP (“Freeborn”) from continued representation of Insco, Ltd. (“Insco”) in an ongoing arbitration dispute between the parties.  In response, Insco sought leave of the court to file additional evidence in support of

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Illinois Court Dismissed Captive Reinsurer’s 14-Count Complaint against AIG and Affiliates

Mount Mansfield Ins. Group, Inc. v. American Int’l Group, Inc. (App. Ct. Ill., Nov. 15, 2011)

Mount Mansfield, a captive insurance company, filed suit against numerous AIG entities and affiliates  alleging the defendants created Mount Mansfield to reduce their insurance risk, then mismanaged it to a point of near-insolvency. The complaint alleged further that AIG retaliated against Mount Mansfield by altering its records, reporting it to the Vermont Department of Insurance, and forcing it into a protracted rehabilitation, from which the court later released Mount

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Cases for November 2011 Edition of Reinsurance Review

Below are the cases from this month's edition of Reinsurance Review. Cases provided courtesy of LexisNexis.

Callon Petroleum Co. v. National Indemnity Co.

IRB-Brasil Resseguros S.A. v. National Indemnity Co.

Nat'l Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pitt v. Mead Johnson and Co.

Hebrew Home of Greater Washington, Inc. v. CoreSource, Inc.

In re Rehabilitation of Manhattan Re-Insurance Co.

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Dan Gerber and Jeff Kingsley Discuss Emerging Reinsurance Trends at 2011 Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous

As attendees and presenters at the 2011 Reinsurance Rendez-Vous in Monte Carlo, the premier annual conference for the global reinsurance industry, Goldberg Segalla partners and Insurance and Reinsurance Report editors Daniel W. Gerber and Jeffrey L. Kingsley were at the forefront of discussions among key decision makers in the reinsurance community.

Visit the Goldberg Segalla website for video interviews with Dan and Jeff on emerging reinsurance trends, recorded on the scene at the Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous.…

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The Inside Scoop From the 2011 Inside FAC Monte Carlo Roundtable

Goldberg Segalla partners Dan Gerber and Jeff Kingsley joined top-level reinsurance industry representatives and thought leaders as participants in the Inside FAC Roundtable, held during the September 2011 Reinsurance Rendez-Vous in Monte Carlo. The discussion addressed numerous critical issues affecting reinsurers, cedants, underwriters and others today and into the future.

Visit the Goldberg Segalla website for a full transcript of the Inside FAC Roundtable discussion.

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