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China
Amends Its Insurance Law |
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by George C. Hammond and Ingrid Zhu-Clark
(November 19, 2002) |
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Congress
Poised to Act on Federal Terrorism Insurance Backstop |
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by Charles Landgraf and Robert Woody (November
21, 2002) |
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Insurer
Insolvency Newsletter -- November 2002 |
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by Cecelia Kempler and John Finston (November
2002) |
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U.S.
Elections: Implications for Insurers |
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by Robert W. Woody (November 11, 2002) |
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State
Insurance Legislation & Regulatory Developments: September 26,
2002 - November 5, 2002 |
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(November 8, 2002) |
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U.S.
Elections: Implications for Insurers |
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by Robert W. Woody (November 11, 2002) |
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State
Insurance Legislation & Regulatory Developments: September 26,
2002 - November 5, 2002 |
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(November 8, 2002) |
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Requirement
for Insurers to Report Suspicious Transactions |
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(October 28, 2002) |
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Un
Passeport Européen pour les Intermediaires d’Assurance et de Réassurance |
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(7 Octobre 2002) |
Reinsurance
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Reinsurance |
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CIRC
Reinsurance Market Entry Rules |
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by George Hammond and Ingrid
Zhu-Clark (October 17, 2002) |
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EU
Adopts New Framework For Insurance Intermediaries |
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by Guy Soussan (October 7,
2002) |
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IUA
Collateral Proposals Spark Debate: Non-US Reinsurers Stand to
Benefit |
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This article appeared in Reactions:
Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous, Day 2, Volume 2, 2002. (September 2002) |
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Reinsurance
Law Firm of the Year: LLGM Beats Its Rivals |
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This article appeared in the
Summer 2002 edition of Reactions magazine (September 2002) |
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Late
Notice in Reinsurance Claims: Does Prejudice Matter? |
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by Larry Schiffer. A version
of this article was published at IRMI.com (September 2002) |
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Successfully
Obtaining or Avoiding the Right of Inspecftion |
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by Larry P. Schiffer. Presented
at the American Conference Institute's May 9-10, 2002 Seminar, A Comprehensive
Guide to Reinsurance Claims and Recovery After September 11 and Beyond
(May 9, 2002) |
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A
Brief Review of Reinsurance Trends in 2001 |
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A version of this article appeared
in Andrews Insurance Coverage Litigation Report, Vol. 12, Issue
20, pp. 9-14 (March 22, 2002) |
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Sorting
Out the Reinsurance Contract Morass |
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by Larry P. Schiffer. A version
of this article was published at IRMI.com (March 2002) |
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Caveat
Reinsurer: Reinsuring Punitive Damages Under ECO Clauses |
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by Larry P. Schiffer and William
Bodkin. This article appeared in the Tort & Insurance Law Journal,
Volume 37, Number 1 (Fall 2001). |
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If
It Looks Like A Claim And Sounds Like A Claim, Is It A Claim For Reinsurance
Purposes? |
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by Larry P. Schiffer. A version
of this article was published at IRMI.com (January 2002) |
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2001
U.S. Reinsurance Review |
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A version of this article appeared
in the December 2001/January 2002 edition of Reinsurance (December
2001) |
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Understanding
Reinsurance Terminology -- Follow-the-Fortunes |
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by Larry P. Schiffer. A version
of this article was published at IRMI.com (October 2001) |
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Amendment
to New York Regulation 20 Governing Credit for Reinsurance |
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(updated September 10, 2001) |
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Europeans
Seek Justice |
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by William Marcoux. This article
appeared in the September 2001 edition of Reinsurance Magazine |
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Heading
Towards the Standardization of Reinsurance Supervision |
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by Jean Alisse. This article
in the September 2001 edition of la Tribune de l'assurance |
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To
Sue or Arbitrate: The Tension Between Service-of-Suit and Arbitration
Clauses in Reinsurance Agreements |
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A version of this article was
published in the August 16, 2001 issue of Insurance Day |
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Follow-the-Fortunes:
An American Perspective |
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by Larry P. Schiffer. A version
of this article was published in the Federation of Insurance & Corporate
Counsel 2001 Annual Meeting CLE Materials CD (July 2001) |
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The
Trouble With Giving Away the Pen |
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A version of this article was
published at IRMI.com (June 2001) |
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Run-off,
or How to Turn Old into New! |
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This publication contains both
a French and English version. (June 2001) |
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Judicial
Intervention in the Arbitral Process |
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A version of this article was
published in the Journal of Insurance Coverage, Spring 2001, pp. 95-101
(January 2001) |
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Reinsurance
Disputes Worldwide: Selected Conference Papers |
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(May 2001) |
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A
Brief Review of Reinsurance Trends in 2000 |
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A version of this article was
published in Andrews Insurance Coverage Litigation Report, Vol. 11,
Issue 19, pp. 3-10 (April 13, 2001) |
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Cut-through
Provisions in Reinsurance Agreements |
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A version of this article was
published at IRMI.com (March 2001) |
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2000
U.S. Reinsurance Review |
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A version of this article appeared
in the December 2000/January 2001 issue of Reinsurance (December 2000) |
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The
Reinsurance Relationship — How Special Is It? |
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A version of this article was
published at IRMI.com (December 2000) |
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New
Risks for the New Economy -- What Does It Mean For Reinsurers? |
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(November, 2000) A version
of this article was published in Mealey's Litigation Reports: Reinsurance,
Vol. 11, No. 19 (February 8, 2001) |
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Adventures
in Contract Wording: The Effect of Ambiguous Reinsurance Contract
Language |
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A version of this article was
published at IRMI.com, September 2000. (August 2000) |
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Recent
Developments Concerning Reinsurance Allocation |
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Presented at the Practicing
Law Institute's seminar, Reinsurance Law and Practice: New Legal and
Business Developments in a Changing Global Environment (September
18-19, 2000) |
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Are
Punitive Damage Awards Recoverable Under Reinsurance Agreements? |
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A version of this article was
published at IRMI.com (June 2000) |
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Reinsurance
Arbitration and The Year 2000 Problem |
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A version of this article was
published in Mealey's Litigation Reports: Reinsurance, Vol. 11, No.
2, May 25, 2000 (April 2000) |
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U.S.
Reinsurance Issues and Developments |
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Presented at the LEXPERT seminar,
Recent Developments in U.S. Insurance Coverage (May 11, 2000) |
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A
Brief Review of Reinsurance Trends in 1999 |
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A version of this article was
published in Andrews International Reinsurance Dispute Reporter, April
7, 2000, pp. 3-10 |
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Why
Reinsurance Matters |
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A version of this article was
published at IRMI.com (March 2000) |
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Allocation
of Environmental Claims Settlements to Reinsurers |
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A version of this article was
published in the Journal of Insurance Coverage, Spring 2000, pp. 128-37
(December 1999) |
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1999
Reinsurance U.S. Report |
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A version of this article was
published as U.S. Legal Review in Reinsurance, December 1999, pp.
17-20 (October 1999) |
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Special
Considerations in Taking and Defending Depositions of In-House Counsel
for Insurance and Reinsurance Companies |
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Presented at The Attorney-Client
Privilege for Insurance and Reinsurance Professionals, February 26,
1999, ABA TIPS ESLR Regional Program, College of Insurance (February
1999) |
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For more reinsurance resources
and articles visit the Reinsurance Law Page. |
Insurance
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Insurance
Alerts |
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Congress
Poised to Act on Federal Terrorism Insurance Backstop |
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by Charles Landgraf and Robert
Woody (November 21, 2002) |
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U.S.
Elections: Implications for Insurers |
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by Robert W. Woody (November
11, 2002) |
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Requirement
for Insurers to Report Suspicious Transactions |
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(October 28, 2002) |
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CIRC
Reinsurance Market Entry Rules |
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by George Hammond and Ingrid
Zhu-Clark (October 17, 2002) |
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EU
Adopts New Framework For Insurance Intermediaries |
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by Guy Soussan (October 7,
2002) |
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USA
PATRIOT Act: Proposed Anti-Money Laundering Insurance Regulations |
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by Charles Landgraf and Robert
Woody (September 19, 2002) |
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Strict
Laws Could Hinder Capital Raising: : More Rights Issues Expected |
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This article appeared in Reactions:
Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous, Day 3, Volume 2, 2002. (September 2002) |
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Rhode
Island Permits Insurers to Reorganize Debt and Dissolve |
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by Jane Boisseau (July 17,
2002) |
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Credit
Scoring Now Poses Class Action Risk |
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by Dennis Kerrigan (July 10,
2002) |
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USA
Patriot Act — Money Laundering Programs — Treasury Looks at Funding
Agreements |
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(June 3, 2002) |
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Reactions
Magazine Legal Survey |
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(May 2002) |
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Terrorism
Insurance -- Washington Developments |
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(November 30, 2001) |
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Legislative and Regulatory Developments |
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State
Insurance Legislation & Regulatory Developments: September 26,
2002 - November 5, 2002 |
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(November 8, 2002) |
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State
Insurance Legislation & Regulatory Developments: August 29,
2002 to September 25, 2002 |
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(October 15, 2002) |
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State
Insurance Legislation and Regulatory Developments: June 28,
2002 to July 30, 2002 |
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(August 9, 2002) |
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State
Insurance Legislation & Regulatory Developments: May 29,
2002 to June 27, 2002 |
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(July 8, 2002) |
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State
Insurance Legislation & Regulatory Developments: April 25,
2002 to May 28, 2002 |
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(May 31, 2002) |
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State
Insurance Legislation & Regulatory Developments: March 22,
2002 to April 24, 2002 |
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(May 1, 2002) |
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State
Insurance Legislation & Regulatory Developments: February
22, 2002 - March 21, 2002 |
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(March 26, 2002) |
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State
Insurance Legislation & Regulatory Developments: January
17, 2002 - February 22, 2002 |
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(February 28, 2002) |
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State
Insurance Legislation & Regulatory Developments: December
13, 2001 - January 17, 2002 |
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(January 25, 2002) |
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State
Insurance Legislation & Regulatory Developments: November
15, 2001 - December 12, 2001 |
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(December 17, 2001) |
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State
Insurance Legislation and Regulatory Developments: October 11
- November 14, 2001 |
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(November 19, 2001) |
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State
Insurance Legislation and Regulatory Developments: September 14
- October 10, 2001 |
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(October 15, 2001) |
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State
Insurance Legislation and Regulatory Developments: July 15 -
September 13, 2001 |
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This alert includes regulatory
developments on the World Trade Center disaster. (September 20, 2001) |
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NAIC Meetings |
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NAIC
Insurance Securitization Working Group |
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(March 20, 2002) |
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NAIC
Life Liquidity Risk Working Group |
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(March 20, 2002) |
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NAIC
Market Conduct Reform Initiatives for 2002 |
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(March 20, 2002) |
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NAIC
Accepts Commercial Property and Liability Terrorist Exclusions |
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(January 3, 2002) |
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Privacy
Developments – NAIC Winter Meeting |
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(December 11, 2001) |
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NAIC
Terrorism Exclusion Developments |
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(December 12, 2001) |
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Credit
Scoring in Underwriting and Rating to Receive Heightened Scrutiny
by Individual Insurance Regulators and the NAIC |
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(December 11, 2001) |
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NAIC
Considers OCC Banking Law Preemption Issue |
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(December 10, 2001) |
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NAIC
Standards for Safeguarding Customer Information Model Regulation |
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(November 30, 2001) |
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NAIC
Commisioners' Summit on Terrorism Insurance |
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(October 24, 2001) |
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NAIC
Privacy Working Group Reconvenes -- Seeks "Operational Uniformity"
Among the States and Will Serve as "Rapid Response Team" on Privacy
Implementation Issues |
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(July 31, 2001) |
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Significant
Developments Regarding the Special Purpose Reinsurance Vehicle Model
Act |
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(July 26, 2001) |
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NAIC
Revision of Insurers Rehabilitation and Liquidation Model Act focuses
on Reinsurance |
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(June 19, 2001) |
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NAIC
National Meeting Update |
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(June 12, 2001) |
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NAIC
Developments in Company Licensing, Review of Mergers and Acquisitions,
and Information Sharing between Regulators |
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(March 29, 2001) |
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New
NAIC Consumer Protection Working Group Addresses Controversial Proposals
at the Spring National Meeting |
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(March 26, 2001) |
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NAIC
ALERT Working Group Update |
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(March 26, 2001) |
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National
Treatment of Companies Working Group |
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(September 12, 2000) |
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NAIC
Speed to Market Working Group |
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(September 10, 2000) |
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NARAB
Working Group Update |
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(August 31, 2000) |
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NAIC
Summer National Meeting in Orlando, Florida June 8-14, 2000 |
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(June 13, 2000) |
Information Technology
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National Insurance Acts |
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Lessons
Learned from Three Generations of Technology Contracts: Drafting Tips
for Financial Institution Transactions |
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by Paul R. Gupta. This article
appeared in Electronic Banking Law & Commerce Report, Vol.
7, No. 3 (July/August, 2002) |
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Drafting
Tips - Settlement Agreements and IP Disputes: Practice Pointers for
Practitioners |
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by Paul R. Gupta. This article
appeared in E-Commerce Law & Strategy, Vol. 19, No. 3 (July,
2002) |
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Network
Security Multiple Factors Build Up to Companies ’ Current Focus on
Improving Data Security |
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This article appeared in BNA’s
Electronic Commerce & Law Report, Vol. 7, No. 29, pp. 740-741
(July 24, 2002) |
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Legal
Issues Relating to Storage, Retention and Destruction of Electronic
Data |
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by Vivian Polak and John Mancini
(June 4, 2002) |
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Now
More Than Ever, Cybersecurity Audits Are Key |
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by Wayne Matus, Vivian Polak,
John Mancini and John Nonna. This article appeared in the March 11,
2002 edition of The National Law Journal. |
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Important
Upcoming Dates: The Introduction of .us Top-Level Domain Names |
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(March 4, 2002) |
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Recent
Developments in E-Commerce |
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Written in part by Katherine
S. Kamen, Larry P. Schiffer and Adam B. Perri, this article was published
in the Winter 2002 issue of the Tort & Insurance Law Journal, a journal
of the American Bar Association's Section on Tort & Insurance Practice. |
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Two
Recent Developments Affecting the Issues of Software Purchasers' Rights
and Software Terms of Agreement |
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(January 29, 2002) |
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USA
Patriot Act and Subsequent Presidential Orders May Impact the Ability
To Do Business in the United States |
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(January 2002) |
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New
Government Initiatives Related to Computer Security |
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(December 19, 2001) |
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United
States Signs Treaty on Cybercrime |
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(December 14, 2001) |
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Forming
Binding Agreements on the Internet |
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(July 2001) |
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E-Commerce
Legal and Business Issues for Insurers |
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by Thomas M. Dawson (updated
April 2001) |
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By
Invitation: The Legal Challenges for 3G Services in Europe |
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By Leonard Hawkes with contributions
from Lawrence Acker and David Poe (January 2001) |
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The
Second Country is Always the Hardest: A Comparison of U.S. and French
Laws Affecting Startups |
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By David M. Grimes and Guillaume
de Sampigny (January 2001) |
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ICANN
Expands Domain Names; Trademark Holders Beware |
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Internet Client Alert (September
2000) |
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The
Legal Risks of Trademarks as Internet Search Terms |
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by Vivian Polak, Peggy A. Miller
and Kenneth D. Leppert, Jr. (August 1999) |
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Personal
Jurisdiction in Cyberspace |
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by George M. Perry, Peggy A.
Miller, Vivian Polak and Marcy L. Edwards (December 1998) |
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Legal
Trends And Strategies For Interactivity |
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by Peggy A. Miller, George
M. Perry and Vivian Polak (January 1997) |
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Protecting
Your Trademark on the Internet |
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by Vivian Polak and Marybeth
McGinley |
Energy
and Utilities
Environmental
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Environmental Client Alerts |
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Proposed
Settlement To Reduce MACT Hammer Determination Deadline |
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(September 4, 2002) |
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Supreme
Court Refuses to Find Development Moratoria Unconstitutional |
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(May 14, 2002) |
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Small
Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act |
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(January 3, 2002 |
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Department
of Justice Issues Analysis of New Source Review Actions Under the
Clean Air Act |
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(January 2002) |
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OSHA's
Revised Occupational Injury and Illness Recordkeeping Regulations
to Go Into Effect January 1, 2002 |
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(November 5, 2001) |
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Fifth
Circuit Limits CERCLA § 113(f) Contribution Actions |
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(August 31, 2001) |
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U.S.
Supreme Court Issues Pro-Development Decision in Wetlands Taking Case |
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(July 19, 2001) |
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The
CERCLA Cleanup Process: An Overview |
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(June 6, 2001) |
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Brownfields
Revitalization and Environmental Restoration Act of 2001 |
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(May 9, 2001) |
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EPA
to Target Hospitals and Medical Centers for Environmental Compliance
and Enforcement Initiatives |
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(March 2001) |
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U.S.
Supreme Court Upholds EPA on NAAQS: Costs Not Required to Be Considered
on Clean Air Standards |
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(February 28, 2001) |
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EPA
Seeks to Further Limit Discharges Into Waters of the U.S. (Wetlands) |
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(January 23, 2001) |
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The
U.S. Supreme Court Seeks to Limit the Army Corps of Engineers' Jurisdiction |
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(January 9, 2001) |
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Call
(a lawyer) Before you Dig for Environmental Secrets |
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(November 2000) |
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Section
404 Permits: Discharge of Dredged Material |
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(September 2000) |
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CERCLA
Amendments |
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(June 2000) |
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EPA
Takes Steps to Promote Redevelopment of Contaminated Property |
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(March 6, 2000) |
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EPA
Orders Significant NOx Reductions From Power Plants and Factories
in 12 States and D.C. |
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(January 3, 2000) |
Financial Services 
International
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