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  China Amends Its Insurance Law
  by George C. Hammond and Ingrid Zhu-Clark (November 19, 2002)
  Congress Poised to Act on Federal Terrorism Insurance Backstop
  by Charles Landgraf and Robert Woody (November 21, 2002)
  Insurer Insolvency Newsletter -- November 2002
  by Cecelia Kempler and John Finston (November 2002)
  U.S. Elections: Implications for Insurers
  by Robert W. Woody (November 11, 2002)
  State Insurance Legislation & Regulatory Developments:  September 26, 2002 - November 5, 2002
  (November 8, 2002)
  U.S. Elections: Implications for Insurers
  by Robert W. Woody (November 11, 2002)
  State Insurance Legislation & Regulatory Developments:  September 26, 2002 - November 5, 2002
  (November 8, 2002)
  Requirement for Insurers to Report Suspicious Transactions
  (October 28, 2002)
  Un Passeport Européen pour les Intermediaires d’Assurance et de Réassurance
  (7 Octobre 2002)

Reinsurance

  Reinsurance
  CIRC Reinsurance Market Entry Rules
  by George Hammond and Ingrid Zhu-Clark (October 17, 2002)
  EU Adopts New Framework For Insurance Intermediaries
  by Guy Soussan (October 7, 2002)
  IUA Collateral Proposals Spark Debate:  Non-US Reinsurers Stand to Benefit
  This article appeared in Reactions: Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous, Day 2, Volume 2, 2002. (September 2002)
  Reinsurance Law Firm of the Year:  LLGM Beats Its Rivals
  This article appeared in the Summer 2002 edition of Reactions magazine (September 2002)
  Late Notice in Reinsurance Claims: Does Prejudice Matter?
  by Larry Schiffer. A version of this article was published at IRMI.com (September 2002)
  Successfully Obtaining or Avoiding the Right of Inspecftion
  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)
  A Brief Review of Reinsurance Trends in 2001
  A version of this article appeared in Andrews Insurance Coverage Litigation Report, Vol. 12, Issue 20, pp. 9-14 (March 22, 2002)
  Sorting Out the Reinsurance Contract Morass
  by Larry P. Schiffer. A version of this article was published at IRMI.com (March 2002)
  Caveat Reinsurer:  Reinsuring Punitive Damages Under ECO Clauses
  by Larry P. Schiffer and William Bodkin. This article appeared in the Tort & Insurance Law Journal, Volume 37, Number 1 (Fall 2001).
  If It Looks Like A Claim And Sounds Like A Claim, Is It A Claim For Reinsurance Purposes?
  by Larry P. Schiffer. A version of this article was published at IRMI.com (January 2002)
  2001 U.S. Reinsurance Review
  A version of this article appeared in the December 2001/January 2002 edition of Reinsurance (December 2001)
  Understanding Reinsurance Terminology -- Follow-the-Fortunes
  by Larry P. Schiffer. A version of this article was published at IRMI.com (October 2001)
  Amendment to New York Regulation 20 Governing Credit for Reinsurance
  (updated September 10, 2001)
  Europeans Seek Justice
  by William Marcoux. This article appeared in the September 2001 edition of Reinsurance Magazine
  Heading Towards the Standardization of Reinsurance Supervision
  by Jean Alisse. This article in the September 2001 edition of la Tribune de l'assurance
  To Sue or Arbitrate:  The Tension Between Service-of-Suit and Arbitration Clauses in Reinsurance Agreements
  A version of this article was published in the August 16, 2001 issue of Insurance Day
  Follow-the-Fortunes: An American Perspective
  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)
  The Trouble With Giving Away the Pen
  A version of this article was published at IRMI.com (June 2001)
  Run-off, or How to Turn Old into New!
  This publication contains both a French and English version. (June 2001)
  Judicial Intervention in the Arbitral Process
  A version of this article was published in the Journal of Insurance Coverage, Spring 2001, pp. 95-101 (January 2001)
  Reinsurance Disputes Worldwide: Selected Conference Papers
  (May 2001)
  A Brief Review of Reinsurance Trends in 2000
  A version of this article was published in Andrews Insurance Coverage Litigation Report, Vol. 11, Issue 19, pp. 3-10 (April 13, 2001)
  Cut-through Provisions in Reinsurance Agreements
  A version of this article was published at IRMI.com (March 2001)
  2000 U.S. Reinsurance Review
  A version of this article appeared in the December 2000/January 2001 issue of Reinsurance (December 2000)
  The Reinsurance Relationship — How Special Is It?
  A version of this article was published at IRMI.com (December 2000)
  New Risks for the New Economy -- What Does It Mean For Reinsurers?
  (November, 2000) A version of this article was published in Mealey's Litigation Reports: Reinsurance, Vol. 11, No. 19 (February 8, 2001)
  Adventures in Contract Wording: The Effect of Ambiguous Reinsurance Contract Language
  A version of this article was published at IRMI.com, September 2000. (August 2000)
  Recent Developments Concerning Reinsurance Allocation
  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)
  Are Punitive Damage Awards Recoverable Under Reinsurance Agreements?
  A version of this article was published at IRMI.com (June 2000)
  Reinsurance Arbitration and The Year 2000 Problem
  A version of this article was published in Mealey's Litigation Reports: Reinsurance, Vol. 11, No. 2, May 25, 2000 (April 2000)
  U.S. Reinsurance Issues and Developments
  Presented at the LEXPERT seminar, Recent Developments in U.S. Insurance Coverage (May 11, 2000)
  A Brief Review of Reinsurance Trends in 1999
  A version of this article was published in Andrews International Reinsurance Dispute Reporter, April 7, 2000, pp. 3-10
  Why Reinsurance Matters
  A version of this article was published at IRMI.com (March 2000)
  Allocation of Environmental Claims Settlements to Reinsurers
  A version of this article was published in the Journal of Insurance Coverage, Spring 2000, pp. 128-37 (December 1999)
 
1999 Reinsurance U.S. Report
  A version of this article was published as U.S. Legal Review in Reinsurance, December 1999, pp. 17-20 (October 1999)
  Special Considerations in Taking and Defending Depositions of In-House Counsel for Insurance and Reinsurance Companies
  Presented at The Attorney-Client Privilege for Insurance and Reinsurance Professionals, February 26, 1999, ABA TIPS ESLR Regional Program, College of Insurance (February 1999)
  For more reinsurance resources and articles visit the Reinsurance Law Page.

Insurance

  Insurance Alerts
  Congress Poised to Act on Federal Terrorism Insurance Backstop
  by Charles Landgraf and Robert Woody (November 21, 2002)
  U.S. Elections: Implications for Insurers
  by Robert W. Woody (November 11, 2002)
  Requirement for Insurers to Report Suspicious Transactions
  (October 28, 2002)
  CIRC Reinsurance Market Entry Rules
  by George Hammond and Ingrid Zhu-Clark (October 17, 2002)
  EU Adopts New Framework For Insurance Intermediaries
  by Guy Soussan (October 7, 2002)
  USA PATRIOT Act:  Proposed Anti-Money Laundering Insurance Regulations
  by Charles Landgraf and Robert Woody (September 19, 2002)
  Strict Laws Could Hinder Capital Raising: : More Rights Issues Expected
  This article appeared in Reactions:  Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous, Day 3, Volume 2, 2002. (September 2002)
  Rhode Island Permits Insurers to Reorganize Debt and Dissolve
  by Jane Boisseau (July 17, 2002)
  Credit Scoring Now Poses Class Action Risk
  by Dennis Kerrigan (July 10, 2002)
  USA Patriot Act — Money Laundering Programs — Treasury Looks at Funding Agreements
  (June 3, 2002)
  Reactions Magazine Legal Survey
  (May 2002)
  Terrorism Insurance -- Washington Developments
  (November 30, 2001)
  Insurance Regulation
  Surplus Lines Regulatory Basics:  An Update
  by Thomas Dawson. This article appeared in abridged form in Insurance Day (October 8, 2002)
  State Regulation of Online Insurance Activities
  by Cecelia Kempler and Kathryn Baxter. This article appeared in the September 2002 issue of Electronic Banking & Commerce Report.
  Massachusetts Insurance Committee Considers Mutual Holding Company and Insurance Company Reorganization-Related Legislation
  (May 24, 2001)
  Update on Insurance Holding Company Regulation: Greater Scrutiny of the Holding Company and Non-Insurance Businesses
  (March 19, 2001)
  Insurer Insolvency Newsletters
  Insurer Insolvency Newsletter -- November 2002
  by Cecelia Kempler and John Finston (November 2002)
  Insurer Insolvency Newsletter -- June 2001
  (June 14, 2001)
  Legislative and Regulatory Developments
  State Insurance Legislation & Regulatory Developments:  September 26, 2002 - November 5, 2002
  (November 8, 2002)
  State Insurance Legislation & Regulatory Developments:  August 29, 2002 to September 25, 2002
  (October 15, 2002)
  State Insurance Legislation and Regulatory Developments:  June 28, 2002 to July 30, 2002
  (August 9, 2002)
  State Insurance Legislation & Regulatory Developments:  May 29, 2002 to June 27, 2002
  (July 8, 2002)
  State Insurance Legislation & Regulatory Developments:  April 25, 2002 to May 28, 2002
  (May 31, 2002)
  State Insurance Legislation & Regulatory Developments:  March 22, 2002 to April 24, 2002
  (May 1, 2002)
  State Insurance Legislation & Regulatory Developments:  February 22, 2002 - March 21, 2002
  (March 26, 2002)
  State Insurance Legislation & Regulatory Developments:  January 17, 2002 - February 22, 2002
  (February 28, 2002)
  State Insurance Legislation & Regulatory Developments:  December 13, 2001 - January 17, 2002
  (January 25, 2002)
  State Insurance Legislation & Regulatory Developments:  November 15, 2001 - December 12, 2001
  (December 17, 2001)
  State Insurance Legislation and Regulatory Developments:  October 11 - November 14, 2001
  (November 19, 2001)
  State Insurance Legislation and Regulatory Developments:  September 14 - October 10, 2001
  (October 15, 2001)
 
State Insurance Legislation and Regulatory Developments:  July 15 - September 13, 2001
  This alert includes regulatory developments on the World Trade Center disaster. (September 20, 2001)
  NAIC Meetings
  NAIC Insurance Securitization Working Group
  (March 20, 2002)
  NAIC Life Liquidity Risk Working Group
  (March 20, 2002)
  NAIC Market Conduct Reform Initiatives for 2002
  (March 20, 2002)
  NAIC Accepts Commercial Property and Liability Terrorist Exclusions
  (January 3, 2002)
  Privacy Developments – NAIC Winter Meeting
  (December 11, 2001)
  NAIC Terrorism Exclusion Developments
  (December 12, 2001)
  Credit Scoring in Underwriting and Rating to Receive Heightened Scrutiny by Individual Insurance Regulators and the NAIC
  (December 11, 2001)
  NAIC Considers OCC Banking Law Preemption Issue
  (December 10, 2001)
  NAIC Standards for Safeguarding Customer Information Model Regulation
  (November 30, 2001)
  NAIC Commisioners' Summit on Terrorism Insurance
  (October 24, 2001)
  NAIC Privacy Working Group Reconvenes -- Seeks "Operational Uniformity" Among the States and Will Serve as "Rapid Response Team" on Privacy Implementation Issues
  (July 31, 2001)
  Significant Developments Regarding the Special Purpose Reinsurance Vehicle Model Act
  (July 26, 2001)
  NAIC Revision of Insurers Rehabilitation and Liquidation Model Act focuses on Reinsurance
  (June 19, 2001)
  NAIC National Meeting Update
  (June 12, 2001)
  NAIC Developments in Company Licensing, Review of Mergers and Acquisitions, and Information Sharing between Regulators
  (March 29, 2001)
  New NAIC Consumer Protection Working Group Addresses Controversial Proposals at the Spring National Meeting
  (March 26, 2001)
  NAIC ALERT Working Group Update
(March 26, 2001)
  National Treatment of Companies Working Group
(September 12, 2000)
  NAIC Speed to Market Working Group
  (September 10, 2000)
  NARAB Working Group Update
  (August 31, 2000)
  NAIC Summer National Meeting in Orlando, Florida June 8-14, 2000
  (June 13, 2000)
  National Insurance Acts
  GAO Issues New Report on NAIC Uniformity Initiatives
  (August 10, 2001)
  Comparison of ACLI, ABIA and AIA Federal Insurance Charter/Licensing Proposals
  (July 30, 2001)
  American Insurance Association Announces Federal Charter Proposal
  (July 27, 2001)
  Oxley and Baker Hint at Federal Insurance Regulatory Legislation
  (June 22, 2001)
  ACLI Draft Proposal on Federal Insurance Solvency Regulation
  (April 23, 2001)
  ACLI Draft Proposal on Federal Insurance Charter
  (April 20, 2001)

Information Technology

  National Insurance Acts
  Lessons Learned from Three Generations of Technology Contracts: Drafting Tips for Financial Institution Transactions
  by Paul R. Gupta. This article appeared in Electronic Banking Law & Commerce Report, Vol. 7, No. 3 (July/August, 2002)
  Drafting Tips - Settlement Agreements and IP Disputes: Practice Pointers for Practitioners
  by Paul R. Gupta. This article appeared in E-Commerce Law & Strategy, Vol. 19, No. 3 (July, 2002)
  Network Security Multiple Factors Build Up to Companies ’ Current Focus on Improving Data Security
  This article appeared in BNA’s Electronic Commerce & Law Report, Vol. 7, No. 29, pp. 740-741 (July 24, 2002)
 
Legal Issues Relating to Storage, Retention and Destruction of Electronic Data
  by Vivian Polak and John Mancini (June 4, 2002)
  Now More Than Ever, Cybersecurity Audits Are Key
  by Wayne Matus, Vivian Polak, John Mancini and John Nonna. This article appeared in the March 11, 2002 edition of The National Law Journal.
  Important Upcoming Dates:  The Introduction of .us Top-Level Domain Names
  (March 4, 2002)
  Recent Developments in E-Commerce
  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.
  Two Recent Developments Affecting the Issues of Software Purchasers' Rights and Software Terms of Agreement
  (January 29, 2002)
  USA Patriot Act and Subsequent Presidential Orders May Impact the Ability To Do Business in the United States
  (January 2002)
 
New Government Initiatives Related to Computer Security
  (December 19, 2001)
  United States Signs Treaty on Cybercrime
  (December 14, 2001)
  Forming Binding Agreements on the Internet
  (July 2001)
  E-Commerce Legal and Business Issues for Insurers
  by Thomas M. Dawson (updated April 2001)
  By Invitation: The Legal Challenges for 3G Services in Europe
  By Leonard Hawkes with contributions from Lawrence Acker and David Poe (January 2001)
  The Second Country is Always the Hardest: A Comparison of U.S. and French Laws Affecting Startups
  By David M. Grimes and Guillaume de Sampigny (January 2001)
  ICANN Expands Domain Names; Trademark Holders Beware
  Internet Client Alert (September 2000)
  The Legal Risks of Trademarks as Internet Search Terms
  by Vivian Polak, Peggy A. Miller and Kenneth D. Leppert, Jr. (August 1999)
  Personal Jurisdiction in Cyberspace
  by George M. Perry, Peggy A. Miller, Vivian Polak and Marcy L. Edwards (December 1998)
  Legal Trends And Strategies For Interactivity
  by Peggy A. Miller, George M. Perry and Vivian Polak (January 1997)
  Protecting Your Trademark on the Internet
  by Vivian Polak and Marybeth McGinley

Energy and Utilities

  Energy and Utilities Alerts
  U.S. DC Circuit Court of Appeals Casts Cloud Over FERC’s Order No. 2000 RTO Agenda
  by Elias Farrah, Samuel Behrends, Bruce Neely and Lawrence Acker (July 16, 2002)
  IRS Issues Awaited Revenue Procedure Clarifying and Expanding Scope of Electric Utility Securitizations
  (July 1, 2002)
  New York Statute Struck Down as a Bill of Attainder
  by Michael McBride, Bruce Neely, Martin Malsch and John Lawrence (June 17, 2002)
  National Electric Grid
  by Elias G. Farrah.  This article appeared in the November-December 2002 edition of Association Highlights.

Environmental

  Environmental Client Alerts
  Proposed Settlement To Reduce MACT Hammer Determination Deadline
  (September 4, 2002)
  Supreme Court Refuses to Find Development Moratoria Unconstitutional
  (May 14, 2002)
  Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act
  (January 3, 2002
  Department of Justice Issues Analysis of New Source Review Actions Under the Clean Air Act
  (January 2002)
  OSHA's Revised Occupational Injury and Illness Recordkeeping Regulations to Go Into Effect January 1, 2002
  (November 5, 2001)
  Fifth Circuit Limits CERCLA § 113(f) Contribution Actions
  (August 31, 2001)
  U.S. Supreme Court Issues Pro-Development Decision in Wetlands Taking Case
  (July 19, 2001)
  The CERCLA Cleanup Process:  An Overview
  (June 6, 2001)
  Brownfields Revitalization and Environmental Restoration Act of 2001
  (May 9, 2001)
  EPA to Target Hospitals and Medical Centers for Environmental Compliance and Enforcement Initiatives
  (March 2001)
  U.S. Supreme Court Upholds EPA on NAAQS: Costs Not Required to Be Considered on Clean Air Standards
  (February 28, 2001)
  EPA Seeks to Further Limit Discharges Into Waters of the U.S. (Wetlands)
  (January 23, 2001)
  The U.S. Supreme Court Seeks to Limit the Army Corps of Engineers' Jurisdiction
  (January 9, 2001)
  Call (a lawyer) Before you Dig for Environmental Secrets
  (November 2000)
  Section 404 Permits: Discharge of Dredged Material
  (September 2000)
  CERCLA Amendments
  (June 2000)
  EPA Takes Steps to Promote Redevelopment of Contaminated Property
  (March 6, 2000)
  EPA Orders Significant NOx Reductions From Power Plants and Factories in 12 States and D.C.
  (January 3, 2000)
  Tower Siting Newsletters
  Add 20 Mold-Related Requirements for Tenant that Controls Its Space
  by Andrew Davis and Catherine Lin. This article appeared in the September 2002 edition of Commercial Lease Law Insider and is posted here with permission. (September 2002)
  Control Tenant's Pre-Move-In Inspection for Toxic Mold
  by Andrew N. Davis and Catherine K. Lin. This article appeared in the February 2002 edition of Commercial Lease Law Insider.
  Inherited Corporate Consequences:  Yesterday's Corporate Solution Becomes Today's Environmental Problem
  by Andrew N. Davis, Stephen J. Humes and Catherine K. Lin. This article appeared in the January 28, 2002 edition of The Connecticut Law Tribune.
  Adapting to the Toxic Mold Landscape
  by Andrew N. Davis and Catherine K. Lin. This article first appeared in IEQ Strategies. January 2002, Vol. 15, No. 1
  (Re)Molding The Toxic Tort Landscape
  by Andrew N. Davis and Catherine K. Lin. This article appeared in the November 19, 2001 edition of The Connecticut Law Tribune
  Enviro-Cops Continue Aggressive Tactics
  Reprinted from the Connecticut Law Tribune
by Ronald W. Zdrojeski and David R. Greene (November 20, 2000)
  The Watershed Approach to Site Remediation: Clean Water or Quagmire?
  by Kevin R. Murray, 46 Rocky Mt. Min. L. Inst. 13-1 (2000)

Financial Services

  E-Commerce
  Lessons Learned from Three Generations of Technology Contracts: Drafting Tips for Financial Institution Transactions
  by Paul R. Gupta. This article appeared in Electronic Banking Law & Commerce Report, Vol. 7, No. 3 (July/August, 2002)
  New York State Insurance Department Office of General Counsel Opinion on Payment of Insurance Premiums Through the Internet
  (April 23, 2001)
  E-Commerce Legal and Business Issues for Insurers in the European Union
  (March 2001)
  Assurance et Commerce Electronique Cadre Juridique dans l'Union Européenne
  (Mars 2001)
  New York State Insurance Department Office of General Counsel Issues Opinion on Web Site Solicitation of Insurance By Unlicensed Web Site Owner
  (March 9, 2001)
  The New York Insurance Department Offers Guidance on Internet Insurance Advertisements, Referrals and Solicitations
  (February 23, 2001)
  Financial Institutions Alerts
  OCC Debt Cancellation Rules Preserve Banks’ Competitive Advantages Over Credit Insurers
  (September 30, 2002)

International

  China -- Insurance
  China Amends Its Insurance Law
  by George C. Hammond and Ingrid Zhu-Clark (November 19, 2002)
  CIRC Reinsurance Market Entry Rules
  by George Hammond and Ingrid Zhu-Clark (October 17, 2002)
  Administrative Measures on Insurance Agency Institutions
  (March 2002)
  Chinese Government Releases Foreign Insurance Regulations
  (January 2002)
  Administrative Regulations on Foreign-Funded Insurance Companies of the People's Republic of China
  (January 2002)
  Europe -- Insurance
  EU Adopts New Framework For Insurance Intermediaries
  by Guy Soussan (October 7, 2002)
  Un Passeport Européen pour les Intermediaires d’Assurance et de Réassurance
  (7 Octobre 2002)


 

 

 

 



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