Reinsurance

Reinsurance rests as a cornerstone of risk management, financial planning, and capital consideration for insurers. Kennedys has an experienced teams of lawyers who have advised clients with regard to transactional, corporate and regulatory issues.

Reinsurance rests as a cornerstone of risk management, financial planning, and capital consideration for insurers. For these reasons, reinsurance arrangements and disputes are a significant financial concern for both ceding and assuming companies. Kennedys has an experienced teams of lawyers who have advised clients with regard to transactional, corporate and regulatory issues. We provide coverage advice, claim counselling, and representation to reinsurers in arbitrations and litigation around the world including some of the largest claims and catastrophes in:

Asia Pacific
Bermuda
Caribbean
Europe
Latin America
Middle East
United States.

As a result, we are uniquely positioned to provide a global, national, or local perspective in assisting our reinsurance clients with handling emergent exposures, problematic coverage concerns, and risk underwriting.

In recognition of our proficiency and knowledge, Kennedys’ partners are active participants in the larger legal and reinsurance communities through membership and speaking engagements with the AIDA Reinsurance and Arbitration Society (ARIAS-US), the Association of Insurance and Reinsurance Run-Off Companies (AIRROC), and the Insurance & Reinsurance Legacy Association (IRLA), among others.

Reinsurance expertise

Alternative risk transfer arrangements, including captive formations and claims by captive insurers
Aggregation issues
Acquisitions, disposals and reorganisations of corporate reinsurers
Asbestos and toxic tort claims
Audits of underlying accounts across all classes of business
Aviation
Business interruption claims
Commutations
Dispute resolution including arbitration
Drafting of reinsurance contracts and implementation of reinsurance structures
Energy
Environmental claims
Facultative and fronting arrangements
Financial reinsurance
Index linked securities and industry loss warranties
Interpretation of reinsurance contracts
Life reinsurance transactions, longevity and lapsation swaps
Marine
Medical stop-loss and medical malpractice claims
Property catastrophe disputes
Restructuring and run-off
Self-insured risks and self-insured pools
Treaty programs.