In her analysis of New Developments Regarding Limitations on Discovery of Reinsurance Information, Wiley Rein, LLP litigation partner, Sandra Tvarian Stevens, Esq., discusses appropriate limitations on the production of reinsurance information and provides practical advice for insurers and reinsurers on topics such as:
- The Nature of the Reinsurance Relationship;
- The Role of Utmost Good Faith;
- The Purpose of Access to Records and Cooperation Clauses;
- Policyholder and Underlying Claimants' Demands for Discovery of Reinsurance Information; and
- Privilege and Work Product Considerations.
The commentary explores why insurers and their policyholders continue to grapple with the question of whether reinsurance information has any relevance to the issues raised in coverage disputes. The commentary features an analysis of current and past decisions addressing demands for production of reinsurance information and examines why courts have refused to order production in some cases, while allowing it in others.
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Stevens, Sandra
About the Author. Sandra Tvarian Stevens is a partner with the law firm of Wiley Rein LLP in Washington, DC, and a member of the firm's insurance and litigation practice groups. Ms. Stevens has particular expertise in complex litigation before state and federal courts and in alternative dispute resolution and arbitration proceedings involving insurance and reinsurance claims. She regularly counsels clients with respect to preservation and production of electronically stored information. She is a frequent author and speaker on insurance, reinsurance and electronic discovery issues, and Membership Vice Chair of the American Bar Association's Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section. Ms. Stevens received her B.A. from American University magna cum laude and her J.D. from American University's Washington College of Law summa cum laude.
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