Legal Opinion
American Re-Insurance Co. v. INSURANCE COM'N, ETC.
District Court, C.D. California
Decided August 7, 1981No. CV 78-4069-WMBPublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WM. MATTHEW BYRNE, Jr., District Judge.
This action arises out of the insolvency of the Signal Insurance Company (“Signal”), and the Imperial Insurance Company (“Imperial”), (collectively, “Signal/Imperial”). Plaintiff American Re-Insurance Company (“American”) entered into reinsurance and retrocession agreements with Signal/Imperial, which obligate American to indemnify Signal/Imperial for a certain portion of losses on insurance policies written by these companies. Following the insolvency of Signal/Imperial, various parties have made conflicting demands for direct payment of proceeds due…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Hale v. BohannonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1952
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