Legal Opinion
British Insurance Company of Cayman v. Safety National Casualty
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 3, 2003No. 01-3632PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
McKEE, Circuit Judge.
British Insurance Company of Cayman appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment to Safety National Casualty Corporation in this reinsurance dispute between the two insurance companies. The dispositive issue is whether, under New Jersey law, a reinsurer must show prejudice in order to prevail on a late notice defense asserted against its rein-sured. This issue has yet to be considered by the New Jersey Supreme Court. As it was required to do, the district court predicted that the New Jersey Supreme Court would hold that a reinsurer is not…
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