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| August 31, 2009

Playing the Name Game - An Update on Cut-Through Clauses

In our March 2001 Commentary, “Cut-Through Provisions in Reinsurance Agreements,” we described the nature of cut-through clauses and some of the business reasons why cut-through clauses exist. In this commentary, we take another look at cut-through clauses and how they have been interpreted by the courts since 2001.

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