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ALM's Law Journal Press, a leading publisher of books for legal professionals, announced the publication of "Reinsurance Law: An Analytic Approach" by Steven C. Schwartz. This authoritative new guide covers all aspects of the field, from the varieties and uses of reinsurance to complex matters of law, markets and regulation. It features detailed discussion of the drafting and documentation of reinsurance contracts, a step-by-step guide to arbitration and other useful resources for practitioners. A detailed table of contents, as well as ordering information on this and other Law Journal Press books, is available at www.lawcatalog.com.

Steven C. Schwartz is a partner at Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP in New York. He has represented major insurance and reinsurance companies in disputes involving virtually all aspects of the business.

"Reinsurance Law: An Analytic Approach" explains important principles and issues for both cedents and reinsurers. Topics covered include types of reinsurance contracts (facultative vs. treaty, proportional vs. nonproportional, traditional vs. finite risk, retrocessional, and assumption reinsurance); state regulation; reinsurance markets in the U.S., London, Bermuda and Europe; common provisions in reinsurance contracts; litigation and arbitration; allocation of claims, including the "follow-the-fortunes" doctrine; and insolvency of the insurer or reinsurer

The book is designed to help lawyers understand the special vocabulary and methods of reinsurance law and to help them find answers to questions involving both settled law and gray areas. Insurance lawyers, in-house counsel and anyone in need of expert guidance on legal and practical aspects of reinsurance will find "Reinsurance Law: An Analytic Approach" an indispensable reference.

Law Journal Press, a division of ALM, publishes more than 130 books on a broad range of legal and business topics. Written by leading lawyers and experts and updated regularly, Law Journal Press' loose-leaf treatises offer definitive and timely information, insightful analysis and practitioner-oriented guidance for the legal profession.

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