Does a Service-Of-Suit Clause Bar Removal to Federal Court?

[Editor's note: Mr. Hall is a former law firm partner, a former insurance and reinsurance company executive and acts as a reinsurance and insurance consultant and expert witness as well as an arbitrator and mediator of insurance disputes. The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not reflect the views of his clients. Copyright 2010 by the author. Additional background on the author and his other publications can be found on his website: robertmhall.com.]

I. Introduction

State credit for reinsurance laws and regulations govern the circumstances under which ceding insurers can take financial statement credit …