White Mountains Disputes $2.1 Million Reinsurance Claim

NEW YORK - In a new complaint, White Mountains Reinsurance Company of America asserts that it is not liable to pay $2.1 million to Travelers Casualty and Surety Co. for a 2007 settlement of asbestos exposure claims. White Mountains Reinsurance Company of America v. Travelers Casualty and Surety Co., No. 11-390 (S.D. N.Y.).

Travelers removed the suit, which had been originally filed in the New York County Superior Court, to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on Jan. 19.

According to the complaint, Travelers' predecessor, Aetna Casualty and Surety Co., issued primary and excess …