Claims Against EIFlow in $2 Million Reinsurance Action Timely, N.H. Federal Judge Rules

CONCORD, N.H. — A New Hampshire federal judge has denied EIFlow Insurance Ltd.’s motion for judgment on the pleadings in a $2 million reinsurance action, ruling that TIG Insurance Co.’s claims are timely under England’s statute of limitations.

In a Sept. 29 order, Judge Joseph N. Laplante of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire found the state’s choice-of-law analysis favors application of England’s six-year statute.

U.S. Fire Insurance Co. issued an insurance policy to Southdown Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates, effective from Dec. 1, 1982, to Dec. 31, 1986. The policy was cancelled on Jan. …