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In this Issue
2 Our Editors and Autho rs
3 Validus Round Two: Court of Appeals’ Deci sion Holding That Wholly-Foreign
Retrocessions Are N ot Subject to Federal Excise Tax Turns On Closely
Parsed Semantics, by Christopher M. Flanagan andReb ecca R. Melaas
4 The Consumer Finan cial Protection Bureau: What Insurers Shoul d Know, by Timothy V. Kemp
5 The Iran Sanct ions Program: Is There Relief in Sight for Re/Insurers Un der
The Iran Nuclear Agree ment?, by John C. Fusco
7 Allocation of Covered a nd Uncovered Claims: Recent Decisions on
Burden Shiftin g and Pre-Approval Requirements, by Kelly Sinner Big gins
10 Accolades
10 Artic les & Quotes
10 Presentatio ns & Speaking Engagements
11 Event s
11 Announcements
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SEPTEMBER 2015