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076027P.pdf 03/12/2008 Granite Reinsurance Company v. Acceptance Insurance Company
U.S. Court of Appeals Case No: 07-6027
and No: 07-6029
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Nebraska
[PUBLISHED] [Kressel, Chief Judge, with Schermer and Venters,
Bankruptcy Judges]
Bankruptcy Appellate Panel. Reinsurance contract was supported by
consideration, and the bankruptcy court did not err in determining that the
contract was enforceable against debtor and that Granite was entitled to
retain a $6 million premium payment; contract unambiguously stated that
the premium was $15 million payable over five years, with no exceptions
for early termination or loss of business, and the bankruptcy court erred in
determining that the insurer could not recover the premium for the final
three years of the contract.