A judge is permitting an insolvent life insurance company, whose liabilities outpace its assets by $1.5 billion, to restructure in a plan that would result in full coverage for 85 percent of its policyholders and shortfalls for the remainder.

Acting Supreme Court Justice John Galasso in Nassau County (See Profile) approved the plan on April 16 to liquidate Executive Life Insurance Company of New York and create a new company over the objections of a group of policyholders who will experience shortfalls.

This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.

To view this content, please continue to their sites.

Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now

Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now

Why am I seeing this?

LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.

For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]