Mealey's (January 16, 2019, 1:34 PM EST) -- JAMAICA, N.Y. — In a case addressing whether reinsurance participation agreements (RPAs) are illegal and unlawful, a New York justice on Nov. 14 allowed defendants to assert a counterclaim seeking damages for breach of the RPAs and policies and a declaration that the RPAs are valid, enforceable contracts (The Energy Conservation Group LLC, et al. v. Applied Underwriters Inc., et al., No. 710762 2015, N.Y. Sup., Queens Co., 2018 N.Y. Misc. LEXIS 6746)....