Brad Cates

The liquidators of a Nevis-licensed offshore insurer have filed a complaint in the United States in an attempt to recover assets that they claim were fraudulently transferred to an unlicensed Bahamas insurer. Richard Fogerty, of Kroll (Cayman) Ltd., and William Tacon, of Kroll (BVI) Ltd., as liquidators of Condor Insurance Ltd., filed an adversary proceeding at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Mississippi on November 20, 2007. Defendants are Condor Guaranty Inc., a Bahamas corporation with addresses of 15 Lillian Court, Lucaya, Freeport, Grand Bahama, and 1145 Robinson Avenue, Ocean Springs, Mississippi 39564, and PetroQuest Resources Inc., a Nevada corporation headquartered in Arlington, Texas.

The principals of Condor Insurance Limited, which was recently forced into liquidation in Nevis amid allegations of fraud, have set up an identical business in the Bahamas. Even the name of the new company is similar to the old one.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Saint Kitts and Nevis by Richard Fogerty and William Tacon, as Foreign Representatives of Condor Insurance Limited, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Mississippi.

Condor Insurance Ltd. went into liquidation at the High Court of St. Kitts and Nevis on May 18 following a petition by New York Stock Exchange-listed Infineon Technologies AG, which is registered in Germany.Richard Fogerty, of Kroll (Cayman) Limited, and William Tycon, of Kroll (BVI) Limited, were appointed joint official liquidators. Another creditor, Pro Med Reinsurance Limited, which, like Condor, is incorporated in Nevis, was granted permission to appear in the liquidation.

A New York Stock Exchange-listed creditor is attempting to wind-up a Nevis-licensed offshore insurer that cannot pay its debts despite having an audit that shows shareholders' equity of over US$250 million.Infineon Technologies AG, which is incorporated in Germany, filed an action at the St. Kitts & Nevis High Court on August 30, 2006 in which it is seeking the court's permission to present a winding-up petition against Condor Insurance Limited, which is controlled by Harvey Thompson Milam and his wife, Joycelyn T. Milam, of Ocean Springs, Mississippi.