Federal Insurance Office solicits comments regarding catastrophe risk report *

USA - May 8 2013
Pursuant to the Biggert-Waters Act, the Director of the FIO is required to conduct a study and submit to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban…

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Eighth Circuit: broad service of suit provision in insurance policy endorsement precludes arbitration *

USA - May 7 2013
In a prior post, we reported the district court's denial of the insurer's motion to compel arbitration in Union Electric Co. v. Aegis Energy…

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Arbitration process issues roundup *

USA - April 24 2013
Following is a summary, by category, of recent opinions of note concerning arbitration process issues.

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Arbitration award review roundup *

USA - April 10 2013
Denying motion to vacate award; granting motion to confirm award; panel did not exceed authority for allegedly basing award on theory not advanced by…

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Arbitration clause interpretation round-up *

USA - March 27 2013
Following is a summary of five recent opinions of note concerning the interpretation of arbitration agreements and arbitration procedure: Klein v…

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