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Insurer and reinsurer stipulate to dismissal of lawsuit, agreeing to arbitrate reinsurance claim dispute

  • Jorden Burt LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 17 2011

TIG Insurance Company ("TIG") sued Arrowood Indemnity Company ("Arrowood") in federal court for breach of a reinsurance agreement

Roundup of federal decisions on motions to compel arbitration

  • Jorden Burt LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • September 7 2012

Authenment, III v. Ingram Barge Co., Case No. 10-2107 (USDC E.D. La. July 13, 2012) (granting West of England Shipowner’s Mutual’s motion to stay pending arbitration in a case initially brought against West of England’s insured, notwithstanding that plaintiff was non-signatory to arbitration agreement; holding that Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards supersedes Louisiana’s statute prohibiting arbitration agreements in insurance contracts

Court rejects bid to seal documents submitted in support of petition to confirm reinsurance arbitration award

  • Jorden Burt LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 2 2013

First State Insurance Company and National Casualty Company arbitrated a reinsurance dispute in which the panel issued a confidentiality order

Non-parties to contract containing arbitration clause can compel arbitration; fraudulent inducement claim is arbitrable

  • Jorden Burt LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 13 2011

Plaintiff filed a complaint in federal court alleging breach of contract and fraud against StoresOnline, its parent corporation, IMergent, and several officers and directors of the companies

Insurer unsuccessfully attempts to avoid arbitration by winning race to the courthouse

  • Jorden Burt LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • October 25 2011

Republic Mortgage Insurance issued policies to lender Countrywide insuring against default by Countrywide’s borrowers

New York court orders that umpire be appointed to complete reinsurance arbitration panel

  • Jorden Burt LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 19 2013

Petitioner American Home Assurance Company sought appointment of an umpire, or a third arbitrator under certain treaties, to preside over

Insurer denied request to enjoin speedy arbitration proceeding

  • Jorden Burt LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 15 2012

Policyholder Nero filed a putative class action lawsuit against American Family Insurance Company, alleging common law and statutory claims

Federal Court confirms arbitration award in dispute between reinsurer and insurers but orders arbitration award unsealed

  • Jorden Burt LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • November 1 2012

Reinsurer AXA and insurers New Hampshire Insurance Company, American Home Insurance Company, and National Union Fire Insurance Company arbitrated a dispute over reinsurance coverage of primary policies that had been underwritten by AIG’s Energy Division in 19961997 and 19971998

Court compels arbitration and refuses to disqualify a party’s selected arbitrator

  • Jorden Burt LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • July 6 2011

A federal district court compelled arbitration and refused to disqualify a party’s selected arbitrator, notwithstanding that the arbitrator was a former employee and consultant of the objecting party’s parent company

Court denies insurer’s request for arbitration attorney’s fees

  • Jorden Burt LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • December 10 2012

Amerisure successfully arbitrated a dispute with Global Re