Article on Trusts and Arbitration Provisions
February 20, 2014

Rachel M. Hirshberg (University of Missouri) has recently published an article entitled, You Can't Have Your Trust and Defeat...

Court Declines to Stay Litigation of Claims Despite Common Issues With Pending Reinsurance Arbitration
October 3, 2013

This case concerns overlapping reinsurance agreements, retrocession agreements related to the rinsured risks, and guarantees of the retrocession agreements. The reinsurance and retrocession agreements all contain arbitration provisions, but the guarantees do not. Disputes arose, an arbitration commenced concerning the retrocession agreements and a lawsuit was filed on the related guarantees. On a motion to dismiss, the court held that the claimant did not have to “exhaust” efforts to collect...

Texas Bill Would Limit Use of Arbitration in Certain Insurance and Health Benefit Contracts
March 28, 2013

Relating to certain binding arbitration provisions in certain insurance and health benefit plan coverage documents.

Reinsurance Focus: SECOND CIRCUIT AFFIRMS DISMISSAL OF LAWSUIT BASED ON ARBITRATION PROVISIONS BUT REFUSES TO ORDER SANCTIONS
December 18, 2012

Reinsurance Focus: SECOND CIRCUIT AFFIRMS DISMISSAL OF LAWSUIT BASED ON ARBITRATION PROVISIONS BUT REFUSES TO ORDER SANCTIONS http://goo.gl/UTDsK