In an unpublished decision, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in Amerisure Mut. Ins. Co. v. Swiss Reinsurance America Corp., No. 24-1492 (6th Cir. Nov. 4, 2025) affirmed the district court’s grant of...more
11/7/2025
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In CITGO Petroleum v. Ascot Underwriting Limited, et al., Case No. 24-227 (2d Cir. 2025), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently affirmed a $54.2 million judgment (plus interest) in favor of CITGO Petroleum...more
11/6/2025
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In Sparta Insurance Company v. Pennsylvania General Insurance Company, Civ. No. 21-11205-FDS (D. Mass. Sept. 30, 2025), the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts held that the obligations of...more
10/7/2025
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In Employers’ Innovative Network v. Bridgeport Benefits, No. 24-1350 (4th Cir. July 18, 2025), Employers contracted with Bridgeport, Capital Security, Inc., and a few other parties to obtain and administer employee health...more
8/12/2025
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In Liberty Corporate Capital Limited v. Gallagher Re, Inc., Case No. 8:25-MC-10-MSS-TGW (M.D. Fla. April 24, 2025), Liberty sought to enforce a subpoena issued by the arbitration panel in a reinsurance dispute to Gallagher,...more
In affirming a district court’s denial of a petition to vacate an arbitration award, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently rejected the argument “that manifest disregard of the law remains viable as an...more
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently reversed a district court’s denial of a motion to compel arbitration, finding that the parties’ arbitration clause expressed a clear intent to arbitrate and that the reference in...more
Captive insurers can offer enhanced control over coverage, claims, and premiums; however, they also face specific challenges when dealing with large-scale coverage events that have highly uncertain scopes, particularly when...more
2/6/2025
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A California federal district court recently compelled arbitration of a reinsurance dispute, finding that it “had little difficulty concluding that this case falls within the parties’ arbitration agreement.” Truck Insurance...more