Insurance Litigation, Arbitration, New York Convention

Second Circuit Holds New York Convention Is “Self-Executing,” Reverses Orders Denying Motion to Compel Arbitration

Carlton Fields on 6/3/2025

In an opinion issued on May 8, 2025, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals addressed two cases: Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s London v. 3131 Veterans Blvd LLC and Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s London v. MPIRE Properties...more

Bermuda Insurance Litigation Guide 2024 (Chambers)

Carey Olsen on 12/10/2024

Bermuda is a British Overseas Territory. The modern legal system of Bermuda is established by the Bermuda Constitution Order 1968, an Order in Council of the United Kingdom that established the Supreme Court as the primary...more

Court Follows Fifth Circuit Precedent in Enforcing Unsigned Insurance Arbitration Agreement Under New York Convention

Carlton Fields on 9/5/2023

The insured argued that the arbitration agreement at issue was not enforceable under the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards because the agreement was not signed by both parties and...more

First Circuit Holds That New York Convention Preempts Puerto Rican Law

Carlton Fields on 6/21/2023

The First Circuit Court of Appeals has held that the New York Convention applies to an insurance arbitration dispute between a Puerto Rican company and Lloyd’s of London and that the convention preempts a Puerto Rican law...more

HUB Talks: Arbitration World: International Arbitration Clauses in Insurance Policies: Are They Valid in States With...

K&L Gates LLP on 5/26/2022

In this episode, partners Chris Valente and Jackie Celender, along with associates Michael Creta and Peter Ayers, discuss the impact that state anti-arbitration insurance statutes have on the enforceability of international...more

The Continued Rise Of The New York Convention And The Fall Of The "Bellefonte Cap."

Hinshaw & Culbertson - Insights for Insurers on 8/23/2021

Another Circuit Court Holds That the New York Convention Pre-empts State Laws Prohibiting Arbitration of Insurance Disputes - On August 12, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that Article II, Section...more

Court Compels Arbitration Under the New York Convention and Dismisses Case in Windstorm Insurance Claim Dispute

Carlton Fields on 7/1/2019

The underlying insurance policy was issued by Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s London and contained an arbitration clause. The court applied the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (also...more

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