Mealey's (September 22, 2016, 10:18 AM EDT) -- CINCINNATI — The Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals is set to try to end a three-year debate regarding whether an arbitration provision in a reinsurance contract is valid under Nebraska law (Milan Express Co. Inc. v. Applied Underwriters Captive Risk Assurance Co. Inc., No. 16-5270, 6th Cir.).

U.S. Chief Judge J. Daniel Breen of the Western District of Tennessee on Feb. 2 dismissed an arbitration dispute between a Tennessee corporation and Applied Underwriters Captive Risk Assurance Co. Inc. (AU), a reinsurer based in the British...