Insurer Says Arbitration Umpire Was Biased In Favor Of Reinsurer

Mealey's (December 7, 2016, 9:55 AM EST) -- NEW YORK — A Brazilian reinsurer argued in the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Oct. 21 that the umpire in an international arbitration was biased in favor of a retrocessional-reinsurer and that a number of awards should therefore be vacated (National Indemnity Company v. IRB Brasil Resseguros S.A., No. 16-1267, 2nd Cir.)....