Judge Orders Insolvent Insurer To Arbitrate Breach Of Contract Claim

Mealey's (September 13, 2018, 12:29 PM EDT) -- FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky’s prohibition of arbitration between insolvent insurers and third-party contractors “does not trump the mandate of the Federal Arbitration Act [FAA] that valid arbitration agreements must be upheld,” a Kentucky federal judge ruled Sept. 11, granting a motion to compel arbitration of an insurer’s liquidator’s breach of contract case (Beam Partners LLC, et al. v. Nancy G. Atkins, No. 17-004, E.D. Ky., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 154566)....