Judge Upholds $1.4M Arbitration Award Against Crop Insurer

Mealey's (November 20, 2019, 4:33 PM EST) -- ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — A federal judge in Missouri on Nov. 19 affirmed a $1.4 million arbitration award in favor of a farmer because the farmer was entitled to indemnity from a federally reinsured crop insurer for corn crop losses sustained in 2013 (Great American Insurance Co. v. Jonathan Russell, No. 16-9001, W.D. Mo., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 200211)....