Panel: Reinsurer’s Arbitration Provisions Are Unenforceable Based On Violation

Mealey's (October 22, 2018, 1:44 PM EDT) -- RIVERSIDE, Calif. — A violation by a reinsurer and related entities of California Insurance Code Section 11658 renders arbitration provisions unenforceable, a California appeals panel held Oct. 19, affirming a lower court’s denial of motions to compel arbitration of a dispute involving workers’ compensation insurance (Low Desert Empire Pizza Inc., et al. v. Applied Underwriters Inc., et al., No. E067081, Calif. App., 4th Dist., Div. 2, 2018 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 7154)....