Arbitration Provision Does Not Apply To Parties’ Settlement Agreement, Texas Panel Says

(March 15, 2024, 11:06 AM EDT) -- DALLAS — A trial court did not err in denying an insurer’s motion to compel arbitration of a dispute over the terms of a 2015 settlement because the dispute over the satisfaction of a self-insured retention limit for benzene-related claims filed against the insured involves the interpretation of the settlement agreement and not the interpretation of the insurance policy at issue, the Fifth District Texas Court of Appeals said in affirming the trial court’s ruling that the arbitration provision applies only to disputes arising under the insurance policy and not under the settlement agreement....