Welcome to the First Edition of Saul Ewing’s Reinsurance Insights. This update summarizes select court decisions, regulatory developments, industry forecasts, and emerging topics, with an emphasis on issues likely to impact claims handling, dispute strategy, and compliance. It is designed as a practical, counsel-focused digest: what changed, what it means, and what to do next.
In this edition, we address:
- Grounds for vacating an arbitration award under the Federal Arbitration Act;
- Federal jurisdiction for confirming or vacating an arbitration award;
- Maintaining confidentiality when seeking court intervention associated with an arbitration;
- Whether a reinsurer to a self-insured employer is entitled to reimbursement from the Massachusetts’
Workers’ Compensation Trust Fund for any cost of living adjustments that it paid to the employer’s injured
worker; - Late notice; and
- Contribution when an insolvent insurer can only pay a portion of an allowed claim.
