May 07, 2024
An insurer seeking the removal of an arbitrator in a Bermuda reinsurance coverage dispute told the Second Circuit on Tuesday that a hearing on the issue should be canceled as an award was issued in the arbitration, rendering the dispute moot.
May 02, 2024
The Second Circuit will review Wednesday whether a New York federal court has the authority to remove an allegedly biased arbitrator in a Bermuda reinsurance arbitration, addressing the question of the federal court's limited role in international arbitration. Here, Law360 breaks down the case in advance of oral arguments.
January 24, 2024
A New York federal court properly ruled that it lacked authority to remove the arbitrator presiding over a Bermuda reinsurance arbitration, the reinsurer told the Second Circuit on Wednesday, arguing the counterparty's attempt to revive its petition seeking such a ruling is unsupported by Bermuda law.
October 26, 2023
A subsidiary of Japanese insurer Sompo International urged the Second Circuit on Wednesday to revive its bid to disqualify a retired English high court judge who is presiding over a Bermuda reinsurance arbitration, arguing that a lower court incorrectly analyzed a jurisdictional question.