Motion to Confirm ‘Final’ Award Was Timely, First State Contends in Reply Brief

BOSTON — First State Insurance Co. and New England Reinsurance Co. assert that they are not procedurally barred from asking a Massachusetts federal judge to confirm an arbitration award issued in a reinsurance contract dispute, arguing that the motion to confirm had been timely filed.

In a Dec. 22 reply to Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co.’s opposition to their request for reconsideration of a ruling denying their motion to confirm the award, First State and New England Re assert that the motion to confirm was timely under the Federal Arbitration Act.

First State and New England Re (First State, collectively) …