Reinsurer Not Required to Arbitrate Claim Dispute With Benefit Plan, Judge Says
January 23, 2025
DOCUMENTS
- Report & Recommendation
RENO, Nev. — A Nevada federal magistrate judge has recommended denial of an employee benefit plan’s motion to compel arbitration of its claim dispute with a reinsurer, ruling that the reinsurer, as a non-signatory, is not required to arbitrate.
In a Jan. 21 report and recommendation, Magistrate Judge Elayna Youchah of the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada rejected the plan’s argument that the reinsurer is a third-party beneficiary to the agreement, finding there was no “clear promissory intent to benefit” the reinsurer.
Through an arrangement between the Kenai Drilling Limited Employee Benefit Plan’s third-party administrator and Connecticut …
UPCOMING CONFERENCES

HarrisMartin’s Artificial Stone Silicosis Epidemic Litigation Conference
April 08, 2025 - Long Beach, CA
The Westin Long Beach