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contest and often were not even aware of.
provide detailed information on these issues if D Committee wishes.
policyholders when handling their claims.
insurers’ claim evaluations, and less likely they will succeed when they do.
neutral forum, then there is no need for an insurer to insist on its use.
mandatory arbitration provisions because they believe arbitration generally advantages them.
which is when the policyholder is most vulnerable.
occur voluntarily once a specific dispute has materialized.
2015); Sturgeon v. Allied Professional Insurance Co., 344 S.W.3d 205 (Mo. Ct. App. 2011) (Missouri); Scott v.
939 P.2d 869 (Kan. 1997) (Kansas).
mutual agreement by the parties to arbitrate a specific dispute after it has arisen.
1 Meyer v. Travis Kalanick and Uber Technologies, Inc., 2016 WL 4073012 (S.D.N.Y. July 29, 2016), now on appeal.
in addition to reviewing Texas-specific issues.
the insured’s interests must necessarily come first.” Lieberman v. Employers Ins. Of Wausau, 84 N.J. 325, 336 (N.J.
4 Including (sometimes depending on the type of claim), Alaska, Florida, Montana and New Jersey.
5 For example, Arizona, California and Nevada.
determining whether to honor that claim.” Erie Ins. Co. v. Hickman by Smith, 622 N.E.2d 515, 518 (Ind. 1993).
8 Even definitive statements need qualifiers. While several federal Circuit Courts have ruled on this issue, the U.S.
itself did not bar arbitration clauses. DeMercurio v. Sphere Drake Insurance, 202 F.3d 71, 81, note 10 (1st. Cir.
from “depriving the courts” of jurisdiction.
10 State of Washington v. James River Insurance Company, 176 Wash.2d 390 (WA. 2013).
11Monarch Consulting Inc. v. National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburg, 47 N.E.3d 463, 471 (N.Y. 2016).
12 Current Section I, “Producer” re-lettered to new Section J.
13 Current Section P, “Violating any one of Sections [insert applicable sections.]” re-lettered to new Section O.

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