Thrivent Financial for Lutherans v. Brock

OPINION

LAURA CARTER HIGLEY, Justice.

This interlocutory appeal and original proceeding arise from a dispute between Colin Brock and his insurer, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans (“Thrivent”) over nonpayment of disability benefits, which Brock claims Thrivent owes him under a Thrivent insurance policy. As required by the policy, the trial court compelled the parties to arbitrate. Following an eviden-tiary hearing, the arbitrator denied Brock’s claims. Thrivent moved the trial court to confirm the arbitration award. In turn, Brock requested the trial court to vacate the arbitration award on the…