Nationwide General Insurance v. Investors Insurance Co. of America

The question on this appeal is whether the courts below properly stayed arbitration on the ground that the dispute was not within the scope of the arbitration clause.

Appellants (Investors) entered into a reinsurance treaty with the petitioners who agreed to indemnify Investors "for that portion of its General Liability writings which represents the excess of the sum of: (a) $50,000 each person, $50,000 each loss occurrence for Bodily Injury”. Investors, in turn, issued a general liability policy to Rova Farms Resort, Inc. providing coverage up to $50,000 for each person and $100,000 for each…