Legal Opinion
Corcoran v. Ardra Insurance
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 20, 1990PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Simons, J.
The issue presented is whether plaintiff, the State Superintendent of Insurance acting as liquidator of an insolvent insurance company, can be compelled to arbitrate the *228insolvent’s claims against a foreign reinsurer. It arises because defendant Ardra Insurance Company, Ltd., a Bermuda reinsurance corporation, and its principals seek to compel plaintiff to arbitrate Ardra’s liability to the insolvent, Nassau Insurance Company, for reinsurance proceeds allegedly due pursuant to three international reinsurance agreements containing arbitration clauses. Defendants…
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3Cited by14 opinions
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