Taylor v. Ernst & Young, L.L.P.

{¶ 1} This appeal involves the question of whether the superintendent of insurance, in her capacity as the liquidator of an insolvent insurer, is bound by an agreement to arbitrate that was entered into by an insolvent insurer in cases in which the liquidator does not disavow the contract that contains the arbitration clause. For the reasons explained below, we hold that the liquidator is not bound by the insolvent insurer’s agreement when the liquidator’s claims do not arise from the contract that contains the arbitration provision. Accordingly, we affirm the judgment of the court of appeals…