American Centennial Insurance Company v. National Casualty Company and Scottsdale Insurance Company

ALAN E. NORRIS, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner, American Centennial Insurance Company, and respondents, National Casualty Company and Scottsdale Insurance Company, are parties to numerous reinsurance agreements, each of which contains an arbitration clause. When disputes arose, various demands and cross-demands for arbitration were asserted by the parties. Petitioner sought to have the disputes resolved in a single arbitration proceeding, while respondents resisted, asserting that unique issues were involved and their positions would be prejudiced by consolidation. The arbitration clauses in all…