Travelers Insurance Co. v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co.

OPINION AND ORDER

LAMB, Vice Chancellor.

The plaintiff in this case, Travelers Insurance Company, seeks enforcement of an arbitration award made in its favor against the defendant, Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company. Nationwide’s pending motion for summary judgment asks the court to deny enforcement of the arbitration panel’s decision, arguing that the panel erred in granting relief to Travelers.

In general, this court refuses to reconsider the decision of an arbitration panel. The strong public policy support for the resolution of disputes through arbitration requires that courts uphold the…