Miller v. Allstate Insurance Co.

KELLY, J.:

¶ 1 Appellant, Allstate Insurance Company, asks us to determine whether the trial court properly confirmed the arbitration award dated February 11, 1999. Specifically, we must determine whether New Jersey law will govern the arbitration proceedings despite an explicit contractual provision to the contrary. We must also determine whether a provision in the policy allowing either party sixty (60) days to challenge an arbitration award prevails over 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 7342, which allows only thirty (30) days. We hold that the provision of Appellant’s policy choosing local law to govern the…