Neutgens v. Westfield Group

OPINION

LANSING, Judge.

Westfield Group, an issuer of automobile insurance policies, appeals from the district court’s denial of Westfield’s motion to vacate an arbitration award of income-loss benefits under the Minnesota No-Fault Automobile Insurance Act. Westfield argues that the arbitrator exceeded his authority when he allowed the insured, an employee of a corporation in which he is the sole shareholder, to prove income loss by establishing the amount of salary loss as a result of his accident-related injuries without demonstrating a decrease in the corporation’s gross business income. We…