A Foreign Experience: Arbitrating Insurance Coverage Disputes in London

Many insurance policies now include arbitration provisions providing that disputes be arbitrated in London under the substantive law of New York. To policyholders, the "deck" in an international insurance arbitration appears to be stacked in favor of the insurance company, if only because the insurance company — a repeat player in London arbitrations — knows the results of its past arbitrations and the policyholder (and its counsel) likely does not. However, with careful strategy and preparation, a policyholder can prevail even in a "foreign experience" in international insurance arbitration.

29 minute read December 01, 2003 at 09:21 AM

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Lorelie S. Masters