Court Order Sending Coverage Dispute To Arbitration Overseas Demonstrates The Potential Consequences Of Purchasing “Bermuda Form” And Other International Coverages

In MF Global Holdings Ltd. et al. v. Allied World Assurance Co. Ltd. et al., No. 1:16-ap-01251 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. Aug. 24, 2017), the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York ordered MF Global Holdings Ltd. and Allied World Assurance Co. Ltd. to arbitrate their $15 million errors-and-omissions coverage dispute in Hamilton, Bermuda.

Filed under:
USA, Arbitration & ADR, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, Deposit insurance, Federal Arbitration Act 1926 (USA), United States bankruptcy court
Authors:
Paul T. Moura , Lorelie S. Masters
Location:
USA
Firm:
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP