National Casualty Co. v. Continental Insurance Co.

In a matter arising out of a billing dispute related to a reinsurance agreement between the insurance company parties, the federal district court was asked to enforce an arbitration agreement. The district court rejected plaintiffs’ argument that prior arbitration awards resolved the billing dispute and precluded new arbitration proceedings and granted the defendant’s motion to compel arbitration under the Federal Arbitration Act. The Seventh Circuit affirmed, explaining that the court’s precedent required the outcome. (ST. EVE and JACKSON-AKIWUMI, concurring)