Mediating Reinsurance Disputes

Editor's Note: Peter A. Scarpato, President of Conflict Resolved, LLC, is an arbitrator, mediator and attorney with over 25 years of experience in the adjudication, negotiation, arbitration and mediation of business and legal disputes. This commentary was created from an article that appeared in issue 108 of JTW News - September 2006. Copyright 2008, Peter A. Scarpato, [email protected].]

For certain reinsurance disputes in the US, mediation is an available, effective but often misunderstood and underused process for companies seeking an efficient, cost-effective alternative to arbitration or litigation.

As the aggravation, expense and time required to arbitrate or litigate escalate, …