Jury Trial Scheduled in $8.9 Million Reinsurance Case Against Ironshore Indemnity

SEATTLE — A Washington federal judge has scheduled a June 2020 jury trial in a case in which a public entities self-insurance association is demanding $8.9 million in reinsurance from Ironshore Indemnity Inc. for its settlement of police misconduct and excessive force claims brought against two cities.

In a March 11 scheduling order, Judge Richard A. Jones set Feb. 3, 2020 as the deadline to complete discovery.

The complaint was filed on Jan. 11 by the Washington Cities Insurance Authority (WICA), which maintains that the settlement is covered by a reinsurance contract issued by Ironshore to the association.

In a …