Neb. Federal Applied Underwriters Case Stayed Pending N.J. Ruling

OMAHA, Neb. — A Nebraska federal magistrate judge has stayed an Applied Underwriters workers’ compensation coverage dispute pending a ruling in a similar case in New Jersey court as to whether the policies at issue violated that state’s insurance laws.

In a June 2 order, Magistrate Judge Cheryl R. Zwart explained that the question is relevant to Applied Underwriters Captive Risk Assurance Company Inc.’s defenses and counterclaims in the instant case.

Applied Underwriters Captive Risk Assurance Company Inc. (ACURA) and Top's Personnel Inc., a New Jersey company, entered into a reinsurance participation agreement (RPA) on Dec. 14, 2011, which related …