Ky. Rev. Stat. § 417.050

Current through Acts Received April 24, 2024
Section 417.050 - Validity of arbitration agreement - Exempt agreements

A written agreement to submit any existing controversy to arbitration or a provision in written contract to submit to arbitration any controversy thereafter arising between the parties is valid, enforceable, and irrevocable, save upon such grounds as exist at law for the revocation of any contract. This chapter does not apply to:

(1) Arbitration agreements contained within the collective bargaining agreements entered into by employers and the respective representatives of member employees;
(2) Insurance contracts. Nothing in this subsection shall be deemed to invalidate or render unenforceable contractual arbitration provisions between two (2) or more insurers, including reinsurers; and
(3) Arbitration agreements entered by any industrial insured captive insurer that is created under the Product Liability Risk Retention Act of 1981, 15 U.S.C. secs. 3901 et seq., as amended.

KRS 417.050

Amended by 2019 Ky. Acts ch. 75,§ 2, eff. 6/26/2019.
Amended by 2019 Ky. Acts ch. 166,§ 4, eff. 6/26/2019.
Effective:7/15/1996 Amended 1996, Ky. Acts ch. 131, sec. 1, effective7/15/1996. -- Created 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 278, sec. 1, effective 7/13/1984.