Section 16-108-201 - Definitions

2 Analyses of this statute by attorneys

  1. McCarran-Ferguson Lands A Jab On Federal Arbitration Act

    Carlton Fields Jorden BurtJohn C. PitbladoOctober 22, 2015

    Many states have laws similar to Washington’s. See, e.g., Dolin, Mitchell F., and Catherine E. Long "Enforcement of arbitration agreements—Special insurance issues—State law prohibition and preemption" (1 Law and Prac. of Ins. Coverage Litig. § 11:22) (July 2015) (citing Ark. Code Ann. 16-108-201(b) (arbitration provisions "shall have no application to … any insured or beneficiary under any insurance policy"); Ga. Code Ann. § 9-9-2(c)(3) (arbitration provisions "shall not apply" to "any contract of insurance"); Kan. Stat. Ann. § 5-401(c) (provisions of arbitration act "shall not apply to … [c]ontracts of insurance"); Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 417.050(2) (disputes under "insurance contracts" not arbitrable); La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 22:629a ("[n]o insurance contract … shall contain any … agreement … depriving the courts … of the jurisdiction of action against the insurer"); Mo. Ann. Stat. § 435.350 (arbitration provisions exclude "contracts of insurance"); Mont. Code Ann. § 27-5-114(2)(c) (insurance contracts not arbitrable); Neb. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 25-2602(f)(4) ("does not apply to … any agreement … relating to an insurance policy other than a contract between insurance companies including a reinsurance contract"); Ok. Stat. Ann. tit. 15, § 802 ("shall not apply to … contracts with refer

  2. McCarran-Ferguson Lands a Jab on the FAA

    Carlton Fields Jorden BurtJohn PitbladoOctober 19, 2015

    Many states have laws similar to Washington’s. See, e.g., Dolin, Mitchell F., and Catherine E. Long “Enforcement of arbitration agreements—Special insurance issues—State law prohibition and preemption” (1 Law and Prac. of Ins. Coverage Litig. § 11:22) (July 2015) (citing Ark. Code Ann. 16-108-201(b) (arbitration provisions “shall have no application to … any insured or beneficiary under any insurance policy”); Ga. Code Ann. § 9-9-2(c)(3) (arbitration provisions “shall not apply” to “any contract of insurance”); Kan. Stat. Ann. § 5-401(c) (provisions of arbitration act “shall not apply to … [c]ontracts of insurance”); Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 417.050(2) (disputes under “insurance contracts” not arbitrable); La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 22:629a (“[n]o insurance contract … shall contain any … agreement … depriving the courts … of the jurisdiction of action against the insurer”); Mo. Ann. Stat. § 435.350 (arbitration provisions exclude “contracts of insurance”); Mont. Code Ann. § 27-5-114(2)(c) (insurance contracts not arbitrable); Neb. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 25-2602(f)(4) (“does not apply to … any agreement … relating to an insurance policy other than a contract between insurance companies including a reinsurance contract”); Ok. Stat. Ann. tit. 15, § 802 (“shall not apply to … contracts with refer