Applied Underwriters Can't Compel Arbitration of EquityComp Dispute

The U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Applied Underwriters could not compel a disgruntled EquityComp customer to participate in arbitration. Case: Minnieland Private Day School v. Applied Underwriters Captive Risk Assurance Co., No. 17-2385, 01/14/2019, published. Facts and procedural history: Applied Underwriters is a financial services company that provides a workers’ compensation coverage program through its affiliated insurance companies. The EquityComp program has been the subject of multiple lawsuits across the country, with disgruntled consumers asserting that it ...