Arch Specialty Insurance

Arch Specialty Insurance Company is suing an insured in California for alleged unpaid premiums of $186,300.ASIC, which is domiciled in Nebraska and based in New York, NY, filed a civil complaint against Palm Canyon Townhomes LLC, based in Los Angeles,

Surplus lines insurer Aspen Insurance UK Limited is seeking to avoid having to pay the litigation defense costs of a New Jersey based roofing contractor being sued over a condominium project.Details are contained in a complaint that was filed by

Bermuda based Associated Electric & Gas Insurance Services Ltd. is one of six insurers who are involved in a $40 million policy dispute with a global construction and engineering group.Details are contained in a complaint to compel arbitration or, alternatively,

Bermuda-based Arch Capital Group Ltd. and two of its US-domiciled operating subsidiaries are being sued for allegedly refusing to pay claims arising out of litigation filed on behalf of 11 dead and nearly 200 injured victims of a multiple train crash in California two years ago. Plaintiff the Southern California Regional Rail Authority, d.b.a. Metrolink, is seeking compensatory damages in excess of $1.5 million, plus punitive damages, in a civil complaint that was filed at the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, on June 9, 2008 and transferred to the U. S. District Court for the Central District of California on July 14.

A class action complaint has been filed in Florida against a subsidiary of Bermuda-based Arch Capital Group Ltd. on behalf of all insureds who filed claims for hurricane damages and had deductibles and penalties reduced from their payments.Plaintiff PHLD Partnership, which owns property in Florida, claims that all property insurance policies issued by Nebraska-domiciled Arch Specialty Insurance Company in Florida fail to comply with the law and, therefore, should be declared void.

A New Jersey based manufacturer has sued several insurers, including two that are incorporated in Bermuda, in an attempt to enforce a $350 million limit insurance policy.Formosa Plastics Corporation USA claims they have breached the terms of the contract concerning