Meade v. Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Company

Summary

The Supreme Court of Florida held that an insurer may assert the policy‑limit defense in a confirmation of arbitration award action when the limits were not submitted to the arbitrators, even though the insurer failed to seek vacatur or modification within the ninety‑day period. The Court affirmed the Fifth District Court of Appeal’s decision and rejected the contrary rule applied in Travelers Insurance Co. v. Allen.