Luxor Cabs, Inc. v. Applied Underwriters Captive Risk Assurance Co.

*974 In this case involving the provision of workers' compensation insurance to Luxor Cabs, Inc. and Luxor Executive Car Service, LLC (Luxor), appellants Applied Underwriters Captive Risk Assurance Company, Inc. (AUCRA), California Insurance Company (CIC), and certain other affiliated entities 1 challenge the denial of AUCRA's motion to compel arbitration pursuant to the terms of a reinsurance participation agreement (RPA) between Luxor and AUCRA. In particular, appellants argue that the trial court erred both in determining the issue of arbitrability-given the existence of a valid delegation clause-and in subsequently concluding that both the delegation clause and the arbitration provision of which it is a part are unenforceable. The EquityComp workers' compensation insurance program at issue in this case has garnered nationwide attention from numerous administrative agencies and judicial tribunals. (See, e.g., Minnieland Private Day School, Inc. v. Applied Underwriters Captive Risk Assurance Co. (4th Cir. 2017) 867 F.3d 449 [challenge to EquityComp program under Virginia insurance laws]; South Jersey Sanitation Co. v. Applied Underwriters Captive Risk Assurance Co. (3d Cir.…