AF’s member council and Board of Directors approved the following updates to the Arbitration Rules. They will be effective for cases filed on and after August 1, 2020. NOTE: These updates do not apply to NY PIP arbitration filings, which are administered under separate rules.

• Rule 3-3: The monetary limit to request a three-person panel is $15,000 for all forums.
• Rule 5-3: For Auto supplemental filings, evidence submitted by the parties to support or dispute the supplemental damages will be viewable by the parties.

The Rules document and Reference Guide available on AF’s website will be updated as we near August 1, 2020.