A pair of insurance companies are locked in a scuffle over payment of a nearly $50 million arbitration ruling University of Iowa Health Care won for faulty windows.

Illinois-based insurer American Guarantee and Liability Insurance Company, also known as Zurich, has filed a lawsuit against Cupples International, the Missouri-based company contracted to design the windows at the Stead Family Children's Hospital.

Lawyers for Zurich argue the company's policies "do not provide coverage for the costs associated with the replacement of Cupples' work and product," including, in this case, the windows.

Hundreds of windows were identified by the university in need of replacement do to safety concerns and faulty design. The company argues they do not need to pay the university for the faulty wind

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