Appeals Court Allows for Separate Loss-of-Consortium Damages January 21, 2026 By Ezra Amacher A Missouri spouse can collect loss-of-consortium damages separate from her husband’s underinsured-motorist benefits, a federal appeals court ruled. The 8th...
Safeco Gets a Win in Underinsured Motorist Coverage Dispute April 10, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson The Connecticut Appellate Court has ruled that an auto insurer is not obligated to pay underinsured benefits to make up...
Pennsylvania High Court Backs ‘Regular Use’ Exclusion for Underinsured Motorist Cover February 2, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has upheld a “regular use” exclusion in an auto insurance policy that prohibits underinsured motorist coverage...
Pennsylvania High Court Addresses When Stacked Coverage Waiver Is Not Needed April 27, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson The removal of a vehicle from a multiple motor vehicle insurance policy, in which stacked coverage had previously been waived,...
Virginia Court Reverses, Rules for Single Limit in GEICO Uninsured/Underinsured Case December 8, 2022 By Jim Sams An auto insurance policy that includes coverage for both uninsured and underinsured motorists does not require the insurer to pay...
Phone Call With Insurer Does Not Void Insured’s Prior Rejection of Coverage August 8, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson A motorcycle driver’s signed waiver of underinsured motorists coverage in 2004 was still in effect 15 years later when he...
Mass. Court Rules for Auto Insurer in ‘Blood Relative’ Household Member Case October 29, 2018 By Elizabeth Blosfield A Massachusetts Appeals Court has ruled in favor of an insurer in a case involving an automobile accident in which...
Insurance, Corporate Law Intersect in Louisiana Agent Liability, UM Cases March 30, 2015 By Robert Redfearn, Jr. Nothing is more exciting than reading the latest updates on insurance law, unless, of course, you can get updates on...
Forklifts, Louisiana Uninsured Motorist Coverage and Unasked Questions April 4, 2014 By Robert Redfearn, Jr. In perusing judicial decisions, it is not unusual to discover answers to questions one never thought to ask. One such...
Pennsylvania Court Upholds Motorcyclist ‘On,’ ‘Off’ Exclusion September 16, 2011 By Young Ha A Pennsylvania court has ruled that an exclusion in underinsured motorist coverage for injuries incurred while on a motorcycle applies...