In Somnus Mattress Corp. v. Hilson, No. 1170250, 2018 WL 6715777 (Ala. Dec. 21, 2018) the Court found that the insurance agent and broker in that case had no duty to advise the insured of the adequacy of its insurance coverage. The allegation that the agent made...
Month: December 2019
UNDER ILLINOIS LAW, SUIT AGAINST AGENT FOR NEGLIGENT FAILURE TO PROCURE COVERAGE BEGAN TO RUN WHEN THE INSURED RECEIVED THE INSURANCE POLICY
In a split decision, the Illinois Supreme Court in Am. Family Mut. Ins. Co. v. Krop, 2018 IL 122556, 120 N.E.3d 982, reh'g denied (Nov. 26, 2018) held that in a negligent failure to procure lawsuit against an insurance agent, the applicable statute of limitations...
SOUTH CAROLINA SUPREME COURT INVALIDATES PIP SETOFFS
In Cothran v. State Farm Mutual Auto Insurance Co., 2019 WL 3683591 (S.C. 8/2/19) the Colorado Supreme Court invalidated a PIP provision in State Farm's policy which attempted to coordinate its benefit with workers compensation benefits. The Court held that South...