Amica Mutual Insurance v. Morrison

This appeal involves rights under an under insured motorist arbitration agreement in a motor vehicle liability insurance policy. The underinsured motorist insurance carrier, Amica Mutual Insurance Company (Amica), filed a petition for declaratory judgment after it had refused to pay the insureds, the Morrisons, arbitration awards that amounted to less than the tortfeasor’s total liability insurance coverage. Finding that the plaintiff insurance carrier was not obligated to pay such awards, the Superior Court {Pappagianis, J.) granted the petition in favor of the insurance company, and the…