Tannenbaum v. Nationwide Insurance

OPINION BY

KELLY, J.:

¶ 1 This is an appeal from an order vacating the decision of an arbitration panel in a matter involving Appellee’s underin-sured motorist (UIM) claim against Appellant, his insurer. The question presented is whether benefits derived from self-paid disability coverage duplicate benefits payable under a UIM policy. We find that they do not and affirm.

¶ 2 On December 1, 2000, Appellee, a board certified pediatrician and Assistant Director of Practice at Einstein Medical Center, was rendered permanently disabled by catastrophic injuries suffered in an automobile accident.…