Alaska Pacific Assurance Co. v. Collins

RABINO WITZ, Justice.

INTRODUCTION.

Alaska Pacific Assurance Company (“Al-pac”), and Insurance Company of North America (hereinafter collectively referred to as “Alpac”), appeal from a judgment based on special verdicts in which the jury found Alpac liable for: (1) negligently depriving Eldon Collins of the benefits of an insurance agreement; (2) violating the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing in denying Collins such benefits; and (3) breaching its contractual duty to provide insurance coverage and to defend Collins.

Collins’ claims against Alpac arose out of his construction and…