Stephan v. Pennsylvania General Insurance
Supreme Court of Connecticut
1Opinion of the CourtBerdon, J.
This appeal presents the following issues: (1) whether the trial court improperly allowed Pennsylvania General Insurance Company (Pennsylvania) and Phoenix General Insurance Company (Phoenix), which provided underinsured motorist coverage, to limit their liability to the insured by taking credit for liability payments made to other claimants; and (2) whether the trial court abused its discretion by awarding the insured statutory interest on the arbitration award from the date of the award. We conclude that the policy language in this case prevents the insurers from taking credit for payments…
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