Armstrong v. Safeco Insurance

50 Wn. App. 254 (1988)

748 P.2d 666

JACK C. ARMSTRONG, ET AL, Appellants,

v.

SAFECO INSURANCE COMPANY, Respondent.

No. 19084-9-I.

The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division One.

January 8, 1988.

Paul J. Burns, Mathew D. Griffin, and James J. Rosenberger, for appellants.

James P. Hunter and Anderson, Hunter, Dewell, Baker & Collins, P.S., for respondent.

RINGOLD, J.

This case presents an issue of first impression concerning an insurer's refusal to renew an auto policy. RCW 48.18.292(1) requires an insurer which does not renew to give 20 days' notice to the insured and to include the actual reason for…