Veal v. Interstate Fire & Casualty Co.

STOULIG, Judge.

Plaintiff, Leon Veal, filed suit against his automobile liability insurer, Interstate Fire & Casualty Company, alleging defendant was liable to him and his children for damages resulting from an automobile accident under uninsured motorist insurance coverage. Defendant’s motion for summary judgment was granted on the basis the defendant, an unauthorized insurer,1 was not required under our insurance code to provide uninsured motorist coverage in its surplus line policy issued to plaintiff and the omission of such coverage effectively precluded the recognition of plaintiff’s…