Legal Opinion

Dixon v. Direct General Insurance Co. of Louisiana

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided March 27, 2009No. 2008 CA 0907PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the CourtKuhn, J.

12This appeal presents the issue of whether an uninsured/underinsured motorist (“UM”) bodily injury coverage waiver form is invalid simply because it does not *359bear the name of the insurer. Where the pertinent designated spaces on the UM form are filled out and the requirements of Duncan v. U.S.A.A. Ins. Co., 06-863 (La.11/29/06), 950 So.2d 544, are met, the absence of the insurance company’s name from the form does not render it invalid, despite the language of Louisiana Insurance Rating Commission (“LIRC”) Bulletin 98-01. Thus, we affirm the trial court’s judgment that granted the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Duncan v. USAA Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 2007
  2. Gray v. American Nat. Property & Cas. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 2008
  3. Green v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2007

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Dixon v. DIRECT GENERAL INS. CO. OF LA.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2009

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