Peterman v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.

We granted certiorari to review the court of appeals’ ruling in Peterman v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., 948 P.2d 63 (Colo.App.1997) concerning the operation of a consent to sue clause and an arbitration clause in the uninsured motorist provisions of an insurance contract. Specifically we address: (1) whether an insurer could enforce an arbitration clause relating to uninsured motorist coverage after the insured has already obtained a judgment against the uninsured motorist in an action of which the insurer had notice, but to which the insurer did not consent, and (2) whether…