Legal Opinion
Tallent v. National General Insurance
Court of Appeals of Arizona
Decided September 26, 1995No. 1 CA-CV 93-0396PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LANKFORD, Presiding Judge.
National General Insurance Company (“National”) appeals from the trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Maria and David Tallent on their declaratory judgment claim. This appeal presents one issue: Did National make an offer of under-insured motorist (“UIM”) coverage sufficient under Ariz.Rev.Stat.Ann. (“A.R.S.”) section 20-259.01(0?
We hold that National’s offer was inadequate because it did not inform the insureds of the nature of UIM coverage so that they could knowledgeably decide whether to purchase the coverage. Accordingly, we affirm the…
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- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Wannamaker Ex Rel. Estate of WannamakerSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1987
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3Cited by4 opinions
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