Safeco Insurance Co. v. Westport Insurance Corp.

Opinion by

Judge TAUBMAN.

Plaintiff, Safeco Insurance Company, appeals the summary judgment entered in favor of defendants, Horace Mann Insurance Company and Westport Insurance Corp., holding Safeco's claim for pro rata contribution of insurance benefits was time barred because it did not demand mandatory arbitration within the applicable one-year statute of limitations under the No-Fault Act. We reverse and remand for further proceedings.

This case arises from a thirty-five-car chain reaction accident occurring on I-70 as a result of dense fog descending over the highway. Three of the vehicles…