Nationwide Mut. Insurance v. Shilling

Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company v. Margaret Shilling, No. 38, September Term, 2019. Opinion by Getty, J. INSURANCE LAW–STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS–UNDERINSURED MOTORIST CLAIM The Court of Appeals held that the statute of limitations in an underinsured motorist claim—i.e., when the insured institutes a contract action against its own insurer to recover underinsured motorist benefits—begins to run when the insurer denies the insured’s demand for benefits, thereby breaching the insurance contract. Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County Case No. C-02-CV-16-002948 Argued: December 6, 2019 IN THE…