Vanderhoff v. Harleysville Insurance

OPINION

Justice BAER. 1

In this case, we consider the effect of the inclusion of a provision in the Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility Law’s (MVFRL), 75 Pa.C.S. §§ 1701-1799.7, definition of “uninsured motor vehicle,” providing for notification of police and the insurer within thirty days of an accident caused by an uniden tified vehicle. Specifically, we examine the continued applicability of the long-standing precedent of this Court conditioning an insurer’s denial of benefits, due to the insured’s failure to provide notice, upon the insurance company’s ability to demonstrate prejudice.…